
Football Australia has celebrated the latest round of the Growing Football Fund Community Grants, with 118 clubs and associations awarded up to $5000 to support women’s football programs. 
In conjunction with the Commonwealth Bank, the latest grants from Football Australia built upon the first round of the program from March 2024 that saw 121 clubs and associations rewarded with grants.
The grants aim to strengthen women’s football through number of initiatives:
- Assisting the development of female coaches by subsiding coach training programs
- Assisting the hosting of ‘come and try’ days and participation programs
- Assisting health and training workshops for women and girls
- Assisting the allocation of professional female fitting uniforms
Through the program, Football Australia also illustrated its desire to bolster rural women’s sport by providing 38% of the grants to organisations from regional areas.
Football Australia General Manager of Women’s Football, Carlee Millikin, explained the impact the grants would have on community women’s football.
“We are thrilled to see the clubs and associations that have been awarded the grants demonstrating a strong commitment to long-term investment in women and girls’ football within their communities that goes beyond the financial,” she said in a press release.
“It means the Growing Football Fund can play its role to help supercharge their ambitions that result in positive outcomes for female participants. The wide breadth of projects is exciting, as it shows a deepening understanding of what is required to develop inclusive and safe environments.
“In partnership with CommBank, we have already seen great results from the round one clubs delivery of initiatives and look forward to witnessing how the latest cohort creates a lasting impact through their programs.”
CommBank’s General Manager of Brand, Sponsorship and Content, Di Everett, expressed their pride to sponsor the grants.
“We are so proud of what this fund has achieved so far, and congratulate the recipients of the Round Two grants,” she said via press release.
“We are passionate about making community sport more accessible for all. These grants have enabled clubs across the country to assist coaches through training opportunities and support local families through an expansion of programs to drive participation for young women.”
The clubs awarded with grants from Round Two of the program are listed below via member federation:
Capital Football
- BellaMonaro Women’s Football Club
- Belsouth Football Club
- Canberra Juventus Football Club
- Canberra White Eagles Football Club
- Tigers FC
- Tuggeranong United Football Club
Football NSW
- AC United Football Club
- All Saints West Oatley Soccer Club
- Ashfield Pirates FC
- Austral Soccer Club
- Balgownie Junior Football Club
- Box Hill Rangers AFC
- Collaroy Cromer Strikers Football Club
- Colo Soccer Football Club
- Enfield Rovers Football Club
- Fairfield Bulls Football Club Inc.
- Figtree Football Club
- Football Canterbury Association
- Forest Rangers Football Club
- Future Leaders Australia Football Club Incorporated
- Gordon Football Club
- Gosford City Football Club
- Leichhardt Saints Football Club
- Leppington Lions Soccer Club
- Lindfield Football Club
- Millthorpe Junior Soccer Club Inc
- Narooma Football Club
- Narromine Soccer Club
- North Epping Rangers Sports Club
- North Turramurra
- North West Sydney Football Association
- Pennant Hills Football Club
- Pitt Town Football Club
- Ropes Crossing Strikers Football Club
- Russell Lea Women’s Soccer Club
- Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club
- Wagga United Football Club
- Warradale FC
- West Griffith Soccer Club
Northern NSW Football
- Charlestown Azzurri FC
- Coffs City United Football Club
- Cooks Hill United Football Club
- Corindi Red Rock Sports Association (Football Club)
- Great Lakes United Football Club
- Inverell Football Club
- Moore Creek Football Club Inc
- Norths United Football Club Incorporated
- Old Bar Barbarians Football Club
- Shores United Soccer Club
Football VIC
- Barwon Heads Soccer Club
- Bayside Argonauts Football Club
- Berwick City Soccer Club
- Boroondara Eagles Football Club Inc
- Craigieburn city Fc
- Croydon City Soccer Club Inc.
- Darebin Women’s Sports Club
- Daylesford & Hepburn United Soccer Club
- Deakin Ducks Fc
- Drysdale Soccer Club
- Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club
- Footscray United Rangers Football Club
- Gippsland United Football Club
- Glen Eira FC Football VIC
- Keilor Park Soccer Club
- Leongatha Knights Football Club
- Middle Park Football Club
- Officer City Football Club Incorporated
- PEGS Soccer Club Football VIC
- Phillip Island Breakers Soccer Club
- Spring Hills FC
- Swan Hill Soccer League
- Traralgon Olympians Soccer Club
- Truganina Lions Soccer Club
Football QLD
- Annerley Recreation Club
- Bluebirds United Football Club Inc
- Brighton District Soccer Club Inc
- Burdekin Football Club Inc
- Centary Stormers FC
- Dayboro and Districrs Football Club
- Gold Coast Knights Football Club
- Holland Park Hawks Football Club
- Logan Village Falcons All Sports
- Mackay Wanderers Football Club
- Moreton City Excelsior FC
- Rebels Football Club
- Redlands United Football Club
- The Gap Football Club
- Townsville Warriors Football Club Inc
- Woombye Snakes Football Club Inc
Football SA
- Adelaide Ateltico
- Adelaide Jaguars Football Club Incorporated
- Campbelltown City Soccer and Social Club
- Flinders United Women’s Football Club
- Mount Barker United Soccer Club
- Sacred Heart Old Collegians Soccer Club
- South Adelaide Panthers FC
- Sturt Lions Football Club Incorporated
- The Pulteney Old Scholars Soccer Club Incorporated
Football West
- Baldivis Districts Sporting Club Incorporated
- Country Coastal Junior Soccer Association
- Esperance Soccer association
- Forrestfield United Football Club
- Karratha Glory Soccer Club
- Kingsley Westside Football Club
- Perth Atheletic FC
- Twin City Saints Soccer Club
- Westnam United Soccer Club
Football TAS
- Clarence Zebras Football Club
- Hobart City Football Clug
- Launceston United Soccer Club
- North Launceston Eagles Soccer Club
- South Hobart Football Club
- Woodbridge Football Club
Football NT
- Darwin Olympic Sporting Club
- Litchfield Football Club
- Palmerston Rovers Football Club Incorporated
- Stormbirds
- Verdi Football Club
For more information on the grants, click HERE.