FRRR offers 25 fire recovery grants for VIC communities
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The Grants for Resilience and Wellness program provides assistance for community-strengthening and resilience-building projects. This round 19 community initiatives will receive funds ranging from $1,000 to $28,000, sharing $231,436. The projects are diverse in nature – from equipment for a quilting group, to the restoration of an old Post Office, improving a local playgroup playground, running mental health first aid courses for teenagers, a bushwalk trail restoration project and a free community festival.
Natalie Egleton, FRRR’s Acting CEO explained that the number and breadth of the applications received demonstrates the need for long-term and tailored support for different population groups including children, women and older people, to meet the different needs of communities.
“GR&W funds projects that benefit different groups in the community, helping to build resilience and provide opportunities for people to undertake activities in spaces that facilitate their recovery and enhance wellness.
“But it is also important to ensure the right infrastructure and entities are in place to support recovery as the community evolves. The new Community Group Futures program encourages and supports communities to think beyond the day to day, and look ahead to what structures and bodies are required for them to become the vibrant and adaptive communities they once were.”
Ms Egleton noted that there is still funding available for communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires and encouraged groups in those areas to apply for funds in future rounds.
For more details on FRRR’s Grants for Resilience and Wellness program (GR&W), and the Community Futures program visit the website.
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