BlazeAid will be able to fix an additional 550 kilometres of fencing after receiving $1 million from the NSW government.
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The volunteer organisation works in disaster-affected areas to rebuild fences and other structures that have been destroyed.
Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders said BlazeAid largely relied on the donations and fire-effected landholders to purchase fencing materials.
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"This funding will allow the organisation to pay for things like strainer and steel posts and wire meaning it can charge ahead with projects instead of stopping and starting as volunteers wait for donations to come in," he said.
BlazeAid Ebor Camp coordinator Tony Samuel said when it came to farming, stock-proof fences were one of the most important pieces of infrastructure someone could have.
In 2017 after the Sir Ivan fire, BlazeAid estimated 6000 kilometres of fencing was destroyed, worth about $15 million. Volunteers spent seven months in the region repairing the damage.
