Applications open for the 2024-25 Sporting Club Grants Program

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Football Victoria is excited to share that Sport and Recreation Victoria’s 2024-25 Sporting Club Grants Program has officially opened, providing crucial funding opportunities for community sports and active recreation organisations throughout Victoria.

This program offers an excellent opportunity for grassroots clubs to gain essential resources that boost participation, encourage safe and sustainable practices, and support the growth of inclusive, vibrant local communities.

Key Dates

  • Applications Opened: Friday, 6 September 2024
  • Applications Close: Friday, 11 October 2024 at 4pm
  • Notification of Funding Outcomes: Late December

About the Program

The Sporting Club Grants Program seeks to enable clubs to break down participation barriers, develop a skilled and supported workforce, and advance equity, diversity, and inclusivity within Victorian sports. This funding will assist clubs to:

  • Acquire uniforms and necessary safety gear.
  • Improve volunteer and coaching skills.
  • Enhance governance and management practices.
  • Increase participation among underrepresented groups.
  • Develop resilient and sustainable sporting communities.

2024-25 Funding Categories

This year’s program includes four funding categories:

  1. On-field Uniforms or Equipment
    Up to $1,000 available for playing uniforms, participation equipment, safety gear, and first-aid supplies.
  2. Volunteers and Officials
    Up to $5,000 to support projects that enhance training for volunteers, coaches, and officials, along with initiatives to retain volunteers.
  3. Access and Engagement
    Up to $1,000 for resources that improve accessibility and governance.
    Up to $4,000 for planning and delivering new or adapted sport and active recreation programs.
  4. Competitors
    Up to $750 to assist individual athletes with expenses for travel, accommodation, and event registration related to representative competitions, selection trials, or training camps.

How to Apply

Qualified organisations can submit their applications via the Grants Portal. Clubs are allowed to submit up to 10 applications across the various categories.

For further information and to access the application portal, please visit the Sporting Club Grants Program website.

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Adelaide United renews StudyAdelaide partnership for Asian campaign

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Adelaide United has brought back a familiar commercial partner for its return to continental competition, with StudyAdelaide signing on as front-of-shirt sponsor for the club’s 2026/27 AFC Champions League Two campaign.

The partnership reconnects two South Australian organisations after StudyAdelaide previously featured on Adelaide United’s shirt during their 2010 AFC Champions League campaign.

Adelaide commenced their six-match group-stage campaign on Thursday at Hindmarsh, defeating Hong Kong’s Tai Po 3-0.

For StudyAdelaide, the value of the partnership extends beyond traditional football sponsorship. The organisation, a partnership between the South Australian Government and more than 50 education institutions, is using Adelaide United’s Asian competition to promote South Australia as an international study destination.

The club’s continental schedule provides exposure in several key Asian markets, with Adelaide travelling to face BG Pathum United in Thailand and Lion City Sailors in Singapore during the group stage.

StudyAdelaide chief executive Jane Johnston said the partnership would provide a great opportunity to connect with young people across Asia.

“Having StudyAdelaide featured throughout this international competition is a unique platform to connect with young people across Asia and highlight the many reasons South Australia is their best option to study, live and build a career,” Johnston said.

The deal illustrates how football’s international competitions can provide commercial value beyond traditional brand exposure, particularly for organisations looking to promote to a specific or new region.

The Reds’ ACL Two campaign continues against BG Pathum United in Thailand on October 15.

Arncliffe Aurora’s Riverine Park investment creates a platform for growth

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Arncliffe Aurora Football Club has started a new chapter with the launch of Riverine Park, creating a larger platform for football, community engagement and long-term growth in Sydney’s St George region. More than 2,500 people attended the community opening on 8 August, marking the club’s first matches at its new home and showcasing a significant upgrade in its operating capacity.

Riverine Park provides two full-size natural turf football fields, modern player and community amenities, and a new clubhouse. The additional capacity responds to strong growth in Arncliffe Aurora’s football programs, particularly at junior level. The club has also highlighted a $2.5 million investment in facility upgrades. Together with its existing Arncliffe Park base, Riverine Park gives Aurora two homes and a stronger physical platform for its football operations.

More capacity allows the club to accommodate more teams, players and programs, while updated facilities can support stronger member retention and recruitment. They create more opportunities for coaching, development programs, events and community activities. The new site can also strengthen the club’s commercial proposition; a modern facility gives sponsors greater visibility and provides more opportunities to activate partnerships around football and community events. It can also help the club build relationships with schools, community organisations and football bodies. That matters as grassroots clubs increasingly operate as community hubs rather than simply sporting organisations.

Riverine Park also creates opportunities for the wider football ecosystem. Football St George has identified the facility as a platform to grow participation and provide opportunities for players of different ages, abilities and backgrounds. Bayside Council’s project includes upgraded change rooms, toilets, canteen facilities, lighting, seating and solar panels, adding further functionality to the precinct.

For Arncliffe Aurora, the investment is therefore about more than adding fields. It creates infrastructure that can support participation, player development, community programs and commercial activity over the long term. The challenge now shifts from construction to utilisation. The club must maximise the new capacity, maintain the assets and convert greater participation into a sustainable operating model to benefit the community long-term.

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