Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)

The know and how to ensure the long-term vitality of rural and remote Australia.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung people as the Traditional Custodians of Jaara country (Bendigo) where we are based, and extends our acknowledgement to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations where we fund organisations and activities. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and to the continuation of the custodial, cultural and educational practices of Australia’s First People.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images, audio or names of people who have passed away.

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LATEST REPORTS

Tackling Tough Times Together: Impact Report

FRRR’s TTTT Impact Report highlights the program outcomes and makes recommendations on effective in-drought support. Among the key findings is that funding local not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) and community groups and activities that strengthen social capital during drought sustains communities and supports recovery.

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Annual Review 2022/23: Backing Rural Communities

This reporting year saw the most applications in FRRR’s history, signalling both that life is getting back to ‘normal’ following COVID but also highlighting the challenges in securing funding for the things that matter locally.
We continue to back remote, rural and regional communities, so they can deliver contextual and innovating responses to our country’s most challenging issues.

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Impacts of Creative Recovery Report

Creative Recovery Network and FRRR partnered to investigate the valuable role that creative projects and processes play when communities are recovering from disaster or other significant climate impacts.

Connected communities are more capable of enduring future droughts

If agriculture-dependent communities are to be sustainable in the long-term, we must also ensure local people are ready to withstand the pressures that come with extended dry periods. Read more in our Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience report.

Small Grants are vital to strengthen rural Australia

Jill Karena, FRRR’s Place Portfolio Lead, explores how the needs met through small grants programs address areas of disadvantage and basic quality of life in communities with little visibility to funders and policymakers. These programs are well suited to co-funding approaches that enable collective contributions to achieve more together and create leverage for funders and communities.

ABOUT FRRR

The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – FRRR – is the only national foundation specifically focused on ensuring the social and economic strength of remote, rural and regional communities.

We understand the big picture, and the fine grain, and collaborate to address real needs, at scale.

Our unique model connects common purposes and investment with locally prioritised needs, often reaching some of the smallest communities. We amplify this support into longer-term capability, momentum and resilience.

Harnessing goodwill to ensure the long-term vitality of remote and rural Australia.

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Together, we can achieve incredible results

38,799

applications
received

$472M

requested
in funding

14,087

grants awarded

$10,000

median grant

$177M

granted out
including more than…

$69M

for disaster projects

$30M

for learning, education

$42M

for building community
resilience

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