Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Mackay Regional Council has inviting applications for its Junior Sporting Grants Program to provide financial assistance toward the cost of team levies, registration, uniforms, travel and other costs associated with junior sports persons participating in national and international competitions.
The aim of the Mackay Regional Council’s Junior Sport Grant Program is to provide financial assistance toward the cost of team levies, registration, uniforms, travel and other costs associated with junior sports persons participating in National and International competitions outside of the boundaries of Mackay, Whitsunday, and Isaac Regional Council areas.
In accordance with the Australian Sports Commission and Sport and Recreation Queensland, Mackay Regional Council’s Junior Sport Grant Program recognises the following:
- Sport: Those sports as officially recognised by Sport and Recreation Queensland.
- Junior Sportsperson: Males & females under 21 years of age at the conclusion of the event.
Objectives
- To increase opportunities for Mackay junior sports people to compete in their chosen sport at a National or International level.
- To encourage and support the young sports people of the Mackay region in achieving their sporting goals.
- To encourage links that foster partnerships between the Mackay Regional Council and the local community.
Funding Information
- Individual applicants are eligible to receive no more than $450.00 per financial year. Sporting organisations/clubs applying for funding are eligible to receive no more than $1,200.00 each financial year.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Mackay Regional Council Junior Sport Grant the applicant must answer yes to ALL of the following:
- The applicant must be selected as a Queensland or equivalent representative participating in a National event, or an Australian representative participating in an International event;
- The applicant must be a resident in the Mackay Regional Council area;
- The applicant must be an amateur sports person;
- The applicant must be no older than 21 years of age at the conclusion of the event;
- The event must be recognised as a National or International event by the relevant National or International body; and
- Sporting events must be located outside the Local Government boundaries of Mackay, Whitsunday, Isaac.
For more information, visit https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/community/grants/junior_sporting_grants