Sport and Recreation Community Facilities Recovery Program- 2023 Tropical Cyclone Jasper

About

The $8.505 million Sport and Recreation Facilities Recovery Program will provide funding to sport and recreation organisations to undertake rebuilding and repair to sport and recreation facilities impacted by the following eligible event:

Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 13 – 28 December 2023

Assistance measures will include:

• support for initial scoping of repair and rebuilding works
• program administration support for clients 
• delivery of the funding assistance within a robust grant program framework.

Eligibility

The assistance measures will be made available for the sport and recreation organisations with facilities located in the following council areas: 

• Cairns Regional Council
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• Cook Shire Council 
• Douglas Shire Council
• Mareeba Shire Council
• Tablelands Regional Council
• Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council.

Funding acknowledgement

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Associated Rainfall and Flooding 13 - 28 December 2023 event. 

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)

Delivery agency

Department of Tourism and Sport (DTS)

Status 

Applications are now closed.

More information

For key dates, funding and applications visit: