Grants
Grants are a great way to contribute to school and community fundraising. It’s important to know what to look for, where to look and be prepared!
Instead of trying to fit your project into a grants program, we want you to prepare your project for when the RIGHT grant comes up.
Greenline has put together resources for grant applications and will continue to add to these resources. As always we are more than happy to answer any questions and help you put together your project portfolio.
NSW | Level the Playing Field Program
The NSW Government has committed up to $30 million to the Level the Playing Field Program (the Program). The Program investment will revive sport facilities by providing new or upgrading existing sport facilities, amenities and sporting fields. Funding will also support the provision of new and upgraded lighting that will enable more women and girls to train and compete in sport in a safe and inclusive environment.
Eligible to: Government, sports clubs, community
Application closes at 11:59, Thursday 30 November 2023
VIC | Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund
Supports multicultural community groups to undertake upgrades or build community facilities.
The 2023-24 Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund (MCIF) supports Victoria’s multicultural community organisations to have safe and secure places to celebrate and share their history and traditions, build connections, and thrive.
Up to $400,000 in funding is available for community organisations to upgrade, renovate, extend or build multicultural community infrastructure.
Eligible to: Non-Government, education, community groups, health, sporting clubs, businesses other
Application closes at 11:59, Wednesday 6 December 2023
VIC | Men’s Shed Funding Program
Provides grants for the construction of new men’s sheds and the refurbishment, extension or upgrade of existing men’s sheds.
Grants of up to $100,000 are available for:
– The construction of new men’s sheds, including the conversion of a building that is not a men’s shed into a men’s shed
– The refurbishment, extension or upgrade of existing men’s sheds.
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, community groups, health, other
Application closes at 11:59, Friday 8 December 2023
NSW | Get NSW Active 2024-25
Offers councils funding to deliver projects that create safe, easy, and enjoyable walking and bike riding trips.
The NSW Government is committed to encouraging people to walk or bike ride as part of their everyday travel.
The Get NSW Active program is open to all NSW local councils, Lord Howe Island Board, and the Far West Unincorporated Region.
For Get NSW Active, funding is available for strategy/plan development, project design, and project construction for walking and cycling projects.
Eligible to: Government
Application closes at 11:59, Tuesday 12 December 2023
VIC | Local Sports Infrastructure Fund
The 2023-24 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund is a state-wide competitive Victorian Government program that provides a range of grant opportunities across three funding streams.
- Community Facilities
- Community Sports Lighting
- Planning
For specific details on the program, including the objectives of the fund, the number of applications that can be submitted under each stream, the grant amounts available and eligibility of applications please refer to the guidelines.
Eligible to: Government, sporting clubs, other
Application closes at 11:59, Wednesday 13 December 2023
NSW | Infrastructure Grants – Community Infrastructure
The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.
Eligible to: Non-Government, education, community groups, health, sporting clubs, other
Opening soon: Monday 27 November 2023
Application closes: Monday 18 December 2023
NSW | Infrastructure Grants – Sport and Recreation
Provides funding to support sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.
The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.
Eligible to: Non-Government, education, community groups, health, sporting clubs, other
Opening soon: Monday 27 November 2023
Application closes: Monday 18 December 2023
ACT | Community Sport Facilities Program
Provides assistance to not-for-profit sport, recreation and community organisations to develop fit for purpose, sustainable and accessible places and spaces for sport and active recreation.
Funding can be used for the development of new, or the upgrade of current facilities which maintain or increase physical activity, through rational development of sustainable, good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
Eligible to: Non-Government, education, community groups, businesses, sporting clubs, other
Application closes at 11:59, Friday 22 December 2023
AUS | Aged Care Capital Assistance Program Thin Markets, Multiple Streams
This grant opportunity will provide grant funding for infrastructure projects across four funding streams which are primarily focussed on maintaining or improving access to quality aged care services in small rural towns, remote and very remote communities and will also support specific groups of older Australians, including people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and First Nations communities.
Eligible to: Non-Government, health, community groups, businesses, other
Application closes at 11:59, Friday 12 January 2024
AUS | Schools Upgrade Fund – Government Schools
Supports government schools to invest in larger-scale capital fund projects, such as new classrooms, building refurbishments, outdoor learning spaces or major upgrades.
Schools must have the support of their state or territory education department to apply for funding under Round 2.
A total of $215.8 million will be allocated to state and territory governments for projects at schools whose applications are endorsed by the Minister for Education.
Eligible to: Government, education
Application closes at 11:59, Thursday 29 February 2024
SA | Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund
Provides funding for community cricket facility projects, with a focus on growing participation and promoting accessibility and inclusivity.
Eligible to: Government, Non-Government, education, community groups, sporting clubs, other
Application closes at 11:59, Friday 08 March 2024
WA | Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund – Small Grants
Provides financial assistance to community groups and local governments to develop basic infrastructure for sport and recreation.
The program aims to increase participation in sport and recreation, with an emphasis on physical activity, through rational development of sustainable, good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
There are two grant categories:
– CSRFF Small Grants (this listing)
– CSRFF Forward Planning Grants
Eligible to: Non-Government, government, community groups, sporting clubs
Application closes at 11:59, Sunday 31 March 2024
AUS | Regional Investment Activation Fund – Stream Two
Supports projects that are time-sensitive and strategically significant for a priority industry or location.
The $110 million Regional Investment Activation Fund (RIAF) will co-invest with eligible entities on catalytic projects that will deliver significant economic, social and/or environmental benefits for a priority industry or location.
Eligible to: Non-Government, businesses, other
Applications closes at 11:59, Tuesday 31 December 2024
AUS | Disaster Recovery and Emergency Grants
Supports community-based welfare projects.
Over the past years we have seen a significant increase in Disaster funding requests as our nation has been impacted in many ways through fire, flood, drought, cyclones etc. Impact has been seen by individuals through to whole communities and the Australian Lions Foundation has provided support funding to assist ways to match the needs.
Eligible to: Community groups, other
Applications close: Adhoc ongoing
WA | Community Place Based Grants
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: Adhoc ongoing
VIC | Building Blocks Grants – Capacity Building Stream
Provides funding for projects that create additional infrastructure capacity for funded Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten programs by building new or expanding existing infrastructure.
The Building Blocks Grants Program has replaced the Children’s Facilities Capital Program and Inclusive Kindergartens Facilities Program as the Victorian Government’s investment vehicle through which funding support for existing and growing demand for Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten infrastructure is allocated. This will mean the sector can more easily navigate the options available when seeking state co-investment in their facilities.
Eligible to: Government, education
Applications close: Adhoc ongoing
AUS | Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund
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
NSW | Community Investment and Partnership Programme
Supports local organisations, charities and projects that address areas of need in the Newcastle community.
The focus of the Programme is to:
– Deliver value back to the Newcastle community – particularly portside suburbs
– Address a specific need or opportunity within the community to contribute to the overall sustainability of the region
– Deliver benefit to many people (not just individuals)
– Build capacity, skills and/or knowledge within organisations or groups.
Eligible to: Non-Government, community groups, education, sporting clubs
Applications close: Adhoc
AUS | Bowls Disaster Relief Fund
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: Adhoc
