The NSW Government's floodplain management grants support local government to manage flood risk.

The program objectives are to provide technical and financial support to councils and eligible public land managers to: 

• reduce the impacts of existing flooding and flood liability on communities and to reduce private and public losses resulting from floods 
• make informed decisions on managing flood risk by preparing flood risk management plans (and associated background studies) under the flood risk management process 
• implement flood risk management plans to reduce flood risk to both existing and future development, and reduce losses through a range of property, flood and response modification measures as outlined in the Flood risk management manual
• provide essential information to the NSW State Emergency Service to enable the effective preparation and implementation of local flood plans to deal with flood emergency response.

The following organisations are eligible to apply.

• local councils 
• county councils 
• other government bodies with equivalent flood risk management responsibilities to local councils (e.g. Lord Howe Island Board, Hunter Local Land Services).

Local councils can also work together in a group, provided that: 

• one council is the lead agency in terms of signing of the funding agreement, managing monies and reporting on the project 
• a relevant Joint Organisation applies for and manages the funding.

• Phone: 02 9895 6494
• Email: coastalestuary.floodgrants@environment.nsw.gov.au