Local Sport Defibrillator Program (LSDP) 2026/27

To be considered eligible under the Program, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

1. The organisation primarily operates in, or the majority of participants reside within, a postcode listed in Appendix C (Program Guidelines), as ranked by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in their Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).

 This must be demonstrated by meeting one or more of the following:

• The applicant organisation’s registered address* being located within an eligible postcode, or
• Applicants providing clear evidence of their sporting or active recreational activities being primarily undertaken at a facility(ies) in an eligible postcode, or
• Applicants providing clear evidence 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.

 OR

2. The applicant organisation does not meet eligibility criteria 1, but is currently experiencing financial hardship, which must be demonstrated by:

• Providing formal documentation to demonstrate financial hardship showing the organisation’s current financial position. Documentation must be one or more of the following:
  • Profit and loss statements and balance sheets
  • Cash flow statements
  • Tax returns and BAS statements
  • Letters from accountants or financial advisers confirming financial hardship.

The application must also be:

• submitted through SmartyGrants.
• submitted by an eligible organisation (including valid incorporation details)
• for an approved AED package
• a grant request amount that is aligned with the selected AED package up to a maximum of $3,000
• able to provide Public Liability Insurance with a minimum public liability insurance cover of $5 million if successful.

In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria, eligible applicants are:

• Incorporated, not-for-profit clubs, associations or organisations in NSW that are sport or active recreation related
• State or national sport or active recreation organisations on behalf of member clubs located in NSW
• Licensed sporting or active recreation clubs in NSW, providing that the AED package directly benefits sport and active 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 active recreational activities in NSW

• Be one of the following incorporated entity types:
  • Incorporated association registered with NSW Fair Trading
  • Australian public company limited by guarantee
  • Local Aboriginal Land Council
  • Indigenous corporation registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
  • trust registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
  • Non-distributing co-operative registered with NSW Fair Trading

Applicants who have previously received funding under earlier rounds of the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program will only be considered if program funds have not been fully allocated by the closing date.

For the purposes of these Guidelines, active recreation is defined as physical activity for the purposes of relaxation, health and wellbeing or enjoyment which can be self-directed or facilitated by a provider or organisation. All applicant organisations will be required to provide information around the nature of their activities and the population groups they are servicing.

Eligible applicants with an ABN must ensure that the incorporation details and ABN details are for the same organisation.

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. 

Applicants must purchase an approved AED package from an approved Service Provider as listed at Appendix A. A list of all approved packages and their pricing is also available in the program guidelines.

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.

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

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 2027.

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

• Individuals, groups of individuals and unincorporated organisations
• Organisations/clubs that are not deemed sport or active recreation: community and social groups focused on passive social activities unrelated to sport or active recreation are ineligible
• Organisations who only deliver one-off annual events
• For profit and commercial organisations
• NSW Government departments and agencies
• Educational institutions including schools and their Parents and Citizens (P&Cs), Universities, TAFE, Colleges and childcare centres
• An organisation 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.

• AEDs purchased from a service provider not listed on the approved list at Appendix A of the Program Guidelines.
• 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 except where this is included as part of an approved package
• 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).

Projects or project components ineligible to receive funding include:

• Project that is not primarily for use by sport and active 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
• Retrospective funding e.g., projects that have already commenced and/or purchases completed prior to application submission
• Projects already funded by the NSW Government for the same project or same component of a project.