Disaster Ready Fund - Round Two 2024-25
The Australian Government is providing up to one billion dollars over five years through the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF), from 1 July 2023.
Round Two of the DRF will deliver up to $200 million of Australian Government funding for disaster risk reduction and resilience initiatives, with funding matched by state, territory, local government and other applicants, where possible.
DRF Round Two Guidelines (PDF 1.08MB) were released on 15 December 2023.
Applications for Round Two are now open.
Project proposals must be submitted to Lead Agencies between 9am (local time) Monday 22 January to 5pm (local time) Wednesday 20 March 2024.
Applicants must contact the Lead Agency in their jurisdiction to discuss proposals, and check the Lead Agency website for information on their DRF application process.
Lead Agencies will coordinate and consider proposals and will have until 5pm AEST Friday 29 April 2024 to submit applications on behalf of their jurisdiction to NEMA.
Subject to the number of applications received, succesful projects are expected to be announced in the second half of 2024.
For more information, please refer to the DRF Round Two Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions below.
Please contact your Lead Agency to discuss your proposal.
For general enquiries about DRF please email: Disaster.Ready@nema.gov.au.
Lead Agencies
| Jurisdiction | Lead Agency | DRF Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Justice and Community Directorate | DRF@act.gov.au |
| New South Wales | NSW Reconstruction Authority | drfnsw@resilience.nsw.gov.au |
| Northern Territory | Northern Territory Emergency Services | NTDRF@pfes.nt.gov.au |
| Queensland | Queensland Reconstruction Authority | grants@qra.qld.gov.au |
| South Australia | South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission | safecom.drf@eso.sa.gov.au |
| Tasmania | Resilience and Recovery Tasmania, Department of Premier and Cabinet | resilience@dpac.tas.gov.au |
| Victoria | Emergency Management Victoria | drf@emv.vic.gov.au |
| Western Australia | Department of Fire and Emergency Services | semc.grants@dfes.wa.gov.au |
