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School Grants

Funding Providers

AFL Victoria
AFL NSW/ACT
AFL

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Cash grant G17461

Primary Category

Sport and recreation

Eligible to

  • Schools

Funding

Amount (max): $500 (approx)
Total pool: Undisclosed

Round(s)

Currently Closed

  • Opens 12-May-2025 Closes 30-May-2025
  • Opens 04-Aug-2025 Closes 22-Aug-2025
  • Opens 27-Oct-2025 Closes 14-Nov-2025
Please note: this grant program is currently not taking any applications.

Purpose

The National Schools Grant program is designed to help schools facilitate AFL programs.

Overview

The program has been established to:

  • Empower and equip schools to run quality AFL programs
  • Help provide a fair and equitable opportunity for AFL programming in all schools
  • Remove barriers that prevent involvement in programs or competitions

What's Available?

  • CRT Cover: Full day ($450) and half day ($250) CRT Cover relief grants available to allow teachers to either attend an AFL Professional Learning session or competition day.
  • Uniform/Apparel: Subsidy of $500 available to help cover the cost of a new set of guernseys/jumpers for school teams, and the purchase of appropriate playing uniforms that are made specifically for girls.
  • Event Attendance Support: $300 per team, per competition, to support teams to participate in competition or event days.
  • Goal Post Padding: Subsidy of $500 available to help cover the cost of goal post padding for school oval goal posts.
  • 'AFL Starter' Equipment Pack: Base-level AFL equipment pack available to both primary and secondary schools.

Please note that these grants are classed as a gift and as such there are no GST implications. If your school requires a remittance for payment, please reach out to our Customer Service team via schools@afl.com.au and our finance team can provide a remittance advice after payment has been made.

Applications / Guidelines

Contact Details

We take pride in ensuring our data is up to date and accurate, but you should not rely on our data alone. Please double-check important information on the funder's website before applying.