Griffith organisations have already applied for other relevant grants and had success, with the Griffith Regional Theatre the latest recipient who gaining $6000 by the Federal Government and matched by Griffith City Council.

Griffith Exies Club were also the recipient in 2016, and were awarded a $1 million boost enabling progress to be on its way to becoming one of the best sporting complexes outside of Sydney.

The club was successful in obtaining a state government grant through the Club GRANTS Category 3 scheme.​

Manager of the club Gary Tucker said the grant assists the club in updating the ground lighting, buying new scoreboards and building new change rooms on the top Oval as well as a second netball court.

It is part of a staged master plan over the next several years which will also include extensions to the Sport’s club and renovations to the Main Oval change rooms as part of a $7,000,000 planned upgrade to the complex.

The next round of funding in NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants program for Griffith projects is now open.

Mr Evans said Infrastructure Grants support new or upgraded community facilities across sport and recreation, arts and culture and emergency preparedness.

“I encourage Griffith organisations to consider applying for a project that will help make a real difference to our community,” Mr Evans said.

“These projects bring people together to enjoy new or improved sports, recreation, arts and cultural facilities, or help improve community safety in times of emergency.

“During this term of government, $50 million in Infrastructure Grants is being provided to communities across NSW.”   

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Mr Evans said the funding comes from the Clubgrants Category 3 program, which enables registered clubs to reinvest profits from gaming machine revenue to benefit local communities.

“Recent improvements to the program have created more chances to apply for funding and encouraged more diverse projects,” he said. 

“Instead of one round of funding each year, there are now four rounds, while a streamlined application process has cut red tape and led to faster assessment.”

Funding ranges are $50,000 to $200,000 for arts and culture, $10,000 to $200,000 for emergency preparedness and $100,000 to $300,000 for sport and recreation.  

For more information including details on grant application, visit the website.