Local Sport Defibrillator Program (LSDP) 2023/24

To be considered eligible under the program, applicants must identify the location the AED will be kept. This location must be in one of the postcode areas listed in Appendix C, as ranked by the Australian Bureau of Statistics according to their Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).

Eligible applicants are:

• Incorporated, not-for-profit clubs, associations or organisations in NSW that are sport or recreation related.
• State or national sport or recreation organisations on behalf of member clubs located in
• Licensed sporting or recreation clubs, providing that the AED package directly benefits sport and recreation members or participants.
• Sport clubs associated with a school, church or university providing they are an incorporated not for profit club in their own right.
• Councils and sport and recreation facility owners, provided they apply on behalf of sport or recreation.
• Service clubs such as Rotary, Country Women’s Association and Lions, applying on behalf of sport or recreation.

Sport or recreation clubs at a multi-use facility are encouraged to collaborate on planning for medical emergencies, including sharing resources and locating defibrillators to maximise community access. For the purposes of these guidelines, ‘recreation’ should be interpreted as: ‘any pursuit or activity engaged in for enjoyment, relaxation or leisure. 

Applicants who have received funding under previous rounds of the Local Sport Defibrillator Program are eligible to apply but will only be funded if the program allocation has not been fully expended by the closing date.

The Office of Sport procurement process ensures that AEDs being purchased with grant funding meet certain minimum standards.

Applicants must purchase an approved AED package from an approved Service Provider as listed at Appendix A of these guidelines.  A list of all approved packages and their pricing is available on the Office of Sport website under supporting documents.

Applicants must rely on their own enquiries as to the suitability of the approved AED Service Provider or package for their needs.

The provision of an AED package will include:

• An AED
• AED familiarisation instruction
• A minimum of six years of essential defibrillator maintenance. Note that battery warranties may have a shorter duration.

The project must be completed by 31 October 2024.

Ineligible applicants are any organisation types not listed in the ‘Eligible Applicants’ section, and include (but are not limited to):

• Individuals
• Parents and Citizens (P&C) Associations
• For-profit, commercial organisations
• Government departments and agencies.

An organisation will be deemed ineligible for funding under this Program if they are named: (i) by the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on its list of institutions that have not joined or signified their intent not to join the Scheme; or (ii) in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that has not yet joined the National Redress Scheme.

Ineligible Project Costs:

• Ongoing maintenance outside of the scope of the six-year essential defibrillator maintenance
• Any extended warranty specified by an approved AED Panel Service Provider.
• Accredited CPR, First Aid, ongoing or additional face to face AED familiarisation instruction.
• Out of warranty repair of equipment.
• Replacement costs of consumables including batteries and electrode pads.
• Replacement or temporary replacement of the AED if it is damaged or unrecoverable through wear and tear, vandalism, accident, theft or misuse.
• General first aid maintenance items or equipment (items requiring cleaning and disinfecting after use).
• Retrospective funding e.g., for AEDs that have already been purchased.

• Projects that are not primarily for use by sport and recreation facilities or organisations.
• Project is not located in one of the postcodes listed at Appendix C.
• AED’s not purchased from an approved Service Provider or approved package.