Future Drought Fund
You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics. You’ll also find inspiring stories about some of the wonderful things community groups do with that funding. We also share a selection of media stories, where FRRR or a member of our staff has been featured. For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
More than $730,000 awarded to prepare rural communities for future drought
22 Mar 2024 – FRRR has awarded $737,774 in Small Network Grants to 29 NFPs for projects that will strengthen their communities to prepare for the impacts of future droughts.
Funding available to prepare for dry times
13 Feb 2024 – Funding is available from the latest round of FRRR’s Small Network Grants for initiatives that build community preparedness and resilience to future drought.
More local funding to prepare rural regions for drought
06 Nov 2023 – FRRR has announced the final projects awarded through the Community Impact Program, funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
$3.65M awarded to prepare rural regions for drought
11 Sep 2023 – FRRR has awarded $3.65 million in grants across 11 regions to better prepare local communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.
Strengthening community resilience to reduce risk and disaster impact
29 Aug 2023 – FRRR’s Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O’Brien, shares key insights from this year’s Australian Disaster Resilience Conference.
Building drought resilience in Qld’s Northern Gulf
24 Jul 2023 – Providing opportunities for community connection helps build preparedness for, and resilience to, the impacts of drought. Through the Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, Northern Gulf Resource…
Connected communities are more capable of enduring future droughts
17 Jul 2023 – If agriculture-dependent communities are to be sustainable in the long-term, we must also ensure local people are ready to withstand the pressures that come with extended dry periods.
Marama Community Hall Revival
06 Jul 2023 – Marama Community Incorporated pulled together and with the help of a large grant they embarked on a project to renew the hall and once again provide a central place for…
Nous Group appointed as evaluation partner for the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative
07 Jun 2023 – FRRR and the ARLF have announced the appointment of Nous Group to assess the impacts of the Future Drought Fund’s Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative, which is funded…
Local NFP partners needed for drought preparedness program in Central West NSW & WA Great Southern regions
22 May 2023 – FRRR and ARLF are looking for local NFP partners across Central West NSW and Great Southern WA as part of the drought preparedness Community Impact Program.