Small Grants for Small Rural Communities
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Date:
28 Mar 2018 (All day)
Small Grants for Rural Communities is a program of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), which is collectively funded through a range of valued partnerships. The 33rd round of the program is now open, with grants of up to $5,000 available to not-for-profit organisations in small rural, regional and remote Australian
communities.
Projects and activities should offer a clear public benefit for communities in rural, regional and remote locations. Applications from communities with a population of 10,000 or less will receive priority.
Full details of the program, and application details, are available here.
Funding is available to support projects that focus on one of the following activity 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 increase community preparedness to natural disasters
- Developing Organisational Resilience and Capacity: for example, projects that: strengthen local not-for-profit organisations’ operational infrastructure; improve service delivery through equipment upgrades; increase skill development of committees of management; and provide 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 restore, protect and promote the local natural environment
- Fostering Cultural Vibrancy: for example, projects that: celebrate, preserve and promote local culture and identity; foster the arts through creative projects, and provide 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; support events that attract visitors and which can demonstrate an economic benefit as a result; and 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; support sustainable local food systems; enhance mental health; and assist vulnerable community members to improve their health and wellbeing.
