BY Obakeng Maje

The 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP LEGACY TRUST today announced that the first applications for the funding of Trust opens on 1 June 2012 and will remain open for 2 months, closing on the 31 July 2012.  The Trust will be disbursing a total of R40 million of the R450.0 million received from FIFA as a legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup,

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust is an entity established by FIFA and the South African Football Association (SAFA) at the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to promote and extend the development and the reach of the game of football within South Africa. It has to address critical gaps in Football development in all provinces of the Republic. In addition it has to support education and healthcare initiatives of NGO’s who use football as a vehicle a for community development as well as for humanitarian assistance for those in historically disadvantaged and impoverished communities.

The Fund focuses primarily on interventions that fall within the ambit of SAFA’s National Development Framework.  The Trust will have a deliberate bias towards strategic national programmes that aim to enhance football development in South Africa

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust will consider funding applications for the following
    (a)    Football development programmes including Courses for referees, coaches, administrators and players, Facility improvement and development, Equipment, Academies. This includes two categories of funding – one category for projects exceeding R10 000 that will require amongst other, business plans, financial statement and regular reporting and the second category for funding less than R10 000 for equipment where the only requirements would be the application form, a constitution and a letter of support from the Local Football Association (LFA) or Region. Strategic national, provincial and regional football development programmes which aims to improve the quality of football along the development continuum will enjoy priority. 
    (b)    Education including Bursaries for football players, coaches, referees and administrators (professionals included) as well as funding for NGOs that use football as a vehicle for community development through  Life skills, leadership and other relevant programmes.  Relevant football research projects will also be considered under this category.
    (c)    Health including Healthy lifestyle through football programmes, Research and development on football related health matters as well Training of specialist medical personnel for football teams
    (d)    Humanitarian causes including funding for football communities struck by disaster or tragedy

3. Who can apply?

The Trust will fund or subsidize projects of the following institutions/organizations:
•    SAFA
•    SAFA Regions
•    SAFA Local Football Associations
•    SAFA Associate Members
•    Amateur Clubs playing in amateur leagues
•    Schools and Universities
•    Supporters Clubs that are registered with SAFA
•    NGO’S that primarily use football as a vehicle for community development
•    NGOs hosting the 20 Centres for 2010
•    Other suitable structures that have a connection with football

REQUIREMENTS
All applicants for football development projects (total amount exceeding R10 000) must:
    (a)    Be Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs)
    (b)    Affiliated Members of SAFA or SAFA Regions or SAFA Local Football Associations and in good standing
    (c)    Include this application form, a Project Business Plan with an itemized budget and timelines
    (d)    Include the last Audited Annual Financial Statements the last annual report and its constitution
    (e)    Prove that the projects fall within the SAFA National  Development Framework

All applicants for football equipment (total amount not exceeding R10 000) must:

    (a)    Amateur Clubs (Voluntary Associations) or education institutions 
    (b)    Affiliated Members of SAFA or SAFA Regions or SAFA Local Football Associations and in good standing
    (c)    Provide an application form accompanied by the club’s constitution and a letter of recommendation from the SAFA LFA or Region

All applicants for education, healthcare and humanitarian projects through football must:

    (a)    Be Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs) These “qualifying‟ beneficiaries should be any one or more of the following: other SARS-approved public benefit organisations; or institutions contemplated in section 10(1)(cA)(i) of the Income Tax Act which conduct one or more public benefit activities; or associations of persons carrying on one or more public benefit activities; or department of state or administration in the national or provincial or local sphere of government contemplated in section 10(1)(a) or (b) of the Income Tax Act
    (b)    Be Non government organisations (NGO’s) who primarily use football for community/youth development  
    (c)    Include a Project Business Plan with an itemized budget and timelines
    (d)    Include the last Audited Annual Financial Statements and its constitution

How to submit your application?
Applications can be submitted through
Post:  Private Bag 2010, Mondeor, Johannesburg, 2091
Hand delivery: SAFA House, 76 Nasrec Road, Nasrec Ext 3, Johannesburg
Email address – fifalegacytrustapplications@2010oc.com
Enquiries:  Ms Sekganya Lebenya, SAFA House, Tel: 011 567 2008, Email: Sekganya.lebenya@2010oc.com, Fax: 011 494 3161