Funded NSOs/NSODs must meet and comply with the Sport Australia and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) NSO/NSOD Recognition Criteria and Agreement, 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.
In 2021-22, Sport Australia will distribute a total of $17.26 million in Core Participation Funding to NSOs and NSODs, in accordance with the Core-Participation-Funding-Investment-Guidelines-2021-22.pdf
In line with the National High Performance Sport Strategy (NHPSS) objectives, the AIS committed over $115 million to 33 Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports for the 2021-22 financial year. This funding included an increase in direct investment into Paralympic sport by more than $3 million in 2021-22 and an extension of current base funding levels for able-bodied sports through to the end of June 2022.
Current 2021-22 allocations for Participation, High Performance and other projects are provided in the investment allocations outlined below.
Investment-Allocation-2021-22-Website-as-at-18-August-2022-1.pdf