Grants
Improve the facilities at your cricket ground.
We all want better facilities and grounds and valuable work is done by dedicated people in many clubs.
QSDCA Grant to Clubs Policy (new 31-May-2024)
The QSDCA Grants to Clubs (GTC) Scheme is solely for the purpose of QSDCA Affiliated Clubs who have facilities that are used for the purposes of QSDCA competition matches.
GTC approvals are limited to the purchase of field maintenance capital equipment purchased by clubs for the improvement of playing surfaces used by QSDCA matches.
The GTC approval may include (but not be limited to) the purchase of the following items:
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- Tarpaulin Covers. The covers grant is capped at the ABC Tarps price for 15 x 30 metre covers in the season of the request
- Mowers (including Cylinder Mowers) for QSDCA Affiliated Clubs’ grounds
- Pitch (and/or) Tarpaulin cover rollers
The following projects/items are not eligible for the GTC:
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- scarification of field (field maintenance)
- pitch maintenance
- installation of irrigation systems
- fencing
- nets upgrades or maintenance
- lighting
- hessian covers
- capital equipment maintenance
- consumable items such as balls, uniforms etc
Government and non-government agencies, Queensland Cricket or Cricket Australia provide grants for projects not covered by the QSDCA GTC.
QSDCA GTC Procedure:
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- Application of grants must be made in writing to the Secretary, QSDCA at least two (2) weeks prior to each Management Committee meeting, in order to be placed on the agenda of the Management Committee for the month. Management Committee meeting dates can be found on the QSDCA website.
- Awarding of the grant is at the sole discretion of the QSDCA Management Committee and no appeals will be received.
- The Management Committee may also take into consideration financial conditions at the time of application when deciding the approval of any GTC application.
Eligibility for a GTC – at the date of application:
1. Must be an affiliated QSDCA club with a leased ground or the club has a written sub-letting agreement spanning beyond two (2) years of the date of the application.
2. QSDCA records must show a zero accounts receivable balance from the club.
3. Must not have received a grant (from QSDCA) for the same item within the last five (5) years.
Once GTC is approved, the club will ensure the following occurs:
1. Invoice must be billed direct to QSDCA unless club itself is registered for GST or is part of a larger co-funding amount of which details must be provided to QSDCA.
2. Must promote QSDCA as a sponsor in any advertising or promotion of the grant equipment in any social media and news print media.
3. In the event of a recipient club dissolving, QSDCA will be provided 1 st right to take possession of the equipment funded by the GTC.
QSDCA Management Committee