Grassroots Sport Fund

The Grassroots Sport Fund will provide a one-off grant of up to $1,000 to approximately 12,500 eligible local clubs and associations across NSW to assist with recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 and the recommencement of community sport. The Grassroots Sport Fund will support eligible sporting clubs and associations affiliated to SSOs and SSODs recognised by the Office of Sport.

The Grassroots Sport Fund will be administered by the respective SSO/SSOD for each sport supported by the Office of Sport. This means Australian Sailing will be administering this fund. More information will be sent to clubs in December.

Please ensure you club official details are up to date in revSPORT Guide to updating Club Contacts

NSW Office Of Sport - Local Sport Grants
LAST CHANCE - Closes 1pm 19th November

The Local Sport Grant Program 2021-22 is now open for applications.

The $4.6 million Local Sport Grant Program is available to eligible organisations to help support initiatives in local NSW communities.

The program will help support projects that: 

• Increase regular and on-going participation in sport  
• Increase participation and access for women, girls & population groups with low participation rates 
• Address barriers to participation in sport or structured physical activity
• Assist sporting clubs in provide quality service to their members and the local community

Grants between $500 - $15,000 are available to eligible organisations. The amount organisations request should reflect the scale of the project/s.
For more information on eligibility, assessment process, visit the Office of Sport website now and, if eligible, submit an application before 1pm, 19 November.

Infrastructure Grants

The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of infrastructure. Funding is available for arts and cultural infrastructure, sport and recreation infrastructure and projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness.

Infrastructure Grants are made possible through the NSW Government’s Clubgrants Category 3 Fund, which reinvests a contribution from the state’s registered clubs gaming machine profits back into community projects.

The 2021/22 grant rounds will be open on the following dates:

November 2021: Monday 1 November to Monday 22 November 2021

March 2022: Tuesday 1 March to Monday 21 March 2022

For more information go here 

If you would like a letter of support for your grant application from Australian Sailing, please email Emma Humphries, NSW& ACT Manager