What is Fairmont’s GRASSROOTS Initiative?

Fairmont’s GRASSROOTS initiative seeks to support community sporting clubs and their surrounding communities. Fairmont have a long and proud history of community support within South Australia and this initiative will provide us with a vehicle that ensures we can stay connected to the needs of organisations throughout the state.

The GRASSROOTS Initiative is being launched with a grant opportunity designed to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms and equipment and to improve the capacity and accessibility of South Australian community sport and recreational organisations. We are passionate about keeping kids active and we want to do our part by supporting the organisations that make sport possible.

Objective

Fairmont’s GRASSROOTS initiative provides a single entry point for community junior sporting organisations across the state to access funding. This funding will encourage community participation and address a range of barriers faced by the clubs.

Funding

The initiative has three funding categories:

Category 1: Uniforms or Equipment

Grants of $2,500 and $5,000 to purchase uniforms or equipment, including first aid equipment that is essential for participation.

Category 2: Skills Development

Grants to improve the skills of organisation members by providing training for coaches, officials, administration staff, and management committees. Grants of $2,500 and $5,000 for individual organisations.

Category 3: Organisation Operational Capacity

Grants of $2,500 and $5,000 to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of clubs and organisations through strategic planning or, to increase community participation through accessible sport, facility upgrades and active opportunities such as pilot programs.

Eligible projects

Category 1: Uniforms and Equipment

The purchase of sporting uniforms or equipment that is essential for participation, safety, or first aid equipment for immediate attention to injury that may occur participating in sport or activity.

Funding for clubs to encourage people to participate in nature-based outdoor activities. For example: Equipment for sporting activities, first aid kits for outdoor activity groups etc.

Eligible items may include but are not limited to:

Uniforms, for example:

• jumpers
• tracksuits
• socks
• boots

OR

Equipment, for example:

• bats
• match balls
• team equipment kits
• first aid equipment
• protective equipment including gloves, helmets and batting pads.

Category 2 : Skill Development

Initiatives to improve the skills of organisation members and organisation sustainability through training for coaches, officials, administration staff and management committee members.

Examples of initiatives may include but are not limited to:

participation in courses for coaches, referees, umpires and officials. This includes sports first aid and sports training level 1 or 2 workshops for administrators and committee members in financial management, governance and committee management, volunteer management, club administration, information technology or Member Protection Information Officer training.

Category 3 : Organisation Operational Capacity

Initiatives to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of organisations. Additionally, initiatives such as a pilot program to increase community participation through accessible sport and active opportunities.

For example:

• preparation of a business plan / strategic plan / succession plan
• development of policy and procedure manuals
• development of a club or organisation website
• start-up costs associated with the development of sport and active programs, such as an alternative, modified or pilot programs, that aim to increase the equity, diversity and inclusiveness of sport and for low participation groups or increase the membership base for clubs. This can include promotional material, equipment, uniforms, and training
• support active organisations and sporting clubs that will deliver more flexible, social and less structured activities that aim to increase participation – for example “come and try” activities or social programs

Eligible applicants

Community organisations delivering sport and active programs anywhere in South Australia may apply. Active organisations must be affiliated with South Australia’s recognised state sport body. This list can be found at orsr.sa.gov.au.

Eligible applicants must:

• Deliver sports and active programs to participants under the age of 18
• Be non-government, not-for-profit and registered as an incorporated body at the time of application and for the project duration. If an applicant organisation is not registered as an incorporated body, it must arrange for a legally constituted organisation to manage the grant funds
• possess an Australian Business Number (ABN) or provide a completed Australian Tax Office form (Statement by a supplier) so that no withholding tax is required from the grant payment
• be an incorporated separate legal entity that can be sued in child abuse proceedings and be appropriately insured against child abuse if the funding is for the delivery of services to children.
• adhere to and enforce the Fair Play Code (or) their relevant state sporting association code of conduct/member protection policy, which incorporates the Fair Play Code
• comply with the expectations of the South Australian Anti-doping Policy 2012
• have satisfactorily met reporting requirements on any grants previously received
• be aware that it is a requirement of this grant that if an institution has been named in an application or receives a Notice of Redress Liability, they must join or intend to join the National Redress Scheme.

What does this opportunity mean to your organisation?

Within the application process we will ask applicants to provide some clarity on what impact this grant will make within their organisation. Successful applicants will be provided with a logo pack and we ask that they visibly promote Fairmont within their organisation.

Timing

The second round of applications will open at 12 noon on the 18th of March 2022.

Applications will close at 12 noon on 15th of April 2022.

Successful applicants will be notified by 21st of April 2022.