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.
Drought-affected communities Tackle Tough Times Together
Media releases: 21 August 2020
Thirty-six community-led projects that will help tackle the ongoing challenges faced by drought-affected communities across Australia are sharing in nearly $1.3 million in grants, through the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's Tackling Tough Times Together program.
Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund supports a further 13 community-led projects
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 12 August 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, in partnership with the Pratt Foundation, has granted a further $241,386, through the he Visy Tumut Region Recovery Fund, to support 13 community-led projects in the Snowy Valleys region.
More than $1M in grants awarded for community-led projects
Media releases: 7 August 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, in partnership with the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and The Snow Foundation, has awarded $1,047,716 in grants to support 37 projects led by not-for-profit organisations across six rural communities in New South Wales, through the Investing in Rural Community Futures program.
Grants now available to strengthen rural communities across Australia
Media releases: 15 July 2020
FRRR's flagship grants program, Strengthening Rural Communities, is now inviting applications for grants of up to $10,000 through the Small & Vital stream, and up to $25,000 through the program’s new Bushfire Recovery stream to support the recovery of communities affected by last summer’s bushfires.
Grants continue to support Black Saturday recovery
Media releases: 14 July 2020
FRRR has awarded $584,971 in grants to support twenty-eight projects that will assist the continued recovery of communities impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires in February 2009.
ANZ commits $250,000 to rural and regional communities
Media releases: 14 July 2020
ANZ’s Seeds of Renewal program is now open, with grants of up to $15,000 available. This year the program is offering a share of $250,000 to community organisations in regional locations for projects that improve environmental sustainability, financial wellbeing or housing access.
School and Beyond Grant Recipients
Media releases: 10 July 2020
The School and Beyond program was delivered from 2015 to 2020 across 11 LGA’s in 2009 bushfire-affected regions. In total, 43 grants saw $496,250 in funding go toward supporting education and/or mental health initiatives that benefited 2,589 youth in 2009 bushfire-affected areas.
Grants help create sanctuaries for fire-affected youth
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 9 July 2020
Sony Foundation Australia, together with FRRR, have today announced two grants that will help young people in Mallacoota, VIC and Ulladulla, NSW, affected by last summer’s bushfires.
Dairy communities receive over $120,000 in grants
Media releases: 9 July 2020
The Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program, which is run in partnership between FRRR and Gardiner Dairy Foundation, has awarded $121,584 in grants to support 26 projects in Victoria's three dairy regions.
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