The NSW Government is continuing to invest in grassroots sporting organisations and championing women\u2019s participation is sport with the opening of the Level the Playing Field Program and Organisation Sport Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From today, up to $30 million is available to providers of grassroots sport through the Level the Playing Field Program to support the continued growth of women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sport and recreation off the back of the Matildas\u2019 success in the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The program will fund new and upgraded facilities as well as deliver fit-for-purpose amenities, such as change rooms and improved lighting, to foster a safe and inclusive environment for women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW Government has also doubled the funding available to state sporting organisations, with $5 million aimed at supporting organisations to increase participation of in sport and recreation, with greater incentives for increasing female participation in sport both on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both grant programs are now open for applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Level the Playing Field Program applications will close at 1pm on Thursday 30 November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organisation Support Program applications will close at 2pm on Friday 11 November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To apply, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Minister for Sport Steve Kamper said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Matildas have changed the landscape of women\u2019s sport forever and this funding will ensure the momentum continues across all codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cResearch shows that girls start to lose interest in sport and physical activity during their teens. Factors that can influence their decision to withdraw from sport include the quality of facilities and whether the environment is inclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur aim is to nurture the lifelong participation of girls in sport by delivering fit-for-purpose facilities and amenities so that women and girls of all ages feel comfortable, safe and welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Minister for Women Jodie Harrison:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWatching the Matildas during the recent Women\u2019s World Cup really galvanised the nation and put a fire in the belly of women and girls to get involved in sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut we know women face different barriers to men when participating in sport. This is an important announcement which demonstrates the NSW Government\u2019s commitment to levelling the playing field and backing female participation in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chairman Sports NSW Chris Hall said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe increased funding through the Organisation Support Program is vital to ensuring our sporting codes can swiftly respond to emerging trends and challenges as well as increase participation across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is particularly important that state sporting organisations are supported to build capacity so they can increase diversity and grow participation in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCommunity sport builds connected, healthy and active communities \u2013 which would not be possible without the support of the NSW Government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government is continuing to invest in grassroots sporting organisations and championing women\u2019s participation is sport with the opening of the Level the Playing Field Program and Organisation Sport Program. From today, up to $30 million is available to providers of grassroots sport through the Level the Playing Field Program to support the continued … Continue reading “$30 million to level the playing field”<\/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-23474","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\/23474","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=23474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23475,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23474\/revisions\/23475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}