2025-26 Active Tas - Her Path to Play Program

The Her Path to Play Program (the Program) is funded through the Community Support Fund (CSF). Legislation requires that funding under this program is provided for the benefit of community sport and recreation clubs.  

The Program aligns with and supports the priority areas within the She moves. She leads. She belongs. Tasmanian Women and Girls Sport Strategy 2026-2032 (the Strategy). 

The Program aims to support eligible organisations to develop and deliver programs that cater for the needs and interests of women and girls and increase participation opportunities.

Applicants need to ensure all required information including supporting documentation is included when submitting the application, noting a Project Plan will need to be uploaded within this application. A template is provided here: Project Plan Template - Her Path to Play.

Applications that are incomplete and/or not submitted will not be assessed.

Please refer to the program guidelines to confirm eligibility.

All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application.  

For any queries, please contact grants@active.tas.gov.au or phone 1800 252 476.

Only one application can be submitted per eligible organisation.

To be eligible for the grant, applicants must meet the criteria outlined below:

• be an organisation whose primary focus is the delivery of sport and/or active recreation activities to the Tasmanian community

or

• be the recognised state body responsible for the delivery of services/programs to enhance the development of a wide variety of sports and/or active recreational activities, or to a distinct sector such as the disability or community recreation sector, or be the recognised state body responsible for the delivery of education and training to the sport and recreation sector.
  
  

and be either:

• an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (TAS)

or

• a not-for-profit sport and/or active recreation organisation, registered under company law, the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth).

Applications submitted by a third party will not be accepted.

The information you provide may be subject to third party authenticity checks.

Before progressing with an application, applicants must acknowledge that they have read and understood the eligibility criteria for the Program. Eligibility criteria are specified in the Program Guidelines.

The following are ineligible for funding under this program:

• State or Australian Government entities
• Local government authorities (councils)
• Political organisations
• Individuals or sole traders
• Educational institutions, including parents and friends’ associations
• For-profit private or commercial organisations
• Organisations that receive revenue from electronic gaming machines
• Organisations that do not formally identify sport and/or active recreation as a primary purpose
• Organisations with overdue reporting and/or outstanding acquittal obligations from a previous Active Tasmania (or Communities, Sport and Recreation) funding agreement, at the time of application
• Organisations that have a focus on activities considered to be arts, hobbies, craft, music, historical re-enactments, events, pets or livestock related activities or that do not include the primary purpose of engaging in human physical activity.