Welcome to the Department of Sport and Recreation

The Northern Territory Department of Sport and Recreation’s vision is “Territorians having a lifelong involvement in sport and active recreation”.

To achieve this vision, we facilitate the development of a vibrant, self-managed, accessible and sustainable sport and active recreation system across the Northern Territory.

We will know if we are achieving our purpose and moving towards our vision if:

• we increase the number of Territorians participating in sport and active recreation; and
• Territorians achieve more national and international sporting success.

On a day-to-day basis we:

• provide grants to the industry to help build capacity;
• deliver development programs to the industry to help build capacity;
• deliver an Indigenous Sport Program targeted at remote communities;
• provide a state-of-the-art elite athlete development centre at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport;
• construct, maintain and manage key sporting facilities;
• procure and then deliver major national and international sporting events;
• deliver water safety programs, including administering the Swimming Pool Safety Act; and
• provide support and assistance to the racing industry in the Northern Territory.

Grants News

Grass Roots Development Investment Program opens 17 June 2013

The Northern Territory Government supports sport and active recreation clubs, groups and service deliverers to deliver on grass roots participation through the Grass Roots Development Grant Program. The program is administered by the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR).

Applicants may apply for up to $3 000 (Shires - $3 000 per community) for projects designed to achieve the two main objectives of this grant program, which are to:

• provide opportunities to participate in sport and active recreation; and
• strengthen the capability of sport and active recreation organisations and shire councils to deliver services and programs that make for a more active Territory

Apply now...