Biz Secure Program

What is the Biz Secure Program?

The Biz Secure Program is a grant opportunity to help Northern Territory businesses to improve the safety and security of their premises against break-ins.

Individual businesses or a cluster of businesses can apply to receive a voucher to undertake an independent security audit and to implement one or more of the recommended eligible security improvement jobs.

Funding

The Biz Secure Program provides funding of up to $20,000 for individual businesses and $50,000 for clusters of businesses.

For individual business applicants, up to $18,000 will be available in contribution toward the cost of eligible works on the basis that the program will contribute the first $8,000, and the eligible recipient matches dollar-for-dollar the contribution sought from the program thereafter.

For cluster business applicants, up to $43,000 will be available on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis to make improvements based on the security audit.

Eligibility

To apply you must:

be incorporated under an Act of the Northern Territory (NT) or the Commonwealth, or is a sole trader or partnership operating with a NT registered business name
be physically located in the NT
operate from commercial premises
offer services to customers from a shopfront premises or have at least one external publicly accessible entry / exit point
offer goods and / or services to the public
have no more than 100 employees
have been incorporated / registered, and
hold a valid ABN.

The program is not available for:

Businesses that don’t operate from a fixed premises (for example, mobile businesses).
Publicly listed companies.
Home based businesses or businesses operating from residential premises.
Businesses that do not operate from commercial premises.
Large shopping centres
Government and local government bodies, businesses and organisations
Educational institutions, schools and businesses / organisations operating out of educational institution / school grounds, including pre-schools.

Timing

Applications close 30 November 2020.

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