The Attorney-General's Department awarded 22 National Emergency Management Projects grants for 2015–16. These projects help Australian communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters and emergencies.
| Recipient | Project title | Funding |
|---|---|---|
Australia and New Zealand School of Government |
Developing a national monitoring and evaluation framework for disaster recovery programs |
$120,000 |
Nous Group |
Delivery and implementation of recovery and impact assessment guidance material |
$94,000 |
Women’s Health Goulburn North East Inc |
All on Board: incorporation of National Gender and Emergency Management Guidelines |
$96,030 |
Geoscience Australia |
10-minute bushfire hotspot updates from Himawari-8 |
$250,000 |
Geoscience Australia |
Improving national situational awareness |
$200,000 |
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council in partnership with the Attorney-General’s Department, Emergency Management Australia |
A capability roadmap: building emergency management in Australia |
$200,000 |
Country Fire Authority Victoria |
Development of the improved assessment of grassland fuels and fire behaviour |
$320,000 |
University of Adelaide |
National extreme heat warnings: investigating regional temperature triggers and responses |
$170,000 |
Volunteering Australia |
Future directions for emergency management volunteers |
$150,000 |
State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia) |
Keeping our mob safe – strategy revision |
$150,000 |
Vicdeaf |
All hands on deck: preparing Auslan signers for an emergency |
$240,000 |
University of Adelaide |
Developing bushfire and heatwave information resources with CALD communities |
$145,000 |
Central Queensland University |
Building the disaster resilience of the homeless community and services |
$82,676 |
State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia) |
State-level risk assessments: assistance to states and territories |
$185,000 |
Bureau of Meteorology |
National flash flood information repository |
$330,000 |
Queensland Farmers’ Federation |
Disaster resilience planning for Australian agriculture |
$257,000 |
Geoscience Australia |
Development of flood vulnerability models for non-residential properties |
$130,000 |
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre |
Development of simulation and gaming software |
$27,500 |
Public Safety Business Agency (Queensland) |
Capability development sub-committee project officer |
$120,000 |
Ministry for Police and Emergency Services (New South Wales) |
Community engagement sub-committee project officer |
$120,000 |
State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia) |
Risk assessment, measurement and mitigation sub-committee project officer |
$120,000 |
Department of the Chief Minister (Northern Territory) |
Recovery sub-committee project officer |
$120,000 |