Recreation Facilities Grant

Recreation Facilities Grants assist in the provision or development of suitable sport and recreation facilities. To create opportunities for CN and local sporting groups to form Partnerships in upgrading existing or developing new facilities. To provide a wide range of sport and recreation facilities that assist in meeting the needs of the community in a cost effective and co-operative manner.

Applications open Monday, 2 June (9am) and close Sunday, 29 June (midnight) 2025.

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Supporting Documentation:

Community Grants Policy (PDF)
Community Grant Guidelines (PDF) 2024 Community Grants Guidelines will be available soon.

If you require assistance please email [email protected] or call 02 4974 2000 and you will be put in contact with a staff member who can help with your enquiry.

Recreation Facilities Grants summarised

Key dates

Round Opens: Monday, 2 June 2025 at 9am (AEST)
Round Closes: Sunday, 29 June 2025 at 11:59pm (AEST)

Amount per application

$1,000 - $10,000 (ex GST)

Annual allocation

$70,000 (2025/26)

Eligible entities

Legally constituted not-for-profit organisations
Sporting Clubs and associations

Examples

Pathways, canteen renovations, fencing, park drainage, irrigation, cricket sight screens.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.