Grants

Throughout each year there are a number of Government and Private Sector Grants that are available for your club to access.

As these grants become available Motorcycling Victoria will list them on this page to give your club easy access to the information and to keep you informed of the grants that are available.

Below are some of the current available Grant opportunities:

Emergency Facility & Equipment Replacement Fund

The Emergency Facility and Equipment Replacement Fund is a statewide funding program to assist local sport and recreation clubs and organisations to replace essential sporting and first aid equipment lost or destroyed due to fire, theft or flood. Up to half the value - to a maximum of $2000 - may be compensated through this program.

Applications can be made at any time and you will need to provide:

A full description of the nature and circumstances of the loss;
Status of Insurance Cover;
A Police report (if appropriate);
Endorsement of State Sporting Association, Affiliated Association or Regional Sport Assembly;
A list of stolen or damaged equipment and the cost of replacement from supplier.

Successful recipients must provide a statement of receipts and payments within 30 days of expenditure of funds.

For further information please visit the Emergency Facility and Equipment Replacement Fund website.

Australian Sports Foundation

The Australian Sport Foundation (ASF) assists non-profit sporting clubs, organisations, schools, councils and community organisations to raise money for valid sport related projects. This can include:

Building new clubrooms;
Upgrading lighting;
The purchase of equipment;
Hosting a major event.

The ASF was developed by the Federal Government in 1986 to help sporting organisations in Australia to raise money through Corporate and public donations. Since that time the ASF has helped raise over $70m for the benefit of sport in Australia.

For further information please visit the ASF website, www.asf.org.au.

Click here to apply for 'Raising Money for Sport' with the ASF Sport Incenctive Program, which offers a unique tax advantage for sports fundraising.

Sporting Uniforms Grants Program 2012-13

About the Sporting Uniform Grants Program

What is the Sporting Uniform Grants Program?
The Sporting Uniform Grants Program provides grants of up to $1000 to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms.

Why is the Victorian Government funding these grants?
Encouraging community participation in sport and active recreation is an effective way of strengthening communities across Victoria. Sport and Recreation Victoria provides grants and funding to support initiatives that help communities to get more active, more often.

The Sporting Uniform Grants Program contributes to the Government's Sport and Recreation policy priorities of increasing participation, supporting grass roots sport and recreation clubs to create physically active communities and nurture talent. Club sport plays a big part in the life of local communities. Being part of a club provides a socially valued role for participants, and creates a sense of community membership.

Click here to learn more about the Sporting Uniform Grants Program.

Other important information about this grant program and the application process can be found at http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/sporting-uniforms.

Local Sporting Champions

YOUNG people, including women, find it difficult to meet the ongoing and significant costs associated with participation at sporting competitions, particularly those from regional areas.

The Local Sporting Champions program is an Australian Government initiative designed to provide financial assistance for young people aged 12-18 towards the cost of travel, accommodation, uniforms or equipment when competing, coaching or officiating at an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state, national or international sporting championships or a School Sport Australia state or national championships.

Application forms

Find out more about the grant here: Local Sporting Champions

Community Facility Funding Program

THE 2014/2015 Community Facility Funding Program (CFFP) is now open for applications.

The CFFP provides funding for a broad range of sport and recreation projects.
CFFP funding is available under six categories:

· Better Pools – grants of up to $3 million to build new or upgrade existing aquatic centres.
· Major Facilities – grants of up to $650,000 to develop or upgrade major sport and recreation facilities.
· Seasonal Pools – grants of up to $200,000 to upgrade seasonal pools in rural,
regional and outer metropolitan locations.
· Minor Facilities – grants of up to $100,000 to develop or upgrade local sport and recreation facilities.
· Soccer Facilities – grants totalling $100,000 for up to two projects are available to upgrade existing and construct new facilities.
· Planning – grants to fund initiatives that assess the future sport and recreation facility needs of local and regional communities.

For more information about the Community Facility Funding Program, please visit
http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/sport/sport-facilities/community-facilities/

Click here to download the 2014/2015 Community Facility Funding Program