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GRANTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PER STATE
Australia-wide
$500 million Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program
This program will support local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across Australia, supporting jobs and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding allocations for the LRCI Program have been calculated in a similar way to how the Roads to Recovery Program and the road component of the Financial Assistance Grants works.
Funding will be available from July 1, 2020. To find out more about this government initiative, please follow the link below:
Para-sport Equipment Fund
The purpose of the Fund is to assist in addressing the additional costs associated with
sport participation in established Paralympic sport pathways for Para-athletes.
Specifically, the Fund will address the cost of Para-sport equipment, which often has to
be customised, and has been identified as a significant barrier on the Para-sport pathway
at all levels.
Status: Round 7 now open
Closes: 11th June, 2021
https://www.paralympic.org.au/programs/equipment-fund/
Strengthening Rural Communities
The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program aims to give the thousands of small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia an opportunity to access funding to support broad community needs.
Given the events of summer 2019/20, it has also been expanded to offer funding to support recovery in bushfire-affected communities.
Grants are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Status: Round 10 now open
Closes: 5pm AEST, 24th August, 2021
https://frrr.org.au/funding/place/strengthening-rural-communities/
QUEENSLAND
Show Society Grants
Show Societies Grants Program
Provides financial support to meet the operational costs associated with the conduct of annual agricultural shows and costs towards the upgrade and maintenance of showground assets and new infrastructure in Queensland.
Amount: up to $133,000
Closes 30th June 2021
http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/local-government/grants/show-societies-grant.html
Community Grants
Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) grant
This grants allocates funding to not-for-profit community groups to help them provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities. The top two priorities for funding are:
1. Items/facilities directly affected, damaged or destroyed by a declared natural disaster in the last 2 years
2. Equipment or facility improvements
The funding limit is between $500 and $35,000. The GCBF has multiple funding rounds each year. The closing dates for the rounds are:
30 June
31 August
31 October
https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/community-grants/guidelines/about
VICTORIA
Country Football and Netball Program
The Country Football and Netball Program provides funding to assist regional football and netball clubs, associations and umpiring organisations to upgrade and develop facilities in rural, regional and outer metropolitan locations.
Examples of projects eligible for funding include:
- development of new, or upgrade to existing change rooms and pavilions to increase capacity, inclusion and safety
- development of new, or upgrade to existing sports ovals and courts to increase capacity and safety
- sports lighting that improves facility capacity and participant safety
- projects that result in energy or water efficiency, with a direct impact on participation, such as warm season grass conversions.
Amount: Up to $150,000
Status: Open
Closing Date: 22nd June 2021
https://sport.vic.gov.au/grants-and-funding/our-grants/country-football-and-netball-program
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Regional Growth Fund Competitive Grants
The Regional Growth Fund has been established to:
unlock new economic activity in our regions
deliver critical economic infrastructure to create direct benefit across regional industries
strengthen regional communities.
Through the Regional Growth Fund, the State Government is committing $160 million over 10 years to support regional South Australia as part of the Recharging Our Regions policy.
Amount: $50,000 to $2 million
Status: Open
Closing Date: 12 July 2021 June 2021
https://pir.sa.gov.au/regions/regional_growth_fund
NEW SOUTH WALES
Stronger Country Communities Fund Grants
Applications for the Stronger Country Communities Fund Round Four opened on 1 May 2021.
The $100 million Round Four includes up to $50 million for projects that enhance female participation in sport, including change rooms. The remaining $50 million will be made available for high-quality community amenity and sports-related infrastructure projects.
Status: Open
Closes 25 June 2021
https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-growth-fund/stronger-country-communities-fund
Regional Sport Facility Fund Grants
The NSW Government has committed $50 million to the Regional Sport Facility Fund over two-years, helping create spaces and facilities that enable communities to enjoy and take part in sport. The Fund will assist eligible organisations to develop quality core sport infrastructure that will meet the current and future needs of the community.
Amount: The Regional Sport Facility Fund provides grants between $100,000 and $1 million.
Status: Awaiting Round Two
Round One closed
https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/clubs/grants/regional-sport-facility-fund
Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund
The NSW Government has committed $50 million to the Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund over two-years, helping create spaces and facilities that enable communities to enjoy and take part in sport. The Fund will assist eligible organisations to develop quality core sport infrastructure that will meet the current and future needs of the community.
Amount: The Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund provides grants between $100,000 and $1 million.
Status: Awaiting round two
Round One closed
https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/clubs/grants/greater-cities-sport-facility-fund
Sports & Community Grants
ClubGRANTS
Provides more than $100 million in cash each year to a variety of worthy causes across NSW. Charities, sporting organisations and not-for-profit community groups are among tens-of-thousands of worthy causes funded through the program each year.
Amount: Not Specified
Status: Always Open
https://www.clubgrants.com.au/
Crown Reserves Improvement Fund
Crown land managers, reserve user groups, and all NSW showground managers are invited to apply for the 2021-22 Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) Program.
Up to $17million is expected to be allocated for this year’s annual funding round.
The CRIF supports asset improvements on Crown reserves by providing funding for:
repairs and maintenance projects
pest and weed control
new recreational infrastructure
The funding aims to benefit the community, boost our economy and contribute to the cultural, sporting and recreational life of NSW.
Amount: Up to $17 million
Status: Open
Closes 25th June 2021
https://reservemanager.crownland.nsw.gov.au/funding/crif
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