FRRR supports remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to be more vibrant, resilient, empowered and sustainable. We work alongside communities to catalyse locally led solutions, helping them navigate disruption and unlock opportunity.
We bridge the systemic gap by connecting resources, build enduring local skills, knowledge and participation, and reshape how remote and rural Australia is seen, valued and supported.
Established in 2000 as a partnership between the Australian Government and the Sidney Myer Fund, to date we’ve awarded more than $213 million in grants to more than 16,000 projects.
It’s more than money. Our funding and capacity building support is delivered at the hyper-local level. We back people and organisations in and of their place because we know that targeted, well-informed investment stimulates ideas that lead to positive changes, both big and small – especially in smaller communities.
Australian Communities Foundation is a non-profit organisation that supports and enables smart, rewarding and effective giving. With nearly 30 years of experience in catalysing positive social and environmental change, we make impactful philanthropy easy and accessible.
As Australia’s only national community foundation, we are a community of givers made up of thousands of people from all over the country. What unites us is our desire to make a difference.
Our purpose is to empower a vibrant community of philanthropists with Australia’s best giving solutions, unlocking funds to create meaningful change for people, place, and planet.