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.
Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives to strengthen the capacity and capability of local people, organisations, networks, and systems that help communities to be informed, skilled, connected and resourced for the future.
Specifically, SRC Prepare & Recover will support communities impacted by the following disasters:
- 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires;
- 2021 WA Tropical Cyclone Seroja; and
- 2022 flood events across regions of NSW, QLD, SA, TAS; VIC and WA;
- 2022/23 Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie and associated flooding across regions of WA; and
- 2023 flood events across NT and in WA’s Midwest-Gascoyne and Pilbara Regions.
What are the program objectives?
SRC Prepare & Recover aims to support projects that:
- Assist communities prevent and prepare for, respond to, or recover from disasters, weather events or climate impacts;
- Demonstrate broad community benefit, are locally determined, support collaboration and build capacity for the future;
- Build networks or resources so that local communities can share information, increase climate related knowledge, and strengthen social connection;
- Aim to ‘build back better’ infrastructure following a disaster event, accounting for historical and future climate risks;
- Recognise First Nations knowledge and strengthen cultural practices to foster healing, connection and care for Country; and
- Have limited ability to attract funds from other donors or government.
Grant availablity:
We have funding to support applications from the following Local Government Areas declared by the Australian Government and listed by Disaster Assist, as noted below. If you are in a disaster impacted community that is not listed, please call us on 1800 170 020 to discuss.
Eligible project locations for these events will generally align with Australian Government declared areas as outlined by Disaster Assist but this will not be the only basis on which an application is assessed or prioritised. If you are in a disaster impacted community that is not listed, please call us on 1800 170 020 to discuss.
To apply, your organisation must meet the following criteria:
Applicant organisations must be a not-for-profit organisation with either an Incorporation Certificate and/or an ABN. If you are unsure if your organisation is a registered not-for-profit (for example, if you are a Co-operative, Other Unincorporated Entity, Public Company or Trust), please contact FRRR;
Project must be for charitable purposes and offer clear public benefit;
Organisations with or without DGR endorsement are eligible;
Organisations can submit one application per grant round;
Projects must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia.
Please note, you will be considered ineligible if the:
Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
Application is submitted by an organisation that is not a legal entity, without the written consent of the governing / partnering body who holds the ABN / Incorporation number;
Application is submitted without required financial information (see additional information on the second tab);
Final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years have not been acquitted (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports);
Application is for a project or activity that has already occurred / is occurring prior to the announcement of funding;
Application is incomplete.
NOTE: Due to the volume of applications received, applications are assessed based on the documentation received at the time of application. FRRR is unlikely to follow up missing documentation after applications have been submitted.
You can find more information here: Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover | FRRR
Ph: 1800 170 020 or Email: info@frrr.org.au
