Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Program
The program assists Victorian sport and active recreation organisations directly affected by the October 2022 Victorian floods.
Grant amount
$5,000
Important dates
Close: 2 February 2023
What you get
$5,000 one-off grants to assist with the replacement of items lost, damaged and destroyed by the October 2022 Victorian floods.
Program guidelines
$5,000 one-off grants are available to assist in the replacement of items that have been lost, damaged or destroyed.
The Program is now open for applications and will stay open until 5pm on 13 January 2023 or until funding is exhausted.
On 1 November 2022, the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments announced further funding for community sport and active recreation organisations directly affected by the Victorian floods that commenced in October 2022.
The Business and Community Sport Flood Recovery Grants will help businesses, not-for-profit and community sport and active recreation organisations rebuild as quickly as possible.
The simplest and quickest way to have your Flood Recovery Grant processed and receive support is to first apply for the $5000 one-off Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Program.
Once approved for the $5,000 one-off grant, applicants can then apply for up to $50,000 through the Flood Recovery Grant. Funds can be used to cover expenses arising from significant direct damage to the organisation’s facility and its equipment.
Funding received under the Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Program will be included in the total grant amount.
Please note, Business Victoria is administering the Business and Community Sport Flood Recovery Grants.
For full details including eligibility criteria, application guidelines and to how apply visit Business Victoria.
Eligibility
Please read the Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Program Guidelines (above) to check your eligibility for a grant through this program.
To be eligible for the program, your club must have incurred direct damage due to the Victorian floods that commenced in October 2022 and be located within a local government area deemed eligible for assistance under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement.
Please refer to the list of Victorian local government areas eligible on the Financial Help for South Eastern Floods webpage.
Applicants will not be eligible to receive funding under this program if they have received support through the Small Business Immediate Flood Relief Program.
Funding range
$5,000 one-off grants to assist with the replacement of items lost, damaged and destroyed by the October 2022 Victorian floods.
Application dates
Closed for applications
Program area and assistance
For preliminary information on this grant program please contact us.
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Feedback for unsuccessful applicants
If you consider that your application has been incorrectly assessed, you have the opportunity to lodge a request for review.
Please email srvgrants@sport.vic.gov.au and include your application reference number to have your application reviewed.
Additional information
Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Program grant recipients
Community Sport Emergency Flood Assistance Grants recipients (DOCX 326.91 KB) 