Grassroots Cricket Fund - 2024

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.

The objectives of the GCF Community Grants Program is to facilitate sustainable impact and 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 high quality experiences for their members through contingency plans and succession strategies;
• Can access funds to enhance the skills and development of their administrators and volunteers; 
  and
• Offer safe, inclusive and accessible environments for cricket participants and the wider community.

Who can apply:

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