Deadline: 27-Nov-2024
The NSW Office of Sport is pleased to announce the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program to provide Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and associated equipment to NSW sport and recreation facilities and clubs.
An AED is a device that is used in conjunction with Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and delivers a controlled shock to an individual experiencing cardiac arrest, increasing their chances of survival.
Objectives
- The key objectives of the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program 2024/25 are:
- To support local sport and recreational clubs or related incorporated organisations located in the most disadvantaged areas of NSW in purchasing an AED package.
- To promote wider access to these devices across NSW.
Funding Information
- The grant amount will fund the cost of an approved AED package up to $3,000. Applicants can request a grant for one AED package and are limited to one application per financial year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must meet eligibility criteria., applicants can demonstrate they meet the eligibility criteria in one of two ways.
- Option 1: applicants can demonstrate that their primary clubhouse/facilities or sporting/recreational activities or the majority of participants are located in an eligible postcode, which is defined as being within the lowest five deciles of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Socio-Economic Indexes for Australia (SEIFA). This can be demonstrated by:
- The applicant organisation’s registered address being located within an eligible postcode,
- Applicants providing clear evidence of their sporting or recreational activities being primarily undertaken at a facility(ies) in an eligible postcode, and/or
- Applicants making a case that a majority of their participants reside in eligible postcodes.
- Option 2: applicants can provide evidence that they are experiencing financial hardship, which can be demonstrated by:
- providing clear evidence that they are unable to meet core club expenses or other existing financial obligations as they fall due.
- Option 1: applicants can demonstrate that their primary clubhouse/facilities or sporting/recreational activities or the majority of participants are located in an eligible postcode, which is defined as being within the lowest five deciles of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Socio-Economic Indexes for Australia (SEIFA). This can be demonstrated by:
- Eligible applicants are:
- Incorporated, not-for-profit clubs, associations or organisations in NSW that are sport or recreation related
- State or national sport or recreation organisations on behalf of member clubs located in NSW
- Licensed sporting or recreation clubs in NSW, providing that the AED package directly benefits sport and recreation members or participants
- Sport clubs associated with a school, church or university in NSW, providing they are an incorporated not for profit club in their own right.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Ineligible applicants are any organisation types not listed as ‘Eligible Applicants’ above, and include (but are not limited to):
- Individuals.
- Parents and Citizens (P&C) Associations.
- For-profit, commercial organisations.
- Government departments and agencies.
For more information, visit NSW Office of Sport.
