Deadline: 04-Sep-20
Sport Otago is proud to be partnering with Sport NZ to administer the Sport NZ Community Resilience Fund (Phase 2) in their region.
Purpose of the Sport NZ Community Resilience Fund Phase 2
- The Fund aims to provide financial support to play, active recreation and sport organisations that are experiencing financial hardship in the period 1 July to 30 September 2020, as a result of Covid-19. It is to help ensure that those organisations are able to continue delivering quality physical activity experiences to get Every Body Active in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- They welcome applications from organisations that have not previously received funding from Sport NZ, and those that may have received some support already through the earlier Community Resilience Fund in May/June 2020. The Fund is not intended for organisations that already receive investment directly from Sport NZ. This Fund provides additional financial help on top of other relief such as the Government Wage Subsidy, other sources of funding, and support from national bodies.
Eligibility Criteria
The Fund is open to a wide range of organisations:
- Is the primary purpose of your organisation to provide physical activity opportunities through play(refer to the definition below), active recreation, or sport? Or is your organisation a Sports Hub?
- Is your organisation an incorporated society, charitable trust, or registered charity?
- Is your organisation experiencing financial hardship (e.g. lost revenue) because of Covid-19
- Play
- To be eligible as a provider of physical activity opportunities through play, organisations must:
- have a primary purpose of supporting active play for tamariki aged 5-11 years, and
- be a financial member of either the International Play Association Aotearoa New Zealand or Recreation Aotearoa.
- Play must be intrinsically motivated, freely chosen by tamariki, for no pre-determined outcomes, and with limited or no adult-led involvement. Their focus for play is an opportunity that happens outside curriculum – any delivery that is aligned to play-based learning (curriculum) is outside this scope.
- To be eligible as a provider of physical activity opportunities through play, organisations must:
- Community Sport and Recreation Hubs
- A Sports Hub is a partnership where organisations co-locate or share facilities and/or services strategically, sometimes via an independently governed group, within a defined geographical area, to provide sustainable, quality sport and recreation experiences.
- To be an eligible Sports Hub, you must be:
- an established operating sports hub with two or more sports clubs that are affiliated to their relevant Regional Sports Organisation (RSO).
- able to demonstrate that there is wider community engagement, availability and use of hub facilities and services to the wider community.
- able to demonstrate that you are delivering initiatives on behalf of members and wider community interests to improve rates of community participation in play, active recreation and sport.
- Actions already taken to reduce the impact of Covid-19
- They expect organisations to have already reduced costs where possible and considered other actions to help their financial situation, such as:
- eliminating expenditure that doesn’t contribute to programme delivery;
- cancelling commitments that will incur costs related to a cancelled event or programme;
- minimising other costs;
- sought alternative sources of income;
- collaboration with other organisations to minimise costs e.g. sharing resources;
- using some available cash reserves to mitigate your organisation’s financial risks in the mid to long term;
- asking for support from your national body;
- accessing government support and relief packages you are eligible for, including Employment Support
- They expect organisations to have already reduced costs where possible and considered other actions to help their financial situation, such as:
Ineligibility Criteria
The following are not eligible to apply for the Fund.
- Individuals/ Sole traders
- Pre-schools, schools and other educational institutions, including school sport clubs, and after school care organisations
- Professional sports teams
- For-profit businesses / commercial organisations
- Facilities managers /owners (other than Sports Hubs as defined above)
- Sports academies
- Territorial authorities and local authorities
- Other Government agencies
- Organisations that have received Sport NZ Partnerships Investment for 2020/21 (including Regional and National Partners)
- Organisations that received funding from Sport NZ’s Exceptional Systems Support Fund.
For more information, visit http://www.sportotago.co.nz/sport-1/sport-nz-resilience-fund