Community sport and active recreation programs
Active Club Grants
Active Club Grants is an annual funding round that provides grants of up to $2,500 to community-based sporting clubs/organisations to purchase:
- injury-prevention equipment
- essential sporting equipment
- portable shade
- volunteer training.
Through the grants, VicHealth aims to:
- encourage and increase participation opportunities in physical activity for those who are currently inactive or traditionally encounter barriers to participation by providing equipment or training
- improve the safety of sporting and active recreation environments and reduce the likelihood of injury while promoting physical activity.
In 2010-2011 priority was given to flood-affected sports clubs for essential sports equipment and services to encourage participation from people who face barriers to participation in sport and other physical activity.
Active Club Grants recipients will attend a two-hour workshop to broaden their understanding of what makes a healthy, safe, accessible, inclusive and equitable sports environment. The workshop will also provide advice about sports-injury prevention. Workshops will be delivered locally by Regional Sports Assemblies, in conjunction with Sports Medicine Australia (Victoria).
Active Club Grants funded projects
2010/11 grant recipients
Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation (PICSAR) program
The Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation (PICSAR) program provided funding from 2007 to 2011 for initiatives that aimed to increase participation, build skills and address health inequalities. In this time, PICSAR has created a diverse range of opportunities for physical activity participation. The program has had a very positive impact on promoting and supporting inclusion in the sport and active recreation sector.
The program focused on engaging priority populations – groups such as Indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, people from low socioeconomic groups, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Read about PICSAR program success stories on our publication site.