Deadline: 7-Feb-25
The City of Parramatta is seeking applications for its Sport & Recreation Grant 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.
Goals
- Fair
- They can all benefit from the opportunities their city offers.
- Accessible
- They can all get to where they want to go.
- Green
- They care for and enjoy their environment.
- Welcoming
- They celebrate culture and diversity – past, present and future.
- Thriving
- They benefit from having a thriving CBD and local centres.
- Innovative
- They collaborate and champion new ideas to create a better future.
Categories
- 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
- Approximately $30,000 per financial year is available for the Sport & Recreation Grant.
- There is a funding cap for each application of $2,000.
- Successful recipients in this category are required to:
- Complete their projects within 6 months of receipt of funding;
- Acquit within 4 weeks of project completion.
Expected 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.
- Enhances sustainability outcomes forlocal communities related to Council’s strategic priorities.
- Increased number of skilled volunteers, coaches, officials, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Common eligibility criteria require that the organisation must:
- Be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, a social enterprise or can provide evidence of an auspice arrangement with an incorporated not-for-profit organisation;
- Be located within the boundaries of the Parramatta local government area and/or principally service Parramatta residents;
- Address City of Parramatta’s vision statement and at least one of the eight priorities;
- Set project start dates after the grant funding commencement date and does not require retrospective, recurrent or ongoing funding;
- Have a bank account in its name with a minimum of 2 signatories, except where individuals have been named eligible for a specific program;
- 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.