Deadline: 14 September 2018
Sport Australia, the Australian Government’s lead agency for sport and physical activity is seeking applications for “Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program” to support local communities to participate, recreate, learn and develop together.
The grant has two guiding themes: Community Sporting Hubs and Inclusion. Both are focussed on encouraging greater levels of participation in community sport and physical activity.
The theme of Community Sporting Hubs revives the role of community sporting clubs and facilities as central to the functioning of local communities, increasing their relevance to new and existing participants. Community Sporting Hubs will support use of infrastructure by new and diverse community groups, positioning local sporting facilities as relevant, central gathering places; the new ‘town hall’.
Aims
the grant program aims to:
- support increased growth in sport and physical activity participation;
- encourage development of multi-use, shared and co-located facilities;
- offer a range of flexible, community based, participation opportunities;
- prioritise opportunities for women and girls, multicultural communities and people of all abilities to play sport and be physically active;
- increase engagement and reach in local communities; and
- promote community pride, connection and leadership.
Funding Information
- Three grant streams are available to cater for capital projects of small to medium scale. The maximum grant amount is $500,000.
- Three grant streams are available:
- Stream 1 up to $50,000
- Stream 2 $50,001 to $200,000
- Stream 3 $200,001 to $500,000
Eligible Projects
- Upgrades to playing surfaces, including multi-sport upgrades and resurfacing that supports increased use;
- Building, expanding and/or upgrading change rooms, particularly for girls and women and officials’ areas;
- External entry/exit accessible amenities;
- Improved sports lighting and safety lighting, including installation of solar panels;
- Improvements to ground and court capacity that support increased use;
- Improvements to spectator amenities; and
- Internal/external amenity uplift.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the Community Sport Infrastructure (CSI) grant, applicants must be one of the following Australian entity types AND have been operating for 12 months or longer:
- A sporting organisation, such as a community sports club or registered sport association;
- A local government entity;
- An education institution in an outer regional, remote, or very remote location, and only if community sport infrastructure exists on land owned or managed by the institution’s council/board of management;
- A not-for-profit (NFP) organisation whose NFP status must be demonstrated through one of the following:
- Current Registration with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC);
- State or territory incorporated association status; or
- Constitutional documents and/or Articles of Association that demonstrate the not-for- profit character of applicants’ organisation.
- Applicants are ineligible to apply if they are:
- A for-profit organisation; or
- An individual, partnership or trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a NFP trust organisation); or
- A Commonwealth, state or territory government agency or body (including government business enterprises).
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program.