NSW sporting clubs can access up to $20,000 in state government funding via the NSW Office of Sport’s $4.6 million Local Sport Grant Program. The program is now open and swim clubs are encouraged to apply before applications close at 5 pm on Monday, 25 November 2019.
Grants are awarded for projects which focus on sport development, community sport events, sport access and facility development.
The overall objectives of the Program are to:
- increase regular and on-going participation in sport or structured physical activity
- address barriers to participation in sport or structured physical activity
- assist sport clubs to provide quality service to their members, and
- increase the number of well-managed facilities that meet the needs of users.
This year’s program has been established to:
- target opportunities specifically for women and girls
- overall participation opportunities, and
- support local communities affected by drought.
Individual panels comprised of the Office of Sport and local community representatives assess the eligible projects in each electorate.
View the Local Sport Grant Program Guidelines 2019/20 or click here to find out more about the eligibility criteria, the types of projects covered by the funding, and to apply.
- Who can apply for funding?
- incorporated, not-for-profit grassroots ‘sport club’ (see the definition in the FAQ) and refer to list of sports at Appendix 3 of the Local Sport Grant Program Guidelines 2019/20
- applications from licenced sporting clubs may be considered providing the project directly benefits the sport and is not located within the licenced premises
- applications may be considered from sport clubs associated with a school, church or university providing they are a not-for-profit club and incorporated in their own right.
- How much funding is available?
- Sport Development: $2,000
- Community Sport Events: $5,000
- Sport Access: $5,000
- Facility development $15,000.
To be eligible for this grant program, applicants must be an:
The maximum amounts available are:
The minimum amount available is $250 for all project types with the exception being for facility development which has a minimum request of $1,000.
The maximum available to a single organisation is $20,000 in a financial year. The amount organisations request should reflect the scale of the project/s.
Organisations may only receive State Government funding once for the same project or same component of a project from this program or any other State Government-funded grant program.
Organisations must contribute to the project - the higher the contribution the more favourably it will be looked upon. This can be a financial contribution or through use of voluntary labour, donated materials and/or equipment or other resources directly related to the project. Third-party organisations are also encouraged to contribute, including Local Government Authorities and these contributions will be counted as part of the club contribution.
