This is your opportunity to help your club out with much needed funding. By applying for grants you could get your hands on new equipment, electronic scoreboards, volunteer training, – and that is just the start.
Community football clubs in WA have the opportunity to share in $2 million funding per year through Telstra Footy Grants. This initiative between the AFL and Telstra aims to provide grassroot football clubs with grant to grow and assist volunteer capacity, grow and diversity participation and improve club environments and experiences.
Clubs across the state can apply for equipment and initiatives up to $2,000 to grow capacity and participation and up to $20,000 for an electronic scoreboard or behind goal netting.
WA Football in collaboration with Country Football WA and Perth Football League have partnered with SportWest and The Road Safety Commission to provide grants to football clubs and leagues targeting new innovations to reduce the instances of road trauma on Western Australian Roads.Â
The partnership aims to change the road safety culture and behaviours of football players and the broader community by integrating education, behaviour change initiatives and community support to build a lasting impact on road safety culture across WA’s football community and broader population.Â
The Metro South, Metro Central, and Metro North Regional Development Councils (RDCs) have played an important role in supporting junior football clubs across the metro area. Over the past few seasons, RDC Community Grants have made a real difference, helping clubs strengthen participation, volunteer engagement, community initiatives, and the overall game-day experience.
RDC Community Grants are designed to help clubs deliver a wide range of initiatives, including volunteer recognition and education, Indigenous and multicultural activities, young volunteer scholarships, club partnerships, and programs supporting All-Girls Auskick. These grants provide practical support to enhance participation, celebrate diversity, and recognise the contribution of volunteers within local clubs.
Grant applications must be approved by the club committee and the person applying for the grant must be on the committee and/or have approval from the Club President.
Yes. Each grants program has its own set of criteria which outlines what you can apply for and how much funding you can receive. This information is in each individual grants toolkit.
Yes you can. Contact information for your Football Representative is listed in the grant toolkit.
Yes you can. Contact information for your Football Representative is listed in the grant toolkit.
You will receive written confirmation via email confirming if you have been successful or unsuccessful. If you are successful, you will receive a Funding Agreement which must be signed and returned.
In most instances a club can only apply once per year, unless specified otherwise in the grant toolkit or criteria.
Yes you can. The easiest way to give your application the best opportunity of being successful is to contact your Football Representative and discuss your project prior to submitting.
In most instances, funds are administered in arrears on submission of an acquittal and invoice after you have completed the project.
Yes. You will be required to complete an acquittal form explaining how you spent the funds, provide invoices / proof of items purchased and a club invoice for the approved amount of funding with the clubs bank details. Individual’s bank details will not be accepted.
Yes it is. We encourage clubs to share their success and their projects with their members.
Acknowledgement of Country
WA Football acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands across Western Australia where we train, play, and come together through football. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people. We recognise the deep and continuing contribution First Nations peoples make to our game and our communities.
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