Grants
Each year hundreds of millions of dollars are given in grants funding for all sorts of projects and for all sorts of groups, including many Australian bowling clubs and sports-related projects.
Grants are a source of money that can enable your club to tackle projects, renovations or events that may not have been possible if you were relying on the usual methods of fundraising.
It is not just the dollars that benefit the club; grants can provide an endorsement of what your club is doing, and that itself can bring wider recognition, publicity and support.
It can also provide an important morale-booster to all within your club involved in the funded project.
Bowls Australia through its partnership with Sports Community presents available grants in the listing below.
Support with your Grant application can be sourced through Sports Community (note this does not include writing the application for you) – please reach out to Sports Community – lpusey@sportscommunity.com.au.
With regard to grants that follow, please note that neither Bowls Australia nor our partner Sports Community are monitoring the Local Government’s (LGA) for their regular minor and major grants programs. We highly recommend that the Grants Officer at your club is in regular contact with your LGA; subscribed to council newsletters and social media platforms for these grants as they become available.
Further information regarding preparing for a Grant submission can be found in our Resource Hub where if you haven’t already you can register for a free account and access a range of resources from Bowls Australia.
Last updated: 18th April 2024
Active Grants
National
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Regional Precincts & Partnership Program Stream One: Precinct | National | Now | – | Infrastructure | Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP) – Stream One: Precinct development and planning | business.gov.au |
| Gambling Community Benefit Fund | National | Ongoing | Ongoing | Strategy Development Misc | Current Grant Opportunity View – GO6633: GrantConnect (grants.gov.au) |
ACT
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Westfund Community Grants Program | ACT | All Year | All Year | Misc | Westfund Community Grants Program | Westfund Health Insurance |
| Forecasted – Performance Sponsorship Program | ACT | June | – | Misc | Performance Sponsorship Program – Sport and Recreation (act.gov.au) |
| Variety – The Children’s Charity | NSW/ACT | Now | Ongoing | Misc | Get Help – Variety NSW/ACT |
NSW
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Westfund Community Grants | NSW | All Year | All Year | Misc | Westfund Community Grants Program | Westfund Health Insurance |
| Sydney Water Community Grants | NSW | 06.05.24 | 01.07.24 | Sustainability | Sydney Water Community Grants – Sports Community |
| Variety – The Children’s Charity | NSW/ACT | Now | Ongoing | Misc | Get Help – Variety NSW/ACT |
NT
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Remote Sport Program | NT | Now | Ongoing | Participation Misc | Remote sport program | NT.GOV.AU |
| Places and Spaces – Quick Response Grant | NT | 01.07.23 | 31.05.24 | Equipment Misc | Places and Spaces – Quick Response Grant Program | Search | GrantsNT Administration |
| Achievements: National Selection Grant Program | NT | 17.07.23 | 31.05.24 | Athlete | |
| Community Development Grant Program | NT | Now | 30.06.26 | Athlete | Achievements – National Selection Grant Program | Search | GrantsNT Administration |
Queensland
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Torres Strait Community Sports & Recreation grants | QLD | Now | 30.06.24 | Misc | Torres Strait Community Sport and Recreation Program | Department of Tourism and Sport (dts.qld.gov.au) |
| Emerging Athlete Pathways | QLD | Now | Ongoing | Athlete | Emerging Athlete Pathways | Recreation, sport and arts | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au) |
| Westfund Community Grant Program | QLD | All year | All year | Misc | Westfund Community Grants Program | Westfund Health Insurance |
South Australia
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Adelaide Hills Community Grant | SA | 01.09.24 | 30.09.24 | Misc | Community Grants • Adelaide Hills Council (ahc.sa.gov.au) |
| City of Port Lincoln – Community Grant Funding Program | SA | All year | All year | Misc | Community Grant Funding Program | City of Port Lincoln |
Tasmania
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Step Forward Grants | TAS | 01.07.23 | TBA | Misc | Step Forward grants | Tasmanian Department of Health |
| Individual Support Program | TAS | Now | Ongoing | Athlete | Individual Support Program | Tasmanian Institute of Sport (tis.tas.gov.au) |
| Sporting Competition Access Fund | TAS | Now | Ongoing | Athlete | Sporting Competitions Access Fund | Tasmanian Institute of Sport (tis.tas.gov.au) |
| Junior Travel Assistance Program | TAS | 15.09.23 | 30.05.24 | Athlete | Grants and funding | Active Tasmania |
| National Representative Fund | TAS | Now | Ongoing | Athlete | National Representative Fund | Tasmanian Institute of Sport (tis.tas.gov.au) |
Victoria
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant Program | VIC | Now | 31.05.24 | Equipment | Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant Program – Sport and Recreation Victoria |
| Business Recovery Advisory Service | VIC | Now | 30.08.24 | Strategy Finance Misc | Business Recovery Advisory Service | Business Victoria |
| Business Advice – Grants | VIC | Ongoing | Ongoing | Governance Finance Marketing Misc | Business Advice | Business Victoria |
Western Australia
| OPEN GRANTS | State | Opens | Closing | Type | Link |
| Active Regional Communities Grants | WA | All Year | All Year | Event Participation Misc | Active Regional Communities Grants (dlgsc.wa.gov.au) |
| Regional Organisation Grants | WA | All Year | All Year | Participation Governance | Regional Organisation Grants | DLGSC |
| Community Recovery Grants Program | WA | 30.08.23 | 20.04.25 | Misc | Community Recovery Grants Program (dlgsc.wa.gov.au) |
| North-West Travel Subsidy | WA | All Year | All Year | Athlete | North West Travel Subsidy | DLGSC |
| Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme | WA | All Year | All Year | Athlete | Regional Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme | DLGSC |
| Regional Organisation Grants | WA | All Year | All Year | Participation Governance | Regional Organisation Grants | DLGSC |
Letter of support request
If your club requires a Letter of Support from Bowls Australia for any grant applications, please submit the form by clicking here. By submitting this request we kindly ask to be kept up to date regarding the outcome of the application and project developments as appropriate.
Key considerations into submitting the form
- Allow a 10 day timeframe for letters to be complete. Any requests put in outside this timeframe may not be completed by the requested date or at all.
- BA will endeavour to write the letters before the date requested, but sometimes this is not possible and we will get to them before the grant closes.
- Provide as much information as possible, the more information provided the better it is.
- Once the letter is complete we will send it to the club’s relevant CSM to forward to the club.
Any questions please contact admin@bowls.com.au or (03) 9480 7100
Bowls Disaster Relief Fund
With the harsh conditions of the Australian landscape, natural disasters such as floods and fires can ravish and affect areas across the country in a short space of time, but just like the Australian ethos of looking after our mates, the lawn bowls fraternity will stand united in its support for bowling clubs and communities affected by tragic events through the Disaster Relief Fund initiative.