Grants now available for Western Australian projects aiming to increase participation in sport

The Western Australian Government is offering grants of between $20,000 and $150,000 for projects that aim to minimise the barriers for participation in sport.

The Sport and Recreation Inclusive Participation Grants Program is set to distribute $1.5 million dollars over three years. The aim is to create inclusive, accessible, safe, and welcoming environments and opportunities for people with disability, Aboriginal people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, adolescent girls, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, seniors, and disengaged youth.

This may include, but is not limited to, collaborative projects that:

• help people with disability take part in activities previously not accessible or offered to them;

• are 'place-based' where applicants work with local and specialist partners to connect and coordinate opportunities for people from CALD backgrounds;

• make sport or active recreation activities fun and flexible for disengaged youth; and

• build capacity of sport and recreation organisations to be more inclusive of all.

Local sport and active recreation providers, State sporting associations, community service providers and local governments are encouraged to apply for funding under the Sport and Recreation Inclusive Participation Grants Program, which is administered by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Applications are now open and close Monday, 13th March 2023.

For more information, including full eligibility criteria, visit www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/

Image. Wheelchair Badminton. Credit: City of Mandurah