Local Sport Defibrillator Program (LSDP) 2024/25

To be considered eligible under the Program, applicants must demonstrate either:

1. Evidence that their primary clubhouse/facilities or sporting/recreational activities or the majority of participants are located in a postcode listed in Appendix C, as ranked by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in their Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (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.

The determination of registered address will be based on the address associated with the applicant organisation’s ABN. If the organisation does not have an ABN, the incorporation registered address will be used.

1. Evidence that they are experiencing financial hardship, which can be demonstrated by:

• Applicants providing clear evidence that they are unable to meet core club expenses or other existing financial obligations as they fall due.

Eligible applicants

In addition to the meeting the eligibility criteria, 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
• Councils, Service Clubs and other incorporated not-for-profit owners or managers of facilities that are used for sporting or recreational activities in NSW.

Sport or recreation clubs at a multi-use facility are encouraged to collaborate on planning for medical emergencies, including sharing resources and locating defibrillators to maximise community access.

For the purposes of these Guidelines, ‘recreation’ should be interpreted as: ‘any pursuit or activity engaged in for enjoyment, relaxation, or leisure’. All applicant organisations will be required to provide information around the nature of their activities and the population groups they are servicing.

The Office of Sport will review all applications against the eligibility criteria and, where an application is deemed to be ineligible, it may be set aside from further consideration at the absolute discretion of the Office of Sport. 

The Office of Sport procurement process ensures that AEDs being purchased with grant funding meet certain minimum standards.

Applicants must purchase an approved AED package from an approved Service Provider as listed at Appendix A of these Guidelines. A list of all approved packages and their pricing is available on the Office of Sport website, Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program, under supporting documents.

Applicants must rely on their own enquiries as to the suitability of the approved AED Service Provider or package for their needs. Each approved Service Provider has developed their own package. Applicants must make their own enquiries as to any additional inclusions beyond the minimum package requirements.

At a minimum, the provision of an AED package will include:

• An AED
• AED familiarisation instruction
• A minimum of six years of essential defibrillator maintenance. Note that battery warranties may have a shorter duration.

The project must be completed by 31 August 2025.

Ineligible applicants are any organisation types not listed in the ‘Eligible Applicants’ section, and include (but are not limited to):

• Individuals
• Parents and Citizens (P&C) Associations
• For-profit, commercial organisations
• Government departments and agencies

An organisation will be deemed ineligible for funding under this Program if they are named: (i) by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on its list of institutions that have not joined or signified their intent not to join the Scheme; or (ii) in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that has not yet joined the National Redress Scheme.

Ineligible Project Costs:

• Ongoing maintenance outside of the scope of the six-year essential defibrillator maintenance schedule
• Any extended warranty specified by an approved Service Provider
• Accredited CPR, First Aid, ongoing or additional face to face AED familiarisation instruction
• Out of warranty repair of equipment
• Replacement costs of consumables including batteries and electrode pads
• Replacement or temporary replacement of the AED if it is damaged or unrecoverable through wear and tear, vandalism, accident, theft or misuse
• General first aid maintenance items or equipment (items requiring cleaning and disinfecting after use)
• Retrospective funding i.e. for AEDs that have already been purchased
• AEDs purchased from a service provider not listed on the approved list at Appendix B. This includes when the AED is an approved AED
• Note
  • Applicants should refer to the details set out in the AED Service Providers’ package for listed inclusions when making a choice of
  • Where accredited CPR, First Aid, or additional face to face AED familiarisation is included by service providers as part of an AED package, this can be funded from the grant. However, the maximum amount to be funded per AED package is $3,000.

• Project that is not primarily for use by sport and recreation facilities or organisations.
• Project that does not demonstrate a connection to one of the postcodes listed at Appendix C, except where the applicant has demonstrated they are experiencing financial hardship.
• AEDs not purchased from an approved Service Provider or in the form of an approved package.