DRF Round Three

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1. Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) Round Three 2025- 26 Individual Project Application Form(Not Applicable)
2. Delivery Partners(Not Applicable)
3. Project Location(Not Applicable)
4. Application Classification(Not Applicable)
5. Project Logic(Not Applicable)
6. Application Budget(Not Applicable)
7. State Government(Not Applicable)
8. Responses to Selection Criteria(Not Applicable)
9. Attachments(Not Applicable)
10. Conflicts of Interest Declaration(Not Applicable)

Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) Round Three 2025- 26 Individual Project Application Form

* indicates a required field.

Applicants should refer to the DRF Round Three 2025 - 26 Guidelines and associated documents/templates when completing this form, paying particular attention to the following:

Applicants must submit Project Proposals through Lead Agencies in accordance with section 7.2 of the Guidelines and any instructions issued by the relevant Lead Agency.
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) as the WA Lead Agency is responsible for conducting an initial assessment of Project Proposals, prioritising them against state/territory priorities, seeking ministerial endorsement and submitting the most competitive proposals as Applications to NEMA using NEMA’s online application portal in accordance with section 7.1 of the Guidelines.
Before using this form, Applicants should refer to the website of their relevant Lead Agency for further details on form requirements and the submission process for Project Proposals, noting that requirements may vary by state and territory.
All fields are mandatory unless otherwise indicated. For further information contact DFES on DisasterResilienceGrants@dfes.wa.gov.au
Before applying, it is important that Applicants read and understand the DRF Round Three Guidelines and any supplementary information or instructions published by NEMA and DFES.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their Project Proposal is complete and accurate.
Please note there is a minimum total project value of $0.5 million for infrastructure projects only.

Application Details - Project Title, Description and Lead Agency (Not Applicable)

Project / Application Title *

Word count:

Must be no more than 15 words. The title should be short, concise without acronyms and easily understood by the community and the Assessment Panel.

Brief project description - The description should commence with the project title, clearly stating the nature of the project, and must outline how the project will build knowledge, enhance resilience or preparedness, and/or mitigate risk for the target community. *

Word count:

Must be no more than 70 words. Provide a succinct summary of the proposed activities and expected outcomes. Must be written in plain English and must not include acronyms. Note: This text will be published if the project application is successful and must be appropriate for publication.

Lead Agency Details *

Response required.

Select the state or territory government agency responsible for considering the project proposal, for possible submission to NEMA

Applicant and Delivery Partners (Not Applicable)

To be eligible for DRF funding Applicants must:

be an entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding agreement; and
have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or be a First Nations organisation or not-for-profit (NFP) organisation as defined in the Guidelines Glossary.
not an entity listed in section 4.3 of the Guidelines

Applicants must provide evidence of their Applicant type for eligibility and co-contribution purposes. Failure to do so may result in the application being deemed ineligible or assessed for eligibility against the highest co-contribution category (i.e. at least 50 per cent of total project costs).

Businesses must provide a current ABN
First Nations organisations must provide evidence such as an
- Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN),
- Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) registration and/or
- a declaration that the Applicant is a Traditional Owner or
- that the organisation is at least 51 per cent owned or controlled by Indigenous persons or
- the Indigenous Enterprise has 50 per cent Indigenous ownership.
NFPs must provide evidence of their not-for-profit status such as
- Current Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) Registration, or
- Constitutional documents and/or
- Articles of Association that demonstrate the not-for-profit character of the organisation.

Acceptable forms of evidence are also listed at section 4.2 of the Guidelines. Entities listed in section 4.3 of the Guidelines cannot be Applicants.

Name of the Applicant Organisation *

Word count:

Must be no more than 10 words. Name of the organisation/entity submitting the application.

Applicant type *

Response required.

Refer to DRF Round Three Guideline Glossary for definitions of First Nations organisation and NFP organisation. If you are a First Nations or NFP organisation and have an ABN, please select First Nations organisation or NFP organisation, as applicable, rather than ABN entity.).

Applicant sub type *

Response required.

Select the Applicant subtype

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Applicant sub type" on page 1

Are you *

Refer to Appendix A & B of the Guidelines and select one of the options.

Provide a current ABN, where applicable (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Applicant type" on page 1

Provide the Applicant’s ABN, where applicable

note: all Applicants who select ABN entity as the Applicant type above must enter an ABN here and provide evidence of the ABN by attaching their ABN confirmation advice or an extract of their ABN details from ABN Lookup.

Attach ABN Confirmation or ABN details extract from ABN Look up above *

First Nations Applicant Type (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Applicant type" on page 1

What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible First Nations organisation? *

Select One only

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible First Nations organisation?" on page 1

Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN) *

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible First Nations organisation?" on page 1

Attach evidence of ORIC Registration *

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible First Nations organisation?" on page 1

Attach Declaration *

NFP Applicant Type (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Applicant type" on page 1

What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible not-for-profit organisation? *

Select one only

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible not-for-profit organisation?" on page 1

Attach current ACNC Registration *

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What evidence will you be providing to confirm your status as an eligible not-for-profit organisation?" on page 1

Attach Constitutional documents and/or Articles of Association that demonstrate the not-for-profit character of the organisation *

Applicant Primary Contact Details (Not Applicable)

Applicant

Title	First name	Last name

Applicant Position

Applicant Primary Address

Return to address search

Address line 1

Address line 2

Suburb/Town	State/Province	Postcode

Country

Applicant Primary Phone Number

Must be an Australian phone number.

Applicant Primary Email

Must be an email address.