Deadline: 15-Jun-25
The Victoria State Government is delighted to invite applications for its Significant Sporting Events Program to assist event organisers to enhance the delivery of national or international level sporting events in Victoria.
The sport must be recognised by the Australian Sports Commission and the event must be sanctioned by the recognised national or international sporting body.
Objectives
- The SSEP is designed to:
- support the development of, or expansion of, existing sporting events, or to attract new events to Victoria
- build capability of the Victorian sporting sector, and their workforce, to host high quality, inclusive sporting events
- extend the activities around national and international events to encourage more Victorians to engage in, and develop their skills in, active sport
- support the development of high performance and talent pathways for athletes, and potential athletes, of all abilities
- drive economic activity across the state and in local communities surrounding sporting events.
Grant Categories
- Event Assistance Grant: To assist with offsetting general operational costs associated with staging events.
- Event Development Grant: To develop or expand existing events or to attract new events to Victoria that deliver key outcomes for the State.
Funding Information
- Event Assistance Grant: up to $20,000
- Event Development Grant: up to $150,000
Expected Outcomes
- The anticipated outcomes from the SSEP program are:
- More Victorians are attending and actively engaging in national and international sporting events.
- Victorian sporting bodies have more capability and capacity to host significant sporting events.
- Athletes have more opportunities to participate in events that encourage high‑performance and talent development, including those of all ages, genders, sexualities, ethnicities and cultures.
- Supported events are driving growth in the local visitor economies.
- Victoria’s national and international sporting events are run more inclusively.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible sporting events must:
- be delivered in Victoria
- be for a sport recognised by the Australian Sports Commission and listed on the Australian Sports Directory as the National Sporting Organisation for their sport in Australia
- be nationally or internationally sanctioned by a recognised sporting body and meet the criteria of at least one event type
- occur at least six months after the date of the submitted application
- offer equal prize money for people of all genders, where prize money is awarded.
- To be eligible, an organisation must:
- be the organisation with the rights to host the eligible event
- be an incorporated body, cooperative or association (including business associations)
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be financially solvent
- Eligible events must meet all the criteria for one of the following event types:
- National Championship: Event is sanctioned by the recognised national sporting organisation as a national championship for the sport/discipline/category in Australia.
- National Series Event: Event is part of a series sanctioned by the recognised national sporting organisation as the top tier national series for the sport/discipline/category in Australia.
- National Competition Match: A regular season or finals series match/es of the top tier national competition for the sport/discipline/category in Australia.
- International Championship: Event is sanctioned by the recognised international federation as an international championship for the sport/discipline/category.
- International Series/Qualifying Event: Part of an international series for the sport/discipline/category in the region.
- International Competition Match: Australian national team competing against another international team or two international teams competing for the sport/discipline/category in Australia.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The SSEP will not allocate funding to support:
- events that do not strongly align with the SSEP outcomes
- community or state level events
- sport or business conferences including trade shows
- charity fundraising events.
For more information, visit Victoria State Government.
