The Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program 2008
The Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program 2008 provides grants to help local communities maintain local community sport and develop sustainable approaches to water management of sports grounds and other sport and recreation facilities.
Councils can apply for funding of projects designed to keep sport and recreation facilities open or for projects providing long term, sustainable
reductions in potable water use by community sporting facilities.
Eligibility
Any council can apply for funding provided that:
- areas within the municipality are on Stage 3 or higher water restrictions; and
- proposed project(s) provide a benefit to areas on Stage 3 or higher water restrictions.
Funding range of grant
Rural, regional and outer metropolitan councils can apply for up to $100,000.
Metropolitan councils can apply for up to $75,000.
The maximum grant for any one project is $40,000 (excluding GST).
Open Dates
26 October 2007 to 25 February 2008
Program Guidelines
Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program 2008 (PDF 80kb)
Voluntary Labour and In-Kind Information Sheet (Word 91kb)
Application Forms
You can apply by downloading the Drought Relief for Country Sports Program 2008 application form (Word 124kb) and:
- Attaching the application form to an email and forwarding it to us
or - Completing the application form and faxing it to us
or - Printing and completing the application form and posting it to us
Program area
Read more about Sport and Recreation Victoria or contact the Grants Information Line
Interest Areas
Local Government
Sport & Recreation
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