{"id":25595,"date":"2024-06-18T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T05:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?page_id=25595"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:49:19","slug":"tennis-nsw-facility-enhancement-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/clubs\/tennis-nsw-facility-enhancement-fund","title":{"rendered":"TENNIS NSW FACILITY ENHANCEMENT FUND"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Facility Enhancement Fund | 2026 Round<\/h1>\n<p><strong>The Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund (FEF) will again be available in 2026. The 2026 FEF round will open on Monday 22 June at 9am.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The FEF is an initiative established by Tennis NSW. The FEF aims to stimulate investment in community tennis facilities with the aim to support the growth of the sport by making tennis venues more sustainable and accessible.<\/p>\n<p>The FEF is for small to medium sized facility upgrades or enhancements typically between $8,000 and $200,000 in total value. The FEF may fund up to 40% of eligible total project value or between $3,200 to a maximum of $80,000. For more information and to help you get project ready, view the 2026 FEF Guidelines and FAQs below.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/2026-Facility-Enhancement-Fund-Guidelines-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Guidelines<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/2026-FEF-FAQS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/Preview-of-2026-FEF-application-questions.pdf\">Preview of 2026 FEF application questions<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/FEF-Supporting-document-checklist-2026-1.pdf\">2026 FEF Supporting Document Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 277px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>IMPORTANT DATES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Applications Open\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Monday 22 June 2026, 9am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 70px\">Applications Close<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 70px\">Monday 20 July 2026, 5pm<br \/>(Strictly &#8211; no applications will be accepted after cut-off time. Please submit well ahead of deadlines)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Assessment and Notification<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">July to September 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Notification<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">From Monday 21 September 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Executive of Funding Agreements<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 23px\">Within 2 weeks of funding offer (notification)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 46px\">Project Commencement\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 46px\">From October 2026, after execution of Funding Agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 46px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 46px\">Project Completion and Report Finalisation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 46px\">Within 18 months of execution of Funding Agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Key Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fund purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0The FEF aims to stimulate investment in community tennis facilities, making them more sustainable and accessible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Small to medium-sized facility upgrades or enhancements typically between $8,000 and $200,000 in total value. For more details on eligibility, please view the Guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/2026-Facility-Enhancement-Fund-Guidelines-2.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding contribution:<\/strong>\u00a0The FEF may fund up to 40% of eligible total project value or between $3,200 to a maximum of $80,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 Round:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to $500,000 has been allocated for eligible applicants in the 2026 round.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delivery:<\/strong>\u00a0The Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund will be directly administered by Tennis NSW.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application:<\/strong> Applications will be submitted via the SmartyGrants platform. Applicants are encouraged to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/tennisnsw.smartygrants.com.au\/\">SmartyGrants<\/a> to set up an account in advance. A link to the application form will be available here once the 2026 round opens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 Facility Enhancement Fund Announcement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yh6h-MEZsBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: revert;font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\">Contact Information:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can contact your local Tennis Development Officer or the Tennis NSW FEF Administrator at <strong><a href=\"mailto:nswfef@tennis.com.au\">nswfef@tennis.com.au<\/a><\/strong> for assistance.<\/p>\n<h3>Past Successful Applicants:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/FEF-2024-Successful-Applicants.pdf\"><strong>2024 successful applicants<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2026\/04\/2025-Successful-FEF-Applicants.pdf\">2025 successful applicants<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facility Enhancement Fund | 2026 Round The Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund (FEF) will again be available in 2026. The 2026 FEF round will open on Monday 22 June at 9am. The FEF is an initiative established by Tennis NSW. 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