Agency: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)

Closing: Round 26: 17 September 2025

Eligibility: Local community groups and not-for profit organisations

Grants 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).

Priority will be given to projects that:

• Support communities to implement generational transition;
• Invest in outback, remote, and less-resourced communities;
• Build capacity and resourcing for a just and equitable energy transition; or
• Support First Nations-led initiatives that strengthen culture, country, economic
• participation and reconciliation.

Applications from sporting organisations need to clearly demonstrate charitable

outcomes and benefit to the wider community that are above and beyond the

sporting activities of the club.

Maximum grant is $10,000

Targeted larger leverage grants up to $50,000 are available for projects that focus on strengthening the digital skills, confidence and safety of adults enabling them to get online, build social connections, and access services, information, education, and employment through training, as well as acquiring the digital and connectivity infrastructure where needed. The timeframe to deliver these projects is up to 18 months.

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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