Covid-19 Business Impact Support Program

The COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program has been established to support Tasmanian businesses whose business operations have been impacted due to:

critical staff being required to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19, or
being forced to close due to a Public Health Direction, or
suffered a significant reduction in demand,

that has resulted in a reduction in turnover due to COVID-19 of 30% or more between 15 December 2021 and 14 January 2022 inclusive, compared to the same period in the previous year (15 December 2020-14 January 2021).

The Funding:

Business Annual Turnover 2020-21 (exclusive of GST)	Grant funding available
Impacted businesses with an annual turnover of $25 000 to $49 000	$1 000
Impacted businesses with an annual turnover of: between $50 000 and $999 999	$2 000
Impacted businesses with an annual turnover of: between $1 million and $2 999 999	$3 000
Impacted businesses with an annual turnover of: between $3 million and $10 million	$5 000
And, where a business purchased and lost perishable goods*.	Claim for the cost of the perishable goods up to a value of $5 000

*i.e. food & Flowers, such as fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy products.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for a grant applicant must:

be a business located in Tasmania
the eligible period is 15 December 2021 to 14 January 2022 inclusive
have reported an annual sales turnover of between $25 000 and $10 million in the 2020-21 financial year (1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021)
for newly established businesses that did not operate for the full 2020-21 financial year, project an annualised annual sales turnover of between $25 000 and $10 million for the 2021-22 financial year (1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022)
have experienced a 30% or more downturn in turnover due to COVID-19 impacts from 15 December 2021-14 January 2022, compared to 15 December 2020-14 January 2021.
for newly established businesses that were not in operation in January 2021, be able to demonstrate a 30 per cent downturn in 15 December 2021 to 14 January 2022 inclusive compared to 15 November 2021 to 14 December 2021
hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN) since at least 1 November 2021
demonstrate they have a COVID-19 Safety Plan, a completed COVID-19 Risk Assessment and where necessary, a COVID-19 Case and Outbreak Management Plan in place.
be registered (if required) and actively using the Check in TAS App.

Application Time

Program opens	19 January 2022 10:00 am
Program closes	9 February 2022 2:00 pm
Applications assessed for eligibility	In order of receipt of application
Applicants notified (estimated date)	In order of assessment