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 the following:
- Developing new, or redeveloping existing change rooms and pavilions to increase capacity, inclusion and safety
- Developing new, or redeveloping existing sports ovals and courts to increase capacity, inclusion and safety
- Sports lighting that improves capacity, inclusion and safety. Lighting projects may include installing new LED lighting infrastructure, or replacing non-LED lighting with LED lamps to meet lighting standards
- Projects that result in energy or water efficiency, with a direct impact on participation, such as warm-season grass conversions
- Projects that benefit multi-use outcomes where football or netball is the primary beneficiary.
Only Local Government Authorities (LGAs) are eligible to apply directly to the Program, limited to:
- Rural and regional LGAs
- Interface LGAs for facilities used by teams participating in leagues that are affiliated with an AFL Country League or a Netball Victoria Regional League or for facilities in areas where rurality can be demonstrated
- Frankston, Greater Dandenong and Kingston LGAs for facilities used by teams participating in an AFL Victoria Country League.
Eligible to: Sporting clubs, government
Applications close: Thursday, 26 Feb 2026
Aims to empower all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.
Purpose
- The Program aims to empower all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.
- Through the Program, the Office of Sport is building the capacity and capability of the sector to address the gendered drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence leading to positive change in knowledge, skills, values and behaviors.
Key Objectives
- Identifying and scaling up evidence-based prevention initiatives, whilst testing and evaluating new approaches to build the evidence base and foster safe, respectful and inclusive environments.
- Establishing and/or strengthening partnerships between the sport and primary prevention sectors to build shared capacity, align efforts, and embed prevention practices across sporting environments.
- Ensuring prevention initiatives in sport are inclusive and responsive to diverse lived experiences, recognising how intersecting identities influence participation, safety and access to support.
Eligible to: Government, non-Government, education, community groups, health, sporting clubs, businesses, other
Applications close: Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026
Funds smaller, community-level infrastructure projects like shade structures, LED lights, and the upgrading of existing facilities to help more people get involved in sport.
The $30 million Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program is helping local Queensland organisations upgrade sporting facilities, get more people active, and build a lasting community legacy ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, through the Field of Play program for community-level projects and the Partnership Fund for larger, multi-use developments.
Eligible organisations must:
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Deliver or coordinate eligible activities.
And be one of the following:
- A Queensland local government
- An incorporated sport or active recreation State Level Organisation or National Sport Organisation managing infrastructure
- A state-wide multi-location organisation where branches are not separately incorporated
- An incorporated not-for-profit organisation.
Eligible to: Government, non-Government, education, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026
Supports new larger-scale projects like club houses and multi-use precincts to create spaces that are inclusive, functional, and fit-for-purpose for both local use and future international events.
The $30 million Games On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program is helping local Queensland organisations upgrade sporting facilities, get more people active, and build a lasting community legacy ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, through the Field of Play program for community-level projects and the Partnership Fund for larger, multi-use developments.
Eligible organisations must:
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Deliver or coordinate eligible activities.
And be one of the following:
- A Queensland local government
- An incorporated sport or active recreation State Level Organisation or National Sport Organisation managing infrastructure
- A state-wide multi-location organisation where branches are not separately incorporated
- An incorporated not-for-profit organisation.
Eligible to: Government, non-Government, education, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026
Provides funding for community cricket facility projects, with a focus on growing participation and promoting accessibility and inclusivity.
The objectives of the ACIF are to:
- Improve the quantity, quality, innovation and consistency of cricket infrastructure across all levels of community cricket
- Support the development of community cricket facilities that contribute to the delivery of Australian Cricket’s strategic priorities (e.g. supporting the attraction and retention of 5-12 year old participants)
- Support cricket facility development in areas of demand, particularly areas of significant participation and population growth
- Create inclusive and accessible environments for cricket participants and the broader community
- Collaborate with all levels of government and funding partners to invest in strategic infrastructure priorities.
Eligible to: Government, non-Government, education, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026
Provides funding to build new or upgrade existing preschools on at least 50 non-government school sites, at both independent and Catholic schools in NSW.
The program will support more children and families to access quality preschool across NSW.
Grants under the program will be directed towards non-government schools that provide primary education (primary schools and composite (K-12) schools) and are located in high-growth areas, and selected based on socio-economic status, student demographics and classification as a special school.
Grants under the program are to be directed towards non-government schools that:
To be eligible for funding under the program, a non-government school must:
Eligible to: Education
Applications close: Wednesday, 30 Sep 2026
Provides financial investment into community football facilities across the state.
Clubs will be able to apply for funding to support projects that have a positive impact on AFL participation and experience.
The objectives of the NSW Facilities Fund are to:
Eligible to: Government, education, community Groups, sporting Clubs, businesses
Applications close: Friday, 30 Oct 2026
Funds smart infrastructure, technology and upgrades that support future industry focused collaborative projects.
Who is it for?
- Stakeholders who represent existing regional innovation precincts and places.
What are the grant/program objectives?
- The fund provides grants for the establishment of infrastructure and the acquisition of plant and equipment — including digital infrastructure and upgrades that support future industry-focused collaborative projects.
What does it involve?
- Funding for capital works including building infrastructure, digital infrastructure and the cost of plant and equipment.
Eligible to: Non-Government, education, health, community groups, sporting clubs, other
Applications close: Wednesday, 30 Jun 2027
Over the past years we have seen a significant increase in Disasters including fire, flood, drought, cyclones etc and the Foundation has streamlined applications to meet the needs of Districts.
Prior to making any applications, Clubs or District should refer to the Grant Application Procedures to ensure all details are completed to enable the Directors to consider each application. All grants are considered on an individual basis by the Directors.
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, education, health, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
The Community Place Based Grants program provides funding for the development and delivery of co-designed, place based structured holiday and out-of-school activity programs in the Kimberley, Goldfields, Pilbara and Gascoyne regions.
The program includes a process to work with local government, Aboriginal leaders and service organisations, to embed sport and recreation in community-led activities and events that target vulnerable and at-risk youth and their families.
The aim is to fund programs for multiple years to ensure a consistent quality approach to programs to get traction, build capacity and have a collective impact.
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
Provides funding to improve the safety and operation of schools through new or improved infrastructure at the school and/or on the surrounding road network.
The desired outcome of the STIP is to construct new or improve transport related infrastructure at the school and/or on the surrounding road network to:
Funding is available through the STIP for the installation of new or improved transport related infrastructure at a school and/or surrounding road network, such as, but not limited to:
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, education, health, community groups, sporting clubs
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
Assists local clubs and stakeholders to develop AFL related infrastructure at ACT located venues in order to meet the required needs and have the capacity to grow the game.
The aim of this program is to support the planning and provision of welcoming, accessible, fit for purpose football facilities that support our growing game’s strategic priorities and address the community AFL venue needs across the ACT.
Funding under this program is available under two streams:
1. Project construction
To partner various levels of government, other sport user groups, sponsors, local community and business organisations, land developers, club foundations, and/or other strategic partners to contribute towards construction of existing or provision of new football facilities.
2. Venue upgrade plans
This would include the funding of AFL venue planning with the view to the construction of elements which meets the criteria of this program. This would include funding of venue upgrade plans, initial site investigations development approvals, concept and detailed plans. Clubs successful in obtaining fundsthrough the ProjectPlanning Stream are eligible to apply again at a later date through the Project construction stream.
Eligible to: Sporting Clubs, education, community groups
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
Provides grants for planning and pre-construction work on kindergarten building projects that support the roll-out of three-year-old kindergarten across Victoria.
What can be funded
- Project management costs
- Planning and design costs
- Planning and design project costs relating to capacity building projects, or projects required to maintain existing capacity
- Planning for multi-staged projects
- Staff salaries and training for staff involved in working on the proposed kindergarten infrastructure planning project (note: funding is one-off and does not cover on-going appointment)
- Local design feasibility study (assessing multiple sites to determine opportunities and cost to meeting unmet demand).
The Planning Grant stream offers additional support by covering the cost of design and the pre-construction planning involved in building projects.
A Planning Grant means you can:
- Plan a project, or pipeline of projects, to help provide the kindergarten places needed to meet demand for the roll-out of Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and/or Pre-Prep
- Better prepare applications for Building Blocks grants that will help deliver your projects.
Eligible to: Government, education, non-government, community Groups
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
Provides funding for projects that create additional kindergarten places for 3 and 4-year-olds by building new, or expanding existing, infrastructure.
There are four grant categories in this Capacity Building stream:
- Integrated Children's Centre: These grants provide funding for new community hubs, bringing together a range of professional services to deliver education, care, health and support to children and their families
- New Early Learning Facility: These grants provide funding for new kindergartens that will offer high-quality early learning for 3 and 4-year-olds
- Modular Kindergarten Buildings: These grants cover the full cost of high-quality modular buildings. They can be available quickly to meet urgent demand for kindergarten places. They are relocatable, and their quick delivery reduces safety risks, construction time and costs
- Expansion: These grants provide funding for projects to increase the licenced capacity of kindergartens offering programs for 3 and 4-year-old children.
Through these grant categories, the Building Blocks capacity building stream will:
- Create additional infrastructure capacity for funded Three- and/or Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, including the early years of the rollout of Pre-Prep
- Address unmet demand as identified in the relevant KISP
- Promote integrated service delivery, so families can access early childhood education and care, health and development and family services at one location
- Improve access to local and responsive early childhood services for children from vulnerable and/or disadvantaged families and
- Establish early childhood infrastructure on or near school sites.
Eligible to: Government, education, non-government, community Groups
Applications close: Ad hoc ongoing
This investment has been bolstered by the commitment of additional funding to the ACIF via the Grassroots Cricket Fund (GCF) of $1 million for 2023/24. The GCF is a partnership between the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia, with the funding being contributed by Australian cricketers to support cricket in local communities.
The ACIF is open to all clubs, associations, schools, councils and cricket facility managers, acknowledging the important role that these partners play in providing facilities for community cricket across Australia.
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, community groups, education, sporting clubs, other
Applications close: Each State and Territory Association varies
Supports local organisations, charities and projects that address areas of need in the Newcastle community.
The focus of the programme is to:
Eligible to: Non-Government, community groups, education, sporting clubs
Applications close: Ad hoc
Bowls Australia is committed to redirecting one-hundred per cent of all sums raised back to those clubs in need, who are able to access monies from the fund via an application process.
Applications for the Bowls Disaster Relief Fund are open for clubs who have been affected by recent natural disasters:
Eligible to: Bowling clubs
Applications close: Ad hoc
