Deadline: 26 September 2018
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is seeking applications for the 34th round of its Small Grants for Rural Communities (SGRC).
It is a great example of a collaborative program that is supported by various partners, and it has the flexibility to address issues that make a real difference to the sustainability of rural, regional and remote communities.
Focus Areas
Projects funded through this program address the following areas:
- Building Community Resilience (for example, projects that facilitate community connectedness, develop leadership capacity within the community, improve local community infrastructure and meeting places, support and develop volunteer community groups, and community preparedness to natural disasters).
- Developing Organisational Resilience and Capacity (for example, projects that strengthen local not-forprofit organisations’ operational infrastructure, upgrading of equipment to improve service delivery, skill development of committees of management, and support for planning and sustainability).
- Enhancing Environmental Sustainability (for example, projects that increase awareness of local environmental issues, provide opportunities for local residents to care for the local environment, and projects that work to restore, protect and promote the local natural environment).
- Fostering Cultural Vibrancy (for example, projects that celebrate, preserve and promote local culture and identity, creative projects that foster the arts, and support for local artists and the arts community).
- Lifelong Education & Training (for example, projects that provide local residents with access to opportunities that enrich their learning and skills development, from cradle to grave).
- Economic Strength (for example, projects that create local employment and training with an employment outcome, stimulate new spending within a community or region, events that attract visitors and which can demonstrate an economic benefit as a result, and projects that attract new residents to a community or region and improve economic prosperity).
- Improving Community Health & Social Wellbeing (for example, projects that address physical health, improved nutrition and access to fresh food and sustainable local food systems, projects that enhance mental health, and those which assist vulnerable members in communities to improve their health and wellbeing).
Grant Information
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations in small rural, regional and remote Australian communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit community-based organisations from communities in rural, regional and remote locations in Australia can apply for funds to support projects and activities that offer clear public benefit (i.e. are for a charitable purpose) and clearly address a need in the community in one of the areas listed above.
- Projects located in communities with a population of 10,000 or less will receive priority.
- Organisations must have an ABN or Incorporation Certificate.
- Organisations and/or projects demonstrating community partnerships are preferred to multiple applications from one community (please submit only one application per organisation).
- Projects should be undertaken between Jan 2019 and Jan 2020, as projects cannot be funded retrospectively.
- NOTE: Previous FRRR grant recipients who have not completed final reporting requirements are ineligible.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Small Grants for Rural Communities.