Community facility funding program

The Community Facility Funding Program helps provide high quality, accessible community sport and recreation facilities across Victoria. The program encourages:

• increasing sport and recreation participation
• increased community access to leisure opportunities
• better planning of sport and recreation facilities
• innovative sport and recreation facilities
• environmentally sustainable design

There are two categories of funding available:

• Planning: provides for the future sport and recreation needs of communities through better information gathering, consultation and strategic planning
  
• Building Community Infrastructure: for improving places where communities meet, interact and participate in sport and recreation. There are four sub-categories available:
  
  • Minor Facilities: for community groups, working in partnership with local councils, to develop or upgrade community sport and recreation facilities
  • Major Facilities: to develop major sport and recreation facilities
  • Seasonal Pool Renewal: for rejuvenating seasonal swimming pools in rural and regional areas and interface councils
  • Better Pools: new or redeveloped aquatic leisure centres

Eligibility

Only local government authorities are eligible to apply directly to the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD).

Community organisations have the opportunity to access the Minor Facilities category by submitting an Expression of Interest directly to their local council (note, this program is currently closed).

Funding Range and Open Dates

This program is currently closed

Category of funding		Funding Range
Building Community Infrastructure	Major Facilities	up to $650,000
	Better Pools	up to $3,000,000
	Seasonal Pool Renewal	up to $200,000
	Minor Facilities	up to $100,000
Planning	Recreation Planning and Facility Feasibility	up to $30,000
	Regional Planning	up to $50,000

Program Guidelines

• Local Government Guidelines (PDF 1.1 MB) or (Word 329 KB)
• Community Organisations Guidelines (PDF 634 KB) or (Word 120 KB)

Supporting Documents

Documents that are to be considered and/or submitted as part of the Application/ Expression of Interest:

Fact sheets and templates

• Project Management Framework Fact Sheet (Word 1.03 MB)  Template (Word 81 KB)
• Schedule of Use Fact Sheet (Word 1.03 MB)  Template (Excel 80 KB)  Example (Excel 100 KB)
• Capital Replacement Plan Fact Sheet (1 MB)  (Template Excel 29 KB)
• Code of Conduct Form for Tenants (Word 2.6 MB)
• Environmentally Sustainable Design (Word 1.2 MB)
• Universal Design Principles and Disability Standards for Access to Premises (Word 1 MB)
• In-Kind and Voluntary Labour Support Proforma (Word 1.6 MB)
• Aboriginal Heritage Planning Tool
• Competitive Neutrality Policy (Word 1 MB)

Guides

These publications are intended for use as a guide only and further specialist advice should be sought on the specifics of your project:

• Artificial Grass For Sport Guide (PDF 2.29 MB)  (Word 1.43 MB)
  
• Tennis Facility Planning Guide (PDF 1.4 MB) (Word 272 KB)
• Netball Court Planning Guide (PDF 393 KB)  (Word 153 KB)
• Football and Netball Lighting Guide (PDF 488 KB)  (Word 143 KB)
• The Good Play Space Guide: "I can play too" (PDF 1.4 MB)  (Word 408 KB)
• Skate Facility Guide (PDF 2MB) (Word 598 KB)
• ARV Pool Concourse Guidelines

Before you apply for a grant, we recommend you read about DPCD's Funding Agreements as funding is dependent upon your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.

Apply

This program is currently closed.

Program area and assistance

Read more about Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV)
For assistance with a project idea and/or an application contact your local DPCD/SRV representative
For general grant enquiries contact the Grants Information Line

Stories

Read about Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre in Ocean Grove.

Interest Areas

Local Government
Sport & Recreation