Community asked to apply for funding that will support local bushfire recovery projects

They can apply for grants of between $200,000 and $20 million through the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund, which has been co-funded by the NSW and Australian Governments.

Application opened on October 27 and can include funding for projects such as:

Organisations such as councils, businesses, joint organisations, business chambers, charities, local Aboriginal Land Councils and state government agencies will be able to apply for funding.

Western Sydney Senator Marise Payne said that recovery needs to be locally led and for money to be invested into things that mattered in the Hawkesbury.

"That's what this Bushfire Local Economic Recovery program is all about," she said.

"Now is the time for our community to work together and put forward considered ideas that will support the local economy and boost bushfire resilience now and into the future."

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud, said COVID has made bushfire recovery that much harder, but bushfire affected communities have not been forgotten.

"It's not an easy road, but this funding for locally-identified bushfire recovery projects is another step in the right direction, to help communities get back on their feet," he said.

"I look forward to seeing what project ideas people come up with and the benefits that will flow long term."

For more information visit www.nsw.gov.au/blerfund.