Telstra Footy Country Grants

Aligned to the AFL strategic objectives, the grants will look to strengthen the base and secure the future of community football through the following funding categories.

1. Grow and assist volunteer capacity

• Undertaking short courses in electronic bookkeeping, governance, barista, RSA, first aid/sports training course, food handling (75% of total cost up to $1,000)
• Improving club financial practices:
  • Electronic POS systems (75% of total cost up to $1,500)
• Items to ease the workload on volunteers:
  • Line-markers (75% of total cost up to $2,000)
  • Ice machine (75% of total cost up to $1,500)
  • Replace of manual scoreboard to an electronic fixed scoreboard (50% of total cost up to $20,000)
  • Replace manual scoreboard to an electronic portable scoreboard (50% up to $10,000)
• Items required to modify ovals for junior football or NINES competitions (75% of total cost up to $1,500)
  • Moveable goal posts, cones to define boundaries, additional goal umpire flags.
• Items which improve the safety of the environment
  • Goal post padding (75% of total cost up to $1,000)
  • Defibrillators (75% of total cost up to $2,000)
  • PA systems (75% of total cost up to $2,000)
  • Behind the goal netting where there is a demonstrated safety concern, i.e balls escape onto a busy main road or down a steep embankment (50% of total cost up to $20,000)
• Other initiatives recommended by State AFL body to grow and assist volunteer capacity(Maximum $5,000)

2. Grow and Diversify Participation

• Start-up costs associated with the establishment of new or amalgamated clubs (Total costs up to $15,000)
• New girls teams in age groups up to under 12’s (Total costs up to $2,000,)
• Grants of up to $500 per participant (capped at $5,000) are available to promote increased participation among multicultural communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals of all abilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
  • Indigenous or Pride themed jumpers where a club demonstrates additional education/awareness is delivered, i.e a club delivers cultural awareness training to participants prior to an indigenous themed round (75% of total cost up to $2,000)
• Other initiatives recommended by State AFL body to grow and diversify participation (Maximum $5,000)

3. Improve Environments and Experiences

• Initiatives, resources and/or assets that promote and enhance child safety standards (Maximum $5,000)
• Short-term financial support to distressed clubs ie where a natural disaster may have impacted on the club’s ability to operate (Maximum $5,000)
• Safety Lighting and/or surveillance/security cameras to monitor matchday environment on and off field (75% of total cost up to $2,000)
• Other initiatives recommended by State AFL body that improve environments and experiences (Maximum $5,000)