Deadline: 29-Aug-22
The Greater Shepparton City Council is seeking applications for Our Sporting Future Grant Program to assist community sporting organisations with the implementation of small to medium sized facility development projects and development programs for new and emerging sporting organisations across the municipality.
Components
Funding Information
- Minor: Minor will accommodate projects on a $1 to $1 basis requesting assistance from Council of up to, but not exceeding $15,000. Organizations may include up to 25% of the project cost as in-kind costs. Maximum of one successful funding application every two financial years per organization.
- Major: Major will accommodate projects on a $1 to $1 basis requesting assistance from the Council of up to, but not exceeding $30,000. There is no in-kind component for Major projects. Maximum of one successful application every four financial years per organization .
- Sports Aid
- Sports Aid will provide funding between $500 and $5,000 (without matching contributions) for the following types of projects:
- Projects that provide support to new and developing sporting organizations;
- Projects for special access and/or participation projects (that have not been tried before) ie a junior program to attract more members or a program that targets a specific group that have not been involved before with the organisation; and/or
- Planning initiatives that address the future sport and recreation needs of the club/organisation ie strategic or business plan, facility plan or detail design work on a facility improvement.
- A maximum of 3 projects over five years, or a maximum contribution of $10,000 over a thre e year period per organization.
- Women and Girls
- Women & Girls will provide funding towards programs that increase
- Opportunities for women and girls in sports clubs for development programs or training between $500 and $10,000 (without matching contributions) for the following types of programs:
- Leadership development programs including governance and leadership programs or training
- Development programs aimed at increasing participation skills or official accreditation/training eg female football umpires course, netball umpires courses for junior girls
- A maximu m contribution of $10,000 over a five year period per organization.
- Junior and Youth Participation
- Junior and Youth Participation will provide funding towards initiatives to increase participation in sport for teams/sport for young people aged between eight and eighteen years of age where a significant decrease in participation has occurred over the previous 1-3 years, for between $500 and $5,000 (without matching contributions) for the following types of projects:
- Development programs or skills training to assist the engagement of junior and youth participation in community sport where participation has decreased (decreased participation levels to be demonstrated).
- Purchase of uniforms to help increase participation in junior and youth aged teams where participation has significantly decreased (decreased participation levels to be demonstrated with evidence provided from State Sporting Association’s or Leagues).
- A maxi m um contribution of $10,000 over a five year period per organization.
For more information, visit https://greatershepparton.com.au/community/grants-and-funding/our-sporting-future