As announced by the Chairman of the
Olympic Solidarity Commission, Mr. Mario Vazquez Rana
in the letter dated 9th December 2004. It is with great
pleasure that we present to you the "Programme
Guidelines for the National Olympic Committees"
for the 2005 - 2008 Quadrennial plan.
The enclosed working document will
offer You NOC all the necessary information and tools
to apply for, and benefit from, the 2005 - 2008 World
Programmes that were approves by the Olympic Solidarity
Commission at its meeting of 22nd November 2004.The
programme have been designed according to the NOC's
wishes as expressed in the comment. formulated the 2001
- 2004 NOC questionnaire. We have made a significant
effort to simplify the application and reporting procedures,
whilst still retaining the possibility to offer the
NOCs a large amount of flexibility in the deployment
of the budgets allocated.
We have also enclosed in this bin Financial Procedures
that must be followed by all NOCs when reporting on
the Olympic Solidarity World Programmes. A standard
financial report has been created to facilitate your
work and to increase the understanding of the processes
required to guarantee financial transparency.
We should like you to visit the chapter relating to
the management structure of the Olympic Solidarity office
in Lausanne. You will find in this document all the
information needed to contact the relevant staff members.
The Olympic Solidarity staff in Lausanne looks forward
to working closely with your NOC to initiate, implement
and follow-up all the activities organized within the
framework of the 2005 - 2008 World Programmes.
In parallel, the Continental Association
- Olympic Solidarity offices will soon provide you with
complimentary information on the Continental Programmes
that will be offered to each of their constituent NOCs
during the 2005 - 2008 quadrennial. This and other complementary
information that will be sent to you in the future can
be easily integrated into this binder.
During the 2005-2008 quadrennial,
Olympic Solidarity will offer the NOCs three methods
to access financial and technical assistance.
- World Programmes
World programmes offer the NOCs access
to Technical, Financial
and Administrative assistance for the
organization of specific sport development activities”
Olympic Solidarity has elaborated
20 distinct world programmes for the 2005 - 2008 quadrennial
that highlight four main areas of sports development
considered as essential for NOCs to accomplish the mission
that is entrusted to them by the
Olympic Charter. The four programme areas available
to the NOCs during the 2005-2008 quadrennial and the
world programmes offered in each area are noted below:
- Athletes:
- Torino 2006- NOC Prepration
- Olympic Scholarships for Athletes “Beijing 2008”
- Team Support Grants
- Continental and Regional Games –NOC Preparation
- 2021 – Training grants for Young Athletes
- Talent Identification
- Coaches
- Technical Courses for Coaches
- Olympic Scholarship for Coaches
- Development of National Sport Administrators
- NOC Management
- NOC Administrators Development
- National Training Courses for Sport Administrator
s
- International Executive Training Coursers in Sport Management
- NOC Exchange Regional Forums
- Promotion of Olympic Values
- Sports Medicine
- Sport and Environment
- Women and Sport
- Sport for All
- International Olympic Academy
- Culture and Education
- NOC Legacy
The Olympic Solidarity (International) offices in Lausanne, will manage the world programmes in coordination with the respective Continental Associations, in order to achieve a greater specificity for the different continents and regions. Olympic Solidarity will also work closely with the International Olympic Sports Federations, IOC Commissions and various other partners in the Olympic Movement to develop and deliver these world programmes to all NOCs.
- Continental Programmes
“Continental Programmes offer
the NOCs access Technical, Financial
and Administrative assistance which
addresses the specific needs and priorities of the NOCs
in that continent, as well as complementing the programmes
offered at a world level and are administered by each
Continental Association Olympic Solidarity office.”
In according with the policy of decentralization
of Olympic Solidarity, the five Continental Associations
of NOCs listed below will offer specific Continental
programmes to their constituent NOCs during the 2005-2008
quadrennial:
ANOCA: Association National Olympic Committees of Africa
OCA: Olympic Council of Asia
ONOC:Oceania National Olympic Committees
An axe of the strategy of the 2005 - 2008 quadrennial
will be to reinforce the political and administrative
decentralization of the Olympic Solidarity programmes
towards the Continental Association thorough an increase
in the funds available to each Continental Association
and through offering a freedom of choice in the distribution
of the funds allocated to the Continental Programmes.
Following the approval the 2005 –
2008 quadrennial budget by the Olympic Solidarity Commission
in November 2004, each Continental Association is required
to decide upon the programmes, objective and budgets
of the Continental programmes that will be offered to
the NOCs during 2005 – 2008 quadrennial.
programmes, annual and programme
budgets) must be presented to, and duly approved by,
the relevant authority within the Continental Association
structure and then sent to the Olympic Solidarity (International)
offices in Lausanne.
The strategic management of the Continental
programmes will be carried out by the five Continental
Association Olympic Solidarity offices following consultation,
and in complete coordination, with Olympic Solidarity
(International) in Lausanne. The administration of the
Continental programmes will depend upon the current
administrative capabilities of the Continental Association
offices to provide the required standard of services
to the constituent NOCs. For the 2005 - 2008 quadrennial,
the Olympic Solidarity Commission clearly wishes to
strengthen all 1spects relating to the financial, technical
and administrative coordination between Olympic Solidarity
(International) and the Continental Association Olympic
Solidarity offices.
- Olympic Games Subsidies
"To assist NOCs to participate
in the Olympic Games by offering Financial
assistance, before, during and after the Olympic Games”
Athens Olympic Games
NOC participation
Beijing Olympic Games
Chef de Mission seminar
Olympic Solidarity (International) in Lausanne, will
distribute the subsidies in coordination with the respective
Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (A THOC,
TOROC & BOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee.
All NOCs that participated in the Athens Olympic Games
and the Torino Olympic Winter Games will receive these
subsidies.
The subsidy for the NOC's participation
in the Beijing Olympic Games will form part of the 2009
- 2012 quadrennial budget as these fund, are derived
from the revenues from the Beijing and Vancouver Olympic
Games.
Continental and Regional Games NOC Preparation Programme Guidelines
- Objectives
Offer technical and financial assistance to continental level athletes for
their preparation prior to their participation
in multi-sports continental and regional games.
- Beneficiaries
The athletes must have the following profile before their inclusion on this programme can be considered:
- Practice a sport belonging to the Summer or Winter Olympic programme;
- Be recognized as "Continental Elite" level but not necessarily able to qualify for the Olympic Games;
- Are not benefiting from assistance from the following Olympic Solidarity programmes: "Olympic scholarships for athletes "Beijing 2008 or 2012 Training Grants for Young Athletes".
- Description
This programme offers NOCs technical
and financial assistance focused on the Preparation
of athletes who aim to take part in multi-sports
continental regional or other ( ex Commonwealth,
Francophone) games. The activities covered
focus specifically on training these athletes
during the final phase of their preparation
for these games.
The programmes proposed by the NOCs should follow the rationale noted below:
- Quadrennial plan: Planning
over the quadrermial of all the multi-sport
games in which the NOC expects to participate
as well as the preparation projects envisaged
for each.
Team Support Grants
Programme Guidelines
- Objectives
Offer technical and financial assistance to one national team per NOC to prepare and participate in the Games of the
XXIX Olympiad in Beijing or in an international, continental or regional competition.
- Beneficiaries
The national teams must have the following profile before their inclusion in this programme can be considered:
- A men's or women's national team of a sport in the Summer or Winter Olympic programme;
- A team recognised as having an international competitive level.
- Description
This programme offers NOCs technical
and financial assistance focused on the preparation
of a team hoping to qualify for the Beijing
Olympic Games in 2008. NOCs that do not have
teams that have the sufficient level to feasibly
qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games will
have the possibility to support a team for
its preparation and participation in the following
types of competitions:
- Multi-sport Games
- World Championships (Senior and Junior)
- Continental Championships (Senior and
Junior)
- Olympic qualification competitions
- Quadrennial plan:
Planning over the quadrennial of the major
competitions in which the team expects
to participate, as well as the preparation
projects envisaged for each. The NOCs
will therefore be able to give priority
to theapplications should be submitted
at least two months prior to the beginning
of the activities scheduled and should
include a description of the activity,
a forecasted budget and a nominative list
of athletes in the team. The projects
proposed should follow the quadrennial
plan approved by Olympic Solidarity.
Continental and Regional Games - NOC Preparation
Programme Guidelines
- Objectives
Offer technical' and financial assistance to continental level athletes for their preparation prior to their participation in multi-sports continental and regional games.
- Beneficiaries
The athletes must have the following profile before their inclusion on this programme can be considered:
- Practice a sport belonging to the Summer or Winter Olympic programme;
- Be recognized as "Continental Elite" level but not necessarily able to qualify for the Olympic Games;
- Are not benefiting from assistance from the following Olympic Solidarity programmes: "Olympic scholarships for athletes
"Beijing 2008"" or "2012 , Training Grants for Young Athletes".
- Description
This programme offers NOCs technical
and financial assistance focused on the preparation
of athletes who aim to take part in multi-sport
continental, regional or other(ex: Commonwealth,
Francophone) games. The activities covered
focus specifically on training these athletes
during the final phase of their preparation
for these games.
The programmes proposed by the NOCs should
follow the rationale noted below:
- Quadrennial plan:
Planning over the quadrennial of all the
multi-sport games in which the NOC expects
to participate as well as the preparation
projects envisaged for each. The NOCs
will therefore be able to give priority
to the games that they consider most important
and chose to use their budget for a number
of project. They may also wish focus only
on the preparation of their athletes for
continental games as was the case in the
2001-2004 quadrennial.
- Preparation Project (s):
The quadrennial plan can be composed of
number of preparation project. For each
games identified within the NOCs quadrennial
plan a preparation project should be approved
separately by Solidarity. Each project
can be composed of various separate activities
(ex. Sports, specific or multi-sport training
campus athletes seminars )
The budgets allocated to the preparation
projects can be used to finance the following
activities:
- Costs relating to the organization
of national or international training
campus for athletes preparing for specific
games;
- Coaching costs for athletes; and
- Cost relating to the participation of
athletes in competitions considered as
useful to their general training programme.
Please note that the following activities
will not be taken into consideration within
scope of this programme:
- Cost relating to the participation
of athletes in the continental and regional
games as these are covered by the Continental
Association in question;
- Purchase of equipment or uniforms for
the NOC delegations; or
- Assistance to athletes practicing a
non-Olympic sport.
Application Procedure
A two-step application procedure should be respected for this programme:
- Stage 1: General
At the beginning of 2005, the NOC should
present to Olympic Solidarity a quadrennial
plan that lists the continental and regional
games in which the NOC intends to participate
during the 2005 - 2008 period (ANNEX 1). The
quadrennial plan should include a description
of the preparation projects for each competition,
detailing the activities that will be organized
and the percentage of the total budget that
the NOC wishes to allocate to each.
- Stage 2: Specific
Subsequently, and following the approval
of the quadrennial plan, the NOC should submit
separate application forms to Olympic Solidarity
in relation to each preparation project that
the NOC has announced. This application form
will be sent to the NOCs following approval
of their quadrennial plan All applications
should be submitted at least two months prior
to the beginning of the activities scheduled
and should include a description of the activity,
a forecasted budget and a nominative list
of athletes that will take part. The projects
proposed should follow the quadrennial plan
approved by Olympic Solidarity.
Analysis and Approval
The analysis of the NOC proposals will occur in two stages:
- General
Olympic Solidarity will analyze each NOC's
quadrennial plan and will confirm which specific
preparation projects can be included and the
maximum (provisional) budget available to
the NOC for the quadrennial.
- Specific
The proposals for the preparation projects
will be analyzed and approved by Olympic Solidarity
according to the following criteria:
- The compatibility with the objective
and guidelines of the programme;
- The athlete profiles presented;
- The budget coherence;
- The feasibility of the preparation projects;
and
- The guarantee of the participation of
the athletes in the respective games.
Financial Conditions
The quadrennial budget allocated
to this programme amounts to US$ 12,500,000.
Following the analysis and approval of the
NOC's quadrennial plan, Olympic
Solidarity will inform each NOC of the maximum
budget available for the period of 2005 -
2008.
The NOC will only receive the maximum budget
if all preparation projects are carried out
and the administrative requirements are fulfilled.
The amount allocated to the NOC will depend
on the scope of the proposal, the budget availability
and the agreements of principle reached with
the Continental Associations.