CSRFF draft application and assessment
Your application form, together with the supporting documentation required, must be submitted to your local council by the last working day in September.
Download a Annual and Forward Planning application form
Project cost $150,000+
Download an Small Grants application form
Project cost less than $150,000
Please note these forms are only draft versions. Actual application forms can be obtained through your local government (metro area) or through your local DSR office (regional areas).
Please note that many Local Government Authorities (LGAs) will close the application period sooner to accommodate council meeting schedules. It is recommended that you check the closing date for CSRFF applications with your local government to avoid missing out.
Assessment
Applicants must discuss their project with the nearest DSR office, their Local Government Authority and the relevant State Sporting Association where appropriate/relevant. All applications must be lodged with their LGA irrespective of whether the LGA is contributing to the project. The CSRFF Application form must be completed, ensuring that all the questions are answered and supporting documents provided as required.
Assessments are based on the following criteria:
- Project justification
- Planned approach
- Community consultation
- Management planning
- Access and opportunity
- Design
- Financial viability
- Co-ordination
- Potential to increase physical activity levels
Throughout the planning process you must liaise with Department of Sport and Recreation staff to ensure that you adequately address the assessment criteria and that information in your application can be clearly understood. The emphasis of the assessment factors is on a planned approach to facility provision and will require the applicant to demonstrate need and to consider planning, design, and management issues to substantiate the need for the proposed project.
Joint provision and shared use of facilities is a priority consideration for CSRFF support. It is not a scheme to ensure separate facilities of equal standard for all clubs. It is not designed to provide facilities to meet a club’s ambitions to compete in a higher grade.
All projects should be considered in the context of their local and regional sport and recreation facilities plans to ensure the project meets the needs of the community.
Projects must also demonstrate that they can be delivered within the funding period. Projects will be assessed against the scope, time and budget being proposed. You must demonstrate that your project will be completed within the nominated timeframe.
Applicants are encouraged to liaise with their local governments regarding planning and building approvals pertinent to their project. Your local government has an opportunity to assess all relevant applications and to rank applications in priority order for the municipality.
Applicants should also liaise with their State Sporting Association to discuss the project. State Sporting Associations are involved in the assessment of applications and may be able to provide valuable information when planning your project, particularly on information related to technical design issues.
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