Who we help
Tiny Sports works with independent coaches and small community sports clubs who are locked out of government grants because of how they are structured — not because their programs are not worthy of funding.
The incorporation gap
Government grant programs designed for grassroots sport typically require applicants to be an incorporated organisation — a company, an association, or a registered body. This requirement exists for good reasons: it provides accountability, governance, and an entity that can enter into legal agreements.
The problem is that a lot of the best grassroots sport in Australia is run by individual coaches who never incorporated. They did not need to. They just started coaching and their programs grew. Now there is government funding available that they cannot touch because of how they are structured, not because of what they are doing.
Tiny Sports closes that gap. We provide the incorporated structure. The coach keeps running their program.
Three types of programs we support
Operating as sole traders
Independent coaches
If you run a coaching program as a sole trader — triathlon, cycling, swimming, athletics, team sports, martial arts, or anything else — you are almost certainly ineligible to apply for Sport and Recreation Victoria or Queensland Active Clubs grants directly. These programs require an incorporated entity. Tiny Sports is that entity.
- Triathlon and multisport coaches
- Road and track cycling coaches
- Swimming and aquatics coaches
- Athletics and running coaches
- Strength and conditioning coaches serving community athletes
- Coaches across all sporting disciplines at community level
Limited admin capacity
Small community sports clubs
Many small clubs have the volunteers, the athletes, and the programs — but not the time or expertise to write grant applications. A club secretary who is also coaching three nights a week cannot also spend 20 hours researching and writing a grant application. We do the grant work so your volunteers can focus on the sport.
- Clubs with fewer than 200 members
- Clubs without paid administrative staff
- Clubs that have never applied for a government grant before
- Clubs that applied unsuccessfully in the past
- Newly incorporated clubs building their first grant track record
Removing barriers to participation
Programs serving disadvantaged athletes
Government grants for community sport exist to increase participation — particularly for athletes facing financial, geographic, or social barriers. Programs that work with low-income families, Indigenous communities, athletes with disabilities, or young people in under-resourced areas are exactly what these grants are designed to fund. Tiny Sports prioritises these programs.
- Programs serving athletes from low-income households
- Indigenous community sport programs
- Disability sports and inclusive programs
- Rural and regional programs where participation costs are higher
- Youth programs in areas with limited sporting infrastructure
- Programs for recently arrived communities and refugees
Sports we work with
Tiny Sports is sport-agnostic. The grant programs we work with cover all community sports. If you coach or run a club in any of the following sports — or any sport not listed — we can assess your eligibility.
Where we operate
Tiny Sports was incorporated in 2026 and is currently focused on grant programs in Victoria and Queensland, where the Sport and Recreation Victoria Sporting Club Grants Program and Sport and Recreation Queensland's Active Clubs funding are active.
Our first partner program, Jarasport, is based in Victoria. We are actively seeking partner coaches and clubs in Queensland, New South Wales, and other states.
Geographic scope will expand as we build our grant track record. If you are based outside Victoria or Queensland, get in touch — it is worth a conversation.
Partner spotlight: Jarasport
Jarasport is Tiny Sports' founding partner program — a triathlon and cycling coaching operation in Victoria run by Coach Simon, whose athletes have competed at ITU World Championships level.
Coach Simon operates as a sole trader. Despite producing outstanding results at community level, Jarasport could not access Sport and Recreation Victoria grants without an incorporated partner. Tiny Sports was built to solve exactly this problem.
Jarasport is the proof of concept. We are now looking to replicate this model with coaches and clubs across Australia.
Does this sound like your program?
Get in touch. We will ask a few questions about your program and let you know whether there is funding available and whether Tiny Sports can help you access it.