[4] ACTAS first executive officer was Jenny Roberts [5][6] and it was located at the Canberra College of Advanced Education's Centre of Sports Studies.
[7] In 1994, it became a partner of the Australian Sports Commission's Olympic Athlete Program, which provided $350,000 to employ eight full-time coaches.
[8] In 1995 Ken Norris replaced Jenny Roberts as chief executive officer and ACTAS moved to Bruce Stadium.
[1] In 2016, ACTAS offers has six sports scholarship programs: basketball, cycling, hockey, football, netball and rowing.
[12] Athletics Olympics: Susan Hobson, Matt Beckenham,[13] Zoe Buckman, Lisa Corrigan, Stuart Rendell, Brendan Cole, Melissa Breen, Lauren Wells Paralympics: Angie Ballard, Andrew Laggner, Lisa Llorens, Richard Nicholson, Sharon Rackham, Murray Goldfinch, Roy Daniell, Louise Ellery Commonwealth Games: Susan Hobson, Matt Beckenham,[13] Lisa Corrigan, Brendan Cole, Stuart Rendell, Melissa Breen, Lauren Wells Baseball Olympics: Jeff Williams Basketball [14] Olympics: Patrick Mills Paralympics: Tristan Knowles Boxing Olympics: Gerard O'Mahony Commonwealth Games:Gerard O'Mahony, Steven Rudic Cricket Australian team: Michael Bevan[15] Cycling Olympics:[16] Michael Rogers[17] Oenone Wood,[18] Caroline Buchanan, Gracie Elvin, Michael Matthews,[19] Tracey Gaudry, Mary Grigson, Chloe Hosking, Dan Ellis, Rebecca Henderson Paralympics: Michael Milton, Jane Armstrong, Anthony Biddle, Kial Stewart, Sue Powell Commonwealth Games: Michael Rogers, Margaret Hemsley, Mary Grigson, Alison Wright, Mathew Hayman, Oenone Wood, Dan Ellis, Chloe Hosking, Gracie Elvin, Nathan Haas, Vicki Whitelaw, Michael Matthews, Nathan Hart, Brandie O'Connor, Thomas Clarke (pilot), Paul Kennedy Others: Peter Rogers,[20] Deane Rogers, Rebecca Wiasak[21] Football Olympics: Peita-Claire Hepperlin, Amy Wilson, Sacha Wainwright, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Lydia Williams Other: Julie Murray,[20] George Timotheou Hockey Olympics: Anna Flanagan, Glenn Turner, Nicole Arrold, Michael York, Lisa Carruthers, Katrina Powell, Andrew Charter Commonwealth Games: Michael York, Lisa Carruthers, Katrina Powell, Ben Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Nicole Arrold, Glenn Turner, Anna Flanagan, Edwina Bone, Andrew Charter Ice Skating World Championships: Miriam Manzano Judo Olympics: Matt D'Aquino, Tom Hill Lawn Bowls Commonwealth Games: Adam Jeffrey Rowing Olympics: Sarah Cook, Sonia Mills, Kay Hick, Bruce Hick, Kerry Knowler, Jamie Fernandez, Nick Porzig, Brett Hayman, Craig Jones, Jane Robinson Commonwealth Games: Kay Hick, Jamie Fernandez, Bruce Hick, Nick Portzig, Fleur Spriggs, Craig Jones, Mitchell Punch Sailing Olympics: Brendan Todd [22] Paralympics: Peter Thompson Skiing Olympics: Laura Peel Paralympics: Michael Milton Shooting Olympics: Matthew Inabinet Softball Olympics: Joanne Brown, Sally McCreedy Squash Commonwealth Games: Stuart Boswell Swimming Olympics: Angela Kennedy[20] Paralympics: Siobhan Paton, Katrina Lewis, Joshua Alford[18] Table tennis Olympics: Jeff Plumb, Alison Shanley Triathlon Olympics: Simon Thompson Paralympics: Katie Kelly, Nic Beveridge Volleyball Olympics: Ben Hardy[23] Wheelchair Rugby Paralympics: Garry Croker