Australian grant · Listed on business.gov.au
Drought Hardship Loan
Up to A$250,000 Closes Ongoing
Official listing and how to apply
Source: business.gov.au · Last checked
Key facts
| Funder | Listed on business.gov.au |
|---|---|
| Amount per award | Up to A$250,000 |
| Closes | Ongoing |
| Who can apply | Businesses, Individuals |
| State or territory | National |
| Application detail | Apply at any time. |
| Status | Open |
| Source | business.gov.au |
| Last checked | 10 November 2026 |
About this grant
Summary from the official listing on business.gov.au:
This program provides loans to support eligible farm businesses to manage through and recover from prolonged drought of at least 2 years and are expected to be financially impacted by drought for at least the next 12 months.
Loans are available for farm businesses to:
- pay operating costs: pay outstanding bills and manage essential day-to-day farm expenses such as wages, utilities, insurance and other administrative costs
- buy fodder and cart water: purchase fodder and cover water carting costs to support livestock and produce
- support transport needs: to cover transport costs of livestock, crops or produce.
What you get
Loans of up to $250,000.
Who it is for
Farm businesses impacted by drought.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- contribute or plan to contribute at least 75% of their labour to the farm business (under normal circumstances)
- earn or plan to earn at least 50% of their income from the farm business (under normal circumstances)
- own or lease land and use it for farming purposes (includes agistment).
Farm businesses must:
- be in financial need of a loan
- have been in drought for at least 24 months and are expecting to be financially impacted by drought for at least the next 12 months
- have the capacity to repay the loan
- be financially viable in the long term
- have existing commercial debt
- be an eligible industry such as agriculture, horticulture, pastoral, beekeeping (apiculture), or aquaculture industry
- undertake all primary production aspects of the business wholly within Australia
- be registered for tax purposes in Australia with an Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
- operate as a sole trader, trust, partnership or private company
- not be subject to external administration or bankruptcy
- have one member of the farm business as an Australian citizen or a permanent resident such as, a sole trader, a partner or a company director.
- have a drought management plan .
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