The Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary Government means of providing funding for the provision of sporting facilities and allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis and applications for funding can only be accepted during the annual application timeframe.
No application was received under the 2006 programme in respect of the project in question. All allocations under the 2006 sports capital programme have been made and I intend in the coming weeks to invite applications to the 2007 programme and to announce the closing date for receipt of those applications.