Grants for practices, sole traders and specialists
Good news for Queensland medical practices and specialists. You may be eligible for a grant for lockdown-impacted businesses in Queensland.
Who can apply?
The package includes support for non-employing sole traders and expands on support for eligible small and medium businesses.
Employing businesses
Applications for the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants are now open and will close on 16 November 2021. All eligible businesses who apply for a grant during the three-month application period will receive funding.
Employing Queensland small and medium businesses are able to apply for grants of between $10,000 to $30,000 depending on the size of annual payroll, if they satisfy the following eligibility criteria.
You must have:
- a turnover of more than $75,000 per annum and have an annual payroll in Queensland of less than $1.3 million for small businesses or between $1.3 million and $10 million for a medium-sized business; and
- been impacted by the South East Queensland lockdown commencing 31 July 2021; or
- been impacted by the Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown commencing 8 August 2021; or
- been impacted by any other Queensland lockdown in the month of August 2021.
Check if your business is eligible
Non-employing sole traders
A joint Queensland and Australian Government package has been announced including a $1,000 one-off grant to non-employing sole traders across the state. Medical specialists who work as sole traders are encouraged to consider this grant.
You may be eligible for a one-off grant if you are a Queensland-based non-employing sole trader who has had a decline in turnover of more than 30 per cent due:
- to the South East Queensland lockdown commencing 31 July 2021, or;
- the Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown commencing 8 August 2021.
For queries about this grant, phone the Office of State Revenue on 1300 300 734 and choose option 5.
The online application form will be available in September.