Deadline: 19-Aug-20
The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) is seeking proposals for ANZ Seeds of Renewal, it is a small grants program designed to help build vibrant and sustainable rural communities, to ensure the ongoing prosperity of regional Australia.
It is built on two key tenets:
- Vibrant communities are diverse and inclusive with strong social capital, where everyone can participate and build a better life; and
- Sustainable communities innovate, expand and create opportunities that will deliver demonstrable medium to long-term economic benefit to the community, contributing to economic sustainability.
The program is independently administered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), which provides a range of grant programs across rural, regional and remote Australia. FRRR champions the economic and social strength of Australia’s rural, regional and remote communities through partnerships with the private sector, philanthropy and governments.
This year, the ANZ Seeds of Renewal program is focused upon supporting projects that align to one of ANZ’s three focus areas:
- Improving environmental sustainability;
- Improving financial wellbeing within the community; or
- Improving access to housing.
Priorities
Applications are welcome from any eligible organisation for any eligible purpose; however, the following applications will be prioritised:
- Projects and initiatives in bushfire-affected communities;
- Projects that will deliver demonstrable medium to long-term benefit to a regional Australian community of 15,000 people or fewer;
- Projects that focus on building local capacity and increasing community participation;
- Projects that benefit a large number of people from a diverse range of social groups;
- Projects that encourage inclusion and participation of under-represented or marginalised groups;
- Projects that deliver ongoing and widespread economic benefit to the community and contribute to economic sustainability;
- Applications from Parents & Citizens committees are preferred over applications from schools;
- Applications from local community groups are favoured over applications from Local Government Authorities;
- Projects that demonstrate co-contributions (either in-kind or from other funding sources) and broad community support will be looked upon favourably – it is highly recommended that you include these within your application.
Funding Information
- The program provides grants of up to $15,000 from an available funding pool of $250,000, or technology equipment, to community organisations to help convert their ideas to build vibrant and sustainable rural communities into reality.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit community-based organisations from communities across rural, regional and remote Australia where funds support projects and activities that offer clear public benefit (i.e. are for a charitable purpose) and address a need in the community;
- Organisations with an ABN or Incorporation Certificate;
- Organisations with and without DGR endorsement.
For more information, visit https://frrr.org.au/seeds
