Grants aim to increase participation in sport

THE Palaszczuk Government is calling for Queenslanders with ideas that encourage participation in sport or improve athletic performance to apply for a share of $300,000 in new funding.

Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch opened the second round of the government’s Sport Science Challenge – launched in the leadup to the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Ms Enoch said the challenge was part of the State Government’s $420 million Advance Queensland initiative designed to develop new products, encourage entrepreneurship and create jobs.

Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni (pictured) said the sport science challenge supported the Government’s commitment to get more Queenslanders, more active, more often.

“We’re keen to support innovators and inventors who have developed a sportrelated product or service that’s almost ready for market but needs funding to get over the last hurdle,” he said.

Applications for the Advance Queensland Sport Science Challenge close on December 18.