Fehlkalkulierte Saisonbudgets und entgangene Fördermittel

Definition

Australian state programs such as Victoria’s Significant Sporting Events Program require applicants to submit an event budget that includes all income and expenses, with funding only provided for clearly identified eligible costs and only one grant per event per year.[3][4] Western Australian programs similarly require realistic budgets demonstrating value for money and the specific expenditure items the grant will fund.[2][8] In sports instruction businesses running seasonal programs (winter/summer terms, school‑holiday clinics), manual budgeting often underestimates venue, staffing, marketing and equipment costs or omits eligible cost lines that could be funded (e.g. sport development activations, capacity building, marketing, livestream costs).[4] Errors or incomplete budgets reduce the approved grant amount or cause applications to be rejected, forcing clubs to absorb costs or run programs at lower margins. Typical community‑level grants in Victoria range up to AUD 20,000 for event assistance and AUD 150,000 for event development, but poorly constructed budgets frequently lead to approvals well below the maximum or no funding at all.[3][4] For a club running 2–4 seasonal events or development programs per year, missing even one AUD 10,000–20,000 grant or under‑recovery of 10–20% of true costs per season equates logically to AUD 5,000–30,000 revenue leakage annually. This is directly tied to weak seasonal budgeting processes, limited understanding of eligible categories and lack of standardised templates that match government budget requirements.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Sports and recreation instruction providers in Australia 🇦🇺 waste AUD 5,000–30,000 per season in lost cost recovery and grants due to spreadsheet‑based seasonal program budgeting. Automation of grant‑ready budgeting templates and scenario planning eliminates this risk.

Affected Stakeholders

Club treasurer, Program manager, Head coach / director of coaching, Committee members responsible for grants, External bookkeeper/accountant

Related Business Risks