Grantseeker resources
Have all your grant-related questions answered and find all the know-how on grantseeking and funding.
You can also sign up to our monthly eNews which contains Community Tips and all the latest updates on our grant programs. You can also check our FAQs if you have a question about the grantseeking process with FRRR.
FAQs
You can also check our FAQs if you have a question about the grant seeking process with FRRR.
Webinars: The Know and The How series
Many of FRRR’s webinars are recorded and uploaded to YouTube.
Webinars: Grantseeker Workshops playlist
Many of FRRR’s webinars are recorded and uploaded to YouTube.
Planning Your Project
Finding and applying for grants:
Four key stages of applying for a grant:
A great place to start when you are planning to apply for a grant is with these four animated clips:
If you are new to grantseeking, we’ve developed this handy Insights and Tips on the Four Grantseeker Stages.
Use our simple Project Planning Tool (PDF) to record information
Fill out a template of standard information you will need at hand when applying for grants – This template from Our Community (PDF)
Access Trusted Consultants and Advisors
The FRRR Expertise Pool is a network of highly-experienced consultants from around the country, with a proven track record of working in collaboration with community organisations to achieve their mission.
Experts are located all over Australia, including remote, rural and regional areas. Some are based in metro areas but have proven experience working with grassroots organisations in remote, rural or regional areas.
Learn more about how you can have a free no-obligation conversation about your needs, as you plan or implement your project.
Money Matters
Understand the funding requirements:
Set yourself up for financial success:
Fundraising beyond grants
Making a plan and devising a strategy to fundraise for your project is crucial. Find out more below about fundraising avenues beyond grants that may be available to your community group.
Accessing tax deductible donations for community organisations
FRRR Not-for-Profit Fundraising Accounts
Did you know that all taxpayers can make tax-deductible gifts or donations to organisations with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status, and keep the receipts to claim back from the ATO on their tax bills as a deduction?
This is a major incentive for giving, as donors to these groups are effectively directing where their tax money is going. Having DGR status greatly assists groups to fundraise by receiving donations from businesses and individuals in their community, and to access philanthropic funds, as Trusts and Foundations often require grantseekers to have DGR status.
By partnering with FRRR via a Not-for-Profit Fundraising Account, community organisations can leverage FRRR’s special tax status to assist in achieving their fundraising goals for specific projects or activities to address a community need.
See more about Not-For-Profit fundraising accounts.
Tax deductible donations through the Australia Sports Foundation
Another group that is able to help communities fundraise is the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF). The ASF program enables tax-deductible donations in support of a sport-related project – an area not normally considered charitable for philanthropic funders. The ASF works with sporting clubs, sporting organisations (regional, state, and national), government and independent schools, councils, government agencies, and community groups to increase opportunities for Australians to participate in sport, and/or excel in sports performance. You can find out more from their website.
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a great way for community organisations to raise much-needed funds. It is the practice of raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet. Pozible is an online crowdsourcing tool.
It provides the platform for project creators to present their ideas to a connected audience, worldwide. Around 10,900 projects have raised more than $45m in crowdsourcing pledges on the Pozible site.
Planned Giving and Bequests
Natalie Egleton, CEO of FRRR, Patrick Moriarty, Director of Training and Development at Our Community, and special guest Wendy Brooks, MD and Founder of Wendy Brooks Consulting, discussed what is planned giving, how to organise it, and how to manage it.
Funding Beyond Grants – Webinar:
Nine Steps to Successful Bequest Programs (PDF)
Gifts in Wills Fundraising Strategy (PDF)
Gifts, Wills, Bequests and Endowments (PDF) by Justice Connect
Governance
The ACNC’s Small Charities Library has a range of great resources that cover topics including Tax, DGR and other concessions; reporting; managing conflicts of interest; managing staff and volunteers; complaints handling; meetings and preparing a practical agenda; plus templates, checklists and self-assessments to help you effectively manage your small organisation.
Applying and Reporting with FRRR
Applying with FRRR
When you are ready to start your application to an FRRR grant program, the Applying page will walk you through the things you need to check off.
Each FRRR grant program has its own specific application form, which all applicants must complete and submit via FRRR’s online grants administration system called Grants Gateway.
Every application needs to be made by, or have the support of, an organisation that holds either an ABN or Incorporation Certificate. If your organisation doesn’t have an ABN or Incorporation Certificate, FRRR may still fund the project (with your organisation as the delivery organisation) but you need another organisation’s support, which we refer to as the ‘legal organisation’.
Even though your delivery organisation may complete the application (and will be doing the work), it’s the overarching legal organisation’s legal and financial information that needs to be provided. They also need to provide a Letter from the Legal Entity, confirming they are willing to play this role, with a template available here for your convenience.
The financial documentation may be the latest Annual Report financial pages usually available on the overarching legal organisation’s website. This situation often occurs when the organisation delivering the activity or project is a branch of an overarching organisation – such as a local fire agency like Country Fire Authority or SES branches.
If the funds you are applying for will be used to carry out works on property that is not owned by your organisation, you must provide a letter signed by the property owner to show that they are aware of the application and give approval for the intended project to be carried out. Evidence of permission from the property owner can be based on the template available here for your convenience.
FRRR strongly recommends that you provide supporting materials such as letters of support, community plans, survey results, photographs, media clips and research reports that can show broad community support and partnerships involved in the project. Large documents should be referenced and explained in the application. Letters of support for the organisation or project can be based on the template outlined here.
For more information on the online application process:
Grants Gateway How-To Guide (PDF)
FRRR’s Assessment Considerations (PDF) – a comprehensive explanation of what information we need from you in your application, and why. Please consult the individual grant pages for specific information and supporting documents.
FRRR requires grant recipients to provide a Final Report that includes information on the completed project including full acquittal of funds expenditure and photos. Learn more about this on the Reporting page.
Every project can benefit from some media love and attention. FRRR has developed a media tip sheet (PDF) that community groups and organisations can reference when developing media releases.
Planning to share your story on social media? Please tag FRRR as we love to see your posts! Instructions on how to tag FRRR on any major social media platform can be found here (PDF).
Share your results:
Taking better photos
It’s an old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s true too – but only if it’s a good photo.
Photos will help potential funders understand your situation – what you are trying to fix or improve – and they are also invaluable in showing donors what you did with the funding. But not everyone knows how to take a good photo.
We’ve collated a number of tips that will help you take better photos.
Using FRRR’s logo
FRRR is proud to support hundreds of remote, rural and regional not-for-profit organisations, and to work with so many donor partners.
If you have donated to, or received a grant from FRRR, you may wish to include FRRR’s logo in communications, social media, videos, signage or any other materials promoting your important work.
FRRR has a suite of logos suitable for use in communication and the promotional materials of grant recipients, partner organisations, donors and media.
We like to keep track of where our logo is appearing, so please complete the form below, and then you will be taken to our assets download page, which includes our brand guidelines document.
We also encourage you to follow FRRR on our social platforms:
https://www.instagram.com/frrr_aus/
https://au.linkedin.com/company/foundation-for-rural-&-regional-renewal
If you have read this information and are still unsure of something, then we are more than happy to answer your questions.
Don’t hesitate to contact the FRRR office on free call 1800 170 020 or email us.