rural 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.
Broome CRC gets a technology boost
22 Oct 2024 – The Broome Community Resource Centre received a Telstra Connected Communities grant to upgrade technology equipment so they could better serve the community.
Paving the multicultural way for the Limestone Coast
22 Oct 2024 – FRRR funds were used to help the newly established Limestone Coast Multicultural Network foster cross-cultural understanding in Naracoorte.
Cycling trails bring back tourists, encourage local recreation
22 Oct 2024 – Cycle Tumbarumba have made a mountain bike trail network on Mason’s Hill safer for local community members using an FRRR grant.
Chicks in the Sticks are stronger together
15 Oct 2024 – ‘Chicks in the Sticks’ events bring together local women to increase skills, knowledge and understanding of the risks posed by drought and climate change.
Ducks on the Pond podcast – Featuring FRRR
20 Sep 2024 – FRRR’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, discusses how FRRR supports community-led initiatives on this episode of the Ducks on the Pond podcast.
Nutrien Ag Solutions offers grants for community groups in regional Australia
10 Jul 2024 – Applications for Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Community Grants Program are now open, with grants up to $5,000 available to support projects in regional Australia.
More than $900,000 awarded to community-led groups building pandemic resilience
06 Sep 2022 – Twenty-seven community-led groups in remote, rural and regional NSW will share in $912,505 awarded through the Resilience NSW COVID Regional Community Support (CRCS) program.
$500,000 in grants to help recovery work of local community groups in flood affected areas of Qld & NSW
17 Aug 2022 – Suncorp and GIO have partnered with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), through the Rebuilding Futures program, to offer $500,000 in grants of up to $25,000 to help…
Strengthening rural and regional communities
12 Jul 2022 – After supporting more than 50 incredible local projects in 2021, the Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants Program is back, offering grants of up to $5,000 for projects across rural and…
More than $1M distributed to Strengthen Rural Communities
16 Mar 2021 – FRRR has awarded more than $1M in grants to help boost remote and rural communities across Australia, through its Strengthening Rural Communities program.