Amount:  $500
Close:  7th October 2011

Victalent provides a travel assistance grant to community sport and recreation organisations in rural and regional Victoria to assist athletes, coaches, officials and teams with the costs of travelling to training and competition.  For more information please visit www.dpcd.vic.gov.au or click here.
 

Amount:  up to $5000
Closes:  7th October 2011 (phase 1)

Provides grants to increase the skills of coaches, officials and managers and improve the accessibility and operational capacity of community sport and recreation organisations.  For more information please visit www.dpcd.vic.gov.au or click here.

Amount:  up to $1000
Close:  30th September 2011

The WorkSafe Club Safety Fund has been established to provide financial assistance to football/netball clubs to improve or provide added safety for both players, people involved with the club and the spectators.  Funding is available for safety initiatives, for example; protective equipment, permanent or portable structures that provide shelter, first aid kits, minor facility maintenance for OHS purposes.  For more information visit www.vcfl.com.au.

Amount:  various
Close:  30th September 2011

Grants available to VCFL clubs for various costs, including:  computer purchases, RSA courses, coaching accreditation, jumper purchase, food handling courses and district inter-league games.  For more information visit www.vcfl.com.au.

Amount:  up to $5000 for 3 years
Closes:  30th September 2011

These grants are part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship's Community Grants Program.  They may be used for the following:  running costs (such as rent, lighting, heating, catering, telephone, stationery, postage); purchase or hire of minor office equipment, kitchen or other equipment for group activities, provision of information sessions, seminars or training courses.

For more information please visit www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/grants or click here.

Amount:  up to $500 individuals, $3000 for teams
Close:  31st October 2011

This 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 or national sporting competition or a school sport Australia national championship.  For more information visit www.ausport.gov.au or click here.

Amount:   $750
Closes:  31st October 2011

The Fund has been set up to provide funding assistance to sporting clubs/associations to help amateur sports men and women striving to achieve sporting greatness across a broad cross-section of sports.  For further information please visit www.sportscover.com/ssf/ or click here.

Amount:  various
Close:  31st October 2011

This program provides funding for community events, projects and minor capital and community infrastructure.  For more information please visit www.council-services.ararat.vic.gov.au or click here.

Amount:  $750 events, $1500 equipment/infrastructure
Close:  31st October 2011

Available to non-profit or incorporated community groups within the Pyrenees Shire (or providing services to residents within) for events or equipment/infrastructure improvements.  For more information visit www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au or click here.