ClosedMixedTier 2 grants
Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants
ACT Government · Australia
Tier 2 grants under the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund help ACT community clubs and associated organisations diversify income away from gaming machines and sustain their operations. Funding can support diversification, administration and compliance improvements, and training, but applications are currently closed.
Funding
Up to $250K
Location
Australian Capital Territory
Who Can Apply
• Applicant may be an ACT club or club group with gaming machines under a Class C licence
• Applicant may be a club industry peak body representative or representative group
• Applicant may be a trade union representing ACT club workers
• Applicant may be an Australian state or territory government organisation
• Applicant may be a club worker, club executive, or member of a club management committee or board
• Individual clubs within a club group are not eligible
• ACT clubs and club groups that have not had gaming machines under a Class C licence in the past 5 years are not eligible
• Gambling-related activities are not eligible, including updates to gambling areas or gambling equipment
• Proposed activity must not be business-as-usual
• Application must be submitted by the due date
• Funding will not be provided for the same activity through a separate government program
• Funding will not be provided for activities that have already started
Applicants can apply if they are an ACT club or club group with gaming machines under a Class C licence, a club industry peak body representative or representative group, a trade union representing ACT club workers, an Australian state or territory government organisation, a club worker, a club executive, or a member of a club management committee or board. The grant is intended for ACT clubs or club groups with gaming machines under a Class C licence, associated organisations, and club workers. Applications are not accepted for gambling-related activities, including updates to gambling areas or gambling equipment. Applications are also not accepted from individual clubs within a club group, or from ACT clubs and club groups that have not had gaming machines under a Class C licence in the past 5 years. Proposed activities must not be business-as-usual, must be submitted by the due date, and must not already be funded through a separate government program.
What's Funded
Activities may include developing feasibility studies, paying ACT Government land development fees, paying lease or development application fees and charges, paying consultant and sales agent fees, engaging a researcher or project manager, reducing administration costs, improving administration and compliance, and providing training for club workers, executives, board or committee members.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Expected outcomes include new non-gaming income sources for clubs, improved sustainability of club operations, reduced administration costs, stronger administration and compliance capability, and improved skills and capacity of club workers and governance personnel.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
non_profitlocal_governmentotherindividual
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
communitytrainingsustainabilityother
Keywords
community clubsclub diversificationsustainabilitygaming machine transitiontrainingadministrationcomplianceACT
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants?
The Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants is a mixed grant offered by ACT Government in Australia, providing Up to $250K in funding. Tier 2 grants under the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund help ACT community clubs and associated organisations diversify income away from gaming machines and sustain their operations. Funding can support diversification, administration and compliance improvements, and training, but applications are currently closed.
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How much funding does the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants provide?
The Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants provides Up to $250K in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund – Tier 2 grants?
- Applicant may be an ACT club or club group with gaming machines under a Class C licence
- Applicant may be a club industry peak body representative or representative group
- Applicant may be a trade union representing ACT club workers
- Applicant may be an Australian state or territory government organisation
- Applicant may be a club worker, club executive, or member of a club management committee or board
- Individual clubs within a club group are not eligible
- ACT clubs and club groups that have not had gaming machines under a Class C licence in the past 5 years are not eligible
- Gambling-related activities are not eligible, including updates to gambling areas or gambling equipment
- Proposed activity must not be business-as-usual
- Application must be submitted by the due date
- Funding will not be provided for the same activity through a separate government program
- Funding will not be provided for activities that have already started
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What activities are funded?
Activities may include developing feasibility studies, paying ACT Government land development fees, paying lease or development application fees and charges, paying consultant and sales agent fees, engaging a researcher or project manager, reducing administration costs, improving administration and compliance, and providing training for club workers, executives, board or committee members.
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