House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Business and Jobs Support Fund Business and Jobs Support Fund The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Business and Jobs Support Fund 47 The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (29 April 2020). What are the criteria that an initiative is required to meet in order to qualify for funding under the $300million Business and Jobs Support Fund? 1.	Will applications to the fund be accepted? 2.	How do businesses and other organisations apply to the fund? 3.	Are there criteria that applications must meet to access the fund? 4.	As at 28 April 2020, what initiatives have already been approved to be funded from the fund? 5.	As at 28 April 2020, how much has already been expended from the fund? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier Business and Jobs Support Fund The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised: Submissions/applications to the Business and Jobs Support Fund are being accepted. Industry groups and businesses that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 restrictions are able to lodge a submission to the fund seeking government assistance. To apply, businesses and organisations can email their submissions to a dedicated inbox set up for the fund: businessandjobssupportfund@sa.gov.au. The top priority for the Business and Jobs Support Fund is the ongoing survival of entities and minimising job losses. There are no fixed criteria for submissions. Where possible, businesses are encouraged to work with their representative bodies and associations to provide submissions that represent the needs of the industry as a whole. This enables the government to consider how it can provide tailored support that is consistent across their sector. Where it is not possible for businesses and organisations to work with a representative body that covers their sector, they have been asked to provide the following information: Information on how the current restrictions are affecting their operation and the steps taken to minimise the impact. Information on how existing commonwealth and state support packages already announced assist their operations (eg JobKeeper, Boosting Cashflow for Employers Program). Details on specific issues they are concerned about or areas where assistance is being sought. Detailed cashflow projections that take account and identify actions an organisation has undertaken to protect their immediate solvency, as well as factoring in any additional financial support an organisation is likely to receive. The government has provided a response to parts (d) and (e) of this question in Question on Notice 80.