Key Dates

Note: The above timeline is provided as a guide only and may be subject to change.

Eligible project activity types:

Stream One: Systemic risk reduction projects that build the long-term resilience of a community or communities in an area that is at risk of being affected (whether directly or indirectly) by a future natural hazard.

Stream 1 projects must fall into one or more of the following categories:

– Supporting a better understanding of risk, through a better evidence base to understand and raise awareness of risk – to improve understanding of natural hazards and their potential impacts over time (i.e., disaster risk assessments and frameworks);

– Projects that deliver risk reduction plans at the community, regional and state levels to mitigate identified risks and impacts;

– Strengthening representational and inclusive decision making by developing or improving governance networks and communities of practice, including the development and/or alignment of resilience and risk reduction strategies;

– Adaptation projects that improve land use planning and development practice projects, including but not limited to updating land use planning instruments and building codes;

– Projects, including social projects, that build the capacity and capability of businesses, community sector organisations and/or at-risk communities to improve their preparedness and resilience to the impacts of future natural hazards; and/or

– Projects that enable and incentivise private investment in disaster risk reduction.

Stream Two: Infrastructure projects which are directed at achieving any or all the following:

– Resilience to a future natural hazard that could affect an area (whether directly or indirectly).

– Preparedness for a future natural hazard that could affect an area (whether directly or indirectly); and

– Reduction of the risk of a future natural hazard that could affect an area (whether directly or indirectly).

‘Area’ may include but is not limited to built/urban, agricultural, and natural environments or ecosystems.

Stream Two projects must fall into one or more of the following categories:

– Investment in grey infrastructure.

– Investment in green-blue infrastructure (including nature-based solutions).

– Investment in social infrastructure.

– Investment in natural hazard monitoring infrastructure; and/or

– Development of business cases and/or feasibility studies for future infrastructure (including   investigation, modelling, concept, and detailed design activities).