NSW bushfire community and resilience fund grants

Local councils eligible for stream one funding will be contacted soon to receive their $100,000 or $250,000 payments.

Applications for stream two are now open and allow for more immediate funding to flow to local councils, community groups and not-for-profit organisations faster, whilst still supporting communities with medium and longer-term projects.

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Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman welcomed this support for the locally led recovery.

"The NSW Government is committed to supporting bushfire impacted communities on their journey to recovery," Mrs Tuckerman said.

"Under a joint Commonwealth and NSW Government funding arrangement, this funding allows communities to invest in projects that will directly benefit recovery efforts and help communities across New South Wales rebuild.

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"We know that community-led recoveries provide the best chance for people to get back on their feet and for towns to come out the other end of a tragedy with even greater resilience and hope for the future.

"My message to our bushfire affected towns is that we are with you for the long haul."

Grants will be assessed at a regional level using Regional Panels to maximise the recovery support to communities across local government boundaries.

For more information, please visit https://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/

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