The grant funding is part of the federal government's Preparing Australia Program, which aims "to support communities to undertake disaster risk reduction" by reducing the impact of future natural hazards and the burden of recovery in communities following future disasters.

The Singleton Council project will aim to create resilience in the community through "awareness, preparedness and connectedness".

Senator for New South Wales, Perin Davey, said the Preparing Australian Communities Program - Local stream is the first tranche of the Preparing Australia Program, an investment of $600 million over six years to build Australia's resilience to natural disasters.

"We understand the impact natural disasters have on communities, which is why we have focused on funding projects within the Hunter to build resilience," Senator Davey said.

"Disasters currently cost Australian taxpayers $18.2 billion per year and this has been forecast to rise to $39 billion per year by 2050, even without increased frequency and intensity of weather events due to climate change."

Cessnock City Council will also receive $100,000 under the program to implement flood hazard road signage and community flood preparedness.

More information and a full list of projects funded under Round One of the Preparing Australian Communities Program - Local stream is available at the website of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency.