Government grants are available for Australian businesses in the sport sector. Programs span federal and state governments, offering funding for growth, innovation, infrastructure and workforce development.
In New South Wales, new south wales is home to australia's largest state economy and one of the most comprehensive grant ecosystems in the country.
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35 totalSafer Cities: Her Way 2 is a program that supports local councils to deliver projects that help to improve perception of safety in public spaces and transport hub precincts for everyone, particularly women, girls and gender diverse people.
The Game on for Change - Preventing Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence through Sport Program aims to empower all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.
This program empowers all levels of the sporting sector to play a leading role in the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence. It builds capacity and capability of the sector to address gendered drivers of violence and foster safe, respectful and inclusive environments. The program supports evidence-based prevention initiatives and strengthens partnerships between sport and primary prevention sectors.
The NSW Rugby World Cup Legacy Grant Program funds infrastructure improvements and participation initiatives for rugby union in NSW, leveraging the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup. The program supports eligible not-for-profit rugby clubs, associations, and local government authorities to build or upgrade facilities and expand programs, with specific focus on increasing participation among under-represented groups including women, girls, people with disability, First Nations peoples, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Centre of Excellence Fund provides up to $15 million in capital grants to improve elite performance sport infrastructure and talent pathways across all sporting codes in NSW. The fund supports facility development for talent identification and development, enhanced female programs, and community engagement, with a focus on inclusive facilities for women, people with disability, First Nations peoples, and culturally diverse communities.
The Sport Priority Needs Program provides up to $12 million in funding to help eight highly impacted Local Government Areas in NSW recover from February-March 2022 floods by repairing, reconstructing, and building resilience into damaged sport and recreation facilities. The program supports eligible councils to undertake damage assessments, feasibility studies, designs, and construction projects that restore safe and accessible facilities for training and competition while promoting environmental sustainability.
The Active Transport Infrastructure grants launched in 2023 to build more active transport infrastructure and deliver active transport election commitment projects, which plan, design and construct footpaths, shared paths and cycleways across NSW.
The Parramatta to Sydney Foreshore Link will deliver Sydney’s longest continuous foreshore path for walking and riding. Funding is provided to councils and authorities to design and build active transport infrastructure along the foreshore.
The reVITALise – Public Transport Precinct Vibrancy Grant will enliven people’s everyday walk or wheel to and from public transport by embedding vibrancy, amenity and creativity along the first and last mile.
The 2024/25 Partnership Program (Identified Organisations) enables the Office of Sport to partner with key industry stakeholders to address priority issues and capitalise on opportunities to further areas of the Office of Sport Strategic Plan.
The 2025/26 Partnership Program (Identified Organisations) enables the Office of Sport to partner with key industry stakeholders to address priority issues and capitalise on opportunities to further areas of the Office of Sport Strategic Plan.
A comprehensive suite of technical multimodal transport assessments to support the preparation of the Morisset Place Strategy and Integrated Transport Plan for the Morisset area.
The Organisation Support Program (OSP) is designed to assist eligible State Sporting Organisations (SSOs) and State Sporting Organisations for People with Disabilities (SSODs) to develop their sporting activities at all levels in NSW.
Places to Love is a collaborative program between the NSW Government and pilot councils to trial demonstration projects that improve walkable access to, and the quality of, local public spaces, particularly in streets and transport hub precincts.
The Organisation Support Program (OSP) is designed to assist eligible State Sporting Organisations (SSOs) and Peak Bodies to develop their sporting activities at all levels in NSW.
Emergency relief grant to support restoration of public access to recreational walkway known as Ebenezer Park, after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Part of public walkway is located on Crown Land managed by DPHI and part managed by Tweed Shire Council
The subsidy is available to eligible primary producers for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements following a declared natural disaster.
Sporting and recreation clubs and associations directly affected by a declared natural disaster may be eligible for a low interest loan of up to $10,000 to support recovery.
Discretionary grants awarded by the Minister for Sport to organisations and projects that align with the Office of Sport Strategic Plan. Funding supports a diverse range of sports initiatives including community participation programs, multicultural engagement, women's leadership, governance development, and sport safety standards.
This scheme provides funding assistance to organisations that donate and transport donated fodder to a central location within NSW for the benefit of three or more primary producers with livestock, in the event of a declared natural disaster.
The NSW Government 2023 Election Commitments Fund (‘the Fund’) has been created to administer the projects that have been identified as election commitments by the NSW Government and that fall within the Sport portfolio.
The Partnership Program enables the Office of Sport to partner with key industry stakeholders to address priority issues and capitalise on opportunities to further areas of the Office of Sports Strategic Plan as they arise.
The program will deliver unexpended legacy funding to invited sport organisations in NSW.
The program will deliver unexpended legacy funding to invited sport organisations in NSW.
The 2023/24 Project Support Program (‘the Program’) has been created to administer projects that have been identified by the NSW Government and that fall within the portfolio of the Minister for Sport.
The State Sporting Recognition Program is for sporting organisations seeking recognition as a State Sporting Organisation (SSOs) in NSW as the pre-eminent body for the development of their sport in NSW.
Support initiatives to improve services and outcomes for sections of the community that need improved transport.
The 2024/25 Project Support Program (‘the Program’) has been created to administer projects that have been identified by the NSW Government and that fall within the portfolio of the Minister for Sport.
The New South Wales Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme is operated by Create NSW, a part of the NSW Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports on behalf of the State Government.
Support initiatives to improve services and outcomes for sections of the community that need improved transport.
The 2025/26 Office of Sport Grants(‘the Program’) has been created to administer projects that have been identified by the NSW Government and that fall within the portfolio of the Minister for Sport.
The 2025/26 - 2026/27 Project Support Program (‘the Program’) has been created to administer projects that have been identified by the NSW Government and that fall within the portfolio of the Minister for Sport
Grant information is sourced from official government websites and updated regularly. Always verify current eligibility and deadlines before applying.