Funding will support applications that are clearly focused on the medium to long-term recovery and resilience building of the local community.

The Rebuilding Futures grant program seeks to support communities to strengthen their resilience to significant disasters by undertaking a wide range of medium to long-term community-led disaster recovery, prevention and preparedness projects for community benefit.

The Rebuilding Futures program encourages communities to build back better to reduce the impact of future disasters and climate-related disruptions on community wellbeing and physical infrastructure.

Grants are available to bolster the capacity, capability and organisational resilience of locally based not-for-profit organisations that serve remote, rural and regional communities impacted by disasters and climate-related disruptions.

In Round 6, two grant Streams are offering funding of up to $25,000. You may apply for funding in one Stream only:

Stream 1 - Disaster Resilient Communities 2019-2025 $300,000 is available for Recovery and Resilience Grants for remote, rural and regional communities with a government disaster declaration from 2019-2025:

Stream 2 - Disaster Recovery Support for QLD Communities: $300,000 is available for Disaster Recovery, Prevention or Preparedness projects for QLD communities impacted by either of these two disasters in remote, rural or regional LGA's with a related disaster declaration:

• Tropical Cyclone Alfred and associated severe weather (1-16 March 2025);
• Western Queensland surface trough and associated rainfall and flooding (21 March-19 May 2025).

Each Stream offers grants up to $25,000 for projects or initiatives that support medium to long-term recovery and resilience building of the local community. Community-led initiatives will be supported that can achieve at least one of the following:

• Assist recovery from the impact of disaster and climate-related disruptions;
• Strengthen disaster prevention and preparedness for the future;
• Evidence outcomes of one or more of the 7 critical dimensions for building community resilience: Inclusion; Networks; Communication; Information; Self Organising Systems, Local Decision Making; and/or Resources.

To apply, you 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;
• Not-for-profit organisations with or without DGR-1 endorsement are eligible;
• Organisations can submit one application per grant round;
• Project must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia;Project must benefit and take place in an eligible remote, rural or regional Australian area affected by disasters or extreme weather events from Jan 2019-Dec 2025. FRRR will refer to government disaster declaration information to inform eligibility, but it will not be the only basis on which an application is assessed and prioritised. If you believe that you are in a disaster-affected community, but your region is not listed as an eligible area, please call us on 1800 170 020 to discuss the situation

• Phone: 1800 170 020
• Email: info@frrr.org.au