The NSW Government has provided 492 Supply Chain Support Grants totalling $66 million to businesses recovering from devastating losses due to the fires. This will in turn also help the broader, related supporting industries remain viable
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: The project grant value will vary depending on the project scope.
Program objective
The objective of the Bushfire Industry Recovery Package – Supply Chain Support Grants is to support the short-term recovery needs and retention of jobs for producers and businesses in the forestry, horticulture and agriculture industries in bushfire impacted regions via delivery of targeted economic activity.
Resources for applicants
- BIRP Supply Chain Support Grants Guidelines (PDF 4.53MB)
- Regional Economic Development Strategies: Bushfire Addenda
Fact sheets
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Forestry Grant (PDF 125.44KB)
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Dairy Grant (PDF 113.4KB)
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Apiculture Grant (PDF 103.16KB)
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Horticulture Grant (PDF 110KB)
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Viticulture Grant (PDF 109.67KB)
- Fact sheet: BIRP Supply Chain Support Aquaculture Grant (PDF 102.74KB)
Frequently asked questions
How were the six target industries eligible funding selected?
The forestry, dairy, apiculture, horticulture, viticulture and aquaculture sectors were identified as the most critical sectors to support economic recovery in fire-affected regions.
The Department of Regional NSW carried out a review of the Regional Economic Development Strategies (REDS) for 22 Functional Economic Regions (FERs) most affected by the 2019-20 bushfires to identify economic impacts, how strategic priorities in each REDS had been affected, and key levers and focus areas for economic recovery.
This resulted in 22 REDS Bushfire Addenda for bushfire affected FERs, with revised priorities for economic recovery and development. The Bushfire Addenda were developed in consultation with local communities, industries and government to reflect local needs.
Regional Economic Development Strategies - Bushfire Addenda.
What are the BIRP Supply Chain Support Forestry Grants?
This package is co-funded (50-50) by the Australian and NSW governments and provides financial assistance to forestry businesses impacted by the bushfires from 31 August 2019 to assist with the cost of burnt timber storage, haulage of burnt timber from out of area forests, nursery expansion and measures to improve soil stabilisation, road construction and groundcover recovery in fire impacted Private Native Forests (PNF).
Applications for storage, nursery expansion and soil stabilisation, road construction and groundcover recovery in fire impacted PNF closed 12 June 2020.
Applications for haulage activities under the Supply Chain Support Forestry Grant closed 19 May 2021. The submission of claims for haulage activities has been extended from 19 June 2021 until 17 June 2022 for existing recipients of the grants.
Why are the BIRP Sector Development Grants delivered under the BLER Package?
The BIRP was developed in April 2020 in response to economic analysis of bushfire impacts and feedback from bushfire affected communities. The BIRP was deliberately designed to facilitate the immediate, medium and long-term rebuilding of the industries most impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires.
In May 2020, the Commonwealth Government announced the national Local Economic Recovery funding, which led to the Sector Development Grants under BIRP being incorporated into and co-funded under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Package (BLER).
This program is funded and administered by Department of Regional NSW.