Active and Healthy Communities

Healthy and active people create strong and resilient communities. The City is dedicated to ensuring that our community, through all stages of life, has access to a range of opportunities to support an active lifestyle.

Overview

The Active and Healthy Communities grant stream aims to support the achievement of the objectives in Sustainable Stirling 2022-2032, specifically to:

• Facilitate a range of recreation and leisure opportunities for everyone in the City
• Facilitate and advocate for the provision of a range of quality health services.

The Active and Healthy Communities grant stream seeks proposals for projects, programs or activities that will:

• Provide physical activity initiatives or opportunities
• Improve the sustainability of sport and recreation clubs
• Engage a broad spectrum of the community
• Provide access for all abilities
• Provide benefit to multiple user groups
• Respond to health and wellbeing issues facing the Stirling community
• Increase participation in sport and recreational pursuits
• Promote mental health and wellbeing.

Eligibility

Quick response grants

Quick response grants are for small amounts up to $2,000 and will be quickly approved.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the proposed activity/event/project benefits the City of Stirling community.

Quick response grants may include but are not limited to:

• Expenses associated with becoming incorporated – Up to $1,000
• Public Liability Insurance – Up to $500
• Travel assistance for students under 18 years of age who have been selected to represent their chosen sport at state or national level - $250
• Annual Inter-Club sporting events – Up to $1,000
• Youth Participation in significant sporting events – Up to $1,000
• Junior sports equipment – Up to $1,000
• Recording of club history – Up to $2,000

For grants over $2,000, please refer to the information below.

What will we fund?

This list is not exhaustive, and we recommend discussing your project with a grants officer prior to submitting an application.

• Mental health events and programs
• Assistance with travel costs for individuals selected to represent their chosen sport at state or national level 
• Team and club equipment
• Funding to enhance the functionality of public recreation spaces for a wider range of uses
• Healthy eating and wellness programs that develop healthy lifestyle habits
• Innovative community recreation and physical activity programs
• Activities that are at no or a low cost to the community
• Other activities which address the objective or scope of the funding stream.

What won't we fund?

This list is not exhaustive, and we recommend discussing your project with a grants officer prior to submitting an application.

• Special events that show or in the past have shown significant profit
• Requests for venue hire only, however, venue hire as part of an overall project will be considered.
• Projects that are part of the organisation’s annual or regular program activities. For example, end of year performance
• Programs which have already commenced, unless the proposed activity substantially increases the impact of the existing program
• Activities or programs that are already delivered by the City of Stirling or are our core business
• Donations or fundraising activities that support the recurrent operations of the applicant
• The purchase of equipment that is not specific to the delivery of the activity and would otherwise support the operations of the applicant
• Events over 100 people, if you wish to hold an event for over 100 people please apply under the ‘Vibrant communities’ category
• Faith-based activities of religious organisations, this includes worship activities of a religious entity or group such as preaching, delivery of sermons, prayer services and rituals
• Capital Works - refer to the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) - CSRFF funding is for capital works projects in partnership with the State Government and/or the City for approved projects