Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants are:

• Incorporated, community-based or not-for-profit organisation.
• NSW based professional sporting organisations competing in a national or state competition.
• Local government authority in New South Wales.
• Regional Joint Organisation of councils, the Lord Howe Island Board and the Unincorporated Far West groups.
• Private enterprise (company established under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), incorporated association established under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) or incorporated limited partnership established under the Partnership Act 1892 (NSW).
• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth).
• a Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW).
• an Australian university either located in NSW or with campuses located in NSW.
• All applicants must include a declaration by the applicant organisation that if successful they will provide Public Liability Insurance with a minimum $5 million cover, depending on the grant value.

Ineligible applicants

Ineligible Applicants are:

• Individuals.
  • Parents and Citizens (P&C) Associations.
  • For-profit, commercial organisations except NSW based professional sporting organisations specified in section 2.1.1.
  • State and Federal Government departments and agencies.
• Schools and TAFEs.
• NSW Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission (incorporating the Australian Institute of Sport) and NSW Regional Academies of Sport.
• Organisation named: (i) by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on its list of institutions that have not joined or signified their intent not to join the Scheme; or (ii) in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that has not yet joined the National Redress Scheme. 

Eligibility of a formal partnership

• Note: This is an eligibility requirement for applications in the ‘Expanding Reach’ (Medium) and ‘“Whole-Of” Action’ (Large) tiers only.
• Applicants under either the ‘Expanding Reach’ (Medium) or ‘“Whole-Of” Action’ (Large) tiers are required to establish a formal partnership to support the development, implementation, and delivery of project activities.
• These partnerships should include organisations with demonstrated expertise in the design and delivery of primary prevention programs, to ensure that evidence-based approaches are integrated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partnerships must consist of at least two organisations (minimum), one of which must be the applicant organisation who must meet the Eligible Applicant requirements in section 2.1.1.
• The applicant organisation is responsible for submitting the application on behalf of the partnership. If successful, a Funding Agreement is entered into between the applicant organisation and the Office of Sport.
• For applications submitted under the ‘Local Impact’ (Small) tier, where a formal partnership is not a mandatory requirement, those applicants who elect to establish such a partnership will be viewed more favourably during the merit assessment process.

Eligible projects

All applications must focus on projects or interventions that either build knowledge and skills or promote positive behavioural and attitudinal change. These efforts should be aimed at supporting the primary prevention of domestic, family, and sexual violence through sport.

Projects or interventions should target one or multiple groups within the sporting environment, including (but not limited to) players, coaches, administrators, officials, spectators, parents, internal staff and the broader community.

Please refer to Section 2.1.4 and Section 7 of the Program Guidelines for examples of eligible projects. Please note, this list is provided for reference and does not represent all possible eligible projects.

Ineligible project costs

Projects or components that do not meet the criteria outlined in the 'Eligible projects and Eligible project costs' sections 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of the Program Guidelines may be considered ineligible. These may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Activities without a primary prevention focus.
• Activities that are not delivered within the sporting context.
• Retrospective funding, where projects have commenced or have been completed at the time of application.
• Projects that have already been funded by the NSW Government unless significant new and additional scope is identified.
• Projects that will not be completed by December 2027 (‘Local Impact’ tier) or April 2028 (‘Expanding Reach’ and ‘“Whole-Of” Action’ tiers).
• Projects that are not iterative over two sporting seasons or delivery periods (‘Expanding Reach’ and ‘“Whole-Of” Action’ tiers).
• For any costs associated with preparing and submitting the grant application.
• Project administration costs and staff wages not directly related to the Project.
• Appearance fees, prize money, trophies and presentation functions.
• Entertainment, hospitality, catering, food and drink not directly related to the Project. The purchase of alcohol will not be funded in any circumstances.
• Events that are organised for the primary purpose of fundraising, including charity fundraising events.
• Purchase of land, rental of premises for the organisation’s administrative and operational requirements, or associated occupancy payments.
• General running costs including capital equipment
• Insurance costs (public liability, general liability, etc.).
• Infrastructure projects (e.g. construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repairs). 

Please Note: Project budgets should not include any ineligible costs, and these will be removed by assessors if included, at the absolute discretion of the Office of Sport.