Notification and agreement

All applicants will be notified through email on the outcome of their application including:

• Any funding amount to be awarded, and
• The specific terms and conditions of any funding offer

Acknowledgement

Please acknowledge the support your organsiation has received through the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) grants program as follows:

‘The Australian Sports Commission manages the Women Leaders in Sport Program with support from the Office for Women.’

Logo

If you would like to use the ASC Crest logo. Please refer to page 5 of the NSO-Branding-Guidelines.pdf for instructions on how to use the logo. Contact communication@ausport.gov.au for branding support and approval.

Marketing and promotion

The ASC encourages all grant recipients to promote their stories and achievements via social media.

Please reference the ‘Women Leaders in Sport Program’, tag the ASC by searching ‘Australian Sports Commission’ on LinkedIn, opens in a new tab, Facebook, opens in a new tab, Twitter, opens in a new tab, and Instagram, opens in a new tab, and don’t forget to include the hashtag #WLIS.

Conflict of interest

Conflict of interest could arise if the applicant and ASC staff, an assessment panel member or advisor:

• Has a professional, commercial or personal relationship with a party who can influence the application selection process,
• Has a relationship with, or interest in, an organisation which is likely to interfere with or restrict the applicants from carrying out the proposed activities fairly and independently, or
• Has a relationship with, or interest in, an organisation from which they will receive personal gain because the organisation receives a grant.

Applicants will be asked to declare any perceived or existing conflicts of interests or that, to the best of their knowledge, there is no conflict of interest.

If you later identify an actual, apparent, or potential conflict of interest, the ASC must be informed in writing immediately.

Conflicts of interest regarding ASC staff will be handled in accordance with ASC Conflict of Interest Policy. Assessment panel members will also be required to declare any conflicts of interest.

Child safe

The ASC is committed to Australian sport environments that are safe, supportive and friendly for children. The ASC Child Safe Policy outlines our commitment to child safeguarding, and the obligations and responsibilities of our people and stakeholders to protect children. All grant recipients will be bound by the ASC Child Safe Policy.

The ASC has adopted the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework, including the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. All funded organisations will be expected to adopt and implement the National Principles for Child Safety and ensure that all child related personnel are compliant with legislation relating to the employment or engagement of people working with children, including Working With Children Checks and mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. Funded organisations must provide evidence to the ASC, upon request, of compliance with child safety requirements.

The ASC is a participating organisation in the National Redress Scheme and has adopted the Australian Governments Grant Connected Policy.

Disclosure of information

The ASC will treat any personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.

Personal information can only be disclosed to someone for the primary purpose for which it is collected unless an exemption applies.

Personal information submitted via the online application is collected by the ASC for the purpose of considering applications for the WLIS program.

The personal details of successful applicants (including name, home state, sport, the value of the grant awarded and a brief description of the purpose for the program) may be released by the ASC to the public and the media for the use of promotional and educational purposes.

To view the ASC’s Privacy Policy please visit: www.sportaus.gov.au/legal_information/privacy_policy