Sports organisations can apply for a share of $508,000 through Auckland Council’s Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant.
The grant aims to boost affordable access to sport and recreation activities for children, young people and inactive communities.
Councillor Angela Dalton, chair of the council’s Community Committee says getting more Aucklanders participating in sport and physical activity will benefit Tāmaki Makaurau.
“Many tamariki and rangatahi across Auckland love participating in sports, physical activity and recreation. The grant aims to fund organisations that enable children and young people to develop skills, so they can enjoy sport and recreation activities now and into adulthood.
“We want even more young people to participate in sport and recreation, and sports organisations play a key role in achieving this goal.”
Applications for the Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant 2025 opened on March 10 and closes on April 6.
Kenneth Aiolupotea, Auckland Council’s general manager of community wellbeing welcomes sports organisations seeking operational funding for programmes that encourage Aucklanders to be active, to apply.
“Auckland Council encourages sports organisations including community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations to apply for the grant.
“We particularly welcome applications from organisations that encourage tamariki, rangatahi, Māori and inactive communities to be more active, more often.
“The fund prioritises programmes with a regional scale, impact or reach.
“Costs applied for need to be associated directly with the expenses of running a programme.”
The Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant is open to community groups, including not-for-profit, charitable and voluntary organisations; play, recreation and sport “umbrella organisations” with a region-wide mandate; regional federations or groupings of local or sub-regional sports code organisations; sport and recreation providers or advocacy groups; iwi and other Māori organisations active in the sport and recreation sector.
The council recommends that organisations do not apply for the full cost of their programmes. Funding shouldn’t be seen as the sole funding source for a programme.
More information on the council’s grants programme that supports Aucklanders’ aspirations for a great city, including the Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant can be found on the Auckland Council website.
