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Top Aussie Athletes To Receive Government Funding Boost Under New DAIS Program

Australia's best athletes will receive a boost in direct government funding of up to 30% "under the revamped athlete support program" that the Australian Institute of Sport is expected to launch on Wednesday, according to Nicole Jeffery of THE AUSTRALIAN. As part of the larger restructuring of the Australian Institute of Sport, the new dAIS program "is pushing more funding directly to athletes." It "will support about 900 leading competitors in Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games events" under the new A$12M ($10M) AIS program. The old DASS (direct athlete support scheme) fund distributed A$8.4M in '12, so the financial pool has grown by 43% in two years "under the new Winning Edge strategy." Under the new program, athletes ranked No. 1 in the world will receive A$35,000 a year "to cover living expenses while they dedicate themselves to training." The old upper limit was A$27,000 a year. Australian Sports Commission CEO Simon Hollingsworth said that "this was the most comprehensive direct athlete support program Australia has had." Hollingsworth: "We're trying to create a scheme that is equitable and transparent and helps us to create competitive depth" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 10/1).

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