Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Program

Applications to the Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Program, including for the second payment, have now closed.

You can track the status of your existing submitted application by visiting the QRIDA portal.

The $132 million Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Program provided grants to both eligible tourism and hospitality businesses, and major tourism attractions and experiences facing significant financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions and interstate lockdowns.

Approved grant funding was paid in 2 equal instalments.

The 2 types of grants schemes were:

• Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Grant for small, medium and large-sized Queensland tourism and hospitality businesses.
• Major Tourism Experiences Hardship Grant for Queensland’s major tourism businesses.

The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) managed the applications to the Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Program on behalf of the department.

If you have any questions regarding your application, please email contact_us@qrida.qld.gov.au.

Key documents

• Tourism and Hospitality Sector Hardship Grants guidelines (PDF, 276.5KB)
• Major Tourism Experiences Hardship Grants guidelines (PDF, 294.1KB)