The key themes identified from these consultations were: • Share a Yarn should provide greater opportunities for ambassadors to connect with First Nations people of their local areas, and • Share a Yarn should provide greater opportunities for ambassadors to communicate their learnings to their National Sporting Organisations. The ASC also works closely with virtually every sporting code in Australia. Each is unique in terms of its level of maturity for anti-racism work and the initiatives they have in place. After intensive work on the part of the ASC, most codes have adopted the following (or similar) policies that mention or reference anti-racism: • Member Protection Policies • inclusion/DEI frameworks, and • codes of conduct/respectful behaviours policies.88 Funding for sporting organisations The ASC Play Well Participation Grant Program (Play Well) invests in innovative new or expanded programs that address the barriers to participation and increase involvement in sport and physical activity. A total of $10.3 million has been allocated over 2023-24 to support the program. The objectives of the program are to support organisations to contribute to the following priorities: • increase involvement in sport and physical activity through the provision of inclusive and quality sport and physical activity experiences, and • address the barriers to sport and physical activity and provide more opportunities to be involved in sport and physical activity programs for those in the community who face the most barriers.89 Grants range from $10,000 to $300,000 to support eligible organisations. National sporting organisations, national sporting organisations for people with disability, national physical activity providers and local councils are eligible to apply. Sporting clubs are not eligible to apply as primary grant applicants but are encouraged to talk to their state and/or national bodies to express their interest in the program. There are two funding streams as follows: • Stream 1 supports national sport and peak physical activity organisations to deliver programs across at least three Australian states or territories focussing on driving lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity. Funding for Stream 88 Information provided by the Australian Sports Commission 89 Australian Government | Australian Sports Commission (2024) Play Well Participation Grants Program, accessed 12 February 2024 49