The $40 million Community Sport Sector Short-term Survival Package provides grants to support the operational viability of community sport and active recreation organisations impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The $40 million Community Sport Sector Short-term Survival Package provides grants to support the operational viability of community sport and active recreation organisations impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This initiative is part of the Victorian Government's Experience Economy Survival Package providing urgent support to help a range of key attractions, organisations and associations ride out the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and help them reboot, rebound and recover.
What grants are available?
The Community Sport Sector Short-term Survival Package includes $40 million for community sport organisations in two streams:
- Stream 1 – grants for state sporting associations, regional sports assemblies and academies and other state sport and recreational bodies (open until 5pm Monday 21 September 2020)
- Stream 2 – grants of up to $2,000 are available for associations and leagues and grants of up to $1,000 are available for individual clubs and community sporting and active recreation organisations. A top-up grant of $1,000 for associations and leagues and $500 for clubs and community sporting and active recreation organisations will be provided automatically to organisations who received a grant through the first funding round of this program - you will not need to re-apply to receive this funding (open until 5pm Friday 16 October 2020)
For specific details on the program, including the objectives of the funding, the number of applications that can be submitted under each stream, the grant amounts available and eligibility of applications please refer to the guidelines.
