The Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant program provides funding for community sport and active recreation organisations across Victoria.

What you get

Access to this funding helps grassroots organisations replace or repair essential sport or first aid equipment that has been lost or destroyed because of unpreventable incidents, including bushfire, flood, significant storms, theft, arson, or criminal damage.

Grants of up to $1,000 are available.

Eligible incidents:

• Natural disaster 
• Bushfire 
• Flood 
• Significant storm 
• Earthquake Criminal activity 
• Theft 
• Arson 
• Criminal damage

Eligible costs:

• Replacement or repair of playing equipment that is essential for participation in an activity, is transferable to other participants and remains the property of the applicant 
  • bats, match balls, equestrian jumps, racquets, gymnastic mats, team equipment kits, gloves, badminton nets
• Injury prevention equipment that is transferable 
  • goal post padding, batting pads, gloves, goalie gear, helmets, catcher’s gear
• First aid equipment which is necessary for immediate attention to injury that may occur during participation in sport or active recreation 
  • defibrillator, stretchers, first aid supplies

Who can apply?

Applicants must be:

• A community sport or active recreation organisation operating in Victoria.
• Not-for-profit and non-government.
• Registered and operating in Victoria as one of the following eligible entities:
  • an incorporated association 
  • a company limited by guarantee; or
  • an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation.
• Delivering a sport or activity that is a person-centric physical activity.

Sport and Recreation Victoria will accept your application if you need to nominate an auspice organisation.

• Phone: 1800 325 206
• Email: srvgrants@sport.vic.gov.au