Westpac Foundation Rural Community Grants awarded
Media releases: 29 June 2020
FRRR has partnered with Westpac Foundation to help in distributing $500,000 to 50 not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in rural and regional communities throughout Australia. Each of the NFPs received $10,000 for projects that will improve the education, training and employment opportunities in their communities.
Nearly $140,000 in grants for bushfire-affected communities
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 25 June 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has awarded $138,815 in grants for 12 community-led projects in rural, regional and remote communities impacted by the Summer bushfires, through its Strengthening Rural Communities program. In total, this round of SRC saw 89 community projects across Australia share in $912,986 in grants.
More than $900,000 in grants awarded to rural communities
Media releases: 25 June 2020
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has awarded $912,986 in grants of up to $25,000 to rural, regional and remote communities across Australia through its Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
News Corp Bushfire Recovery Program grants awarded
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Media releases: 18 June 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, in partnership with News Corp Australia, has awarded $368,386 to support 21 projects across the country that will help in the recovery of rural, regional and remote communities impacted by the summer bushfires.
Shoalhaven Coordinator appointed to support local NFPs
Media releases: 4 June 2020
Kate Dezarnaulds is joining the FRRR team as Shoalhaven’s dedicated Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) Coordinator to help guide the program as it rolls out across the Region.
Ocean Shores gets future ready thanks to $40,000 in grants
Media releases: 4 June 2020
Two Ocean Shores community groups, Byron Youth Service and Ocean Shores Community Association, are sharing $40,000 in grants for projects that will help the community to better withstand and recover from any future disaster, thanks to the Disaster Resilient: Future Ready (DR:FR) Get Ready NSW program.
Facilitator appointed to help Leeton turn ideas into reality
Media releases: 27 May 2020
Leeton not-for-profits will now have a set of helping hands to assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of projects suggested as part of the Investing in Rural Community Futures program, with the appointment of a Leeton community facilitator, Claire Williams.
Sally Foundation Trailblazer Development Fund – 2020 Grant Recipients
Media releases: 21 May 2020
Sally Foundation Trailblazer Development Fund - 2020 Grant Recipients
Nearly $2M granted to drought-affected communities
Media releases: 19 May 2020
Fifty-eight community-led projects that help drought-affected rural, regional and remote Australian communities are sharing in nearly $2 million in grants, through FRRR's Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program.
Investing in Rural Community Futures Start-Up Grants now available
Media releases: 18 May 2020
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal is inviting not-for-profit organisations in the Shoalhaven communities of Ulladulla, Batemans Bay and Nowra to apply for Investing in Rural Community Futures Start-Up Grants to help these local groups address the needs and priorities of the community.
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