Small grants are a big boost for communities
Communities across the State will benefit from new and improved sporting infrastructure following the announcement of the first successful applicants under the new small grants round of the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF).
13 November 2009
Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron said the first round recipients highlighted the benefits of the program, designed to ensure money was spent on a wider range of sport and recreation programs across the community.
“The implementation of a small grants round is encouraging more applications for funding through a simpler and quicker application process,” Mr Waldron said.
“The small grants are run twice a year and are for projects under $150,000. A total of $750,000 is available for allocation in each round. “Sport and recreation plays an important role in building stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities, and the small grants make it easier for sport and recreation organisations and local governments to apply for funding.
“This ensures that grassroots sport and recreation organisations can provide the context for communities to be active and reap the many benefits of participation both at an individual and community level.”
The 38 successful applications in this first round of small grants included:
- Town of Port Hedland: $75,000 – Installation of overhead lights at Gratwick Aquatic Centre
- Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale: $11,391 – Upgrading of two netball/basketball courts
- City of Swan/Swan Valley Sporting Club: $25,095 – Creation of an active reserve, including turfing, reticulation and water storage
- Shire of Exmouth/Exmouth Golf Club: $6,090 – Replacement of synthetic tee boxes
- Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley: $25,000 – Development of the Kununurra Sports Precinct Master Plan
- Shire of Denmark: $30,995 – Construction of a multi-purpose fitness area and new storage area
- City of Geraldton-Greenough: $13,752 – Relocation and upgrading of cricket nets
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder/Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association Inc: $49,577 – development of playing fields at Goldfields Hockey Stadium
- Shire of Westonia: $32,616 – Upgrading of the Westonia Pioneer Memorial Pool and surrounding pool grounds
- Shire of Manjimup: $15,200 – Installation of a drainage system at Pemberton Oval
The next round of grants opens in February 2010. For more information on CSRFF grants, contact your local Department of Sport and Recreation office.
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