Funding Opportunities Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund - $100 million is available over three years for sport facility projects Who is eligible to apply?
The Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund has been established by the NSW Government to create spaces and places that enable communities to participate in sport at all levels.
Funding is available for projects in all Greater Sydney local government areas, from eligible applicants.
The fund will invest in new and existing facilities to improve the quality and quantity of sports infrastructure across Greater Sydney.
Eligible applicants are: • 33 local government authorities in Greater Sydney.
About the Program
• NSW state sporting organisations or the National sporting organisation where the state body is part of a unitary governance model.
The main objective of the Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund is to ensure funding is allocated to those sporting facilities that deliver the best outcomes for the communities they support.
• Incorporated, community-based, not-for-profit sporting organisations (clubs and associations whose primary purpose is to organise sporting activities/deliver sport programs) and organisations providing sport and recreation programs that benefit the community, such as PCYCs, YMCA and YWCA.
The aim is to ensure that the right investments in community sport facilities are made and that the best value possible is achieved.
Program objectives The overall Fund objectives are to: • Increase the number and type of sport facilities.
• Educational organisations (such as schools, TAFEs and universities) in conjunction with local councils and local or state sporting entities.
• Improve the standard of existing sport facilities.
• Private enterprises.
• Increase participation in sport.
What types of projects will be funded?
Funding available
The following types of projects are the focus of the Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund:
An allocation of $100 million is available over three years for sport facility projects. There will approximately be $33 million available per year for the next three years.
• The development and construction of new sport facilities or the upgrade and/or expansion of existing sport facilities.
Funding for individual projects:
• Multi-sport, multi-purpose facilities.
• The Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund will provide grants up to $5 million for sport facility projects.
• Amenity buildings such as storage, kiosks, club rooms, dressing rooms and grandstands.
• For projects worth more than $1 million a 25 percent cocontribution of the grant amount requested will be required.
• High performance centres/centres of excellence. • Multi-use facilities primarily intended to be used for sport, but which can also be used for other events that contribute to the local community.
Opening and Closing Dates • The first round of the fund will open 1 June 2018.
• New or upgraded facilities to provide for the increased participation of women and girls.
• The Expressions of Interest can be submitted over a three month period.
• Facilities that promote inclusion in sport, and especially remove barriers to participation for people with disability.
• Expressions of Interest for the first round will close on 31 August 2018.
NSW Community Building Partnership Eligibility Incorporated not-for-profits and local councils will be eligible to apply.
Project types Grants need to be for: • Construction of new community infrastructure. The NSW Community Building Partnership program awards grants for community infrastructure projects with $300,000 available to fund projects in each State electorate of NSW.
• Refurbishment, repair and maintenance of existing community infrastructure.
The Community Building Partnership program supports community infrastructure projects that:
Applications open 9.00am Monday 7 May 2018 and applications close 5.00pm sharp Friday 15 June 2018.
• Deliver positive social, environmental, and recreational outcomes. • Promote community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
• Capital equipment with a minimum individual asset value of $2500.
Visit the NSW Community Building Partnership website for further information.
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