Active Industry Fund Program in Australia

Deadline: 26-Feb-25

The Active Industry Fund (the Program) is open to peak sport and active recreation providers and service providers.

Purpose

• The purpose of the funding is to support initiatives that:
  • increase participation and improve retention in sport and active recreation
  • increase safe, fun and inclusive participation opportunities
  • build governance capability for the organisation and its affiliates and/or the sector
  • support education and training opportunities to upskill the sector, e.g. coaching, officiating, governance, child safeguarding and administration.

Priorities

• The Strategic Priorities are leadership and support to increase participation in safe, fun, and inclusive sport and active recreation.

Funding Information

• $2,440,000 is available through the Program across 2025 and 2026. The Program will provide multi-year (2 years) investment funding to successful organisations.

Organisations

Organisations include:

• State Sporting Organisations (SSOs)
• State Disability Sports Organisation (SDSOs)
• State Sector Service Providers (SSSPs)
• State Active Recreation Providers (SARPs)
• National Sporting Organisations or National Disability Sporting Organisations operating in a unitary structure in Tasmania (NSOs / NDSOs)

Funding Tiers

• The Program offers four funding tiers for SSOs, SDSOs, SARPs, NSOs and NDSOs based primarily on registered membership numbers as reported in the organisation’s most recent Annual Report.
  • Tier One: 
    • Membership Numbers: more than 4,000
    • Funding Levels: $110,000
  • Tier Two: 
    • Membership Numbers: 2,000 to 3,999
    • Funding Levels: $80,000
  • Tier Three: 
    • Membership Numbers: 751 to 1,999
    • Funding Levels: $50,000
  • Tier Four: 
    • Membership Numbers: 100 to 750
    • Funding Levels: $20,000

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for a grant organisation’s must:
  • Have met all prior reporting obligations to the satisfaction of Active Tasmania
  • Be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, or a not-for-profit company registered under company law
  • Hold appropriate insurance to cover for the organisation’s activities
  • Prepare an annual report and annual financial statements
  • Declare and ensure that all funding received through this Program is only expended in Tasmania

For more information, visit Tasmanian Government.