Community Grants
Currently Open
NSWRL Infrastructure Investment Fund
The Infrastructure Investment Fund provides financial assistance for all eligible Rugby League community clubs across the state, with the aim of supporting the upgrade and improvement of their respective club facilities and infrastructure.
| Amount | Between $20,000 and $150,000 |
| Type | NSWRL |
| Open/close date | Open: 29 September 2025 Close: 3 November 2025 |
| Link | Infrastructure Investment Fund | NSWRL |
Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program 2025/26
The NSW Government has now opened the 2025/2026 Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. This program aims to improve safety at community sport by increasing access to life-saving equipment. Eligible sport and active recreation organisations across NSW can apply for grants of up to $3,000 to purchase and install an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at their facilities.
| Amount | Up to $3000 |
| Type | State Government |
| Open/close date | Open: 25 September 2025 Close: 1 December 2025 |
| Link | More information |
Club Grants Scheme
ClubGRANTS is designed to ensure that larger clubs contribute to the provision of front-line services for their local communities; and to ensure that the disadvantaged in the community are better positioned to benefit from the substantial contributions made by those clubs.
| Amount | Varied |
| Type | Clubs NSW |
| Open/Close Date | Closing dates vary between Councils. Check your council's opening and closing dates. |
| Link | More Information |
Disaster Relief Loans - Non-profit organisations
Disaster Event - NSW East Coast Severe Weather from 18 May 2025. Natural Disaster Relief Loans assist voluntary non-profit organisations directly affected by a declared natural disaster including flood, fire, or storm damage. The concessional loans are available for the restoration of essential facilities that have been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster and may also be directed towards temporary storage or leasing of alternate premises.
| Amount | Loan amount maximum of $25,000 |
| Type | NSW Government |
| Open/Close Date | Applications are open for 6 months from the date of the natural disaster. |
| Link | More information |
Opening Soon
Community Building Partnership 2025
This program awards grants for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
| Amount | From $10,000 to $100,000 |
| Type | State Government |
| Open/Close Date | Opening soon |
| Link | More Information |
Club Grants Category 3: Infrastructure Grants - Sport and Recreation
The objective of the Club grants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote, and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.
| Amount | $50,000 to $300,000 |
| Type | State Government |
| Open/Close Date | Open: 24 November 2025 Close: 15 December 2026 |
| Link | More Information |
Updated as of 26 September 2025
New South Wales Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.
