FRRR - Strengthening Rural Communities

The Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) funding streams are now open.

1. Small & Vital     

This stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions, with a preference for smaller communities (populations under 15,000). 

You can find details about the grant here.

2. Prepare & Recover     

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster.

Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives that focus on community-led resilience building in recovery or preparedness to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people and systems, especially to manage the impact of future disasters.

Demonstration of project need must reference a specific climate impact or event, either historic or likely to occur in the future.

You can find out more about the grant here.

Grant timelines 

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.

Round 22: Now open. Closes 5 September 2024. 

Round 23: Opens 6 September to 5 December.