IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please email semc.grants@dfes.wa.gov.au and quote your submission number.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

ABOUT THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction grant program (NDRR) is funded under the National Partnership Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction. The National Partnership Agreement aims to reduce disaster risk and limit the impact of disasters associated with natural hazards on Australian communities and economies by delivering on the priorities, five-year outcomes and 2030 goals of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework (NDRRF).

The NDRR aims to increase WA communities’ resilience to disasters through enhanced preparedness for, reduced exposure to, and minimisation of the effects of one or more natural hazards. The NDRR supports projects that:

• take action to reduce existing disaster risk;
• minimise creation of future disaster risk; and
• equip decision-makers with the capabilities and information they need to reduce disaster risk and manage residual risk.

About the Community Disaster Resilience Strategy (CDRS)

The CDRS supports a collaborative and community led approach to disaster resilience. It outlines an approach that empowers communities to consider what will assist their resilience before, during and after a disaster, or should a traumatic event take place, the resources available to be leveraged when needed and where to direct those resources to achieve a positive quality of life into the future.

FUNDING

A total of $2.5 million is available in the 2024-25 NDRR funding round:

Applicants for individual projects may apply for:

• $10,000 – $250,000 for projects with local impact in both streams
• $10,000 – $1.0 million for stream 1 projects with State, region or sector wide impact
• $10,000 – $1.5 million for stream 2 CDRS projects with State, region or sector wide impact

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants are encouraged to refer to the eligibility check (see Addendum) before proceeding with their application to ensure their proposed project meets all the program requirements.

ELIGIBLE ORGANISATIONS

Applications may be submitted by:

• State government agencies 
• Government trading entities
• Local governments
• Incorporated organisations
• Not-for-profit organisations

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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