North West Travel Subsidy guidelines

About the program

Regions are eligible for travel assistance

• Kimberley
• Pilbara
• Gascoyne
• remote locations within the Mid West and Goldfields regions.

Primary objective

The scheme offers financial assistance to not-for-profit sport and active recreation organisations to help offset the costs of travel to inter-regional competitions and events.

Funding may be used for

• regular competitions recognised by a State Sporting Associations (SSA)
• travel to training and development camps
• representative fixtures (excluding state and national) and carnivals
• inter-town journeys over 500 km return.

Applicants must comply with all requirements as listed above to be eligible for assistance.

Eligibility requirements

• be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation either under the Western Australian Associations Incorporation Act (2015) or Commonwealth Corporations Act (2001) with an Australian Business Number (ABN), or Indigenous organisation under the Commonwealth Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act (2006)
• where appropriate, affiliated with a SSA/industry peak body
• have acquitted all previous DLGSC grants prior to the application being submitted unless the grant is still current
• have an Australian Business Number (ABN).

Who cannot apply

• individuals, groups of individuals
• State Government departments and agencies
• educational institutions including schools, universities and TAFE colleges
• commercial businesses.

Level of funding available

Funding is available based on two support schemes:

1. individual
2. team funding.

Team funding can be accessed when four or more athletes who meet the eligibility criteria from the one sport are travelling to the same event or championship.

1. Individual funding support

Where athletes who meet the eligibility criteria are travelling to an event or championship in Perth, the following individual funding support will be provided:

2. Team funding support

If four or more athletes who meet the eligibility criteria are travelling to the same event or championship in Perth, the following team funding support will be provided:

If four or more athletes who meet the eligibility criteria are travelling to the same inter regional event or championship, the following team funding support will be provided:

How to apply

1. read the guidelines
2. contact the local DLGSC regional office to discuss suitability for this grant
3. complete the application form and submit to the DLGSC regional office in which the applicant body is located
4. applications are accepted throughout the year and must be lodged eight weeks prior to the project or event start date. All supporting documentation is required with each application
5. organisations can only apply once per financial year
6. notification of application outcome occurs within eight weeks of DLGSC receiving your final application.

When to apply

Applications are open all year.

Assessment and notification

An assessment will be made to determine if the application is eligible by assessing it against the grant criteria. If approved, a grant agreement will be entered into which outlines the grant conditions and acquittal requirements. Once signed and returned, the grant will be paid directly to the applicant body (organisation or association). No grant monies will be paid directly to an individual. The applicant body will be responsible for the acquittal of the grant and will be responsible to forward any approved funding to individuals as deemed necessary.

At the completion of the project, the applicant body will need to complete the acquittal documentation, acquittal statement and key results schedule, within 30 days and forward to DLGSC to demonstrate that the funds have been spent in accordance with the outlined grant agreement. Failure to comply with these requirements may jeopardise future funding from DLGSC.

GST registeration

• If your organisation has an ABN and is registered for GST, the grant will be grossed up by 10% of the grant amount.
• If your organisation has an ABN and is not registered for GST, no GST will be allocated to your grant.

Freedom of information

• DLGSC will adhere to the provisions of the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act (1992) in relation to requests for information originating from DLGSC.
• Information not originating from DLGSC but provided to DLGSC, will not be released without prior consultation with or permission by the relevant organisation.
  

Privacy

• All information provided to DLGSC during the grant assessment process will be stored on a database that will only be accessed by authorised departmental personnel.
• The database is subject to privacy restrictions in accordance with the Commonwealth Privacy Act (1998) and the Freedom of Information Act (1992).
  

DLGSC acknowledgement

• Successful organisations will be required to acknowledge DLGSC and further details will be provided to successful applicants.

Further information

To discuss your event, competition or sport development opportunity or to obtain assistance to complete your application, please contact your regional office.