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Grants For Regional Education And Employment Projects

Grants of up to $15,000 are available for projects focused on creating education and employment opportunities, Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe said today.

By Russell Northe - 2nd September 2011 - Back to News

¡§The grants under the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal/ANZ Seeds for Renewal program, are available to communities with less than 15,000 population,¡¨ Mr Northe said.

¡§I encourage not-for-profit community based organisations in the Morwell electorate to consider applying for funding under this worthwhile program.¡¨

Mr Northe said preference would be given to applications that helped to advance education and employment opportunities for disadvantaged and under-represented groups in regional communities.

¡§This includes Indigenous Australians, people with a disability, refugees, cultural and linguistically diverse groups, women and isolated communities,¡¨ he added.

Some examples of suitable projects include:

„h Developing and distributing education materials in remote / isolated communities

„h Purchasing IT equipment for community centres for educational purposes

„h Conducting training or seminars on important community issues

„h Supporting programs that help people to prepare for employment

„h Developing and implementing programs which help to address issues of attendance in schools

„h Supporting new or existing programs which help people to learn new skills, including mentoring

„h Developing micro-business or social enterprises which are helping to create employment.

¡§This small grants program is aimed at building thriving communities in regional Australia and is sponsored by the ANZ Bank and administered by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal,¡¨ Mr Northe said.

More than $2.5 million has been allocated to 570 projects in rural and regional communities through the Seeds for Renewal program since 2003.

Applications close on Friday September 23, 2011 and guidelines and application forms are available from the FRRR website, www.frrr.org.au/programs or freecall 1800 170 020.

Media: Russell Northe 0408 225 523 / Julia Auciello 5133 9088

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