October 8, 2025
There is currently funding available for fishing clubs to help strengthen your fishing club, improve facilities, and attract new members.
If your fishing club is a member of VRFish and requires support with your applications, please contact [email protected] or 03 5221 1104.
Stronger Fishing Club Grants Program
Opens on Wednesday, 8 October 2025 and closes Sunday, 30 November 2025
The Victorian Government’s Stronger Fishing Clubs Grants Program has opened the latest round of funding for fishing clubs.
We encourage our fishing club and association members to consider applying for the stronger fishing club grants program to help strengthen your fishing club, improve facilities, and attract new members.
The program will provide grants of up to $10,000 per club for projects such as:
- Fishing tuition for multicultural groups, women, first nations people and all-abilities
- Open days at the club
- Member training and events involving the public
- Guest speaker nights
- Upgrades of club IT
- Club website development
- Clubroom improvements
- Equipment that will benefit all members
The last round of grants approved projects for fishing clubs to: upgrade or repair clubrooms, host family fishing events, train members in first aid, upgrade IT and club website, advertise in local media to attract new members, purchase member uniforms, purchase equipment for clubhouse and other items required.
Applications for the Stronger Fishing Club Grants are open until Sunday, 30 November 2025.
For more information or to discuss an application contact the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Richard Rogala via [email protected]
If your club or association requires any assistance or support with your applications from VRFish, contact: [email protected] or 03 5221 1104
Recreational Fishing Licence Grants Program
Opens Wednesday, 1 October 2025 and closes Saturday, 28 February 2026
Every year, the Victorian Fisheries Authority calls for applications for projects to be funded via the recreational fishing grants program that will improve recreational fishing in Victoria. The recreational fishing grants program disburses recreational fishing licence (RFL) revenue that is held in the RFL Trust Account.
We encourage our fishing club and association members to consider applying for the grants program if they have any ideas for potential projects to improve fishing in their local area.
The Recreational Fishing Grants Program (RFGP) consists of four different types of grants, including:
- Small Grants Program that is continually open to fund small projects (for projects up to $5,000 – GST Exclusive).
- Intermediate Grants Program that is continually open to applications from angling clubs and associations and not-for-profit community groups (for projects from $5,000 – $50,000 GST Exclusive).
- Large Grants Program (for projects from $50,001 to $100,000 – GST Exclusive).
- Commissioning Program for large priority projects (generally in excess of $100,000).
Some examples of projects that could be funded through the program include:
- Installing solar lighting at your local jetty
- Installing fish cleaning tables at your local boat ramp
- Upgrades to make your local jetty all-abilities accessible
- Improving access to a publicly accessible fishing spot
- Installing in-stream habitat in your local waterway
- Riparian works including fencing, planting or stiles
- Recreational fishing related education, information and training
- Recreational fisheries research
- Community events such as fishing club promotion days, come-and-try fishing days, or Gone Fishing Day events
- Promotion of participation in fishing, such as increasing female or children’s participation in fishing
The Large Grants Program is open for applications until 28 February 2026.
The Small Grants and Intermediate Grants are open to applications year-round.
For further information or to discuss potential applications please contact:
Victorian Fisheries Authority, The Secretariat, Recreational Fishing Grants Program
(03) 8392 6872 or [email protected]
If your club or association requires any assistance or support with your applications from VRFish, contact: [email protected] or 03 5221 1104
