Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) - Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle

Eligibility

For individuals

Applications for all household payments under the DRFA have now closed for all local government areas.

To be eligible for financial assistance, residents must have lived in a declared Local Government Area or community and:

• have been evacuated
• experienced inundation (flooding) to their house
• received damage to their house due to cyclone winds
• isolated from essential services due to their primary place of residence (house) impacted by floods or cyclone
• unable to access essential services (e.g. shops in your community closed due to floods or cyclone).

For businesses

Small businesses and not-for-profit organisations impacted by Cyclone Narelle and associated flooding may be eligible for grants up to $10,000.

Affected communities

Disaster assistance is available for communities affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to support counter-disaster operations and restore essential public assets.

The table below outlines local government areas (LGAs) eligible for support. Eligibility criteria may apply.

*: Roper Gulf (Numbulwar), East Arnhem (Baniyala, Gan Gan, Rurrangala Homelands), Coomalie (Adelaide River), West Arnhem (Patonga Homestead, Patonga Airstrip, Spring Peak)

Need help or have questions

You can check your balance online or email dcfwelfare.drfa@nt.gov.au.

Assistance for small business and not-for-profit organisations

Eligible small businesses and non-profit organisations in the following areas may be able to access grants of up to $10,000 to support recovery from the direct impacts of Cyclone Narelle:

• Katherine Town Council area
• Coomalie Community Government Council area
• Litchfield Council area
• Roper Gulf Regional Council area
• Victoria Daly Regional Council area
• West Daly Regional Council area
• West Arnhem Regional Council area
• Belyuen Community Government Council area
• Wagait Shire Council area
• Greater Darwin Unincorporated Area
• Cox–Daly Unincorporated Area
• Marrakai–Douglas Daly Unincorporated Area.

The assistance includes:

• Small Business Grants – to support eligible businesses recovering from the direct impacts of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle and associated flooding.
• Asset Assistance Grants for Non-profit organisations – to support eligible organisations where assets have been significantly damaged and there is no reasonable prospect of obtaining commercial finance.

To apply for these grants, visit Northern Territory Goverment website.