Remote, rural and regional communities across Australia can apply now for grants up to $20,000 for community-driven mental health and wellbeing projects, through FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program.  

Community groups are invited to apply for up to $20,000 to support activities that empower locals to talk, connect, learn, participate and foster help-seeking behaviours.  

FRRR and CCI Giving are offering $250,000 in IAGP grants, a boost of $50,000 on prior grant rounds, thanks to a new five-year partnership.  

“Seed funding is critical for the smaller community projects so that they can develop a proof of concept for their activity model and see what works and what doesn’t, and why,” said Jeremy Yipp, CCI General Manager, General Insurance Claims and Chair of CCI Giving. 

Yipp highlighted that since partnering with FRRR in 2018, CCI Giving has seen a direct impact made on 53 mental health-focused projects funded across remote, rural and regional Australia.  

“Without assistance from grant programs, such as In a Good Place, these projects may never have the opportunity to really get off the ground and reach their full potential.” 

Jill Karena, FRRR’s People Programs Portfolio Lead, emphasises that now in its sixth year, the In A Good Place program continues to provide vital funding to support the mental health and well-being of communities across remote, rural and regional Australia.  

“Projects funded through the In a Good Place program typically bring people together, sometimes to heal, always to learn.” 

“The program has a definite and important role to play in supporting rural communities in reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and help-seeking behaviours. It helps to bring mental health and wellbeing out in the open – making it OK to talk about and OK to reach out and ask for help.” 

Applications are open now. To get started, a brief Expression of Interest must be submitted no later than 5 pm AEST, Wednesday 17 May 2023.