Remote Sporting Schools

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 14 June 2024 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 

Welcome to the Australian Sports Commission's (ASC) online grant application portal, powered by SmartyGrants

OVERVIEW 

The Remote Sporting Schools grant program is designed to support the ASC vision that “sport has a place for everyone and delivers results that make Australia proud”. Partnering with Northern Territory and Queensland Governments, the Remote Sporting Schools grant program aims to explore and trial opportunities to complement and strengthen the presence of sport in schools (Prep - Year 12) and the community in remote areas.

The Remote Sporting Schools grant program will reach approximately 100 schools across remote areas of Northern Territory and Queensland and will provide approximately $1 million in total grants.

Successful schools will receive a grant of $10,000 (excluding GST) for initiatives delivered across Terms 3 and 4, (inclusive of weekends and Term 3 school holidays) 2024.

  • Applications open: 7 May 2024, 8am AEST
  • Applications close: 14 June 2024, 5pm AEST
  • Announce successful applications: June 2024 

NAVIGATING THROUGH THE APPLICATION FORM 

The Form Navigation contents box (on the left of the screen) links directly to every page of the application. 

It is recommended that you click Save Progress when you are filling out a form - for security reasons you will be logged out of the system after periods of inactivity. 

Questions with a red asterisk* are required fields. Although you can continue to skip through the pages and complete other questions, you won't be able to submit the form until you have returned to all of the required fields and provided answers. 

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION 

If you wish to leave the application process prior to submitting your form, click ‘save progress’ and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will see any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and continue where you left off. 

You can also download your application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form. 

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the navigation panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it. 

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of supporting documentation is possible. 

You will receive an automated confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email address you used to register. 

If you do not receive an automated confirmation email then you should presume that your application has NOT been submitted. 

FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REMOTE SPORTING SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM? 

More information about the Remote Sporting Schools grant program can be found by contacting the Sporting Schools Program Operations Centre on 1300 785 707 or emailing support@sportingschools.gov.au