DRF R4 test round

GRANT OVERVIEW

The Australian Government has established the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) which will provide up to $200 million per year nationally, over five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28.

The objectives of the program are to:

• increase the understanding of natural disaster impacts, as a first step towards reducing the risk of future natural disaster impacts,
• increase the resilience, adaptive capacity and/or preparedness of governments, community service organisations and affected communities to future natural disasters to minimise the potential impact of natural hazards and reduce the risk of future natural disasters, and
• reduce the exposure to risk, harm and/or severity of a future natural disaster’s impacts, including reducing the recovery burden for governments, cohorts at disproportionate risk, and/or affected communities.

The NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) is the jurisdictional lead agency for NSW. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can submit a Project Proposal to the RA for consideration in the NSW Application.

Round Four will build on previous rounds by making a further $200 million of Australian Government funding available for disaster resilience and mitigation projects in 2026-27.

Before completing this application form, please ensure you have read the DRF Round 4 Program Guidelines.

KEY DATES 

For the latest information on Round 4 of the DRF, please refer to the RA webpage - **LINK**

Applications open
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Applications close

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GETTING SUPPORT

Full details of the DRF eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are provided in the Round 4 Program Guidelines and on the RA Webpage.

See the NEMA How To Guide for further information on the Application form: How to Guide (NEMA)

Applicant support sessions will be offered, with details on dates, times, and topics to be published on the RA webpage.

For general enquiries about DRF or if you require assistance in completing this form, please contact the NSW Reconstruction Authority at: drfnsw@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au.

All technical enquiries, such as system access issues, must be referred directly to SmartyGrants technical support line on (03) 9320 6888 and email at service@smartygrants.com.au. 

LATE SUBMISSIONS

Late submissions will not be accepted unless the NSW Reconstruction Authority is satisfied that the acceptance of a late submission would not compromise the integrity and competitiveness of the process.

Under Round 4, the Australian Government has capped the number of applications that each jurisdiction can submit. For NSW, this is 60. As a result of this, and to ensure that only the most competitive applications are submitted, NSW has adopted a maximum limit of four (4) applications that each lead applicant (organisation) can submit. 

Each project requires a separate application form to be completed.

Before starting your application, please ensure you have read the Program Guidelines, that you are an eligible applicant and the project you are submitting is eligible for funding as per the DRF Round 4 Program Guidelines.

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• submission of this application does not guarantee selection for the NSW Government Application, and the NSW Reconstruction Authority expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
• the Applicant has read the DRF Round 4 Guidelines for the Program and is fully informed of the relevant Program requirements;
• the Applicant bears the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the NSW and Australian Governments do not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
• the DRF Round 4 Guidelines, may be updated after publication and the Applicant is responsible for ensuring that no reliance is placed on an outdated version (if there is a new version this will be clearly identified on the website).

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• if this project application is successful and selected for funding by the Australian Government, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agencies or non-government organisations), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
• the NSW Reconstruction Authority will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential; and
• in some circumstances, the NSW Reconstruction Authority may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 NSW (GIPA Act) or otherwise as required or permitted by law or required by court order.

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• the NSW Reconstruction Authority is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the NSW Reconstruction Authority in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s DRF Round 4 Privacy Collection Notice and
• the Applicant has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the NSW Reconstruction Authority and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.