Deadline: 17-Feb-23
The City of Victor Harbor is seeking applications for the Sport and Recreation Grant Program to support community activities and projects relating to sport and recreation.
The program is specifically aimed at encouraging or increasing participation and active wellbeing or improving sport and recreation facilities. The Council’s Sport and Recreation Grant Program was reviewed during 2022, resulting in an expansion of the program to include a specific funding stream to support sport and recreation infrastructure projects.
Objectives
- Major Grants
- The City of Victor Harbor recognises that there are many considerations in increasing participation and enhancing inclusion for sport and recreation activities. Supporting the development of, and access to, fit-for-purpose community sport and active recreation infrastructure is an important consideration.
- Minor Grants
- The Sport and Recreation Minor Grants Program will assist sport and recreation groups wishing to make a positive contribution to sport and recreation development and inclusion in the district.
Funding Streams
- Major Grants
- This funding stream is specifically aimed at strategic infrastructure projects initiated by community groups, clubs or organisations that encourage participation and active wellbeing, or that improve access to, or quality of, sport and recreation facilities.
- $100,000 per financial year in total will be allocated for Major Grants.
- Maximum amount $20,000 per Major Grant application.
- Projects would normally be expected to be completed within twelve months of funding being awarded.
- Minor Grants
- This funding stream assists groups and individuals to make a positive contribution to sport and recreation development in the district.
- $10,000 per financial year in total will be allocated for Minor Grants.
- Groups – maximum amount $1,000 per group application.
- Individuals – maximum amount $400 per individual application.
- Activity to be completed within twelve months of funding being received.
Outcomes
- Major Grants
- High quality and accessible public spaces for active sport and recreation.
- Reducing costs associated with delivering and participating in sport and recreation.
- Provision of high quality, inclusive, and accessible sport and recreation infrastructure and facilities.
- Increasing participation opportunities made available through the development of new or upgraded multi-use sport and active recreation infrastructure.
- Increasing local economic activities through the building or activation of sport and recreation facilities.
- Demonstrating a positive response to climate change and environmental sustainability
- Minor Grants
- Reducing costs associated with delivering and participating in sport and recreation.
- Building capacity and skills development to facilitate and grow participation in sport and recreation.
- Promotes participation and supports an opportunity for marginalised groups, i.e. increases accessibility and/ or inclusion for all.
Eligibility Criteria
- Major Grants
- Be a not-for-profit sport and/or recreation organisation, club or group based within the City of Victor Harbor.
- Be an incorporated body.
- Applicants situated outside of the region are eligible to apply but must be able to demonstrate that the project will primarily benefit residents within the City of Victor Harbor region.
- Priority will be given to applicants that can demonstrate that a grant is necessary for the project to proceed. The grant awarded may be scaled according to the degree of local involvement.
- Be contributing at least 50% of the total project cost.
- Minor Grants
- Be a not-for-profit sport and/or recreation organisation or group based within the City of Victor Harbor Council area
- Be an incorporated body
- Provide a co-contribution. Priority will be given to applicants that can demonstrate that a grant is necessary for the project to proceed. The grant awarded may be scaled according to the degree of local involvement.
- Organisations situated outside the Council area may apply, however, must be able to demonstrate that the project will primarily benefit residents within the City of Victor Harbor Council area.
For more information, visit City of Victor Harbor.