These grants support recreational fishing clubs, organisations and community groups to purchase items required to run their own Gone Fishing Day events, such as casting and fishing activities and information sessions, on or around Gone Fishing Day.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $2,000
- Application opened: 27 May 2024
- Application closed: 8 July 2024
Program objective
Gone Fishing Day grants support fishing clubs, organisations and community groups to run events to promote and celebrate fishing as a fun, healthy, outdoors activity for your whole family and friends on Gone Fishing Day.
This program is funded and administered by Department of Primary Industries.
Eligibility
All clubs, organisations and community groups must be incorporated in Australia.
Who can apply
- Incorporated organisations including fishing clubs and organisations related to recreational fishing.
Who can’t apply
- Individuals or groups of individuals.
- Unincorporated organisations.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Applicants can apply for grants to purchase or hire items such as fishing gear, bait, food and non-alcoholic drinks, participant giveaways, clean-up and tree planting equipment and other equipment required to run a local Gone Fishing Day event and associated activities, such as:
- casting and fishing activities
- fishing information sessions
- fish habitat rehabilitation activities such as replanting and/or weeding creek banks
What can’t you apply for
- Gone Fishing Day should not be on private land or land with no public access (where relevant). Activities must be as accessible as possible.
- Project activities should not include commercial ventures or materials developed for a primarily commercial purpose.
- Project activities should not include running the business of organisations/clubs.
- Events must not include fishing charters.
- Events must be inclusive to the public and not exclusive to club/organisation members only (where relevant).
- Project management expenses or salaries cannot be included in the project budget.
- Individual items must not exceed $400 in value.
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What your application needs to include
Download the grant guidelines (PDF 119.52KB) to see all the sections that need to be addressed in the applications portal.
Address the eligibility criteria
- Organisations must be incorporated.
- Only one application for funding will be accepted per organisation per project.
- Applications must be completed in full, including the budget section (with sufficient detail to enable a sound assessment).
Address the assessment criteria
- Gone Fishing Day project activities must relate to the promotion of recreational fishing or fish habitat rehabilitation and the overall objective of the Gone Fishing Day Grants program.
- Projects must have an accurate, cost-effective budget which shows value for money. Contributing funding or ‘in-kind’ contribution by the applicant and other project partners should be included in the budget, where relevant. Example expense items could include purchase of fishing gear, bait, food and non-alcoholic drinks, participant giveaways, clean-up and tree planting equipment and other equipment required to run a local Gone Fishing Day fishing or fish habitat rehabilitation related event.
- Gone Fishing Day events should not be held on private land or land with no public access (where relevant). Activities must be as accessible as possible.
- Project activities should not include commercial ventures or materials developed for a primarily commercial purpose.
- Project activities must not include running the business of organisations/clubs.
- Events must be inclusive to the public and not exclusive to club/organisation members only (where relevant).
- The adequacy of expertise within the project team.
- Project management expenses or salaries cannot be included in the project budget.
- The activities should be scheduled to occur on or within 4 weeks of Gone Fishing Day.
- Events must not include fishing charters.
- Individual items must not exceed $400 in value.
After the application is submitted
The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.
Support and contact
Phone: 02 4424 7429
Email: gofishing.nsw@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Postal Address: Gone Fishing Day, Department of Regional NSW, LMB 3020, Nowra NSW 2541