Deadline: 29-Oct-21
The Stratford District Council is seeking applications for its Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund to encourage participation in sport by people living in rural communities.
The fund enables sports clubs and schools to offset some of the costs associated with travelling long distances to attend regular sporting competitions.
Applications for the RTF are open to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between five and 19 years who require subsidies to assist with transport expenses to local sporting competitions. The fund is not provided for the purpose of travel to regional or national competitions or events.
The Rural Travel Fund (RTF) is to provide quality sport opportunities and experiences for tamariki (children aged 5-11) and rangatahi (young people aged 12-18). They would ask that the TAs receiving RTF consider how they place an emphasis on providing sport experiences for:
- Girls and young women aged 5-18; and/or
- Disabled tamariki (5-11) and rangatahi (12-18)
Funding Information
- Approximately $9,500 is available annually for allocation in two rounds, in February (winter sports) and October (summer sports).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications for funding from the Rural Travel Fund can be made by rural sport club teams and rural school club teams within the Territorial Authority region, with members aged between 5 and 18 years, who require financial assistance with transport costs so that they can participate in local sporting competitions and events.
- A rural school club team will be eligible for funding if it is participating in a regular local sports competition out of school time, which excludes interschool and intra-school competitions run during school time.
- A rural sports club team will be eligible for funding if it is participating in an organised, regular sports competition through club membership outside of school time.
For more information, visit https://www.stratford.govt.nz/our-district/funding-and-grants/sport-new-zealand-rural-travel-fund