- Cook Government’s popular Community Sporting and Recreational Facilities Fund and Community Night Lights Program open for applications
- $20 million and $2.5 million available respectively
- Financial assistance to community groups and local governments to develop facilities that meet the needs of the community
Community sporting and recreational clubs across the state are now eligible to apply for the small grants round of the popular Community Sporting and Recreational Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Community Night Lights Program (CNLP) grant programs, which fund projects up to the value of $500,000.
Examples of small grant projects include cricket pitches and practice wickets, safety upgrades, minor upgrades to swimming pools, small floodlighting projects, court upgrades, shade shelters and planning studies up to a maximum value of $25,000.
Application forms are available from local governments in the metropolitan area and Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries offices in regional areas.
Applicants should check the closing date with their local governments, as they do vary and grants must be acquitted by 15 June 2025.
The CSRFF and CNLP are administered by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. See https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/community-sporting-and-recreation-facilities-fundandhttps://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/club-night-lights-program.
As stated by Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman:
“The Community Sporting and Recreational Facilities Fund and the Community Night Lights Program are popular grant programs that have helped hundreds of sporting and recreational groups around the state.
“This particular round has had a change in criteria and for applications under the $500,000 there is no longer a requirement for clubs to fund a third of the total cost.
“It is important however, that clubs work with their local government to ensure that they have support at that level.
“This is just another way that the Cook Government is doing the right thing for WA.”
