The Grassroots Cricket Fund (GCF) was established in 2019 by Australia’s professional cricketers to strengthen grassroots cricket for generations to come. The GCF ensures the cricket clubs and indoor centres throughout Australia gets the investment it needs to support those who help drive grassroots cricket and bring communities together.
GCF Grants Program
The GCF is a partnership of the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia, working together to help drive this vital program and grow grassroots cricket.
The GCF Grant Program’s focus is on enabling sustainable impact, fostering participation growth in the junior space and creating brilliant experiences for volunteers and participants.
Who Can Apply?
- Community Cricket Clubs
- Associations that ‘act’ as clubs in regional areas
- Premier Cricket Clubs
Eligibility
To apply for a grant, Cricket Clubs must:
- Fall under the affiliation umbrella of a State or Territory Association;
- Be located in Australia;
- Be properly constituted and registered as an Incorporated Association under NSW Fair Trading;
- Must have met reporting requirements on any previous GCF grants;
- 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.
- Seek endorsement from local Cricket NSW Cricket Manager.
Further to the eligibility above, the Cricket Club must have one of the following statements be true for the 2024/25 season:
- Delivered or participated in a Woolworths Cricket Blast program (activated a Cricket Blast Program, School Holiday program or Pop-Up centre in PlayHQ); or
- Fielded at least one junior girls’ team in an affiliated girls’ competition; or
- Had a total of 10 or more girls registered in or across Woolworths Cricket Blast and Junior Cricket
Adoption & Endorsement of Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy
To adopt and endorse the Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy, Cricket Clubs must:
- Formally endorse at a Club meeting and sign the CNSW Fair Play Declaration;
- Upload a signed version of the CNSW Fair Play Declaration to the Club website or social media. Document dated no earlier than 1 July 2025;
- Upload a copy of the Australian Cricket Looking After Our Kids Code of Behaviour and CNSW Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy to the Club website or social media;
- Appoint a Child Safety Officer and provide their details to your local Cricket NSW Cricket Manager.
- Provide signed CNSW Fair Play Declaration, evidence of promotion of Policies and Child Safety Officer details to your local Cricket NSW contact or alternatively clubsupport@cricketnsw.com.au.
Applications
Applications open Monday, 18 August 2025 (12PM AEST) and close Sunday, 28 September 2025 (11:59PM AEST).
To view the full guidelines and to apply, head to Cricket Australia’s website.