Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) round timeframes

The CSRFF small grants program targets projects involving a basic level of planning. The total project cost for grant must not exceed $500,000. Grants given in this category must be claimed in the financial year following the date of approval. For projects with a grant request below $2500 it is expected that the applicant should be able to fully fund these.

Examples of small grant projects:

• cricket pitch and practice wickets
• safety upgrades for sport and recreation facilities
• minor upgrades to a swimming pool
• small floodlighting project
• court upgrade
• construction of shade shelters
• planning studies (e.g. local government wide facilities plans, precinct master planning) to a maximum grant amount of $25,000. Note individual facility planning is considered a very low priority.

Next funding rounds

2025/26 February small grants round

January/February 2025

• Application forms available from local governments (metro area only) and department regional offices (regional WA only).
• Applications to be lodged at local governments
• Applicants should check the closing date with their local governments, as they do vary.

March 2025

• Applications are assessed by local governments staff and recommendations prepared. Local governments are required to rate and rank all applications they receive in order of priority.
• Applications presented at local government council meeting.
• Applications must be lodged at department regional offices by 5pm on the 31 March 2025.

April 2025

• Applications are assessed by department regional managers.

May/June 2025

• Small Grants Committee considers applications and makes recommendations to the Minister for Sport and Recreation.
• Minister for Sport and Recreation considers recommendations and grants approvals.
• Successful/unsuccessful applicants notified.
  

15 June 2026

• Grants must be acquitted.

• Application forms available from local governments (metro area only) and department regional offices (regional WA only).
• Applications to be lodged at local governments by the end of the month.

• Applicants should check the closing date with their local governments, as they do vary.

August 2025

• Applications are assessed by local governments staff and recommendations prepared. Local governments are required to rate and rank all applications they receive in order of priority.
• Applications presented at local government council meeting. 
• Applications must be lodged at department regional offices by 5pm on the 30 August 2025

September 2025

• Small Grants Committee considers applications and makes recommendations to the Minister for Sport and Recreation.
• Minister for Sport and Recreation considers recommendations and grants approvals.
• Successful/unsuccessful applicants notified.

15 June 2026

• Grants must be acquitted

Examples of annual projects:

• construction of grass or synthetic playing fields
• reticulation system for a grassed playing field
• new or upgraded swimming pool or leisure centre
• new or upgraded changerooms and pavilions
• court or bowling green construction.

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