To be eligible for funding, organisations must:

• Be incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA) or a company limited by guarantee;
• Be a nationally affiliated State Sporting Organisation or a National Sporting Organisation operating under a One Management or Unitary organisation structure, whose sport discipline competes or will compete in the current or next cycle of Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth Games sports;
• Have been operating for 12 months or longer.

The following organisations will be considered ineligible:

• Individuals.
• Other government agencies.
• Local councils.
• Private businesses.
• An organisation that has overdue Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) grant acquittals as at the application closing date of the program. However, applications may be considered by the ORSR if these overdue acquittals have been submitted prior to the date when the final grant recommendations are forwarded to the Minister for approval.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence that they have endorsement from their associated National Sporting Organisation (NSO).  The applicant must provide documentation showing how their NSO is aligned to the program.

A project must align with the overall high-performance strategic plan of the associated NSO.  Evidence of the NSO’s endorsement of the project is critical for the assessment process and must be submitted with the online application prior to the closing date.

Projects must be for the development and/or operation of performance pathways, so that South Australian high-performance athletes can achieve their potential in Olympic, Paralympic, or Commonwealth Games sports.

Projects must aim to improve the quality of the daily training environment, supporting the program goal of having more South Australian athletes being nationally identified and categorised by their NSO.

For a detailed breakdown of the following process refer to the guidelines.

1. Apply - applications submitted by organisation via SmartyGrants.
2. Screening - ORSR screens applications for eligibility.
3. Assessment
   1. All eligible applicants will be contacted and invited to present their project in person and complete and submit a further detailed online application prior to the presentation.
   2. A funding assessment committee assesses applications in conjunction with the presentation. Please note that a limited window of time will be available to conduct all presentations. Online presentation options will be made available, and applicants may opt out of the presentation, however this is advised against as part of a competitive process.
4. Recommendation Process - Recommendations are provided to the Minister.
5. Notification - All applicants are notified of outcome.

When unforeseen circumstances occur in the delivery of your grant, grantees can seek to amend the terms or conditions, seek additional time or amend the purpose/outcome of the grant.

If you require an amendment, please contact us with your application number and we will forward an Agreement Variation Request through SmartyGrants, which will ask what you would like varied and why you need it varied, for that specific grant.

Your Agreement Variation Request will be considered, and you will be notified of the outcome of your request.