Deadline: 2-May-25
The City of Parramatta Council is pleased to announce the Sport & Recreation Grant program to to increase participation in local sport and recreation activities.
Objectives
- 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 participation in local sport and recreation activities, particularly in regards to the inclusion of:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders;
- Disengaged young people;
- Newly arrive 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.
Funding Information
- $60,000 is allocated to the Sport and Recreation Grant.
- The maximum funding available in this category is $2,000.
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.
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 services Parramatta residents;
- Not have overdue progress or acquittal reports for previously funded grants.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The City of Parramatta does not provide grants for:
- Activities and programs that duplicate existing services or repeat previously funded projects;
- Attendance at conference or academic course fees, except within scholarship or fellowship programs;
- Religious ceremonies and/or activities in which the promotion of a single faith is the main purpose;
- Profit making activities where the profits are allocated to shareholder, owners and/or members; The establishment or attainment of fundraising objectives.
For more information, visit City of Parramatta Council.