Apply for Sport & Recreation Grant Program – Australia

Deadline: 01-Nov-2024

The City of Parramatta is currently accepting applications for the Sport & Recreation Grant Program.

Objectives 

• Increase participation in local sport and recreation activities, particularly in regards to the inclusion of:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; disengaged young people;
  • Newly arrived migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants;
  • People experiencing homelessness; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
  • People living with disabilities;
  • People of diverse genders and/or sexuality (LGBTI);
  • People over 55 years of age, particularly those living alone;
  • Women and girls.
• Address barriers to participation in sport and recreation;
• Increase the capacity of local clubs by improving the knowledge and skills capacity of their volunteers;
• Increase the availability of resources and equipment within local sport and recreation clubs.

Funding Information

• Approximately $30,000 per financial year is available for the Sport & Recreation Grant. There is a funding cap for each application of $2,000.
• City of Parramatta Council will only fund one application over a financial year, regardless of the number of applications received from an organisation.

Outcomes 

• Increased opportunities for participation of the above population groups in local sport and recreation activities;
• Improved accessibility for participation of the above population groups in local sport and recreation activities;
• Increased number of skilled volunteers, coaches, officials, etc.;
• Enhanced sustainability outcomes for local communities related to Council’s strategic priorities.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for funding applicants must:
  • Be not-for-profit and incorporated or have evidence of auspice from a not-for-profit incorporated organisation;
  • Be located within the Parramatta LGA, or principally service Parramatta residents;
  • Not have outstanding debts to Council;
  • Not have overdue progress or acquittal reports for previously funded grants.

For more information, visit City of Parramatta.