More funding for mental health initiatives in remote, rural and regional areas
Media releases: 11 April 2024
More funding is now on offer in rural communities to support mental health projects, thanks to new supporters of FRRR’s In a Good Place grants program.
More than $730,000 awarded to prepare rural communities for future drought
Media releases: 22 March 2024
FRRR has awarded $737,774 in Small Network Grants to 29 NFPs for projects that will strengthen their communities to prepare for the impacts of future droughts.
Empowering rural youth to lead local change
Media releases: 13 March 2024
Grants up to $10,000 are available to adopt or adapt one of the six project ideas developed at this year’s ABC Heywire Youth Summit.
Community Led Climate Solutions get a boost
Media releases: 6 March 2024
FRRR has awarded $278,693 in grants to help remote, rural & regional communities decarbonise, adapt to a changing climate, & mitigate risks of global warming.
Grants available to connect rural communities
Media releases: 27 February 2024
Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program is offering grants up to $10,000 to strengthen social capital and digital capability.
FRRR reports $22.5M granted in FY23 to address remote, rural, regional priorities
Media releases: 20 February 2024
FRRR distributed a record $22.5M last financial year, shared across more than 550 communities across Australia, as reported in the FY23 Annual Review.
Support continues for local groups leading bushfire recovery in rural Victoria
Media releases: 19 February 2024
Three Victorian NFPs, working in places impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires, have been awarded grants in the closing round of FRRR’s Bushfire Recovery Fund.
Rural communities receive $1.5M boost
Media releases: 13 February 2024
More than $1.5 million in grants has been announced for 110 community groups across remote, rural and regional Australia through FRRR’s flagship SRC program.
Funding available to prepare for dry times
Media releases: 13 February 2024
Funding is available from the latest round of FRRR's Small Network Grants for initiatives that build community preparedness and resilience to future drought.
Strengthening Victoria’s dairy communities
Media releases: 7 February 2024
Community groups in small communities across three Victorian dairy regions can now apply for Gardiner Foundation Community Grants up to $5,000.
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