New Grants Ramp Up Support For Sporting Clubs
Posted by RICHARD TINKER
How your Sports Club can gain access to grants to improve participation.
The Andrews Labor Government has committed funds to sport and recreation in Victoria to make it more accessible to everyone. Published 15th of May 2023, the details outline how you can be a part of this scheme.
Victorian Government to share over $520,000 in Grants to Sporting Club.
Minister for Community Sport announces latest recipients during National Volunteer Week
In support of this goal, the Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence announced the latest successful recipients of the Sporting Club Grants Program during National Volunteer Week. The program is to help more than 260 grassroots clubs overcome barriers to sporting participation and creating more inclusive ways to access sport.
Boosting Club Capacity and Volunteer Work Highlighted in Latest Sporting Club Grants Program
The focus of the latest round of grants from the Sporting Club Grants Program is on boosting club capacity and promoting the valuable work of volunteers in helping clubs get back in the game this year. The grants are providing more than $520,000 to support clubs and their volunteers across the state. Among the grant recipients are North Bendigo Junior Football Club and Bendigo’s North Central Strikers Netball Club.
Sporting Club Grants Program Provides Funding for Grassroots Clubs
The Sporting Club Grants Program provides funding for a variety of purposes, including uniforms and equipment, training or courses for coaches, officials, volunteers, and administrators, and projects that create new participation opportunities, improve accessibility, or strengthen club operational capacity. The program has invested more than $15.5 million to support clubs and their volunteers across the state since 2015.
Find out how to get your club involved.
To be part of any further grants in Victoria, make sure you check out the Information about Sport and Recreation Victoria grants and programs via their online portal.
