Deadline: 09-Dec-22
The Government of South Australia is seeking applications for its Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program to assist eligible organisations to develop infrastructure that directly addresses demonstrated need and supports participation through the rational development of good quality projects.
The aim of this program is to get South Australians moving and enjoying the many social, health, and lifestyle benefits sport and active recreation provide, by assisting with the development of high-quality active recreation and sport infrastructure.
The objective of CRSFP is to provide access to funding for the development of sustainable, functional, inclusive and fit-for-purpose active recreation and sport facilities that meet the current and future needs of the South Australian community.
Funding Information
- The total budget for CRSFP is $5,524,000.
- A notional allocation of $750,000 will be made available to projects where the requested amount is $50,000 or less.
Eligible Projects
- All projects must evidence permission from the landowner (where the project is located). For projects located at a school, the applicant must provide evidence that the project will be used by clubs and the local community outside of school hours.
- Applicants should demonstrate how their project will achieve program objectives. Examples of eligible projects may include:
- Construction or upgrade of an active recreation and sport facility or multi-use sports hub. Some examples of this include:
- Significant upgrades to playing surfaces, including multi-sport upgrades and resurfacing that supports increased use.
- Building, expanding and/or upgrading changerooms, parent and child change spaces and officials’ areas.
- Improved sports floodlighting and safety lighting
- Upgrade of an aquatic facility.
- Modifications to ensure that an existing facility meets environmental and Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
- Construction/development of trails (walking, horse, bike, water-based).
- Water and energy saving initiatives including water harvesting, installation of new or upgrades to existing irrigation infrastructure, connection to existing water infrastructure, more efficient lighting, installation of solar panels and other innovative smart technologies.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for CRSFP funding, organisations must:
- Be a not-for-profit sport club, association or sports facility manager incorporated under the Associations Incorporations Act 1985 (SA), or hold a comparable legal status; or
- Be a local council; or
- Be a school council/board of management; and
- Have been operating for 12 months or longer.
Ineligible
The following organisations will be considered ineligible for CRSFP funding:
- Organisations that have been operating for less than 12 months.
- For-profit organisations.
- An organisation that has overdue ORSR grant acquittals as at the closing date of the applications. However, applications may be considered by the Funding Assessment Committee if these overdue ORSR acquittals have been submitted prior to the first day of the assessment conducted by the Funding Assessment Committee.
For more information, visit Government of South Australia.
For more information, visit https://www.orsr.sa.gov.au/grants/infrastructure-projects