Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program
A small grants program for small rural Australian communities will offer about $300,000 a year in grants to benefit people in rural and remote communities. The foundation has established this new and innovative funding program of small, well targeted grants that can be useful to small rural and remote communities and to make small grants more accessible to communities in rural Australia.
The program is generously supported by The RE Ross Trust, The Myer Foundation, The Pratt Foundation, The William Buckland Foundation, Perpetual Trustees, the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Foundation, DoTaRS - Department of Transport and Regional Services, The Ian Potter Foundation and FRRR.
This collaborative approach is designed to:
- Make better, targeted use of funds improving access for rural & regional communities
- Provide a simpler application process
- Enhance efficiency and effectiveness for philanthropic trusts and foundations who wish to support small communities
Strathbogie Shire Council's Grants Coordinator, Jodi Bjorksten said, "Applications that support the following areas of interest will be given preference: Community hardship in drought effected areas, retention of young people in rural and regional Australia, resettlement of immigrants in rural Australia and community infrastructure.
There are two rounds of Small Grants per year. Closing dates are 31 March and 30 September 2007 and 2008.
Application forms can be downloaded from www.frrr.org.au or by emailing info@frrr.org.au and they will send you a microsoft word version of this document or call Jodi Bjorksten on 5795 2010.
For more information: Marli Kelly on 0409 410 178 [22 February 2007]
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