HP Para Coach Development Initiatives - Individual & Organisation

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HP Para Coach Development Initiatives

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Grant program information

This Grant Program is a Project Para initiative introduced to help increase the capability of Para coaches.

This Grant Program is directed specifically at Para coaches and provides both individual Para coaches and NSO/Ds and NIN partners and other 'eligible organisations' with financial support towards a program, project, or initiative that supports either the development of the Individual HP Para Coach (Individual HP Para Coach Development Grant) or HP Para Coaches within an Organisation (Organisation HP Para Coach Development Grant).

When applying, eligible individual Coaches should choose the Individual HP Para Coach Development Grant and eligible Organisations should choose the Organisations HP Para Coach Development Grant.

Individual HP Para Coach Development Initiatives Grant

  • The amount available for an Individual HP Para Coach Development Initiative Grant is up to $6,000 (excluding GST).
  • Eligible individual coaches can submit one (1) application to the Individual HP Para Coach Development Initiative Grant Program and can receive a maximum of one (1) grant.

Organisation HP Para Coach Development Initiatives Grant

  • The amount available for an Organisation HP Para Coach Development Initiative Grant is up to $20,000 (excl GST).
  • Eligible organisations may submit more than one application to the Organisation HP Para Coach Development Grant Program, with one (1) HP Para coach development initiative/HP Para coach group identified per application. (This is to allow, for example, sports with multiple disciplines/event groups to apply for multiple grants to support different discipline/event group initiatives). Eligible organisations may subsequently receive more than one grant.

Important: The Grant Program is not a funding source for sports to add coaches onto international or domestic tours. The Program is designed to provide financial support that enables targeted Individual HP Para Coaches and Organisations to access identified HP Para coach development initiatives that address individual Para coach or organisation Para coach development needs.

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Eligibility Criteria - Individual (Not Applicable)

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To be eligible to apply for the Individual HP Para Coach Development Initiatives Grant, the applicant must be either:

  • Currently coaching international level Para athletes in a Paralympic or a Commonwealth Games sport[1], within one of the following ‘eligible organisations’:
  • an ASC recognised NSO/D; or
  • a NIN partner; or
  • the Combat Institute of Australia; or
  • Olympic Winter Institute of Australia;

and endorsed by the following role holder/s for that eligible organisation (as relevant):

  • a NSO/D Performance Director or Para Program Manager (or equivalent role) in the case of NSO/D coach applicants; or
  • the NIN HP Manager and relevant NSO/D Performance Director or Para Program Manager (or equivalent role) in the case of NIN HP Program coach applicants; or
  • the HP Manager and relevant Performance Director or Para Program Manager in the case of Combat Institute of Australia or Olympic Winter Institute of Australia;

or

  • currently coaching in a multi-sport, wheelchair skills or transition coach role within a NIN Para Unit and endorsed by their NIN Para Unit Lead and the AIS National Systems Lead

and must:

  • Be an Australian citizen or have been granted permanent residency status.
  • Link the project to their ICDP or development plan (where developed). The project should also align to the organisational HP strategy/HP Coach Development Plan (where developed) and the Australian HP Coach Development Framework (Appendix 1).
  • Undergo Safeguarding and Integrity checks from Sport Integrity Australia and the ASC (organised by the ASC).
  • Ensure the project occurs within the specified project period (and has not already been completed).
  • Complete a financial acquittal using the ASC template provided and provide a written report to share their insights and learnings within 30 days of project completion.

[1] Only 2026 Commonwealth Games sports that include Para events relevant to the applicant are eligible.

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Applicant details - Individual (Not Applicable)

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Eligibility criteria - Organisation (Not Applicable)

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To be eligible to apply for the Organisation HP Para Coach Development Initiatives Grant, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

Be one of the following ‘eligible organisations’:

  • An ASC recognised NSO/D, or
  • a NIN partner; or
  • the Combat Institute of Australia; or
  • Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

Link the project to their HP strategy/HP Coach Development Plan (or equivalent) (where developed).

Confirm that the Para Coaches targeted for the identified Organisation HP Para Coach Development initiative:

  • are Australian citizens or have been granted permanent residency status;
  • are coaching a Para athlete or athletes in a Paralympic or a Commonwealth Games sport[1];
  • have been identified as part of the next generation of coaches in their identified sport; or, are employed as a multi-sport coach, wheelchair skills coach or transition coach within a NIN Para Unit;
  • are willing to undergo Safeguarding and Integrity checks from Sport Integrity Australia and the ASC (organised by the ASC); and
  • are interested and available to participate in the identified project.

Ensure the project occurs within the specified project period (and has not already been completed).

Provide a written report at the completion of their project to share their insights and

Meet all ASC financial acquittal requirements.

[1] Only 2026 Commonwealth Games sports that include Para events relevant to the applicant are eligible.

The organisation meets the eligibility criteria * Required
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Does your organisation have an HP Strategy or HP Coach Development Plan? * Required
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Applicant details - Organisation (Not Applicable)

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Must be an email address. 
Must be an Australian phone number.