Golf NSW is equipped to help affiliated clubs with Local, State and Federal Government grant assistance.
Local communities, sporting organisations and councils have numerous opportunities throughout the year to apply for grants supporting various projects and infrastructures.
Applicants will be required to identify the type of projects they are seeking a grant for. These can range from sport development, community sports events, sports access and facility development. Conditions apply.
Please review the crtieria to see if you club fits the grants guidelines. If you have any questions or need help with applying for these grants please contact:
Applications are now open for Australian Government Urban Rivers and Catchment Program grants. This $200 million program is restoring the health of our urban waterways for native plants, animals, and local communities.
The program will support projects that improve waterways in urban, outer-urban/peri-urban and regional centres areas by:
Round One of the program includes projects already announced in 2022.
Round Two of the program is a competitive grant round that will fund approximately 100 projects that will improve the ecological health of waterways in urban, outer urban and regional centres. As an open competitive process, only project sites located within the eligible boundary areas of the program and which meet the eligibility criteria will be funded.
For an overview of the program, including eligible locations, activities, assessment criteria and how to apply, click on the link below:
Urban Rivers & Catchments Program
Further information about the program is available by clicking on the following links:
Applications Close on 13 February, 2024
The next Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants round will open on November 27, 2023.
The objective of the program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities, including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.
In the Sport and Recreation category, between $50,000 and $300,000 will be available per project for infrastructure that is accessible and available to the public most of the time.
Applications for the Community Building Partnership Program will open on Monday, October 2nd, 2023.
The program awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
Funding requests between $5,000 and $150,000 will be considered for projects in NSW involving:
Clubs that were successful in receiving a Community Building Partnership Grant in the last round include:
Note that the Community Building Partnership Program has changed since the last round. To read the new guidelines, click on the link below:
To ensure your funding request has the best chance of success, check your eligibility and review the application checklist at the links below:
Once you have confirmed that both your project and organisation are eligible, register for a SmartyGrants account and start your application at the link below:
You can also download a copy of the application form from the SmartyGrants website before starting your application, which will help you prepare.
For more information and details about the 2023 Community Building Partnership 2023 round, visit the link below:
On July 1st, 2023, new vouchers became available for the Active Kids program in line with the announcement by the Premier and Treasurer in June 2023.
One $50 Active Kids voucher is now available to all NSW children aged 4.5 to 18 years who are currently enrolled in school. This voucher will be valid until January 31st, 2024 and is not means-tested.
If your club is already a registered Provider, today you will have received communication from the NSW Office of Sport about the new vouchers and a small selection of assets to assist with the promotion of the program.
If your club is not yet an Active Kids Provider, click on the link below to register:
Register as an active Kids Provider
The Active Kids program is an excellent opportunity to grow your junior membership numbers and programs, and it costs your club nothing to be involved.
Being an Active Kids provider means families can use their vouchers at your facility as part payment for a junior membership.
For more information about the Active Kids Program, click on the following link.
The FAQs pages on the Office of Sport website have also been updated with information on eligibility, voucher terms and conditions and other commonly asked questions.
A sub-committee of Golf NSW meets four times a year to review applications for funding from clubs and individuals who may be facing hardship or difficulties of some kind.
For more information Click HERE
Provides assistance to rural producers and small business in regional NSW through programs that encourage self-reliance and adaptation to change. Grants may be available for clean of flood damage Click HERE
Various grants are available for increasing player participation, international sporting events, sport and athlete development, sport and recreation facility, sports development, etc.Click HERE
Grants are available for national bodies and programs, as well as for individuals and clubs.Click HERE
Department of Industry Liquor & Gaming funds projects that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community, general community development and support activities for sporting or cultural programs, and upgrades or construction of large-scale community infrastructure projects, e.g. sporting facilities, community halls, emergency relief facilities. Click HERE
Community grants are given to help various organizations that support their local community through volunteer work or by providing services, which can help improve the status and the lives of the people living within a specified area Click HERE
Local councils manage grant programs with various government agencies to bring much needed resources to local councils. Click HERE
Stuart Fraser
Golf NSW CEO
T: 9505 9105
E: info@golfnsw.org.au
Bernard Bratusa
Head of Government Relations
T: 02 95059105
E: bernard.bratusa@golfnsw.org.au