The Australian Government is providing up to one billion dollars over five years through the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF), from 1 July 2023.

Round Two of the DRF will deliver up to $200 million of Australian Government funding for disaster risk reduction and resilience initiatives, with funding matched by state, territory, local government and other applicants, where possible.

DRF Round Two Guidelines (PDF 1.08MB) were released on 15 December 2023.

Applications for Round Two are now open.

Project proposals must be submitted to Lead Agencies between 9am (local time) Monday 22 January to 5pm (local time) Wednesday 20 March 2024. 

Applicants must contact the Lead Agency in their jurisdiction to discuss proposals and check the Lead Agency's website for information on their DRF application process.

Lead Agencies will coordinate and consider proposals and have until 5pm AEST Friday 29 April to submit applications on behalf of their jurisdiction to NEMA.

Subject to the number of applications received, successful projects are expected to be announced in the second half of 2024.