The purpose of the Compensation Grant program is to provide financial support to Paralympians whose Disability Support Pension (DSP) payments have been affected due to travelling outside Australia for training and/or competitions exceeding the general travel allowance of 28 days in a financial year.

The ASC has committed $97,000 each financial year to support Paralympians whose payments have been impacted.

Applications will be considered through a demand driven grant process.

All applications will initially be assessed by the ASC against the eligibility criteria. Only one application will be considered per athlete in a given financial year.

As part of the assessment process, the ASC will contact the relevant NSO to confirm that the training and/or competitions stated in the application were sanctioned. If the ASC identifies errors in an application, the applicant may be contacted to correct or explain the information.

Eligible applications will be considered successful provided sufficient grant funding is available.

If the total amount applied for from all eligible applications exceeds available funds, the ASC will award grants to successful applications on a pro rata basis.

The final grant amount offered to a successful applicant is at the discretion of the ASC. The ASC Director will provide final approval of grant recipients, and the final grant amount offered considering the availability of grant funds for the purposes of the grant program.

There is only one round of applications for DSP Compensation Grant per financial year to ensure all deductions can be taken into account.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for a DSP Compensation grant in this funding round, an athlete must:

• Have been categorised by their National Sporting Organisation (NSO) within the ASC National Athlete Categorisation Framework (NACF) at any time during 2023/24;
• Have had their 2024/25 DSP payments affected as a result of travelling outside Australia (in excess of the general travel allowance of 28 days) for training and/or competitions in preparation for the Summer or Winter Paralympic Games; and
• Have the training and/or competitions mentioned in ii) sanctioned by their NSO.

• Phone: 02 6214 1195
• Email: paradsp@ausport.gov.au