Eligibility

Eligibility requirements can be found on the Grant Guidelines page here.

Funding may be used for reasonable and necessary costs directly related to the approved activity. Here are some examples of what funding may be used for:

• Sporting equipment
  Balls, bats, nets, cones, bibs, mats, portable goals, team equipment and storage bags

• Uniforms and protective gear
  Team shirts, training tops, protective helmets, pads, gloves, socks, and footwear where directly required for participation

• Event and activity costs
  Venue or field hire, referee or umpire costs, equipment hire, set-up costs, and cleaning directly related to the event

• Travel within TSRA Communities
  Ferry, charter, fuel, vehicle hire, bus hire or other reasonable travel costs directly linked to eligible participation

• Accommodation
  Reasonable accommodation costs where travel is necessary for participation in an eligible event within TSRA communities

• Coaching and officiating
  Coaching clinics, referee or umpire training, officiating development and facilitator costs

• Medical and safety equipment
  First aid kits, defibrillator access costs, shade, weather protection and safety signage.

• Promotion and communication
  Posters, social media promotion, local advertising, participant information and registration support.

• Freight
  Freight or transport of equipment needed for the approved activity

• Catering
  Reasonable catering directly related to the activity and within approved limits

• Auspicing fees
  Reasonable auspicing fees where an eligible organisation auspices the activity

Funding cannot be used for the following:

• Retrospective costs -costs incurred before written approval or before the funding agreement is signed

• Activities outside TSRA Communities - travel to outside-region carnivals, competitions or events

• Private or commercial benefit- activities for private gain, commercial profit or personal business benefit

• Debt or loans - repayment of debts, loans, fines or existing liabilities

• Land or vehicles - purchase of land or vehicles, unless specifically approved as exceptional and essential

• Ongoing operating costs - ongoing rent, utilities, insurance, administration or general operating expenses not directly tied to the activity

• Ongoing wages - permanent wages or ongoing employment costs, unless specifically approved

• Alcohol, tobacco or gambling - any activity associated with, or promoting, alcohol, tobacco or gambling products

• Excessive catering - catering that is unreasonable or not directly connected to the activity

• Prizes and personal benefits - prize money, cash payments, gift cards, personal gifts or personal benefits, unless specifically approved

• Duplication - activities that duplicate existing funded services or programs

• Government responsibility - activities that are the primary responsibility of another government agency

• Unclear community benefit - projects that do not provide clear and direct benefit to TSRA Communities