recovery funding
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.
New partnership backs community-led recovery
28 Jun 2021 – FRRR has announced a multi-year partnership with HMSTrust and the Sidney Myer Fund to support the recovery of 2019/20 bushfire-affected Victorian communities.
FRRR seeks Back to School partners in bushfire-affected areas
25 Mar 2021 – FRRR is asking local organisations in bushfire-affected communities to assist with the distribution of Back to School vouchers to families in need of support.
Free grantseeker workshop for WA community groups
11 Mar 2021 – Update: WA Grantseeker Workshop recording is available to watch.
More than $1.2M in grants awarded to help tackle the Big Dry
25 Feb 2021 – FRRR has awarded $1,264,396 in grants to 29 projects that will support drought-impacted communities through its Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT) program.
A little help going a long way
23 Feb 2021 – More than 5,400 students and families in places devasted by the Black Summer bushfires are being given a helping hand at the start the new school year.
Rural communities strengthened with more than $1.1M in grants
19 Jan 2021 – One hundred and one projects set to strengthen remote, rural and regional Australia have been given an encouraging boost, with 96 communities sharing in $1,112,492 in grants, thanks to the…
More than $580,000 in grants to strengthen bushfire recovery
19 Jan 2021 – Thirty-four projects set to seed and strengthen the recovery of communities affected by the 2019-20 bushfires are sharing in $589,945 in grants, thanks to aa special stream of bushfire recovery…
Support for bushfire recovery on offer
13 Jan 2021 – FRRR is encouraging community groups in regions affected by the 2019-20 bushfires to apply for recovery funding, with more than $380,000 in grants available through the News Corp Bushfire Fund.
Grants awarded to help communities rebuild and reconnect
22 Dec 2020 – The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has awarded nearly $725,000 in grants to support 31 projects that will help communities impacted by the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires continue…
Communities tackling drought receive nearly $1.5M in grants
26 Nov 2020 – FRRR has awarded $1,454,165 in grants for 41 community-led projects through its award-winning grants program, Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT).