Deadline: 23-Oct-24
The NSW Government is seeking applications for the Safe Shooting Grant Program to enhance sport shooting facilities across New South Wales in order to provide safe, inclusive and accessible shooting environments that support participation for local communities.
Objectives
- The primary objectives of the Program are to:
- Improve the quality and safety of existing shooting facilities across New South Wales
- Remove barriers to participation in sport and recreation for everyone but particularly for women and girls, people with disability, First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and LGBTQIA+ people
- Increase utilisation of existing shooting facilities
- This program is administered by Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: From $10,000 to $50,000
Duration
- The project should be started by 31 May 2025 and the project must be completed by 31 May 2026.
Types of projects funded under this grant
- The Program can be used for:
- New or upgraded firearms capital equipment which includes items not permanently attached to buildings or grounds and can be purchased straight off the shelf, and/or;
- Construction or implementation of new or upgraded infrastructure. These are generally more complex projects which require the coordination, execution, and planning of construction phases.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who can apply?
- NSW incorporated, community based not-for-profit shooting organisations (clubs and associations) that are approved by the NSW Firearms Registry.
- Shooting ranges in NSW approved and administered by the NSW Firearms Registry.
- NSW State Sporting Organisations relevant to the sport of shooting including NSW Amateur Pistol Association, NSW Clay Target Association and NSW Rifle Association.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Ineligible applicants are any organisation types not listed in the ‘eligible applicants’ section, and include (but are not limited to):
- Incorporated, community-based, not-for-profit sporting organisations (clubs and associations whose primary purpose is to organise sporting activities/deliver sport programs) outside of the sport of shooting.
- Individuals.
- Schools, TAFEs, and Universities.
- Parents and Citizens (P&Cs) Associations.
- Progress Associations.
- NSW Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission (incorporating the Australian Institute of Sport) and NSW Regional Academies of Sport.
For more information, visit NSW Government.