Grants of up to $100,000 will be available to help community organisations expand activities that boost well-being and increase social or economic participation. Funding could be used to upgrade safety and equipment, hire skilled staff, increase the frequency and range of activities already on offer, and support the establishment of new groups that support community connection and resilience.
Potential Bowls Projects
Eligible to: Sporting clubs
Applications open: Monday, 13 Apr 2026
Awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
CBP awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes.
In 2025, the total value of the CBP program is $41.85 million. There is a maximum of $450,000 to allocate in each electorate.
CBP will consider funding requests between $10,000 and $100,000 for projects in NSW involving:
- Capital works including construction of new community infrastructure as well as refurbishment, repair and maintenance of existing community infrastructure. Capital works are: improvements to the land or building, or freestanding equipment that will be fixed or installed to the land or building
- The purchase of freestanding equipment. Freestanding equipment is: equipment that does not require installation. This also includes vehicles and vessels that do not require registration e.g. tractors, utility task vehicles (UTV) or side-by-side ATVs, dragon boats, golf buggies, dinghies, powerboats or sailing boats less than 5.5 m long or with an engine less than 4.0 kw
- The purchase of vehicle(s). Vehicles are: cars, buses, trucks, trailers, motorised rescue vehicles including boats and any modifications to existing vehicles.
Eligible to: Government, non-Government, education, community groups, sporting clubs, other
Grants of up to $2 million will be available to support regional communities to attract or develop new events, increase accessibility and impact of existing events, boost local economies and improve liveability through new or upgraded infrastructure. Funding could be used to host sporting, cultural, music or industry events, build supporting infrastructure or upgrade facilities such as showgrounds for festivals, night markets and other community activities.
Potential Bowls Projects
Eligible to: Sporting clubs
Applications close: Monday, 30 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
Grants of up to $1 million will be available to support projects that improve access to local activities and services. Funding could be used to upgrade sports grounds and community facilities, provide supervision and/or safe transport for participants, or provide staffing for activities that increase community wellbeing.
Potential Bowls Projects
Eligible to: Sporting clubs
Applications close: Friday, 1 May 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
