The Little Sprouts Community Garden project at Mungindi Daycare and Pre-School received $5000 through the Nutrien Ag Solutions and Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal grants program in 2025.
Could your community organisation use $5,000 for a practical local project?
Applications are now open for the 2026 Nutrien Community Grants Program, with Moree Plains not-for-profit organisations encouraged to apply for funding to support projects connected to agriculture and rural community life.
The grants could help with projects such as new equipment for a sporting club, upgrades to a community hall, Landcare equipment, school agricultural initiatives, museum displays, Men’s Shed tools, community gardens, youth workshops or volunteer organisation equipment.
And local groups can be successful. Mungindi Community Education Association Inc received $5,000 through the 2025 program to establish the Little Sprouts Community Garden, bringing children and elderly residents together through educational food production activities.
Eligible organisations have until Thursday, August 6, to apply for grants of up to $5,000. The 2026 round opened on Tuesday, July 7, with a total funding pool of $250,000 available.
The program is delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) in partnership with Nutrien Ag Solutions. It supports projects that strengthen remote, rural and regional communities and have a connection to agriculture.
FRRR Head of Granting Jill Karena said the program recognised that rural communities had different needs.
“We know that no two communities are the same,” Ms Karena said.
Nutrien Corporate Affairs Advisor Madeleine Muirhead said the program had supported more than 260 community projects during its first five years.
“Over the last five years, we’ve supported more than 260 community projects,” Ms Muirhead said.
Another example of the type of work supported is Dorrigo High School, which received $4,599 to install feed storage infrastructure for its agricultural education program, helping provide more sustainable learning opportunities connected to local industry.
Applicants must read the FRRR guidelines before applying and have their application endorsed by a local Nutrien Branch Manager before lodging it.
Moree Plains applicants can contact the Nutrien Ag Solutions has a Moree branch about endorsement, or contact FRRR if they are unsure which branch applies to their project.
A free online grantseeker webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 14, and applicants can access the guidelines, webinar registration and application details through the FRRR Nutrien Community Grants Program page.
