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Small Grants For Small Rural Communities PDF Print E-mail

A small grants program for small rural Australian communities will offer about $850,000 a year in grants to benefit people in rural and remote communities.

This collaborative approach is designed to make better, targeted use of funds improving access for rural & regional communities. It also aims to provide a simpler application process and enhance efficiency and effectiveness for philanthropic trusts and foundations who wish to support small communities

What can be funded?

  • Not-for-profit Organisations can apply for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities living in small rural and remote locations in Australia, contributing to their development in social and community welfare, economic, environmental, health, education or cultural areas.
  • Applications from communities with a population of 10,000 or less will receive priority.
  • Grants will be made in amounts up to $5,000.
  • To be eligible, projects must be for a charitable purpose (benefit the whole community). As this is a collaborative program there are some grants which are restricted either to Deductible Gift Recipients (DGRs) or Tax Concession Charity (TCC) organisations or must be granted in Victoria; the Benalla region (Victoria) or the Far North Queensland region. The majority of funds are unrestricted.
  • Organisations should also have an ABN.
  • Organisations demonstrating Community Partnerships will be preferred to multiple applications from one community.


What can’t be funded?
The encouragement or advancement of sport or recreation or social activities are not considered a charitable activity by the Australian Taxation Office. Applications from sporting organisations need to benefit the wider community and should clearly indicate which other local organisations are involved.

Currently, preference will be given to projects that support:

  • Community Hardship in drought effected areas
  • Community Infrastructure
  • Resettlement of Immigrants in rural Australia.
  • Community Development involving Disadvantaged Children or Young People

How to Apply

Applications can be made to FRRR by post only.  There will normally be two grant rounds annually with closing dates of March 31st and September 30th in 2008.

Grant seeker enquiries can be made on freecall 1800 170 020 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

You can downloada registration form from the FRRR website:
http://www.frrr.org.au/currentprojects.asp

This is a collaborative program supported by grants from The William Buckland Foundation, Perpetual Trustees, The R E Ross Trust, The Pratt Foundation, The Myer Foundation, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, The Sylvia & Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, The Ian Potter Foundation, The Yulgilbar Foundation, The Estate of the Late Edward Wilson Trust, The Caledonia Foundation, the Reinventing the Bush Donation Account and FRRR.
The program is administered by FRRR.