Sport and Active Recreation Grants: Grass Roots in Australia

Deadline: 16-Mar-23

The Northern Territory (NT) Government is inviting applications for Sport and Active Recreation Grants: Grass Roots.

The Northern Territory (NT) Government supports the delivery of sport and active recreation services to the community through a suite of grant programs aimed at increasing the number of Territorians who participate in sport and active recreation, and in turn receive physical health, wellbeing, social and community benefits.

Categories

• To achieve ongoing increased participation across the two stages, the Grassroots provides funding directed towards five key categories:
  • Participation
  • Volunteer Development
  • Equipment
  • Planning
  • Promotion.

Funding Information

• Grants of up to $5,000 are available for clubs and organisations in the Northern Territory (NT) to help people participate in sport and active recreation.

What you can apply for?

• Examples of activities that may be funded under this grant are:
  • Activities that increase participation in sport and active recreation for junior age groups
  • Volunteer development through training opportunities for volunteers, coaches, instructors and officials in areas like:
    • Integrity
    • First aid
    • Leadership programs
    • Equipment purchases for protection and safety
    • Strategy and planning for club and organisation growth
    • Promotion of programs and activities that enables an increase in sport participation and benefit awareness.

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be all of the following to apply for funding:
  • A sport or active recreation organisation as defined in the program guidelines
  • Based in the NT
  • Currently registered as an incorporated body with Licensing NT or hold another comparable legal status
  • A not-for-profit organisation
  • An affiliate of an organisation recognised as the national body or NT peak sporting body (where applicable) compliant with Licensing NT or other relevant authority.

Ineligible

• Individuals.
•  ‘Parents and Citizens Association’/‘Parents and Friends Association’.
• State/Territory and Australian Government agencies.
• Tertiary education institutions, schools, school councils, student groups.
• Political and religious organisations.
• Organisations not compliant with Licensing NT.
• For-profit groups/commercial organisations.
• Any organisation that, at the date of applications closing, has received funding from this program in the past 24 months:
  • For Round 1 – funding received since 21 September 2020;
  • For Round 2 – funding received since 1 March 2021.
  • Organisations with outstanding NT Government grant acquittals.
  • Organisations that are not based in the NT.
  • Organisations that do not meet the Department’s definition of a sport or active recreation organisation.
  • Recipients of NT Peak Sporting Body, Active Recreation Organisation and Remote Sport Program funding, except on behalf of an affiliate.
  • Organisations that are not affiliated with a recognised national body or NT Peak Sporting Body (where applicable).

For more information, visit NT.