Sport
5 December, 2023
New round of sporting group funding opens
Victoria, Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today opened the new Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund (RCSIF) – with funding of up to $60 million available. The State Government said: The RCSIF is funded through the Regional...
Victoria, Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today opened the new Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund (RCSIF) – with funding of up to $60 million
available.
The State Government said:
The RCSIF is funded through the Regional Community Sport Development Fund and the All-Abilities Sport Fund –announced in July – following consultation with regional communities who said new infrastructure and upgradedfacilities were needed to keep local sport thriving.
Regional sporting clubs and community organisations are encouraged to work with their local council or AlpineResorts Victoria to bring their best ideas forward and make their club accessible and future-ready for generationsto come.
The four streams cover a wider variety of upgrades to suit a range of clubs:
Up to $3 million available to develop or upgrade multi-sport indoor courts and aquatic facilities through
the Indoor Stadium and Aquatic Facilities Stream
Grants up to $1 million available through the Community Facilities Stream to build or upgrade sports
pavilions, sports lighting, play spaces and active recreation facilities
The Women and Girls Facilities Stream has grants of up to $1 million for new female friendly change
rooms or sports courts to help level the playing field
For the first time there will be a dedicated All Abilities Infrastructure stream that will provide grants of up
to $1 million to renovate existing facilities to ensure they are accessible for people with disability.
Complementary grants of up to $50,000 are also available to help boost wider community participation at the
upgraded facilities, in partnership with sporting organisations and local disability service providers.