{"id":26799,"date":"2025-05-16T12:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T02:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?p=26799"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T02:14:49","slug":"facility-enhancement-fund-invests-500k-in-community-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/news\/2025\/05\/16\/facility-enhancement-fund-invests-500k-in-community-tennis","title":{"rendered":"Facility Enhancement Fund invests $500K in community tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis NSW is excited to announce the return of the Facility Enhancement Fund (FEF) in 2025, an initiative aimed at fostering investment in community tennis facilities.<\/p>\n<p>With applications opening in late June, the FEF will see a total of $500,000 invested into grassroots tennis to enhance the sport\u2019s accessibility, sustainability, and overall growth by supporting small to medium-sized facility upgrades or enhancements.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>KEY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fund purpose:<\/strong> The 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 $10,000 and $250,000 in total value. For more details on eligibility, please view the Guidelines here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding contribution:<\/strong> The FEF may fund up to 25% of eligible total project value or between $2,500 to a maximum of $50,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2025 Round:<\/strong> Up to $500,000 has been allocated for eligible applicants in the 2025 round.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delivery:<\/strong> The Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund will be directly administered by Tennis NSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hear from Tennis NSW CEO, Darren Simpson on the importance of the FEF and how the 2025 round will benefit the tennis community.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 Facility Enhancement Fund Announcement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/waOPF8MLjUw?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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>KEY DATES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Applications open<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Monday 30 June 2025, 9am<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Applications close<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Monday 4 August 2025, 5pm<br \/>\n(Strictly \u2013 no applications will be accepted after<br \/>\ncut-off time. Please submit well ahead of deadlines)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Assessment &amp; notification<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>August\/September 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Notification<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>From Monday 22 September 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Execution of Funding Agreements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Within two weeks of funding offer (notification)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Project commencement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>From October 2025, after execution of Funding Agreement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Project completion &amp; report finalisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p>Within 18 months of execution of<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Funding Agreement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Applications will open on Monday 30 June at 9:00am. For additional information, including the FEF Guidelines and FAQs, please visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/clubs\/tennis-nsw-facility-enhancement-fund\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> FEF website here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For all enquiries, please contact your local Tennis Development Officer or reach out to the Tennis NSW FEF Administrator at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>nswfef@tennis.com.au.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis NSW is excited to announce the return of the Facility Enhancement Fund (FEF) in 2025, an initiative aimed at fostering investment in community tennis facilities. 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