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Megan Cleverley |
The Kiwisport Regional Partnership Fund is a three-year government funding initiative topromote organised sport for school-aged children and is managed by Sport Bay of Plenty for use in Bay of Plenty communities.
The allocation is calculated on a per-capita basis based on the number of students in each region – and the Bay region has $580,000 per annum to distribute.
The Regional Partnership Fund has very specific purposes:
- To increase the number of school-aged children participating in organised sport – during school, after school; and by strengthening links with sports clubs.
- To increase availability and accessibility of sport opportunities for all school-aged children to participate in organised sport.
- To support children in developing skills that will enable them to participate effectively in organised sport.
Funding rounds are held annually in September for kickstart projects up to $2000 and major projects up to a maximum of $30,000.
As of June 30, 2013, a total of $2,942,397 has been invested into local schools, sporting organisations and community groups with the community contributing another $1,419,366 to deliver initiatives to increase participation in organised sport. In September this year, a further $75,000 has been allocated to kickstart projects throughout the Bay of Plenty.
As a result of this investment, there has been more than 311,095 primary and secondary school-aged children participating in a Kiwisport project. Projects range from programmes delivered in schools, holiday programmes, before and after school; and also sporting clubs through their regular competitions.
The next funding round will be in September 2014.
For a full summary of Kiwisport, and the Regional Partnership Fund, including details around the operating principles and priorities, please refer to the ‘Sport Bay of Plenty KiwiSport Background' document, which is available for download on our website: www.sportbop.co.nz/kiwisport