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Grants now available

The Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) has announced round 23 of the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) is now open.

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.

The program recognise that remote, rural and regional communities across Australia are vulnerable to climate change and disasters, experience capacity challenges in responding to and preparing for disasters where often existing disadvantage is exacerbated.

"That is why our grant programs focus on building resilience and strengthening communities, and actively seek to support a more prepared and climate resilient remote, rural and regional Australia," an FRRR spokesperson said.

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. 

Projects that focus on strengthening local inclusion, networks, communication, information sharing, self-organising systems, local decision making, resourcing, tools and support will be prioritised.

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

Funding for the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires projects has now finished, however projects relating to community preparedness, resilience or recovery from bushfires or other disasters, weather events, or climate impacts are still eligible to apply. 

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. If your project does not relate to a Prepare & Recover project, please complete an SRC Small & Vital application.

Applications close  5 December 2024. Funding announced by mid March 2025

Phone 1800 170 020 or email [email protected].