Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund

Social Feeds

Our Mandate

The Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDF) is established under the Public Finance Management (Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund) Regulations, 2018. The mandate of the Fund is to provide funding to support the development and promotion of sports and arts, and the promotion of social development including universal health-care.

Client Satisfaction

Impartial quality service is our goal when it comes to client satisfaction. We go over and beyond to ensure all our clients have received the best service we have to offer.

Efficiency

You can apply for funding from anywhere on any device through our digital platform, as well as real time tracking of fund applications.

Integrity

All fund applications for funding are vetted and awarded without any form of prejudice. We uphold impartiality in alloting funds to projects.

Objective of the fund

(a)

promotes social development including universal health care

(b)

finances the development of sports and recreation facilities including stadia, gymnasiums, buildings, tracks;

(c)

enhances support and access to funding for sports persons and sports organizations to enable their participation in sporting events and competitions

(d)

facilitates the acquisition and provision of equipment to sports and recreational facilities

(e)

supports the identification, nurturing and development of talent in sports and arts

(f)

facilitates training and capacity building programmes for persons involved in sports and recreation, creative arts, artistic production, contemporary and cultural practitioners.

(g)

facilitates the identification, development and capacity building of technical personnel and sports support personnel involved in sports and recreation

(h)

supports the promotion and development of artistic production of contemporary or cultural practitioners

(i)

facilitates the marketing and promotion of artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services;

(j)

supports linkages with domestic, regional and international markets for sports, artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services

(k)

facilitates the exhibition and promotion of contemporary or cultural artistic production of goods and services for national identity and pride

(l)

finances the acquisition, development and perservation of, among others, heritage sites, cultural centers, national monuments, tangible and intangible heritage and culture and heritage equipment and tools and;

(m)

facilitates innovation, research and documentation in arts, culture and the creative industry sports and social development

Distribution of funds

Proceeds of the Fund are apportioned as follows:

(a)

An amount not exceeding sixty percent to social development including universal health care;

(b)

An amount not exceeding thirty five percent to the promotion and development of sports;

(c)

An amount not exceeding twenty percent to the promotion and development of arts;

(d)

An amount not exceeding five percent to government strategic interventions whose expenditure shall be subject to approval by Cabinet;

Funding Eligibility

A sports organization, professional sports person or government implementing agency is eligible to apply for funding from the Fund if:

(a)

in the case of a sports organization if the organization

(i)

is registered under the Sports Act, 2013;

(ii)

has an annual work programme aligned to the strategic plan of the organizations and the medium term plan approved by the governing body of the sports organization;

(iii)

has, in the case of an infrastructure development project, prepared project designs, plans and bills of quantities, approved by the governing body and the requisite regulatory approvals from relevant government institutions;

(iv)

meets any other criteria prescribed by the Board;

(b)

for a professional sportsperson, he or she

(i)

has a valid license issued under the Sports Act, 2013;

(ii)

has met the criteria for participation for competition in the respective sport, nationally, regionally and internationally;

(iii)

meets any other criteria prescribed by the Board;

Application Requirements

A sports organization, professional sports person or a government implementing
agency is eligible to apply for the Fund if:

Sports Organisation

Sports organizations are required to have the following:

(i)

the certificate of registration issued under the Sports Act, 2013;

(ii)

the minutes of a properly constituted meeting of the governing body of the organization containing the resolution to apply for funding form the Fund;

(iii)

an annual work programme aligned to the strategic plan of the organizations and the medium term plan approved by the governing body of the sports organization;

(iv)

the project designs, plans and bills of quantities, approved by the governing body and the requisite regulatory approvals form relevant government institutions, where applicable;

(v)

a statutory declaration of programmes funded through other sources;

(vi)

the details and signatories of the bank account in the name of the organization where the funds shall be channelled;

(vii)

any other information as may be required by the Board;

Professional Sportsperson

Profession sportsperson is required to have the following:

(i)

a valid licence issued under the Sports Act, 2013;

(ii)

proof that he or she has met the criteria for participation for competition in their respective sport, nationally, regionally and internationally;

(iii)

a statutory declaration of his or her programmes funded through other sources;

(iv)

a written confirmation from the accounting officer responsible for matters relating to sports that the professional sportsperson has met the criteria set under paragraph (ii);

(v)

the details and signatories of the bank account where the funds shall be channelled;

Government Implementing Agency

Government implementing agencies is required to have the following:

(i)

a copy of the legislation establishing the agency;

(ii)

an annual work programme aligned to the strategic plan of the agency and the medium term plan approved by the governing body of the government implementing body;

(iii)

the minutes of a properly constituted meeting of the governing body of the government body of the government implementing agency containing the resolution to apply for funding from the Fund;

(iv)

the project designs, plans and bills of quantitites, approved by the governing body and the requisite regulatory approvals from the relevant government insistutions, where applicable;

(v)

a statutory declaration of programmes funded through other sources;

(vi)

the details and signatories of the bank account in the name of the agency where the funds shall be channeled;

(vii)

any other information as may be required by the Board;