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Ongoing support for Ulladulla not-for-profits

Media releases: 15 December 2021

Five not-for-profit organisations in Ulladulla are sharing $109,577 in grants for capacity-building projects that will strengthen these groups, so they can continue to support their community, through FRRR’s Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) program.

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Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat

Funding strengthens Australia’s rural heartbeat

Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 14 December 2021

Seventy-nine community-led projects that will boost remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.

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$200,000 in grants for ongoing recovery from March ‘21 floods

$200,000 in grants for ongoing recovery from March ‘21 floods

Media releases: 13 December 2021

FRRR, in partnership with Suncorp Group, has awarded $200,000 in grants to 17 community groups and local not-for-profits in rural areas impacted by the March 2021 floods and storms for initiatives that will support their recovery from the disaster.

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Funding boost for Bay & Basin not-for-profits

Media releases: 9 December 2021

Five not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) in the Bay & Basin region are sharing in $99,494 in funding that will strengthen the NFP sector and inter-organisational relationships in Bay & Basin, helping the community to thrive and achieve long-term stability.

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Volunteer Emergency Services given Black Summer recovery boost ahead of fire season

Volunteer Emergency Services given Black Summer recovery boost ahead of fire season

Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 7 December 2021

Thirty-five volunteer emergency services organisations supporting remote, rural and regional communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires are sharing $447,323 in grants.

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ANZ Seeds of Renewal gives rural and regional communities a $250,000 boost

Media releases: 30 November 2021

FRRR and ANZ have awarded $250,000 in grants to 22 regional community groups and NFPs through the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program.

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Cumulative disasters slowing the Heartbeat of Rural Australia

Media releases: 29 November 2021

Cumulative disasters have taken a heavy toll on remote, rural and regional communities according to the Heartbeat of Rural Australia study findings released today.

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TTTT grant recipients

$1.3 million granted to communities that are tackling drought together

Media releases: 22 November 2021

Thanks to FRRR’s TTTT program, 38 community initiatives in remote, rural and regional communities tacking drought will share in $1,316,217.

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Local groups playing a critical role in Victoria’s bushfire recovery to receive $400,000 in funding

Local Victorian groups playing a critical role in bushfire recovery share $400,000 in funding

Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 19 November 2021

FRRR has awarded grants to four Victorian community groups playing a central role in the long-term recovery of communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires through the Bushfire Recovery Fund.

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Youth 4 Life

Youth-inspired ideas set to become life-changing projects

Media releases: 15 November 2021

Twenty-three youth-inspired projects have been awarded grants through the FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program.

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