grants
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.
Grants support ongoing recovery of communities affected by Black Saturday
12 Jul 2018 – FRRR has announced more funding for projects supporting the ongoing recovery of communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Another 30 groups will share more than $340,000 to support projects…
Thallon a step closer to facilities to help locals age in place
26 Mar 2018 – The Thallon Progress Association received an FRRR Caring for Ageing Rural Australians (CARA) grant of $7,032, funded by the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation. This enabled them to engage…
ANZ supports Australia’s rural communities with more than $250,000 in Seeds of Renewal grants
17 Jan 2018 – 26 community organisations around regional Australia are the recipients of the 2017 ANZ Seeds of Renewal program. Supported by Lenovo, the program aims to encourage community initiatives that support the…
Eight years on, grants still supporting recovery from Black Saturday
22 Feb 2017 – Twenty-four community groups impacted by the 2009 Victorian bushfires have received funding to support the community needs that continue to emerge post the devastating disaster, thanks to the Victorian Bushfire…
Grants from ANZ Seeds of Renewal program support 29 community projects
05 Dec 2016 – ANZ and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) have today announced that $275,000 in grant funding will be shared between 26 community groups from across regional Australia, while…
ANZ Seeds of Renewal grants help 35 community groups
22 Oct 2015 – The 2015 ANZ Seeds of Renewal grant recipients have been announced, with 35 community groups from all over Australia sharing more than $275,000 in funding for projects that support education…

