Funded NSOs/NSODs must meet and comply with the Sport Australia and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) NSO/NSOD Recognition Criteria, as well as the requirements outlined in their Sport Investment Agreement.
Sport Australia invests in National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) and National Sporting Organisations for People with Disability (NSODs) to increase participation in sport.
Formally known as the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) Core Participation Funding Program, Participation Growth Funding is Sport Australia’s new annual participation investment. The Participation Funding Program will support National Sporting Organisations (NSO) and National Sporting Organisations for People with Disability (NSOD) who have previously received Core Participation Funding to deliver sustainable participation outcomes.
In 2022-23, Sport Australia will distribute a total of $17.26 million in Participation Growth Funding to NSOs and NSODs, in accordance with the Participation-Growth-Funding-Investment-Guidelines-2022-23.pdf.
A team of expert Participation Advisors will support NSOs and NSODs to transition from the requirements of the Core Participation Funding program to the Participation Growth Program. Please contact your Participation Advisor for assistance.
For more information about Participation Growth Funding please refer to these Frequently Asked Questions.
In line with the National High Performance Sports Strategy (NHPSS) objectives, the AIS has committed over $127 million to Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports for the 2022-23 financial year. This funding includes more than $20 million direct investment into Paralympic sports, an increase of $1.4 million from the previous financial year. $15 million of the total committed funding has been allocated to performance pathways programs across sport to support Australia’s most talented young athletes.
Current 2022-23 allocations for Participation, High Performance and other projects are provided in the investment allocations outlined below.
Investment-allocation-2022-23-Website-as-at-14-July-2023.pdf