The Federal Government has released funding to support small to medium scale projects up to $500,000 to improve local community sport infrastructure which will support greater community participation in sport and physical activity and/or offer safer and more inclusive community sporting hubs.
Successful grants will support projects such as:
- Upgrades to playing surfaces, including multi-sport upgrades and resurfacing that supports increased use;
- Building, expanding and/or upgrading change rooms, particularly for girls and women and officials’ areas;
- External entry/exit accessible amenities;
- Improved sports lighting and safety lighting, including installation of solar panels;
- Improvements to ground and court capacity that support increased use;
- Improvements to spectator amenities; and
- Internal/external amenity uplift.
Three grant streams are available:
- Stream 1 up to $50,000
- Stream 2 $50,001 to $200,000
- Stream 3 $200,001 to $500,000
Key Dates:
Grant open: 2 August 2018
Grant close: 14 September 2018
Expected completion date: 30 June 2019
**We strongly urge any clubs who are looking to apply for this funding to contact the Places to Play team at Tennis West, who can assist with the development of the project and the writing of applications. Graeme Hall and Lauren Costa are available to discuss any prospective facility projects at your club, particularly those where funding is sought.
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 08 6462 8304
For more information about this grant, CLICK HERE
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