The Sporting Club Grants Program provides funding for community sport and active recreation organisations across Victoria. Access to this funding helps grassroots clubs and organisations address barriers in participation, develop safe and sustainable practices and build social and active local communities.
Funding Categories:
- Category 1: On-field Uniforms or Equipment – Up to $1,000 to purchase on-field playing uniforms, participation equipment for competitors and active participants, safety, injury prevention and first-aid equipment.
- Category 2: Volunteers and Officials – Up to $5,000 for projects that improve the skills and knowledge of volunteers, coaches and/or officials and projects that improve volunteer-retention.
- Category 3: Access and Engagement – Up to $1,000 for tools and resources that improve accessibility, governance and strengthen engagement with members and participants OR Up to $4,000 to plan and deliver a new or modified sport or active recreation program.
- Category 4: Competitors – Up to $750 towards the costs of travel, accommodation and event registration fees for individual athletes selected to attend representative competition, selection trials or training camps.
Program dates:
Round 1
Funding is available for projects commencing or items purchased from 12 October 2024.
- Applications open: Friday, 6th September 2024
- Applications close: 4pm Friday, 11th October 2024
- Notification of outcomes: late December 2024.
Applications must be submitted by eligible organisations on behalf of athletes – SRV will not accept applications directly from individuals.
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The Grassroots Cricket Fund (GCF) is a partnership of the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia, working to together to help drive this vital program and grow grassroots cricket.
The GCF ensures cricket clubs and indoor cricket centres throughout Australia get the investment to support those who help drive grassroots cricket and bring communities together.
Eligible activities/initiatives that will be funded fall under two broad categories:
- Initiatives that create more opportunities to play
- Initiatives that encourage exceptional experiences for members, club and community including building operational capacity & capability, volunteer development, improving inclusion & diversity, and creating safe, inclusive & quality experiences at clubs
Grant Amount:
Up to $3,500 for cricket clubs and centres to facilitate sustainable impact and foster participation growth in the junior space.
Important dates:
Open: Monday, 26th August 2024
Close: Sunday, 22nd September 2024
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The Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant program provides funding for community sport and active recreation organisations across Victoria. Access to this funding helps grassroots organisations replace or repair essential sport or first aid equipment that has been lost or destroyed because of unpreventable incidents, including bushfire, flood, significant storm, earthquake, theft, arson, or criminal damage. Funding will be available to 31 May 2025 or until funding is exhausted.
Grant amount
Up to $1,000
Important dates
Open: 8th July 2024
Close: 31st May 2025 or until funding is exhausted
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The Significant Sporting Events Program helps sporting, community and event organisations to deliver significant sporting events in Victoria.
| Grant type | Grant description | Maximum grant value |
| Event assistance grants | Available to event organisers seeking funding support to assist with general operational costs associated with hosting events. | $20,000 |
| Event development grants | Available to develop or expand events, or for events with high operational costs (typically more than $200,000). | $150,000* |
| Strategic event planning grants | Available to State and National Sporting bodies to assist with the development of sport strategic event plans that seek to identify future events that could be hosted in Victoria, and the requirements for doing so. | $20,000 |
* Higher grant amounts may be available and will be considered on a case by case basis by Sport and Recreation Victoria.
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The Significant Sporting Events Programis open all year, with six funding rounds each year.
| Annual funding round | Funding round opens | Applications closing date | Indicative notification of outcome |
| Round 1 | 1 July | 31 August | October |
| Round 2 | 1 September | 31 October | December |
| Round 3 | 1 November | 31 December | February |
| Round 4 | 1 January | Last day of February | April |
| Round 5 | 1 March | 30 April | June |
| Round 6 | 1 May | 30 June | August |
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and recreation activities by reimbursing the cost of membership and registration fees, uniforms and equipment. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each per round.
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Important dates
- Round 7 open to apply for a voucher: 10:00 am Tuesday 10 October 2023 until allocation exhausted.
- Vouchers expiry date: Tuesday 30 April 2024.
Sporting Schools offers grant opportunities for primary schools, and targeted grant opportunities for secondary schools in relation to year 7 and 8 students. Grants support the delivery of sport-based programs to help students build the confidence and capability to be active for life. Sporting Schools has partnered with more than 35 national sporting organisations (NSOs) and national sporting organisations for people with disability (NSODs) to facilitate delivery of Sporting Schools programs.
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Application open dates:
- Round 1: Monday 5th February to 11:59pm (AEDT) Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Round 2: Monday 4th March to 3pm (AEDT) Friday 19th April 2024
- Round 3: 3:01pm (AEDT) Friday 19th April to 3pm (AEDT) Thursday 13th June 2024
- Round 4: 3:01pm (AEDT) Thursday 13th June to 5pm (AEDT) Wednesday 7th August 2024
The Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund (SESF) empowers talented young athletes facing financial hardship by providing $1000 scholarships to athletes aged 10-18 years old, selected to represent their state, territory, or country. The scholarships alleviate costs associated with travel and participation. SESF scholarships are only for emerging athletes whose families are experiencing financial hardship. Eligible athletes will be competing in a National Championship for their state or country in 2024.
Purpose:
The purpose is to deliver a scholarship program that provides:
- Financial scholarships of $1,000 each to support school aged athletes representing their State or Country at sporting championships.
- Ongoing mentoring opportunities from former scholarship holders and SESF ambassadors.
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The Victorian State government provides a range of grants and funding opportunities to increase participation opportunities and facility development.
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The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government agency responsible for supporting and investing in sport at all levels. The play a central role to increase involvement in sport and enable continued international sporting success through leadership and development of the sports sector, targeted financial support and the operation of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
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A pioneer in health promotion, VicHealth aim to create a healthier, fairer Victoria where everyone benefits from good health and has the opportunity to thrive. They work with a wide range of people, communities and organisations to reshape the systems that impact health and wellbeing. Funding grants become active at various times throughout the year with general and specific eligibility criteria.
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The Australian Sports Foundation funds programs designed to increase healthy activity levels and grow participation in sport. Grants are distributed to support projects that improve access to sport for a range of people and communities. Their focus is on helping kids get active, breaking down the barriers of entry for women and girls, and on bringing more diversity to sport.
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The Change Our Game initiative provides a range of grants and programs to support women and girls at all levels in sport and recreation in Victoria. The Change Our Game initiative includes three grant programs:
- Change Our Game Professional Development Scholarships Program – This program supports women to access professional development opportunities to develop and strengthen specialist skills necessary to their roles in the sport and active recreation sector, placing them in the best position to obtain and thrive in leadership roles.
- Change Our Game Women in Sports Media Program – This program is designed to support women interested in advancing their careers in sports media.
- Change Our Game Research Grants Program – This program supports Victorian university researchers to undertake research relating to women and girls in sport and active recreation.
The grants open annually. For all information on these grants, click here
Sport Access Foundation (SAF) provides annual grants for children and young people with a disability. These grants can be used for any project that helps to build participation in sport and to ensure that no-one gets left on the sidelines. The SAF grants include four funding opportunities:
- Pathway to Paralympic Grant – The Pathway to Paralympic grant is for aspiring Paralympians. This grant helps support two potential Paralympians with Paralympic-level performance and assist in the additional costs incurred.
- BlueScope Sporting Club Grant – BlueScope Sporting Club grant is awarded to four registered sporting clubs affiliated with a National Sporting Organisation (as recognised by Sport Australia). The grant is for specific programs to include children with a disability and/or enable children with a disability to be members of their clubs.
- Waratah Education Foundation No Barriers Grant – The No Barriers grant helps young Australians aged 7-12 with a disability overcome initial start-up costs to participate in sport. The funds are to be used towards new and upgraded equipment, club and competition fees, cost of travel and accommodation.
- Waratah Education Foundation Kick Start Grant – The Kick Start grant helps young Australians with a disability access financial support to re-join their supporting club and/or sporting competitions. The funds can help pay club registration fees, carer costs, extra coaching, team uniforms or travel to participate in the sport.
The grants open annually. For all information on these grants, click here
Grants are provided to “Share the Spirit of the Game” by supporting grassroots Rugby endeavours that grow the game across Australia. This year’s grants will focus on the following categories with a specific budget allocated to each:
- Innovative/Pilot Programs to Share the Spirit of the Game
- Coach Education
- Referee Development
- Junior Player Recruitment & Development
- Junior Academies
- Safety
Important Dates:
Close: Thursday, 12th February 2025
Applicants are encouraged to visit the Foundation’s Grants Guidelines page for information on what aspects of a program may be considered for funding. For all information on this grant, please click here
The Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund is a competitive Victorian Government investment program, open to Victorian rural and regional Local Government Authorities and Alpine Resorts Victoria. The Fund aims to deliver new and upgraded community sports infrastructure across 5 streams:
- Indoor Stadiums and Aquatic Facilities
- Community Facilities
- Women and Girls Facilities
- Planning
- All Abilities Infrastructure.
Applicants to any infrastructure stream may also apply for a grant of up to $50,000 for All Abilities Participation initiative funding to conduct participation programs for people with disability at the funded facility.
The Fund is underpinned by the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions’ priorities to create more opportunities for people through skills and jobs, help businesses and industries to thrive, and build vibrant communities and regions.
Important dates:
Open: 28 October 2024
Close: 17 March 2025
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Regional All Abilities Participation Grants support grassroots sport and active recreation clubs and community-based not-for-profit organisations, to enable ongoing, sustainable, and meaningful participation for people with disability in regional Victoria.
The Grants assist organisations to increase participation opportunities and address barriers to participation for people with disability in regional Victoria.
Grants will support organisations to:
- Purchase modified equipment, assistive technology, adaptive clothing and environmental aids
- Recruit, mentor, employ and retain a person with disability to a paid or voluntary position
- Employ a specialised workforce to support people with disability
- Reduce travel costs for active participants with disability
- Broaden the range of on-going, flexible and place-based sport or active recreation programs; and
- Increase awareness, understanding, acceptance, community pride and connection.
Grant amount:
Up to $25,000 per category
Important dates:
Open: 6 November 2024
Close: 10 February 2025
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The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key strategic areas:
– Grow and assist volunteer capacity.
– Grow and diversify participation.
– Improve club environments and experiences.
Eligible clubs can apply for grants up to $20,000 – helping strengthen, sustain and grow local footy.
Application opening and closing dates:
– Round 1: Monday 2nd December 2024 to 11:59pm (AEDT) Sunday 2nd February 2025
– Round 2: Monday 3rd February to 11:59pm (AEST) Thursday 3rd April 2025
– Round 3: Friday 4th April to 11:59pm (AEST) Sunday 25th May 2025
– Round 4: Monday 26th May 2025 to 5pm (AEST) Thursday 24th July 2025
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