Territory communities receive more than $70,000 in grant funding

Eight NT organisations will share more than $70,000 in grant funding to assist with vital projects in rural and remote communities. SEE THE LIST.

CareFlight is one of eight organisations that received funding to strengthen remote communities in the NT.

Eight rural and remote communities in the Northern Territory will share in more than $70,000 in grants to help fund local projects.

The grants, which are part of the Strengthening Rural Communities program run by the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal, will allow communities to fund vital programs, including financial literacy and and improving local emergency response capabilities.

FRRR head of granting Jill Karena said rural people wanted their communities to be places future generations called home.

“Rural people know that for a thriving future, they need to be able to access services and opportunities like education and employment, social engagement, organisational capacity-building and health services,” she said.

The Tiwi Islands community Wurrumiyanga has received $10,000 in funding that will go towards staff resources for the Tarntipi Cultural Awareness Project. Picture: Google Earth.

“We’re proud to support the people and places that are tackling these issues head-on.”

Among the grant recipients was Milindji Aboriginal Corporation in the remote community of Gapuwiyak, which received $10,000 to provide tailored financial literacy training to improve organisational and community economic well being, while the Mamardawerre community will use its $10,000 to fund an outdoor play space to strengthen motor skills in early learners.

“One of FRRR’s current goals is to fund more initiatives that support and strengthen First Nations communities,” Ms Karena said.

“So, it’s been great to see an increase in applications from Indigenous-led organisations for projects that offer spaces to educate and celebrate culture, health and social services, self-determination, social enterprise and economic independence.”

Ms Karena said FRRR was also actively supporting communities with disaster preparedness and recovery.

“Not only are remote, rural and regional communities more likely to experience a disaster, the lack of accessible services, economic resources and risks of greater social isolation all mean that recovery is a long-term and ongoing journey,” she said.

The FRRR awards funding four times a year to non-profits and community groups across Australia.

FRRR is a national foundation specifically focussed on ensuring the social and economic strength of Australia’s remote, rural and regional communities.

Established in 2000, it has since delivered more than $200 million to more than 15,000 projects.

Originally published as Territory communities receive more than $70,000 in grant funding