Background information

The financial support for sports institutions (sports events, sports clubs and organisations) affected by the global pandemic COVID-19 "COVID-SPORT", was approved by the government resolution No. 590 on 1 June 2020.

The goal of the call was to mitigate the negative impacts of the global pandemic COVID-19 on the activities of sports organisations, which were affected after the declaration of a state of emergency in the Czech Republic (on 12 March 2020 to 17 May 2020) and emergency measures that followed. Based on the government's decision (June 1, 2020), the COVID-SPORT subsidy program will have CZK 1,000,000,000 (€36,549,700)

The main purpose of this program is to provide financial aid to organisers of sporting events, sports facility operators and sports organisations that have to pay rent for the sports facilities they use. The subsidy program is administered by the National Sports Agency Národní sportovní agentura .

Content of measure

The support was planned to be divided into three categories:

• Subsidies to cover fixed costs associated with the operation of sports facilities that have been forced to close or restrict their operations. (the amount of support is 50% of eligible costs up to CZK 10,000,000 (€365,497)
• Compensation of costs for sports organisations that were forced to cancel, postpone or reduce the planned sports events during March - July 2020. (the amount of support is 50% of eligible costs up to CZK 10,000,000 (€365,497)
• This support is intended for sports organisations that had to pay rent for the use of sports facilities during the period when it was not possible to use the sports equipment in whole or in part for sports activities due to the declaration of a state of emergency and emergency measures.

(the amount of support is 50% of eligible costs up to CZK 10,000,000 (€365,497)

A special program to support sports entities was necessary also due to the fact that these entities are mostly NGOs and will not reach other types of support.

Use of measure

Not available yet.

Contents

• Other topics

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Sector specific set of companies Other businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Public support service providers	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

No involvement.

Views and reactions

N/A

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 02 June 2020: Vláda schválila miliardu pro program COVID-Sport (www.vlada.cz)
• 15 June 2020: Program podpory sportovních organizací postižených celosvětovou pandemií COVID-19 „COVID-SPORT“ 15.6.2020 (www.agenturasport.cz)