Sport and recreation plays an important role in keeping our local community vibrant and active. The City of Cockburn is proud to have a number of local sporting clubs that provide a variety of sporting opportunities to the wider community.
To assist our local clubs, the Sports Equipment Grant (SEG) has been developed to reflect our commitment to support local sporting clubs by contributing to the purchase of essential sports equipment.
The key focus of the grant is to help upgrade sporting equipment to increase community participation in sport and recreation.
The Sporting Equipment Grants will only be available to incorporated and not-for-profit sport or recreation clubs that are:
Sporting Equipment Grants are required to be used for 'club owned' equipment for a team purpose.
IT/Digital equipment must be solely used by the club for training, coaching, and online registrations. The City recognises the advancement in technology used by clubs, however software and computers used for financial and personal purposes will not be funded.
The maximum amount available is $1,000 per year with Council’s contribution not to exceed 50 per cent of the total cost.
As the funding pool is limited, applications that demonstrate the best value for money will be prioritised, and priority will also be given to applicants who have not previously been funded.
Applications are open all year round, and for administrative purposes are broken into two rounds to correspond which Financial year funds will be awarded from.
Projects or events must not commence within one month of the application closing date, as funding cannot be awarded retrospectively.
Please remember to contact the Recreation Services area on (08) 9411 3444 during business hours or email recreation@cockburn.wa.gov.au before proceeding with an application.
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Welcome to the City of Cockburn's online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
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