Sport
The Vysočina Region supports sports in several ways, mostly from the Vysočina Fund. In addition to grant programs, the Region announced a campaign entitled the Vysočina Athlete with the following categories: adults, team, youth under 15,years, seniors, trainer of the year, handicapped athlete, and a fair-play award.
In 2006, schools and educational institutions under the Region’s administration had a chance to apply for a financial contribution to open public sports grounds. The contribution was allocated to schools that opened their sports grounds to the general public. In all, the Region granted CZK 1,047,340 to 16 such projects. In January 2006, the 2nd Winter Olympics for Children and Youths took place in the Region of Hradec Králové, with the participation of athletes from Vysočina. Also in 2006, the Regional Council approved the rules for allocating contributions to national, European, and world championships in sports. In accordance with these rules, the Region allocated CZK 482,050 as support to 14 organizers of top-level sports events in the Region. Simultaneously, the Council approved similar rules for allocating funds to participants of national, European, and world championships in sports. The Region granted support to 26 organizations that sent their athletes to represent Vysočina with a total amount of CZK 285,543.
A new support tool has been devised for top-performance athletes – through regional centers for gifted youths. Under this program, sports organizations may apply for financial aid through these centers in Vysočina for gifted youths. In 2006, four such centers received support.
Table – Financial support for sports in Vysočina in 2006
Table – Grant Programs of the Vysočina Fund in Education, Youth, and Sports in 2006