Her Sport Her Way Grant Program

Prior to your application, you will need to collate the following essential support material:

• an ABN/ACN and/ or Incorporation number
• evidence confirming co-contribution sources
• evidence to support budget costs including estimates, assumptions or quotes (where possible) to validate your project expenditure
• letters from partners and stakeholders (if applicable) that indicate how they will either support the delivery of the project or benefit from the project.
• Check your project’s alignment with the Her Sport Her Way strategy, as well as State and National sports plans, and the Office of Sport Strategic Plan 2020-24.

• Each application will be checked for eligibility by the Office of Sport. All applications including those with uncertain eligibility assessment will be referred to the Grant Assessment Panel for final determination on eligibility.
• Applicants may apply for more than one project, or multiple locations however the maximum available to any one organisation is $50,000 p.a.
• The amount requested should reflect the scale and reach of the project and the Organisations contribution to the project.  
• If you have an established partnership and the agreement includes a financial component, this can be included in the applicant contribution. Co-contributed funding can be included as part of the overall budget or scope of the project.
• Contributions of at least 25% from the applicant organisation are mandatory, this can be financial, staff contribution or through use of voluntary labour or services.
• Eligible organisations can still apply if they have an unacquitted grant, but overdue grant acquittals of more than two years will affect your eligibility. Any organisations with outstanding financial acquittal and project reports should contact the Office of Sport grants unit.
• Applications for projects that have already been funded by the NSW Government must include significant new or additional scope to be considered.

The Grant Assessment Panel has final determination on eligible projects.

Where an application is identified as ineligible then the Grant Assessment Panel may consider or set the application aside from further consideration, at its absolute discretion.

Merit assessment

The Grant Assessment Panel will assess each application on merit and scored against the following criteria:

Criterion 1: Strategic justification (30%)

• Demonstrate how the project meets at least one of the objectives of the Program.
• Demonstrate how the project aligns with strategies of your sport.
• Provide details and supporting evidence of National Organisation support for project(s) where relevant.
• Describe community and stakeholder consultation and project support (provide relevant attachments and support letters).
• Demonstrate how the project aligns with Her Sport Her Way strategy and the Office of Sport Strategic Plan 2020-2024 and its focus on underrepresented populations.

Criterion 2: Project scope and need (30%)

• Describe clearly what the project is and outline:
  • what the key deliverables / outputs will be
  • who the target group is and how they will be engaged during the project
  • details on how and where the project will be delivered i.e. specific/multiple locations or state-wide delivery
  • evidence/data to support the project need
  • what approaches will be taken to improve the experience and offerings for the target group.
• Outline measures that will be used to learn throughout the project and build evidence on what is working or needs changing.
• Demonstrate how the project seeks to sustain sports participation within the community beyond the end of the grant period.

Criterion 3: Project deliverability and applicant capability (30%)

• Provide a detailed project plan that outlines project tasks and milestones schedule and information about deliverables against timelines.
• Demonstrate capacity to start the project in 2023 and have it completed by 30 June 2024.
• Demonstrate proven experience in delivering similar scale and type of project(s) or detail the resources and skills you possess in order to deliver the project successfully.
• List any partnership and their contribution to deliver the project. Evidence of project partners will be considered as adding to your capacity to deliver the project.

Criterion 4: Value for money (10%)

• Provide a clear and detailed budget. The budget should clearly identify project costs and funding sources.
• Provide evidence to support budgeted costs e.g., detailed cost estimates or assumptions, quotes.
• Provide evidence of approval for committed funding co-contribution(s). All applications are required to provide a minimum 25% financial or in-kind co- contribution of the total project cost. (e.g. volunteer labour, project administration, partner contribution, facility hire). Volunteer hours should be calculated at $50 per hour.