The State Government offers two funding programs, namely the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and the Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) to assist in the development of basic sporting infrastructure. These programs offer a collaborative opportunity for community organisations to engage with the City of Joondalup and the Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries, with each entity sharing one-third of the total project cost for the forward planning round. The small grant round can receive funding to cover up to half of the total project (up to a limit of $200,000 in total funding).
Types of venue funding
The Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund is funding for the development of basic sporting infrastructure.
Eligibility
Types of projects that may be eligible for CSRFF funding include:
- New playing surfaces – courts and synthetic surfaces.
- Change rooms and toilets.
- Sport storage.
- Meeting rooms, kitchens, offices and viewing areas are considered to have a minimal impact on physical activity and are considered a low priority.
- Resurfacing of existing sports surfaces are considered the responsibility of the asset owner and are a low priority.
Exclusions
Types of projects that will not be considered for CSRFF funding include:
- Development of privately owned facilities (eligible projects are required to be located on crown land or land owned by a local government authority).
- Arts, music, craft and non-physical recreation facilities.
- Recurring maintenance or operating costs of existing facilities.
- Projects that clubs cannot demonstrate the financial capacity to comfortably fund one third/quarter of the estimated cost.
- Purchase of land, landscaping, car parks, access roads, playgrounds, bikeways or pathways.
- Non-land based facilities and non-fixed equipment.
- Fixed sports specific equipment (e.g. scoreboards).
- Facilities or fixtures for the purpose of serving alcohol.
- Projects that do not meet the relevant Australian Standards and Construction Codes including access requirements for persons with disabilities.
The Club Night Lights Program is funding for sports floodlighting projects only.
Eligibility
Types of projects that may be eligible for funding include:
- Provide floodlighting to community training and/or local match play standard where existing facilities do not meet training standard.
- Replace aging metal-halide floodlighting with energy efficient LED floodlighting to community training and/or community match play standard.
- Power upgrades directly linked to the development of lighting.
Exclusions
Examples of projects which will not be considered for funding include:
- Non-floodlighting infrastructure.
- Non-fixed floodlighting.
- Development of privately owned facilities (eligible projects are required to be located on crown land or land owned by a local government authority).
- Recurring maintenance or operating costs of existing facilities.
- Projects that clubs cannot demonstrate the financial capacity to comfortably fund one third/quarter of the estimated cost.
- Projects that do not meet the relevant Australian Standards and Construction Codes.
How to apply for CSRFF and CNLP
An Expression of Interest form must be submitted to the City for assessment to determine eligibility. There are two funding rounds:
- Summer round: an Expression of Interest form is due for submission in February each year for the forward planning grant round.
- Winter small grant round: an Expression of Interest form is due for submission in July each year.
For further details and information on how to apply contact the Leisure Planning team on 9400 4090.