Program details
The Go for Gold Fund aims to enhance physical activity opportunities for students and communities ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The $100 million commitment over 4 years aims to build and upgrade school sports infrastructure and provide sports equipment to increase student participation in sports across all Queensland schools including primary, high, middle, special education, outdoor, distance education, state and non-state schools.
Schools were encouraged to facilitate community use of school sports facilities to increase the impact of this investment.
The Go for Gold Fund, administered through an application process, prioritised schools in regional and remote locations outside of South-East Queensland, and/or schools that have a high proportion of students experiencing educational disadvantage.
Applications for the Go for Gold Fund have closed.
Round 1—sports equipment funding
The Go for Gold Fund Round 1 focused on providing grants of up to $5,000 for equipment purchases encompassing a wide range of traditional and emerging sports including athletics, basketball, sport climbing and skateboarding.
Round 1 aimed to encourage active play and increase sports participation, making more effective use of existing infrastructure.
Round 2—sports infrastructure funding
The Go for Gold Fund Round 2 offered funding up to $5 million on a location-adjusted basis for new or upgraded school sports infrastructure for school sports including re-marking or re-surfacing outdoor courts, adding permanent shade covers, building outdoor athletic track and field facilities, creating small multi-purpose sports facilities and synthetic grass fields, and developing small indoor and outdoor multi-sports court facilities.
Round 2 funding was awarded in 3 categories:
- Category 1—up to and including $500,000 (location adjusted)
- Category 2—over $500,000 up to and including $2.5 million (location adjusted)
- Category 3—over $2.5 million up to and including $5 million (location adjusted)
Round 2 proved to be extremely popular, with a significant volume of applications for funding received, far exceeding the available program budget.
Successful schools
Congratulations to all
successful schools in Round 1 and 2 that have been awarded funding under the Go for Gold Fund.
Round 1
Successful schools were
announced in May 2023.
Round 2
Successful schools under Round 2 were announced in 3 categories:
- Category 1—97 schools
announced in May 2024
- Category 2—17 schools announced in July 2024
- Category 3—6 schools announced in July 2024
Contact
For any enquiries, please email
PriorityPrograms.StrategicInvestment@qed.qld.gov.au.