club grants & sponsorship

NSW Athletics aims to collate a number of suitable grants, scholarships and awards opportunities offered by external organisations that are available for eligible clubs and athletes to apply. 

Please note that while NSW Athletics will endeavours to keep this page updated, it is not intended to be a comprehensive list and clubs/athletes should be mindful other grant opportunities beyond what is listed. Clubs and athletes should ensure they read through the selection criteria’s and take note of any closing dates.

If you require any letters of support you should submit your request online HERE, allowing the office a minimum of two working days to respond.  

Note: Grants and Sponsorships have been updated as at 18th June 2026

 

NSW

ClubGRANTS is one of Australia’s largest grant programs, providing more than $100 million in cash each year to a variety of worthy causes across NSW.

Charities, sporting organisations and not-for-profit community groups are among tens-of-thousands of worthy causes funded through the program each year.

Amount - Monetary Grant 

Due Date - check your closest NSW Club

Area Due Date (Yearly)
Armidale City Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August
Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 24 August 
Ashfield Council Grants (including ClubGRANTS) Always Open
Avalon Beach RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Ballina Bowling & Recreation Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Ballina ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Barrier Social Democratic Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Bathurst Regional Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Bayside Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Bega Valley Shire Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Blue Mountains City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 April 
Broken Hill ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June 
Byron Bay Services Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Camden Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Camden Golf Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Campbelltown LGA ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Campbelltown RSL ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June
Campsie RSL Sub-Branch Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June 
Canterbury-Bankstown ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Castle Hill RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Cessnock ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
City of Ryde ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
City of Wagga Wagga ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
City Tattersalls Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 6 June 
Clarence Valley Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Club Dubbo ClubGRANTS - Category 1 25 May
Club Lennox Sports ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June 
Club Merrylands Bowling & Sports ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Club Mudgee ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Club North Haven ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June
Club Parramatta ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Club Rivers - Riverwood Legion & Community Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Club Taree ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
CluBarham ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
ClubMulwala ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Coffs Ex-Services Memorial & Sporting Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 12 August 
Commercial Club (Albury) Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Coonamble Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen’s & Citizen’s Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Coronation Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 27 July 
Corowa RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Council of the Municipality of Kiama ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Cowra Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 10 August 
Cumberland Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 May 
Dapto Citizens Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Ettalong Diggers ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Eurobodalla ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Euston Bowling & Recreation Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Everglades Country Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Fairfield City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Finley Returned Soldiers Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 15 August 
Forestville RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Georges River ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Glen Innes & District Services Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 1 August 
Gosford City Council Grants (including ClubGRANTS) Always
Goulburn Mulwaree Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Goulburn Soldiers Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Goulburn Workers' Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July
Grafton District Services Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Griffith City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Gunnedah Golf Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Gunnedah Services & Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June
Holroyd City Council Grants (including ClubGRANTS) Always Open
Howlong Golf Resort ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Ingleburn RSL ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Inner West Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 May 
 Inverell RSM Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Jets Sports Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 1 August 
Karuah & District RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 1 July 
Katoomba RSL ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Kempsey Macleay RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 15 August
Lismore Workers Sports Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Lithgow & District Workmens Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Lithgow City Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 16 August 
Liverpool City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Mid-Coast Council (Great Lakes) ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Moree & District Services Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Mosman Returned Servicemen's Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Mulwala Water Ski Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Municipality of Burwood Grants (including ClubGRANTS) Always Open
Murray Downs Golf & Country Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Murray River Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Muswellbrook & District Workers Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Muswellbrook RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Narrabri RSL Memorial & Citizens Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Narrandera Ex-Servicemens Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August
Narromine United Services Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 29 August
Newcastle LGA ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
North Dubbo RSL Sporties ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
North Sydney Leagues Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Orange City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Pacific Palms Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June
Parkes Service & Citizens Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 16 August 
Parramatta ClubGRANTS - Category 1 1 June 
Parramatta Leagues Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July
Port Macquarie-Hastings ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Revesby Workers' Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 August 
Richmond Valley ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Sawtell RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 11 August 
Shellharbour City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Shoalhaven City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Singleton Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Smithfield RSL ClubGRANTS - Category 1 26 August 
St George Motor Boat Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Sutherland Shire Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
The Alcott Lane Cove ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
The Beach Club Collaroy ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
The Entrance Leagues Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
The Epping Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 1 April 
Tweed ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May
Urunga Bowling Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 27 April
Walgett RSL Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Wauchope RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 30 June
Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
West HQ ClubGRANTS - Category 1 29 August 
Wests' Diggers (West Tamworth League Club) ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Wollongong City Council ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 May 
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 31 July 
Woonona Bulli RSL Memorial Club ClubGRANTS - Category 1 15 August 
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort ClubGRANTS - Category 1 25 July 

 

More information can be found via link below. 

ClubGRANTS

Offers monetary grants every year to amplify the positive impact community groups could have, so they continue being awesome.

There are lots of Aussie charities, businesses, and organisations who are doing great work for the communities they care about. Aussie Broadband believes the best way to support these causes is to make sure they can stay connected with the people they serve.

This Community Grants round focuses on Digital Empowerment—aimed at helping individuals and communities build confidence, skills, and access to thrive in the digital world.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $5,000 

Due Date - 

Round 1  Opens: 01 Apr 2026 / Closes: 30 Apr 2026

Round 2  Opens: 01 Oct 2026 / Closes: 31 Oct 2026

Location -  National

More information can be found via link below. 

Aussie Broadband - Helping Communities Connect

 

Lowes Petroleum Service is a joint venture partnership between Lowes Petroleum Service and bp Australia. The people who rely on us are as varied as the roads we travel in regional and remote areas of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Keeping regional Australia thriving is what makes us tick. We are a socially-conscious organisation, passionately supporting our communities through local employment, local investment and involvement in a wide range of local initiatives and events.

Amount - Monetary Sponorship

Due Date -  All Year

Location - Australia

More information can be found via link below. 

Lowes Petroleum Service & bp Australia Community & Spo

For 80+ years, Australians have been enjoying National Pies – at pie nights, at social clubs, and at footy matches big and small. To say thanks for your support, we’ve launched a new grants program: National Pies for Local Heroes.

Any registered Australian community group, sporting club or not-for-profit organisation can apply. We’ll award a grant of $1,000 each month over the next 12 months, beginning in March 2024. We’ll also award a major grant of $10,000 at the end of the program.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $1,000 awarded each month / annual grant of $10,000

Due Date - Monthly 

Location - NSW

More information can be found via link below. 

National Pies for Local Heroes

Westfield Local Heroes is a recognition and awards program that shines the spotlight on individuals in Australia and New Zealand who make a positive impact to their local community or environment.

Know someone making a positive impact in your local community? Nominate them now for the 2026 Westfield Local Heroes Program.

Community members nominate their heroes and Westfield selects three finalists for each Westfield Centre to go through to the community vote. The successful hero for each of their 42 Westfield Centres is awarded a $20,000 grant for the organisation or group they represent, and each finalist receives a $5,000 grant for their organisation or group.

These are the four key things Westfield looks for in their Westfield Local Heroes and the organisations and groups they represent:

  1. Role models: Westfield Local Heroes are positive role models who lead by example and who are trusted and respected by members of their community
  2. Impactful contributions: Westfield's heroes’ work or actions positively impact the communities or environment within the local area of a Westfield centre
  3. Grants support the local community: The organisations that their finalists and heroes represent spend their Westfield Local Heroes grants in ways that directly benefit the community or environment within the local area of a Westfield centre
  4. Community vision: Westfield's finalists and heroes’ organisations have clear goals on how they will continue to help their local communities thrive and build resilience. Westfield looks for additional ways to work with these organisations to help them grow their impact.

How the program works?
- Nomination period: 14 October 2025 - 12 March 2026
- Submission period (nominee to accept nomination): 14 October 2025 – 19 March 2026
- Voting period: 25 August 2026 – 14 September 2026
- Celebrate! Winners announced: 20 October 2026 – 8 November 2026.

Amount - Monetary Grant 

Location - Australia

More information can be found via link below. 

Westfield Local Heroes

REGIONAL NSW

Each year, we invest in community projects that deliver positive social, cultural and environmental outcomes.

These projects also promote:

  • Community participation
  • Inclusion
  • Cohesion.

Incorporated community organisations, and community groups auspiced by an incorporated organisation, are eligible to apply for grants of up to $5000.  

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $5,000 

Due Date -  30 June

Location -  Byron Shire Council 

More information can be found via link below. 

Byron Shire Council - Community Initiatives Grant

Glencore is one of Australia's largest coal producers with 15 operational mines across New South Wales and Queensland.

Every year, they support their local communities via a combination of partnerships, sponsorships, funding and voluntary employee contributions. Glencore aims to build positive and lasting social and economic benefits by seeking out, undertaking and contributing to activities and projects aligned with these goals.

Amount - Monetary Grant 

Due Date - All Year

Location - Regional NSW

More information can be found via link below. 

Glencore Community Investment

Building strong connections through support in the local community.

Our Individual grants are $250 and club grants are $500 to support local sporting, creative & academic goals.

This grant is for under 18 year old individuals or groups that live or are based in Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey & Nambucca local areas.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $500

Due Date - All Year

Location - in Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey & Nambucca local areas.

More information can be found via link below. 

McDonald's & The Munro Group - Junior Sports Grant

Silvan Australia is a family-owned business recognized as an industry leader in agricultural machinery and rural lifestyle. Silvan have operated throughout local communities across Australia for 60 years and acknowledges the significance of local sporting clubs and their impact on community.

Via this recognition Silvan are offering local sporting clubs throughout Australia the opportunity to be a part of our Community Sponsorship Program with the chance to apply for a onetime cash grant towards the operation of club-based events, activities, projects, and equipment.

Amount - Monetary Grant 

Due Date -  All Year

Location - Regional NSW

More information can be found via link below. 

Silvan Community Sponsorship Program

South32 are a global business with a local focus and are committed to building meaningful relationships in the communities where we operate.

We actively engage with stakeholders to understand their interests and aspirations and identify opportunities to work together with the aim of creating shared value.

Amount - Monetary Grant 

Due Date - All Year

Location - NSW South

More information can be found via link below. 

South32 Sponsorship

GREATER SYDNEY

This grant is designed to increase participation in local sport and recreation activities, particularly in regards to the inclusion of:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders;
  • Disengaged young people;
  • Newly arrive migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants;
  • People experiencing homelessness; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
  • People living with disabilities;
  • People of diverse genders and/or sexuality (LGBTI);
  • People over 55 years of age, particularly those living alone;
  • Women and girls.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $2,000

Due Date - All Year

Location - City of Parramatta Council

More information can be found via link below. 

City of Parramatta - Sport & Recreation Grant

This grant program supports small scale, community-led projects that encourage communities to take action to improve, enhance, represent or celebrate their local neighbourhoods.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $10,000 or in-kind venue hire

Due Date -  all year for applications until the budget is exhausted. You should submit your application at least 8 weeks before you plan to start your grant activity or event.

Location -  City of Sydney

More information can be found via link below. 

City of Sydney Quick Response Grants

Community Bank Clovelly is committed to developing partnerships that assist in achieving positive community outcomes.

We recognise that without successful communities, there cannot be successful businesses.

We invest in local organisations that facilitate activities to build and strengthen our community.

Our community investment funding is made possible by the profit generated from banking services provided at our branch.

Community Investment Funding

Consideration for whether to apply for a grant or a sponsorship

Grant round: Runs once per year in March.

Sponsorship rounds: Run twice per year in March and September.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $25,000

Location -   Clovelly and surrounds

More information can be found via link below. 

Community Bank Clovelly

 

Heritage Bank has an extensive sponsorship program and supports many diverse areas with primary focus on the arts, refugees, indigenous Australians, women, youth, rural Australia and small business. We have developed application guidelines to make our requirements clear to potential sponsorship applicants and to encourage the presentation of proposals that meet those requirements.

Our sponsorship portfolio is organised under one unifying theme “Helping Hands” which embodies the idea of providing a hand-up while helping people help themselves. In doing so, we assist their efforts to grow and prosper.

Amount - Monetary Grant up to $5,000

Due Date - All Year

Location - Sydney North West & Sydney South West

More information can be found via link below. 

Heritage Bank Sponsorship