Agency: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Closing: Round 24: 27 March 2025

Eligibility: Local community groups and not-for profit organisations

This 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.

Priority will be given to projects that:

• Respond to a specific climate impact or event, either historic or likely to occur in the future;
• Focus on community-led resilience buildingin recovery or preparedness to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people and systems, especially to manage the impact of future disasters
• Invest in outback, remote and less-resourced communities where they may be more highly impacted by disasters;
• Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, Country, economic participation and reconciliation;
• Support communities to implement generational transition; and
• Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition.

Maximum grant is $25,000

NOTE: There are two streams of funding available within the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Program: Small and Vital and Prepare and Recover. Organisations may submit their application in one of these streams per SRC grant round, and any other applications in this round will be considered ineligible.

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