Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) Rural Travel Fund
Purpose
To assist the development of junior sport in rural communities by providing a travel subsidy.
Eligibility
How are territorial authorities selected to participate in the rural travel fund?
Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) has selected territorial authorities based on a formula that takes into account population and population density.
Eligible councils have population density of less than 10 people per square kilometre.
Organisations and schools with participants aged between five and 19 years playing sport for a club or school club who meet the rural travel fund criteria. (The fund is not available for travelling to regional or national events.)
The following criteria are applied when considering applications for funding:
- School club teams – a school club team participating in regular local sport competition in weekends, which excludes inter-school and intra-school competitions played during school time.
- Sports club teams – a sports club team participating in organised, regular sport competition through club membership outside of school time.
How to apply
Complete an application form available from a Council service centre or by downloading the form below:
- SPARC Rural Travel Fund application form [PDF 45.1KB]
Closing dates
1 November each year.
Contact us
Sports Liaison Advisor
Phone: (03) 941 8999
Fax: (03) 941 7182
www.sparc.org.nz
Christchurch City Council
PO Box 237
Christchurch 8140
Authorising Unit: Community Support
Last reviewed: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Next review: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
