For community-based programmes and projects helping tamariki and rangatahi get active.

The fund is designed to help subsidise rural travel for junior teams aged between 5-19 years. It helps school and club sports teams participate in local sporting competitions. 

This open contestable fund, totaling $3.6million over three years, is for national and regional organisations to support initiatives and programmes that increase the opportunities provided to disabled tamariki and rangatahi to be physically active. Applications close 18 October 2021. 

Funding support for community based organisations to cover fixed and operational costs.

He Oranga Poutama, "Stairway to wellbeing", promotes the development and implementation of physical recreation and sport in a way that is culturally appropriate to Māori. He Oranga Poutama investment is intended to strongly centre on Māori cultural distinctiveness and support community leadership and participation grown in play, active recreation and sport as Māori.

This fund was launched in April 2019 and saw Sport NZ committing $2 million over three years to support projects designed to get more young women physically active and develop leadership opportunities through play, active recreation and sport.