Sport and Recreation Recovery Grant

The Sport and Recreation Recovery Grant is a rolling program that is jointly funded by the Australian Government and Queensland Government under Category D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The grant assists not-for-profit sport and active recreation organisations with the clean-up, repair or replacement of equipment or facilities directly damaged by an eligible disaster event and to re-establish activities.

Key dates

31 January 2025	Applications closed
30 June 2026	Project completion
31 August 2026	Acquittal and final reporting complete

*Eligible organisations may be able retrospectively claim costs before 1 July 2024 start date following discussions with the department.

Funding

Eligible organisations can apply for a minimum of $20,000 (GST exclusive) up to a maximum of $1 million (GST exclusive) for each eligible project site subject to funding availability. This may include:

• assessing assets or facilities only where event damage or impact is found.
• works repairing/restoring sport and active recreation items and infrastructure (e.g. clubhouse, field of play, lighting, indoor courts, etc) damaged by an eligible extraordinary event and required for the re-establishment of activities in place prior to the event.
• works that mitigate/improve resilience of the sport and active recreation infrastructure to the effects of future flood events*.
• works rebuilding/replacing an infrastructure and assets when it has been deemed irreparable (by a suitably qualified independent consultant) or it is cost prohibitive due to age and/or compliance issues.

The Sport and Recreation Recovery Grant is in addition to other funding available for these purposes, such as:

• insurance
• Sport and Recreation Disaster Recovery Program (SRDRP)
• Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants.

Contact us

• Call 13QGOV (13 74 68)
• Speak with your local sport and recreation office.