Grants support innovative mental health solutions
Media releases: 24 November 2020
Thirteen locally-run organisations in rural Australia are sharing in $200,000 in grants to support mental health initiatives through FRRR’s In a Good Place program.
Cotton communities receive $150,000 boost
Media releases: 20 November 2020
FRRR, in partnership with the Crop Science division of Bayer, has awarded $5,000 grants to 30 not-for-profit organisations in rural and regional cotton-growing communities through the Aussie Cotton Farmers Grow Communities program.
Disaster Resilient: Future Ready program to launch in Victoria
Event Media releases: 20 November 2020
FRRR is inviting community members in Myrtleford, Beaufort, Korumburra, Paynesville, St Arnaud, Whittlesea and Yarra Junction to find out how the Disaster Resilient: Future Ready program can help them to prepare their communities for future disasters at a free webinar on Thursday, 3 December at 7pm.
ANZ Seeds of Renewal program helps 26 community groups in regional Australia
Media releases: 17 November 2020
ANZ and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal have announced 26 community groups across regional Australia will share $250,000 in grants through the The ANZ Seeds of Renewal program.
Partnership will help to strengthen communities impacted by Black Summer bushfires
Media releases: 16 November 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's Black Summer bushfire recovery funding has been bolstered thanks to a $250,000 donation from the Waislitz Foundation, in partnership with Australian Community Media. These funds will go towards supporting projects that focus on the recovery of the people and places impacted by the 2019/20 summer bushfires.
Grants to help fill the gaps in rural health
Media releases: 8 October 2020
FRRR has awarded $368,768 in grants to four community health organisations in rural, regional and remote NSW and VIC to enhance the primary and preventative health service offering in their communities. The grants are funded through the Enhancing Country Health Outcomes program.
Local BTS partners sought in bushfire-affected areas
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 6 October 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal is seeking local partners in bushfire-affected LGAs to help with the distribution of more than $767,000 in $50 vouchers thanks to a special bushfire recovery stream of FRRR's Back to School program.
More than $400,000 in grants awarded for Bushfire Recovery
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 29 September 2020
FRRR, in partnership with News Corp, has awarded a further $410,159 in grants to support the recovery of rural communities impacted by the Black Summer bushfires. News Corp has also announced it will be adding a further donation of $500,000 to top up the News Corp Bushfire Fund to $1.5 million.
More than $180,000 in Youth Innovation Grants awarded
Media releases: 3 September 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has awarded more than $180,000 in grants for 24 community-led projects through the FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program. The projects will help tackle issues faced by young Australians living in rural, regional and remote areas of the country.
CDP partners with FRRR to support medium to long-term bushfire recovery
Media releases: 28 August 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has received support from the US-based Center for Disaster Philanthropy with a US$500,000 grant to assist in addressing the medium to long-term recovery needs of bushfire affected communities across rural, regional and remote Australia.
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