Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program

Increasing community access to school sporting facilities across Western Australia.

The Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program encourages partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing sporting facilities.

The program, developed by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and the Department of Education, will identify, expand and enhance opportunities to:

increase access to sporting facilities for community sporting groups
improve school sporting facilities and their useability
support schools in making their sporting facilities accessible outside school hours without compromising student safety or educational activities
encourage partnerships between schools and community sporting groups through community use agreements
focus on areas of high demand for community sporting facilities.

The funding will be allocated to ensure facilities are appropriate and accessible for community sporting use.

Eligibility

The following organisations are eligible to apply:

WA public primary and secondary schools, provided they partner with at least one community sporting group.
Schools must demonstrate a need for additional resources to support community sporting group use of facilities and a commitment from local sporting group to regularly access the facility.

Eligible applicants can apply for up to $50,000 in total, across the following categories:

Category	Objectives
Other relevant activities that help enhance facility usage	Any other relevant activities aimed at increasing the usage of school sporting facilities.
Minor improvements to existing facilities	Minor improvements to existing facilities include small-scale upgrades that make sporting facilities safe and available for use outside of school hours.
Minor playing surface upgrade of oval or hardcourts	Improvements to the surfaces of sports fields or courts to ensure better playability and safety.
Minor equipment or infrastructure	Acquisition or installation of small-scale items that make facilities appropriate for use by community sporting groups.

Note: funding is not available for operational costs, major infrastructure, or activities benefiting for-profit organisations.

Important dates

Round	Open	Close	Indicative notification
February 2025	9:00am 5 February 2025	5:00pm 21 March 2025	May 2025
March 2025	9:00am 24 March 2025	5:00pm 16 May 2025	July 2025
May 2025	9:00am 19 May 2025	5:00pm 4 July 2025	August 2025

More information

Senior Project Manager
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
Email communityuse@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Telephone 61 8 9492 9655

Funding overview

Opening soon

Opening 5 February 2025

Who can apply

Amount available

Up to $50,000

Guidelines

You must read the guidelines before submitting an application as they provide essential information.

Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program guidelines

Page reviewed 03 February 2025