{"id":26419,"date":"2024-05-02T22:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=26419"},"modified":"2024-05-02T22:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:40:27","slug":"multi-million-dollar-boost-for-community-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/multi-million-dollar-boost-for-community-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-million dollar boost for community sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Community sport across NSW has received a $4.4 million injection following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government\u2019s Local Sport Grant Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Program provides up to $20,000 to individual clubs and associations with $50,000 available in each electorate for new equipment, programs and facilities that increase participation in community sport, with 579 projects awarded funding in this year\u2019s program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some projects to receive funding include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kurri Kurri Football Club who received $19,938 for their program to improve access and inclusion<\/li><li>Plumpton Braves Baseball Club who received $14,973 for new equipment<\/li><li>Broken Hill Soccer Association who received $11,197 for their Bonding over the BBQ Program which aims to build camaraderie in the Association<\/li><li>Lismore Old Boys Rugby League Football Club who received $20,000 for their program to create pathways and a safe, inclusive culture for women and girls<\/li><li>Sussex Inlet Golf Club who received $5000 for their Intro to Golf for Women and Children program.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Get more information on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.nsw.gov.au\/grants\/local-sport-grant-program\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Local Sport Grant Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Minister for Sport Steve Kamper said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe NSW Labor Government is focused on rebuilding our local grassroots sporting communities, on driving participation, and delivering fit-for-purpose facilities for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Local Sport Grant Program provides vital funds directly to grassroots community sports clubs and associations to deliver programs and equipment to support their participants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the critical role sport plays in keeping people healthy, active and socially connected, this funding is vital to community health, wellbeing and sense of identity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community sport across NSW has received a $4.4 million injection following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government\u2019s Local Sport Grant Program. The Program provides up to $20,000 to individual clubs and associations with $50,000 available in each electorate for new equipment, programs and facilities that increase participation in community sport, with 579 projects &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/multi-million-dollar-boost-for-community-sport\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Multi-million dollar boost for community sport&#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-26419","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\/26419","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=26419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26420,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26419\/revisions\/26420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}