Voorne aan Zee sports investment scheme

Eligible costs

The grant may only be awarded to sports associations for a contribution to project costs for the benefit of:

• Renovation includes construction, renovation or expansion of accommodation components such as locker rooms, storage areas and fishing jetties. A maximum of one application per facility may be submitted within a five-year period from the date of the last approval. For fishing jetties, there is a maximum of one application every 15 years.
• The installation or replacement of lighting installations at athletic fields, with a maximum of one application per field within a ten-year period. Lighting installations include only fixed lighting elements.
• The construction or replacement of an artificial turf field or sports field to be used, with a maximum of one application per field within a ten-year period.
• Expansion of the above facilities due to significantly growing membership.

Calculation of the grant

• The grant for the construction, renovation or expansion of the association's accommodation and accessories is one-third of the actual costs, up to a maximum grant amount of €200,000. The municipal budget is the grant ceiling.
• The grant amounts to a maximum of one-third of the project costs for sports associations in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee.

Further obligations of the grant

• The grant recipient must comply with all applicable laws and regulations when implementing construction, renovation or expansion projects of sports facilities.
• The grant recipient is required to obtain all necessary permits before starting to carry out the subsidized activities. 

Refusal of the grant

The grant application may be denied if one or more of the following circumstances apply:

• There is insufficient municipal budget available to award the grant.
• The sports association's application or activities are not consistent with applicable sports policies.
• The application is for commercial accommodation units, including canteens.
• The intended investment is not necessary in the context of the sports and social purpose of the sports club.
• The facility, in new construction, renovation or expansion of an existing building, is not accessible and usable by people with disabilities.
• The applicant already receives financial support for the same purpose from another municipal scheme.
• The applicant is unable to finance two-thirds of the project costs that will be on its own account.
• The sports club submits an application for a facility previously supported by municipal funding within the specified time frame.
• The sports association cannot meet the procedural requirements.
• The investment does not contribute to sustainable or future-proof facilities.

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Procedure

The following documents must be supplied:

• Certificate of incorporation, or bylaws.
• A budget of project costs, explicitly focusing on how the remaining two-thirds of project costs will be funded.
• Quotes justifying the construction of project costs.

The college decides within sixteen weeks, upon receipt of the complete grant application. This means that for amounts over €25,000, the City Council is requested to approve the grant request.

Applications are processed in order of receipt. Upon approval of the grant request, the sports association receives eighty percent of the grant as an advance payment.

Final determination of the grant is made on the basis of submitted project records that include invoices paid by the organization and proof of payment. Upon determination, the remaining 20 percent of the grant will be disbursed.

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