Deadline: 11-Jul-24
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) is seeking applications for the Rebuilding Futures Grant Program to support communities to strengthen their resilience to significant disasters by undertaking a wide range of medium to long-term community-led recovery, prevention and preparedness projects that benefit the wider community.
The Rebuilding Futures program encourages communities to build back better to reduce the impact of future disasters on community wellbeing and physical infrastructure.
Funding Information
- In Round 4, $300,000 is available to fund projects that bolster the capacity, capability and organisational resilience of locally based not-for-profit organisations that serve the remote, rural and regional communities in eligible areas with a disaster declaration from Tropical Cyclone Jasper commencing December 13, 2023 or Tropical Cyclone Kirrily commencing 25 January, 2024.
- Grants of up to $20,000 will be made for applications that are clearly focused on supporting the medium to long-term recovery and resilience building of communities impacted.
What Can be Funded?
- A broad range of charitable projects are considered under this program, including:
- Delivering, or providing activities, events, programs and services;
- Purchasing or hiring equipment and materials;
- Community infrastructure projects;
- Organisational capacity building;
- Sessions and programs to support strengthening community members’ mental health and wellbeing;
- Community resource development, including volunteer development and support, and local information for recovery and resilience building;
- Proportionate costs associated with staffing as required to deliver the project.
What Can’t be Funded?
- There are several areas that they can’t fund through this program.
- Projects that are subject to an insurance claim;
- Projects that support core business and areas of responsibility of Federal, State and Local Governments;
- Ongoing core organisational operational costs (e.g. rent, utilities, regular wages, loan repayments).
- Projects that should be covered by your current insurance policy;
- The encouragement or advancement of sport, recreation and social activities are not considered charitable activities under Australian law.
Types of Projects Supported
- Rebuilding Futures aims to support disaster recovery, prevention, and preparedness projects that:
- Assist communities to rebuild effectively to prevent and prepare for, respond to, or recover from disasters, weather events or climate impacts;
- Demonstrate broad community benefit, are locally determined, support collaboration and build capacity for the future;
- Increase the overall wellbeing and mental health of communities;
- Build networks or resources so that local communities can share information, increase climate related knowledge and strengthen social connection;
- Aim to ‘build back better’ infrastructure following a disaster event, accounting for historical and future climate risks;
- Recognise First Nations knowledge and strengthen cultural practices to foster healing, connection and care for Country;
- Have limited ability to attract funds from other donors or government.
- The program will fund a wide range of projects, community events, initiatives and small-scale infrastructure or equipment purchases, that can assist in the recovery from the disaster impact, and strengthen prevention and preparedness for the future.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant organisations must be a not-for-profit organisation with either an Incorporation Certificate and /or an ABN. If you are unsure if your organisation is a registered not-for-profit (for example, if you are a Co-operative, Other Unincorporated Entity, Public Company or Trust), please contact FRRR;
- Project must be for charitable purposes and offer clear public benefit;
- Not-for-profit organisations with or without DGR-1 endorsement are eligible;
- Organisations can submit one application per grant round;
- Project must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia;
- Project must take place in an eligible remote, rural or regional storm and flood-affected area in Far North, North QLD and nearby regions as per the Eligible Local Government Area List.
Ineligible
- Please note, you will be considered ineligible if the:
- Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
- Application is submitted by an organisation that is a non-legal entity and the nominated legal governing/partnering organisation has not provided written confirmation of their willingness to assume responsibility for management of the funds and acquittal of project;
- Application is submitted without required organisational financial information and quotes or rational for budget items over $1,000;
- Overdue final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years have not been acquitted (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports);
- Application is for a project that has already occurred/is occurring prior to the announcement of funding;
- Application is incomplete.
- Note: Due to the volume of applications received, applications are assessed based on the documentation received at the time of application. FRRR is unlikely to follow up missing documentation after applications have been submitted.
For more information, visit FRRR.