Active Regional Communities Grants

Assessment criteria

An assessment will be made to determine if the application is eligible by assessing it against the grant criteria. If approved, a grant agreement will be entered into which outlines the grant conditions and acquittal requirements. Once signed and returned, the grant will be paid directly to the applicant body (organisation/association).

Who can apply

• State Sporting Associations (SSAs) that oversee regional operations or are representing a local club or association;
• Regional sporting, club or active recreation organisations recognised as the industry regional representative body;
• Not-for-profit community organisations involved in the conduct of sport or physically active recreation;
• Other community not-for-profit community organisations; and
• In the absence of a suitable sport or recreation organisation, a local government is eligible to apply.

What you must have to be eligible to apply?

• Be incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) with an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Indigenous organisations under Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI);
• Be affiliated where appropriate with a State Sporting Association or Industry Representative Organisation recognised bythe department;
• Have acquitted all previous department grants prior to the application being submitted unless the grant is still current; and
• Projects are not to commence before approval has been granted by the department. No retrospective funding will be considered.
• Organisations will be required to have current Public Liability Insurance to the value of ten million dollars per claim or occurrence giving rise to a claim. A certificate of currency of insurance for the coming year should be provided upon application.
  

Who cannot apply

Organisations not eligible include individuals, groups of individuals, organisations seeking funds for metropolitan based programs, State Government departments and agencies and educational institutions including schools, universities and TAFE colleges, commercial entities, organisations already receiving funds via Regional Organisation Grants or Regional Servicing Grants and unincorporated bodies.

Applicant information

No grant monies will be paid directly to an individual. The applicant body will be responsible for the acquittal of the grant and so will be responsible to forward any approved funding to individuals as deemed necessary.

At the completion of the project, the applicant body will need to complete the Acquittal documentation – Acquittal Statement and Key Results Schedule and forward to the department to demonstrate that the funds have been spent in accordance with the outlined grant agreement.

Level of funding available

Grants up to $5000 are available with organisations needing to demonstrate a significant contribution (up to 25%) towards the cost of the project or event and or in-kind contribution.

How to apply

• Read the guidelines.
• Make contact with the local department regional office to discuss which grants are suitable to your specific project idea.
• Complete the application form and submit to your nearest department office.
• Applications are accepted throughout the year and must be lodged at least eight weeks prior to the project or event start date. All supporting documentation is required with each application.
• Applications will be called for on a quarterly basis to encourage planning and application preparation and submission in a timely manner.
• Organisations can only apply once per year in any one category.
• The department will process the application and may seek clarification if deemed necessary before making recommendation.
• Notification of application outcome occurs within six weeks of receiving your final application.

Funding rounds timeline

Organisations can only apply once per year in any one category.