Community Grant guidelines for sporting clubs

When applying for a community grant as a sporting club, it is essential to clearly articulate the social impact of your project to ensure it is eligible.

Sporting clubs are eligible to apply if their project:

• Promotes inclusion, health, or community engagement

• Supports youth development, disability access, or multicultural participation

• Addresses local needs through sport

Prior to submitting an application, clubs must ensure they satisfy the grant criteria:

• Operate as a not-for-profit or be a registered charity

• Hold a valid ABN and be legally incorporated

• Demonstrate community benefit and alignment with the funding priorities

To effectively communicate the community benefit within your application, consider the following guidelines:

• If your club is based in a small rural area, describe the unique challenges associated with rural isolation, such as limited access to health care, employment, and social services, as well as the impact on mental and physical well-being

• Explain how sport is the key activity within the community and serves as a vital activity that unites the community, providing opportunities for participation and connection across all age groups and backgrounds

• Emphasise that sporting facilities are often multifunctional spaces supporting a broad range of community interactions

• Detail how geographic remoteness and sparse populations contribute to social isolation and how your project aims to strengthen community ties and promote engagement

Letters of support from other groups within the community that will benefit from your project should be included in your application.