{"id":14060,"date":"2021-11-29T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2021-11-29T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:19:31","slug":"applications-open-for-200-million-sports-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/29\/applications-open-for-200-million-sports-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for $200 million sports boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modern and inclusive sporting facilities are the focus of a new NSW Government $200 million fund to encourage people across the state to enjoy the benefits of sport, regardless of their age, gender or ability, with applications now open.<br \/>\nPremier Dominic Perrottet said the Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund will invest in new or upgraded venues across the state with $100 million available in 2021\/22 and a further $100 million in 2022\/23.<br \/>\n\u201cCommunity sport plays a vital role in getting our lives back on track and it\u2019s great to see people returning to courts, ovals and pitches, to resume their sporting passions and get active again,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.<br \/>\nTreasurer Matt Kean said the fund will provide more modern, inclusive and fit-for-purpose facilities across NSW.<br \/>\n\u201cThis $200 million funding boost will ensure even more people can enjoy the benefits of sport and recreation, while helping remove barriers to participation,\u201d Mr Kean said.<br \/>\nMinister for Sport Natalie Ward said for some people, existing community sport facilities may not meet their needs and even discourage them from taking part.<br \/>\n\u201cWe want to actively encourage gender inclusiveness and accessibility in our facilities so that everyone can get out and play,\u201d Mrs Ward said.<br \/>\nThe Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund will offer funding through a competitive grants process and is a key initiative of the NSW Government\u2019s jobs-creation sports infrastructure plan, providing a construction boom.<br \/>\nGrants of between $1 million to $5 million are available, with applications for the 2021\/22 round closing on Friday, 25 February 2022.<br \/>\nFor more details, see:\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL:\nhttps:\/\/www.sport.nsw.gov.au\/grants\/multi-sport-community-facility-fund\nClick to follow link.\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sport.nsw.gov.au%2Fgrants%2Fmulti-sport-community-facility-fund&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C35c9234f189e4b6cbc7208d9b2c75209%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637737391680819851%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=gZgzjff072ECn5dKSvnambo3%2FtT%2BU1A7uqB1ykSo4Y4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sport.nsw.gov.au\/grants\/multi-sport-community-facility-fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern and inclusive sporting facilities are the focus of a new NSW Government $200 million fund to encourage people across the state to enjoy the benefits of sport, regardless of their age, gender or ability, with applications now open. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund will invest in new or upgraded venues &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/29\/applications-open-for-200-million-sports-boost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Applications open for $200 million sports boost&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14060\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}