Their support for country Australia extends beyond the farm to the communities that support agriculture. By partnering with FRRR to provide funding for meaningful community projects, Nutrien Ag Solutions seeks to support the local grassroots organisations that are the heartbeat of rural and regional communities where agriculture is a key industry and part of the local identity

Priorities

• Building local organisations’ operational capacity and sustainability;
• Bringing people and community organisations together to foster stronger, more resilient communities;
• Fostering and celebrating a sense of identity, diversity and cultural connection within the community;
• Supporting diverse groups within rural and regional communities including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse), those living with disability, and LGBTQIA+;
• Improving community health and social wellbeing;
• Enabling people to develop skills, knowledge and confidence to lead and contribute to the prosperity and renewal of their community;
• Building a sustainable volunteer base and/or supporting the wellbeing of volunteers;
• Celebrating and resourcing volunteer-led efforts;
• Increasing access and inclusion for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
• Enhancing places where communities gather;
• Promoting connection to place and enabling initiatives that champion a community's social, cultural or economic aspirations;
• Reducing the divide on access to digital technology and connectivity for remote, rural and regional communities.

Funding Information

• A total funding pool of $250,000 is available to support grant requests up to the value of $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant organisations must not have received a grant through Round 4 of the Nutrien Ag Solution Community Grants Program in 2024;
• Applicant organisations must be a not-for-profit organisation with an ABN or an Incorporation Certificate. If you are unsure if your organisation is a registered not-forprofit (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;
• Projects must benefit rural communities and applications should reflect the local community’s connection to agriculture, and its people and place.
• Organisations with or without DGR-1 endorsement are eligible;
• Organisations can submit one application per grant round;
• Projects must benefit communities in remote, rural or regional Australia.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Application is received without an email endorsing your project from a Nutrien Ag Solutions branch manager;
• Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
• Application is submitted by an organisation that is a non-legal entity and the nominated legal governing/partnering organisation has not provided written confirmation of their willingness to assume responsibility for management of the funds and acquittal thereof;
• Application is submitted without required organisational financial information and quotes or rationale for budget items over $1,000 (see Application Requirements section below);
• Overdue final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years have not been acquitted (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports);
• Application is for a project or activity that has already occurred / is occurring prior to the announcement of funding;
• Application is incomplete. NOTE: Due to the volume of applications received, applications are assessed based on the documentation received at the time of application. FRRR is unlikely to follow up missing documentation after applications have been submitted.

For more information, visit FRRR.