Crathern Park, Trinity Beach upgrade AFL Cairns has received the great news that it has been allocated $33,000 to upgrade the second oval at Crathern Park, Trinity Beach. The ‘back oval’ had gradually fallen into disrepair over a period of time to the point where its irregular shape and “sensitive weed” surface made it virtually unplayable. more -->

Cairns Regional Council Grants The Cairns Regional Council Sport, Recreation, Community Development and Arts grants Program for 2009/2010.

Funding closes 5pm Friday 27 November 2009.

Please see the attached for more information. more -->

Grant news watch for July Welcome to the July edition of Grants Watch. Drink Wise have a new grant for non profits supporting their objectives. Many local grants are presently open and too numerous to list. Please check your local Council for eligibility status for your group.

Please see attached newsletter more -->

Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program (GAQAP The Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program (GAQAP) provides teachers, teacher aides, school sport volunteers, tertiary and senior secondary school students, and community sports members throughout Queensland with FREE training that can ultimately lead to accreditation in coaching, officiating, and sports first aid. more -->

Grant News watch for June As could be expected, little action in the last month of the financial year. But get ready for grants coming early in the new year.

In particular, the Club Development Program should be released soon. Those clubs wishing to apply for big money projects should be gearing up now for the programs release. more -->

CPR Group are pleased to advise that Round 2 of the Sports Equipment Grants program is now open Queensland sporting clubs and associations can apply for a CPR Group 2009 Sports Equipment Grant to buy the day-to-day equipment they need for training and games. Last year, CPR Group approved funding for 19 organisations from across Queensland through the program's first round. more -->

BHP Billiton Cannington Mine North Queensland Sports Development Bursary more -->

Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Program Provides sport and recreation clubs with financial assistance to recover from damage caused by the flooding and damaging winds in January and February 2009.
Click below for more information or visit the below site:

http://www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/Funding/Ourfundingprograms/SportandRecreationDisasterAssistanceProgram.aspx more -->

Sports Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women The Australian Sports Commission and the Office for Women have joined together to help develop the next generation of female leaders in sport.

Are you involved in sport as a manager, administrator, coach or official, or do you work in sport communications/media or governance? Would you like to learn more, and do more, for yourself and your sport? If so, we encourage you to apply. more -->

Federal Government Grants for April Please find attached the grants scheduled for April more -->

Federal Government Grant Opportunity For Sporting Club The Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is an initiative of the
Australian Government that is managed by the Australian Sports
Commission in partnership with the Australian Government Office for
Women. more -->

Woolworths Fresh Foods Kids Community Grants Applications for 2009 Woolworths Community Grants program are now open. more -->

Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Program Application Form Please find attached the application form for the Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Program. more -->

Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Program Please find attached the guidelines for Round 2 for the Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Program. more -->

Cairns Regional Council Community Grants Financial assistance is available to community based groups, individuals and organisations that provide programs, activities and projects to enrich the diversity of cultural and social opportunities to residents of the Cairns Region. more -->

Australian Sports Foundation The Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) operates the Sport Incentive Program. Specifically the program aims to increase opportunities for Australians to:

participate in sport, and/or excel in sports performance.
Eligible organisations can apply to register sport related projects.
Go to: www.asf.org.au
Or click below for more information. more -->

The Queensland Government, through Sport, Recreation and Racing The Queensland Government, through Sport, Recreation and Racing (SRR), provides in excess of $40 million through funding programs towards new improved opportunities for people to participate in sport and active recreation, to improve the skills of the sport and recreation industry providers and participants, and to provide places for Queenslanders to 'Get Active'. more -->

The Gambling Community Benefit Fund The Gambling Community Benefit Fund provides one-off grants to Queensland-based community organisations to assist these organisations to provide services and activities within their local communities. more -->

The Reef Hotel Casino Community Benefit Fund The Reef Hotel Casino Community Benefit Fund (the Fund) was established in January 1996 by the Queensland Government to distribute grants to non-profit community organisations in Far North Queensland, which provide facilities or services to the community at large. The funding is received from a 1% levy on gross gaming revenue of The Reef Casino in Cairns. more -->

AFL Schools Resources Assistance Scheme The AFL offers financial assistance to football friendly schools to purchase permanent Australian Football goal posts. Goal posts provide a visible presence of our indigenous game at a school level and will help to grow our games community capacity. It is hoped that students and teachers will utilise the posts as a part of the school’s P.E/Sport program and potentially local clubs and NAB AFL Auskick centres. more -->