Deadline: 13-May-22
The Department of Communities Tasmania is inviting applications for the 2021-22 National/International Sport Championships Grants Program to promote and develop sport by encouraging national and international level sport championships in Tasmania.
The National / International Sport Championships Grants Program (the Program) provides grants to eligible organisations to assist in meeting costs associated with hosting a national or international sport championship event within Tasmania.
Funding Information
- A total of $55 000 will be available for allocation in 2021-22. As limited funding is available, organisations will be funded on a ‘first-in’ basis.
- A maximum of $6 000 is available per organisation and per sport during 2021-22. Where a sport, as defined by the Australian Sports Commission, has one national sporting organisation but multiple disciplines/organisations, the total amount of funding available to that sport will be limited to $6 000.
- Funding limits are detailed:
- $1 000 for championship events held on a single day or for one or more stage(s) of a national or international championship series; and
- $3 000 for one championship event held over two or more consecutive days.
What will not be considered for funding?
The following will not be considered for funding:
- Championship events for juniors aged 12 years and under;
- State championships;
- Championship events that have commenced prior to the lodgement of the application;
- Championship events held outside Tasmania;
- Championship events that are held outside the event funding period of 16 August 2021 until 30 November 2022;
- Attendance at state, national or international championships; and
- National league competitions.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, the organisation conducting the national or international sport championship event must be:
- the Tasmanian state sporting organisation taking responsibility for the administration and development of a sport in Tasmania and affiliated with the relevant Sport Australia (Australian Sports Commission) recognised national sporting organisation; or
- a Sport Australia (Australian Sports Commission) recognised national sporting organisation operating under a unitary model of governance responsible for delivering the sport in Tasmania; or
- be accepted by CSR as the state sporting organisation taking responsibility for the administration and development of a sport in Tasmania, where:
- a national sporting organisation does not exist; or is not recognised by Sport Australia (Australian Sports Commission);
- is not competing with or offering sporting opportunities already provided by Sport Australia (Australian Sports Commission) recognised sport;
- and is an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation or a non-profit company registered under company law.
- To be eligible for funding, a national or international sport championship event must be:
- a national competition between a minimum of four states and/or territories or an international competition between a minimum of three countries;
- a competition recognised as a national/international sport championship by the relevant national/international organisation; and
- an event where one or more national/international champions are declared, or national points are awarded.
For more information, visit https://www.communities.tas.gov.au/communities-sport-recreation/sportrec/funding_grants/national_international
