Grants and Funding

Women Leaders in Sport 

Sport has the power to set new benchmarks and drive positive social change; one being equal representation in sport.

Through striving to achieve gender equity in sport it sets an important tone for the wider Australian public. It also opens doors for the next generation, shakes up unconscious bias and helps advocate for respectful behaviour towards women.

To help achieve this Sport Australia established the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) program which to date has supported more than 26,000 women and more than 100 sport organisations.

Sport Australia manages the WLIS program through the support of the Office for Women who have a vested interest in this space.

Local Sporting Champions grants program 

The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.

dAIS - Athlete Grant 

The dAIS scheme provides an opportunity for athletes in Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports to receive a direct cash grant from the Australian Government to assist them with their endeavours of being a professional athlete. Athletes may be nominated by their National Sporting Organisation to receive a dAIS grant

Giving for Grassroots (G4G) 

The Australian Sports Foundation’s Grants 4 Grassroots (G4G) Fund is a newly launched small grants program which funds initiatives and programs aimed at increasing participation in grassroots and community sport. Funds raised for G4G come from generous donors who wish to see more people participating in sport and benefiting from the enjoyment and positive social impacts that sport can have on individuals and their communities. The G4G Fund was set up to support incorporated non-profit sporting clubs and organisations throughout Australia. Grants ranging from $2,500-$10,000 will be made to support a variety of participation based projects such as the purchase of sporting equipment or sport development initiatives.

Australian Sailing is currently offering two financial loan options to assist club and centres with acquiring vessels for the delivery of Discover Sailing Programs. 

• The Australian Sailing Tackers Boat Loan.
• The Australian Sailing OutThere Sailing WindSUP Loan.

In addition through Australian Sailing's sponsorship with Whitworths, Australian Sailing will provide a further Tackers Boats Scheme through 'the boatyard'. 

• The Whitworths Tackers Boat Loan scheme enables clubs to purchase Tackers Boats at a discounted rate. 

For further information visit the Australian Sailing Loans page.