Funding Opportunities

Backing The future - CLOSES 28 July 2025

FRRR and the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF) provides one-off, $50,000 grants to support individuals in developing, testing and accelerating projects that benefit young people aged 12-30 in QLD and NSW. For more information and to apply, go to HERE

ANZ commits $250,000 to rural and regional communities through Seeds of Renewal program - CLOSES 31 July 2025.

Grants of up to $15,000 available to support not-for-profit and community groups across remote, rural and regional Australia. Now in its 23rd year, the Seeds of Renewal program is a long-standing partnership between ANZ and the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), designed to ensure the ongoing prosperity of regional Australia and help build vibrant, sustainable rural communities.  Read more HERE

FRRR & Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants Program - closes 7 August

Nutrien Ag Solutions, in partnership with FRRR, invites eligible not-for-profit organisations to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to support local community projects across remote, rural and regional Australia. For more information and to apply, read more HERE.

community-led mental health & wellbeing projects - closes 14 August

FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program is again inviting community groups and not-for-profits (NFPs) to apply for grants up to $20,000 for projects that support the mental health and wellbeing of farmers, farming communities and people living in remote, rural & regional places.

New grants to help bush connectivity

The Regional Tech Hub has announced a new grants program, offering up to $3000 to community groups across rural, regional and remote Australia.

The Connect Grants are open to grassroots projects that help people navigate the complex world of phone and internet connectivity. Regional Tech Hub General Manager, Jennifer Medway, said the program is about delivering practical, on-the-ground support. Read more HERE

Primary producers can claim an immediate deduction for capital expenses on fencing & fodder storage.

Fence and fencing asset includes an enclosure or barrier, usually made of metal or wood, around or along a field or paddock and includes posts, rails, wire, droppers, gates, fittings and anchor assemblies.

Fodder and fodder storage asset includes a structural improvement, a repair of a capital nature, or an alteration, addition or extension, to an asset or structural improvement, that is a fodder storage asset. Read more HERE

$1,000 SafeWork small business rebate

If you are a small business owner in NSW, this $1,000 rebate will help you purchase safety items to improve work health and safety for you and your workers. Read more HERE

Farm Household Allowance

A payment for farming families in financial hardship.

To get this you must:

• be a farmer or partner of a farmer

• meet the income and assets test limits

• meet mutual obligation requirements.

A farmer must contribute significant labour and capital to a farm.

Read more HERE about the program or read full conditions HERE.

Wettenhall Environmental Trust - Small Environmental Grant Scheme

$2000 to $15,000 grants to support grassroots organisations, individuals and academics for projects making a positive difference to the biodiversity conservation in land, sea or air, rural or urban areas. Learn more HERE

Landholders who are members of Land for Wildlife can apply at any time for a Landholder Biodiversity Grant.

As a Land for Wildlife Member, you can apply for $2,000/year. Land for Wildlife members can apply for up to three years with each year being a new application. If demand for the program is high, you may only be successful in one year. Years two and three applications will be considered after successful acquittal of previous year. Read more HERE