The GCF ensures the cricket community throughout Australia gets the investment it needs to support those who help drive grassroots cricket and bring communities together.

Each season, the GCF will fund specific priority areas in grassroots cricket throughout Australia. The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) and Cricket Australia (CA) work in partnership to deliver this vital program to strengthen and grow grassroots cricket in this country over the coming years. 

The objectives of the GCF grants are to ensure Cricket Clubs and Indoor Cricket Centres around Australia: 

• Remain a strong pillar for local community development; 
• Are supported to improve and grow participation in line with Australian Cricket’s strategic goal of doubling the number of 5 to 12 year-olds playing cricket over five years. 
• Are empowered to promote themselves in their communities, create quality experiences for their members through contingency plans and succession strategies and upskilling their administrators and volunteers. 
• Have access to funding to build the capability of their administrators and volunteers; 
• Can provide safe, inclusive and accessible environments for cricket participants and the broader community. 

Grant Amount: Clubs and centres are eligible to apply for grants of up to $3,000.

Funding conditions

Submissions made to the GCF must meet the following conditions: 

To be eligible to apply for a Grant: 

• Clubs and centres must fall under the affiliation umbrella of a State or Territory Association. 
• Club and Centre must be located in Australia; 
• Clubs must properly constituted and registered as an Incorporated Association under their relevant State/Territory legislation; 
• Centres must have a current public liability insurance policy in place that satisfies any requirements of any applicable governing body; 
• Clubs and centres must have satisfactorily met reporting requirements on any Grants previously received from the Grassroots Cricket Fund; 
• Have adopted and endorsed the latest Australian Cricket Framework for Safeguarding Children & Young People and provided updated Child Safety Officer details to their State or Territories.*  

*Please speak with your local Cricket Manager/ Premier Cricket Manager if you require further information. 

Eligibility

Who can apply 

• All Community Cricket Clubs, 
• Associations that ‘act’ as clubs in regional areas  
• Premier Cricket Clubs 

The following entities are not eligible for funding in this round: 

• Associations (we acknowledge that some associations act as 'clubs' in some regional areas, and they will be eligible to apply) 
• Regional boards which oversee associations  
• Schools & Colleges, and
• Umpire Associations 

• Phone: 1800 CRICKET (274 2538)
• Website: www.grassrootscricketfund.com.au