More than £2.5 million will be spent creating a new community sports hub at Perth High School.
The state-of-the-art centre is part of the local authority’s bid to create a lasting legacy for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
As well as providing £2m of funding, Perth and Kinross Council also made a successful bid for £500,000 from sportscotland.
The new facility will include a four-court sports hall, a changing room and a training classroom and is the second phase of a major development at the school.
Last year, a full size synthetic turf pitch was completed and a new indoor climbing wall opened in 2010.
It is hoped the investment will provide a purpose-built venue for members of the community, local sports clubs and pupils, encouraging more participation in sports, as well as improving performance.
Once in place, the games hall will boast suitable flooring and markings for a range of activities, ranging from badminton to table tennis.
Lifelong learning convener Bob Band said he was “delighted” that the council’s bid for funding had been approved, as it will help the project move forward.
He said: “The hub will allow the development and expansion of sports participation in the local community, the development and improvement of our local sports clubs and will also provide improved facilities for young people at the school.
“The aim of the community sport hub is to strengthen sporting pathways, engage and bring local people together and improve access to facilities for local sports clubs at affordable prices.”
Mr Band said that the council will work with sportscotland and a steering group to provide a home for clubs in the area.
Stewart Harris, chief executive of sportscotland, described the facility as a “crucial” part of the main hub.
He added, “Sportscotland is investing £1.5m of Lottery funding each year into the community sports hub programme and the initiative is already providing more opportunities for communities to engage in an active, healthy lifestyle.
“Every hub works on the same basic principles, but each has the flexibility to identify the needs of their community.”