Deadline: 5-Apr-23
Is your community still recovering from the impacts of COVID? With the support of the Australian Government, Rebuilding Regional Communities (RRC) grants are available to not-for profits assisting remote, rural and regional communities to recover from, and adapt to, the impacts of COVID.
Applications that support community-led, place-based initiatives addressing at least one of these key program objectives will be considered:
- Enhance the process of community recovery from COVID.
- Reduce social isolation and foster stronger, more resilient communities.
- Sustain local organisations and their work.
Funding Information
The SRC Rebuilding Regional Communities stream received grant funding from the Australian Government. This round, there is $950,000 available in grants across two funding tiers:
- Grants up to $10,000, for communities with fewer than 50,000 people; and
- Grants from $10,001 to $50,000 (offered twice a year until November 2023), for communities that are classified as remote, rural or regional as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Geography Standards.
Eligible Funds
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; and
- Community resource development.
Eligible Projects
- Supporting, training or attracting volunteers.
- Events & activities to reconnect communities.
- Enhancing community spaces to increase use.
- Developing services and support for vulnerable people.
- Purchase of equipment or resources.
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.
- 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; and
- Projects must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia.
For more information, visit FRRR.
