ClubGRANTS was established in 1998 to ensure registered clubs in NSW with profits over $1 million contribute financial or in-kind support to local community services, programs, and projects.
ClubGRANTS operates under the ClubGRANTS Guidelines approved by the Minister.
Note that these Guidelines apply to the 2023-24 gaming tax year commencing on 1 September 2023.
For all submissions for the 2022-23 gaming tax year ending on 31 August 2023, the previous ClubGRANTS Guidelines apply. Please contact revenue.assurance@liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au if you need to access the August 2021 version of the ClubGRANTS Guidelines.
ClubGRANTS Guidelines include requirements for Category 1, 2 and 3 expenditure, accountability and reporting, application and funding processes, and Category 1 local committees.
To view the ClubGRANTS Guidelines, please go to ClubGRANTS guidelines PDF, 317.04 KB
Eligible Category 1 expenditure is allocated by clubs to projects and/or services that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community, including:
For available funding opportunities in your local government area, please visit ClubsNSW to find your local grant round.
Category 2 expenditure is allocated by clubs to community development and support activities and projects not listed under category 1, and/or a club's core activities. For example, sport, returned servicemen's league or veteran welfare, golf courses and bowling greens etc. This also includes wages paid to staff to carry out maintenance.
There is no standard Category 2 funding application form.
Category 3 funding, or Infrastructure Grants, is administered by the Office of Responsible Gambling. To view Category 3 funding opportunities, please visit the ClubGRANTS Category 3 Fund website.
A local committee must be established in areas where the Category 1 ClubGRANTS liability for all participating clubs exceeds $30,000 expenditure.
Local committees bring clubs and key community organisations together. They identify community service priorities for Category 1 expenditure in their local government area and make recommendations on the allocation of Category 1 funding to clubs.
For further information about the local committee process, refer to section 6 of the ClubGRANTS guidelines PDF, 317.04 KB
Each Local Committee sets its own closing dates for applications find your local grant round.
The Office of Responsible Gambling and Department of Communities and Justice develop a list of social expenditure priorities for local government areas where:
Registered clubs may contact the Office of Responsible Gambling, the Department of Communities and Justice or the relevant local council for advice on suitability of an application for funding in relation to social expenditure priorities.
The ClubGRANTS guidelines PDF, 317.04 KB (paragraph 4.6) require each club to advise its local committee in writing of their Category 1 funding allocations made in the previous year.
A club must enter a formal contract with a recipient of ClubGRANTS funding where an individual grant amount exceeds $7,500.
The Letter of Offer template outlines the basic conditions to be included in a formal contract. Clubs may place additional conditions on the provisions of funds as required.
Download: Letter of Offer template PDF, 17.98 KB
Call: 1300 024 720 | Monday to Friday 9am - 4pmEmail: revenue.assurance@liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au
