Funding boosts vibrancy and wellbeing of rural communities across Australia
Media releases: 19 October 2021
Community organisations across rural and regional Australia will share in more than $250,000 as Nutrien Ag Solutions, in partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, announced the recipients from the first round of the Community Grants Program.
Rural communities share in more than $1.4M to build drought resilience
Media releases: 15 October 2021
FRRR has awarded $1,413,319 to 33 remote, rural and regional communities across Australia for locally-led initiatives that will help build their region’s resilience to drought through the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund's Networks to Build Drought Resilience program.
Investing in Taree and Wingham’s not-for-profits
Event Media releases: 5 October 2021
FRRR is inviting Taree and Wingham's NFPs to join online workshop to learn about FRRR’s new grant program, Investing in Not-for-Profit Capacity in Regional NSW.
More than $1M hits the ground in rural communities across the country
2020 bushfire recovery Media releases: 22 September 2021
Ninety locally-led initiatives that are set to strengthen remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $1,057,044 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) grant program.
Rural mental health and wellbeing gets a $200,000 boost
Media releases: 21 September 2021
FRRR has awarded $200,000 to 11 locally-led community initiatives that will provide mental health and wellbeing support for remote, rural and regional communities.
Volunteer Emergency Services encouraged to apply for funding
Media releases: 21 September 2021
FRRR is encouraging local volunteer emergency services groups serving rural communities affected by the 2019/20 bushfires to apply now for the second round of Volunteer Emergency Services Fund program grants.
More grants available for community-led initiatives that build drought resilience
Media releases: 20 September 2021
FRRR is inviting applications for the second round of the Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program.
Three-year study identifies ways to strengthen community resilience to disasters
Media releases: 14 September 2021
A call for more investment in local community groups, so they are better equipped to play a key role in building community resilience ahead of climate, natural disasters and other disruptions, is among the series of recommendations to come out of a three-year research project.
Make your voice heard in the Heartbeat of Rural Australia study
Media releases: 30 August 2021
FRRR is calling on leaders of not-for-profit organisations and community groups across remote, rural and regional Australia to tell it like it is in the Foundation’s inaugural Heartbeat of Rural Australia study.
Bega and Glen Innes community groups receive funding
2020 bushfire recovery Media releases: 26 August 2021
FRRR has awarded eight grants totalling $280,000 to a range of local community groups across Bega Valley and Glen Innes Severn through the INFPC program.
We acknowledge and extend our deep respect and appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of the land on which our Foundation is located in Bendigo, and to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our programs are assessed and delivered. We pay respect to their ancient and continuing cultures, their connections to the land, seas and skies, and to the Elders, past, present and emerging.