Funding Opportunities

Funding and Grants 

There are various funding bodies that provide grants to local sporting clubs and associations to assist with upgrading facilities, developing skills, purchasing equipment or supporting athletes.  Sports Community maintain a list of available grants, access via the button below.
Available Grants

Ongoing Grants 

This grant funds small capital projects of up to $20,000 to improve community participation, vibrancy and viability through new or upgraded facilities and equipment. 

To Apply - email Marian from Grant Professions, marian@grantprofessionals.com.au

The following categories have been awarded over 25 sports thus far.
*Air Conditioning/Heating
*Scoreboards, Scoring systems
*Goalposts
*TV, Video / Audio Systems
*IT & Computer Equipment
*Kitchen, Canteen Upgrades, Painting
*Equipment Storage Enclosure
*Perimeter Fencing
*Lights
*Seating
*PA / Speaker System

The Awesome Foundation is an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe.
The Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators.
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This grant program will provide organisations in Darebin, Moreland and Yarra Councils with funding for projects that directly respond to the impacts of COVID-19. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate:
Building Community Resilience
Developing Organisational Resilience and Capacity
Fostering Cultural Vibrancy
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Global Fund for Women invests in women's groups that advance the human rights of women and girls. They strengthen women-led groups by providing grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 per year for operating and project expenses. 

They provide flexible, core-support grants for operating and program expenses, give multi-year grants as often as possible, and offer travel and event organizing grants to support knowledge-exchanges and convenings.

General Support Grants, Travel Grants and Crisis Grants are available.
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To provide grants to community organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 11 - 21 years in Victoria.
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Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways has a strong focus on innovation, liveability and collaboration across all areas of water management.

The program is open to all Melbourne Water customers and provides greater access to a broader range of services offered by Melbourne Water.
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The June Canavan Foundation supports projects that create sustainable outcomes and allow people to help themselves in accordance with the principle of ‘a hand up, not a hand out’.
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Securing a Grant

Securing a grant requires a lot of effort and hard work. Sports Community has compiled a number of resources to help put you ahead of the pack. More information

    There are various funding bodies that provide grants to local sporting clubs and associations to assist with upgrading facilities, developing skills, purchasing equipment or supporting athletes. Funding opportunities are available at both the national and state level, and remember to check your local council’s website for community grants relating to the sporting sector.

    Funding Providers