Colonial Foundation commits $3M to FRRR to help bridge digital divide
FRRR and Colonial Foundation have announced a three-year partnership that will see $3M invested to help bridge the digital divide.
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)
The know and how to ensure the long-term vitality of rural and remote Australia.
Supporting remote, rural & regional communities affected by the Tropical Cyclone Alfred Severe Weather Events – March 2025
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Three community partners set for five-year $5M capacity building program
Swan Hill, Maryborough and Colac have been selected as partners in a $5M not-for-profit sector capacity building program.
FRRR seeks representatives for three advisory committees
FRRR is seeking EOIs from suitably qualified people from remote, rural and regional Australia to sit on one of three bodies that advise the FRRR Board.
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.
Photo: Jonathan Lim
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.
With the generous support of our donors and partners, we’ve distributed more than $200M through around 15,000 grants, mostly to small, grassroots, community-led not-for-profit organisations who know what is needed in their area.
Click through to see our vision for the next 25 years.
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.
Together, we can achieve incredible results
41,708
applications
received
$525M
requested
in funding
15,275
grants awarded
$10,000
median grant
$200M
granted out
including more than…
$73M
for disaster projects
$46M
for learning, education
$32M
