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Young people in remote, rural and regional communities will benefit from more than $130,000 in grants, thanks to the FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program.

Supported by a $7,358 SRC grant, the Tasmanian Produce Collective installed a 1968-litre freezer to boost storage, reduce waste, and improve volunteer safety.

FRRR has awarded more than $1M in grants to 101 grassroots organisations across remote, rural and regional Australia.

An IAGP grant funded a therapeutic garden in Wagga Wagga, supporting veterans and first responders with gardening, workshops, and cooking to boost wellbeing.

The Returning Indigenous Corporation share their FRRR story.

With support via FRRR through the News Corp Bushfire Fund, Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House embarked on a project to enhance their disaster response capabilities, enabling preparation and distribution of fresh food, meals and catering for those affected by natural disasters.

Manna Community Garden in Foster, VIC, received a Rebuilding Regional Communities grant to replace seating around the fire pit at their community garden.

Out of Session grants Occasionally, if we have sufficient funds, FRRR awards Out of Session grants from our core granting programs. This is by exception and happens only when funding for a project is time-critical. The grants awarded in recent years are included in the table below.

Geeveston Community Centre in Tasmania is Australia’s southernmost Neighbourhood House and works closely with the community to address local needs. In 2021 they received a $9,419 Strengthening Rural Communities grant, funded by the Bertalli Family Foundation, to improve community food security by growing more local produce.

A Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) grant from FRRR, funded with the support of the John T Reid Charitable Trusts, helped enhance the availability of fresh fruit, as well as create more inviting, welcoming and cool streets in the remote Indigenous communities of Peppimenarti and Nganmarriyanga in the Northern Territory. Home to the Rakpeppimenarti people, the […]

FRRR is a company limited by guarantee, with our Members being the Australian Government and the Sidney Myer Fund. The organisation is a specifically listed Item 1 DGR entity in legislation (see ATO endorsement), which we describe as our superpower. This allows us to facilitate tax deductible giving and support the thousands of not-for-profits across […]

Tailored grants FRRR’s special tax status means that we can be flexible in the way we work with donors. Tailored Grants are one-off grants made in partnership with donors who wish to target specific activities, causes or locations outside FRRR’s regular programs or grant rounds.  Some donors may want to make a one-off donation to support a particular […]