FIFA For the Game. For the Wond.

To the members of FIFA

Circular no. 1591

Zurich, 11 July 2017

ZBO/coj

FIFA Forward travel and equipment funding

Oear Sir or Madam,

1. Context

The FIFA Forward Regulations, under Article 6 paragraph 2 a) and b), provide that those member

associations that " ... need the most assistance and that are geographically isolated" and those member

associations that " ... need it most and/or that do not have an official equipment supplier " should be

eligible to receive additional funds as foliows:

a) For the travel of all their national teams abroad for match obligations the eligible member

association could receive up to USO 175,000 per year (eligible member associations of the OFC

will be able to receive an amount up to USO 127,500 per year)

b) For purchasing national teams' equipment, the eligible member association could receive, for

the period of a full cycle, that is for the period 2016 until2018 (inclusive), a total of : 1) up

to USO 100,000 if it belongs to category A of the eligible member associations; 2) USO 150,000

if it belongs to category B; and 3) USO 170,000 if it belongs to category C.

Following consultation with the respective confederations and according to an independent report made

by the CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies), adecision of the FIFA Oevelopment Committee

established the eligible member associations for the first cycle of the FIFA Forward Oevelopment

Programme for 2016-2018.

Members associations e/igible for travel fun ding are set out in Appendix A of the present circular listed

by confederation.

Members associations e/igible for equipment fun ding are set out in Appendix 8 of the present circular

listed by category.

Federation Internationale de Football Association

FIFA-Strasse 20 PO Box B044 lunch Switzerland T +41 (0)43 Z22 7777 F· +41(0)43 2Z2 7878 wwwFIFA.com

FIFA FOI the Game. Forthe world.

2. Travel

Eligible member associations should apply using the attached FIFA Forward travel expenses

appl ication form w hich should be duly signed and stamped in order to be submitted to the FIFA

administration .

An eligible member association should aim to cover the travel expenses 01 its own national teams (both

men and women), including youth teams, related to travelling abroad (outside the territory 01 its own

operations), in order to participate in official or Iriendly matches with national teams 01 another/other

member association(s).

In addition, all relevant and available documentation should be provided at the time 01 applying lor such

lunds. The documentation should provide either the basis lor past reimbursement ollunds already paid

by the member association lor the travelling expenses 01 the national teams 01 the member association,

or in ca se 01 planned travel, documents wh ich will provide the basis lor the calculation 01 the expenses

to be incurred.

For reimbursement 01 travel expenses already incurred, eligible member associations should provide

invoices Irom:

• travel agencies or travel companies lor air/boat tickets, leasing 01 buses and minivans and other

means 01 land or sea transport lor travelling abroad;

• hotels, lease 01 lootball-related lacilities (meeting rooms lor teams, physiotherapy rooms, etc)

plus catering and lood lor the team(s) while abroad including services provided during the teams

stay (e.g. medical, laundry, security, etc.)

For all luture travel expenses, documents should be provided based on selected matches and related

budgets.

• Daily allowances to members 01 staff and or players should not be included.

• A clear relerence should be made as to the event (match) in wh ich the respective team(s)

were/are participating with evidence 01 their actual participation (copy 01 the match organiser's

report andlor the match sheet).

For those eligible member associations that have not yet applied lor Forward travel lunds lor 2016, it is

reminded that applications should be liled lor 2016 and lor 2017 (both reimbursement costs and luture

costs) and by 15 August 2017 .

3. Equipment

In respect 01 the contribution towards basic equipment, Forward equipment lunding should be used

lor: a) national teams' match kits and training kits (women's senior + boys andlor girls teams); b) national

teams' training material (women's senior and boys and/or girls teams) - 150 official matchballs, 200

bibs, 100 shin guards (Ior lour national teams), remaining equipment (markers, cones, ladders, hurdles);

and/or c) youth leagues (boys/girls) match kits per league - max. 16 teams 01 20 players and equipment

lor relerees (calculation: 16 relerees lor a league with 16 teams) .

FIF4 Fa, the Came. For the World.

Eligible member associations should apply using the attached FIFA Forward equipment funding

application form which should be duly signed and stamped in order to be submitted to the FIFA

administration along with the follow ing documents:

• A statement signed by the President and General Secretary of the member association

confirming that there is no existing equipment supplier of the member association or that

such a supplier does not cover the full costs of the equipment needed for its national teams.

• A copy of detailed offers from prospective suppliers or invoices for equipment purchased in

2016 together with a comprehensive list of the equipment purchased (reimbursement is only

possible for related expenses incurred prior to June 2017).

• In the case that an official supplier exists, then a copy of the respective contracVagreement

in force should be provided .

4. Additional information

• Filing, evaluation and payments in respect of applications related to travel or equipment funding are

subject to the provisions of the FIFA Forward Regulations, and decisions of the FIFA's Audit and

Compliance Committee will also apply.

• FIFA encourages its member associations to take into account International Labour Organization

standards in relation to child labour and respect for the environment when selecting suppliers and

equipment manufacturers.

• FIFA encourages member associations that decide not to use their allocated FIFA Forward funds to

inform the FIFA administration so that, in the spirit of solidarity, another member association in

financial difficulty may be offered the aforementioned funds.

Yours faithfully,

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE

DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Zvon imir Boban

Deputy Secretary General (Football)

ce: - FIFA Council

- Confederations

FIF4 For the Came. Fo' the WOIld.

Appendix A - Member associations eligible for travel funding

AFC 1. Timor-Leste

2. Palestine

3. Guam

4. Bhutan

5. Yemen

6. DPR Korea

7. Mongolia

8. Brunei Darussalam

9. Laos

10. Macao

11 . Syria

12 . Turkmenistan

13. Cambodia

14. Maldives

1 5. K yrgyzsta n

16. Afghanistan

17. Tajikistan

18. Lebanon

19. Kuwait

20. Bahrain

21 . Iraq

22 . Jordan

23. Oman

24. Nepal

25. Indonesia

26. Hong Kong

27. Uzbekistan

28. Philippines

29. Chinese Ta ipei

30. Myanmar

31 . Bangladesh

32 . Sri Lanka

33. Singapore

CAF 34. Comoros

35. Swaziland

36. Gambia

37. Lesotho

38. Guinea-Bissau

39. Liberia

I

FIFA Fot the Came. For the World.

40. Dj ibouti

41. Sierra Leone

42 . Mauritania

43. Cape Verde Islands

44. Central African Republic

45. Säo Tome e Principe

46. Eritrea

47 . Somalia

48. Burundi

49. Guinea

50. Mauritius

51 . Madagascar

52. Namibia

53 . Equatorial Gu inea

54. Chad

55. Botswana

56. Malawi

57. South Sudan

58. Uganda

59. Zambia

60. Gabon

61. Libya

62 . Mozambique

63. Niger

64. Rwanda

65. Congo

66. Zimbabwe

67 . Ben in

68. Togo

69. Burkina Faso

70. Congo DR

71. Sudan

72. Angola

73 . Mali

74. Senega l

75. Tanzan ia

76. Tun isia

77 . Kenya

78. Egypt

79. Morocco

80. South Africa 81 . Eth iop ia

I

FIFA Fo, the Came. Fo, rite Wond.

CONCACAF

82. St Vincent and the Grenadines

83. Belize

84. Grenada

85. Suriname

86. St Lucia

87. Bahamas

88. US Virgin Islands

89. Guyana

90. Nicaragua

91. Barbados

92. Aruba

93. Haiti

94. Guatemala

95. Jamaica

96. EI Salvador

97 . Curacao

98. Trinidad and Tobago

99. Puerto Rico

100. Dominican Republic

101. Panama

102. Cuba

103. Canada

CONMEBOL

104. Bolivia

105. Paraguay

OFC

106. Tahiti

107. Papua New Guinea

108. Solomon Islands

109. Tonga

110. Samoa

111 . Vanuatu

112 . New Caledonia

113. Fiji

114. New Zealand 115. Cook Islands 116. American Samoa

UEFA

117. Armenia

I

FIFA Fot the Came. Fo, the WOfld.

Appendix B - Member associations eligible for equiDment funding

Category A: (USO 100,000)

1. Vietnam 2. St Vincent and the Grenadines 3. Cayman Islands 4. Bermuda 5. Barbados 6. Uzbekistan 7. Jamaica 8. Tun isia 9. Fij i

10. EI Salvador 11 . Hong Kong 12. American Samoa 13. Myanmar 14. British Virgin Islands 15. Antigua and Barbuda 16. Iran 17. Macao 18. Palestine 19. St Kitts and Nevis 20. Aruba 21 . Jordan 22. DPR Korea 23 . Tha iland 24. Qatar 25. Singapore 26. Kosovo 27. Tonga 28. Cura~ao 29. Tahiti 30. Bahra in 31 . Costa Rica 32 . Saudi Arabia 33. Mexico 34. Panama 35. Trinidad and Tobago 36. Albania 37 . China PR 38. Guam 39. Cook Islands 40. United Arab Emirates 41. Azerbaijan 42. Cuba 43 . Kazakhstan 44. Ch inese Taipei 45. Ecuador 46. Moldova 47 . New Caledonia 48. Venezuela 49. Georgia 50. Korea Republic

I

FIFA For the Game. Fo, the World.

Category B: (USO 150,000)

51 . Libya 52 . Zambia 53 . Senegal 54. Ghana 55. Mongolia 56. Namibia 57 . Cöte d'lvoire 58. Dominican Republ ic 59. Haiti 60. Iraq 61 . Belize 62 . Morocco 63. Malaysia 64. Bahamas 65. Equatorial Gu inea 66. Nicaragua 67. Solomon Islands 68. Sri Lanka 69. Guyana 70. Botswana 71 . Cameroon 72. Guatemala 73. Kyrgyzstan 74. South Afr ica 75. Papua New Guinea 76. Turkmen istan 77 . Dom inica 78. Grenada 79. India 80. Brunei Darussalam 81. Gabon 82 . Mauritius 83. Nigeria 84. Philipp ines 85. Seychelles 86. Turks and Ca icos Islands 87. Vanuatu 88. Puerto Rico 89. Samoa 90. Kuwait 91 . St Lucia 92 . Angui lla 93 . Bolivia 94. US Virgin Islands 95. Aigeria 96. Lebanon 97 . Maldives 98. Montserrat 99. Oman

100. Suriname

I

Category C: (USO 170,000)

101 . Burundi 102. Eritrea 103. Djibouti 104. Somalia 105. Kenya 106. Liberia 107. Madagascar 108. Mauritania 109. Malawi 110.Togo 111 . Afghanistan 112. Sierra Leone 113. Ethiopia 114. Gambia 115. Tanzan ia 116. Uganda 117. Chad 118. Central African Republic 119. Guinea-Bissau 120. Niger 121 . South Sudan 122. Swaziland 123. Comoros 124. Säo Tome e Principe 125. Benin 126. Rwanda 127. Nepal 128. Sudan 129. Cambodia 130. Timor-Leste 131 . Guinea 132. Lesotho 133. Angola 134. Mozambique 135. Zimbabwe 136. Yemen 137. Pakistan 138. Bangladesh 139. Burkina Faso 140. Bhutan 141. Syria 142. Cape Verde Islands 143. Indonesia 144. Laos 145. Mali 146. Tajikistan 147.Congo 148. Congo DR 149. Egypt 150. Honduras

FIFA Fot the Game. For the World.

I

/ 1

FORWARDAPPLICATION

For travel expenses

FOOTBALLDEVELOPMENT

FOR FIFA USE ONLY Appl. no.

Recommendation

Approve Suspend time line

Development Manager

Name

Signature

Travel expenses and accommodation for national teamsMember association Project Manager (full contact details)

MA’s dedicated account for FIFA funding

National team(s) involved a)

b)

c)

Travel expenses Types of expenses in USD Amount

Total travel budget requested for season *1. Air travel

2. Accommodation

3. Catering/food

4. Ground transportation

5. Other

Total funds requested in local currency

Total funds requested in USD

* Should include all costs related to the participation of all national teams in competitions and any other travel expenses incurred by the member association.

Competition(s) in which national team(s) have participated or will participate

1. Location Airport

Date of arrival Date of departure

Hotel Size of delegation

No. rooms (double) No. rooms (single)

2. Location Airport

Date of arrival Date of departure

Hotel Size of delegation

No. rooms (double) No. rooms (single)

3. Location Airport

Date of arrival Date of departure

Hotel Size of delegation

No. rooms (double) No. rooms (single)

/ 2

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Please attach all relevant documents (contracts, offers, budgets, invoices, receipts) and list them below:

No. Third party issuing the document Type of document Amount * Date issued

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

*1) Please note that air travel is covered only for economy class return tickets.2) For invoices or for a sum of invoices issued by the same entity exceeding USD 50,000, at least three (3) other binding offers for the same services

should also be submitted.3) For contracts, agreements, tenders and exchanges of correspondence which are not in one of the four official FIFA languages, a translation of the

documentation should be provided.

Please also attach match sheets for the matches played or a report by the match organiser

No. Opposition team Match date Score Type of document

1

2

3

4

5

6

Please be aware that if the request is for forecast expenses then 30% of the amount approved could be transferred 30 days prior to the team’s travel and the remaining balance upon receipt of the respective receipts, contracts, invoices, match documents and other related documents together with the TRAVEL EXPENSES REPORT FORM

In case of reimbursement due to late submission of an application, the funds will be transferred in accordance with the approval decision of the FIFA general secretariat.

/ 3

DECLARATIONS – ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – UNDERTAKINGS

We hereby declare that:

1. All information and data provided in the present document are true and all efforts have been made not to withhold any relevant information;

2. A minimum of three (3) quotations have been received for all forecast expenses above USD 50,000;

3. A tender process has been held for all individual expenses above USD 300,000;

4. The funds requested as part of this application have not and will not be requested as part of any other request for funding from FIFA, from a confederation or from a regional association or any other authority or entity;

5. All payments for expenses requested will hereby be made to each and every third party exclusively through the dedicated bank account for FIFA funding, which is maintained by the member association;

6. All funds received – if the present is approved by FIFA – will be used exclusively for the purposes indicated and committed in the present application;

7. Any cancellation or alteration of travel arrangements, the expenses for which the association has applied, should be reported to FIFA immediately when the member association becomes aware of the relevant events;

8. The member association and its officers will provide support and information requested by FIFA at any time in relation to the present application;

9. The officers of the member association have no vested interest in the commercial entities which are receiving funds through the present application and the member association has obtained the written commitment of its officers to that effect;

10. Any knowledge of evidence of misappropriation of the requested funds – if provided – will be reported to FIFA immediately by the management of the member association;

11. Funds received but not used for whatever reason during the relevant sporting season should be returned to FIFA;

12. The present application and its contents have been approved by the executive board or council of the member association and consequently will be reported to its general assembly;

13. The member association and its officers undertake to abide by and observe the provisions of the FIFA Forward Development Programme Regulations, of FIFA circular letters, and decisions of the FIFA standing committees;

14. The member association undertakes not to use funds deriving from this application for paying fines, penalties imposed by any authority or any court decisions or settling litigations.

On (date)

in (city)

On behalf of

President

General Secretary

/ 4

FOR FIFA MA SERVICES USE ONLY Application no.

Received Controlled Evaluated Approved

Date

FIFA MA Director

REMARKS

/ 1

FORWARDAPPLICATION

Equipment expenses

FOOTBALLDEVELOPMENT

FOR FIFA USE ONLY Appl. no

Recommendation

Approve Suspend time line

Development Manager

Name

Signature

Member association Project Manager (full contact details)

MA’s dedicated account for FIFA funding

NATIONAL TEAM(S) or LOCAL YOUTH TEAM(S) involved a)

b)

c)

Total equipment needsDoes the member association have an official kit/equipment supplier? **

Yes No

Total budget for equipment* If “yes”, what is the amount that the official supplier pays to the member association (in USD) and/or

The value of goods delivered for the 2017-2018 period (in USD)?

Total funds applying for in local currency

Total funds applying for in USD

* Should include all costs for the training and official participation in competitions of all national teams of the member association for the 2017-2018 period and could include only a) national team match kits and training kits (women’s senior + boys’/girls’ youth teams); b) national team training material (women’s senior + boys’/girls’ youth teams): 150 official matchballs, 200 bibs, 100 shin guards (for four national teams), remaining equipment (markers, cones, ladders, hurdles); and/or c) youth league (boys’/girls’) match kits per league: max. 16 teams x 20 players and equipment for referees (calculation: 16 referees for a league with 16 teams).

** A letter signed by the president and general secretary of the member association should be submitted to detail the relevant information if a match kit/equipment sponsor agreement is already in place (e.g. brand, sponsor company or organisation, duration, value, other terms of purchasing, etc.)

/ 2

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Please attach all relevant documents (contracts, offers, budgets, invoices, receipts) and list them below:

No. Third party issuing the document Type of document Amount * Date issued

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

*1) For invoices or for a sum of invoices issued by the same entity exceeding USD 50,000, at least three (3) other binding offers for the same services

should also be submitted.2) For contracts, agreements, tenders and exchanges of correspondence which are not in one of the four official FIFA languages, a translation of the

documentation should be provided.

DECLARATIONS – ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – UNDERTAKINGS

We hereby explicitly state and declare that:

1. All information and data provided through the present document are true, and all efforts have been made not to withhold any relevant information;

2. A minimum of three (3) quotations have been received for all forecast expenses above USD 50,000;

3. A tender process has been undertaken for all individual expenses above USD 300,000;

4. The funds requested as part of this application have not and will not be requested as part of any other request for funding from FIFA, from a confederation or from a regional association or any other authority or entity;

5. All payments for expenses requested will hereby be made to each and every third party exclusively through the dedicated bank account for FIFA funding, which is maintained by the member association;

6. All funds received – if the present application is approved by FIFA – will be used exclusively for the purposes indicated and committed to in this present application;

7. Any cancellations or alteration of contractual commitments, the expenses for which the member associations has applied for, in any extent should be reported to FIFA immediately when the member association becomes aware of the relevant events;

8. The member association and its officers will provide support and information requested by FIFA at any time in relation to the present application;

9. The officers of the member association have no vested interest in the commercial entities which are receiving funds through the present application, and the member association has obtained the written commitment of its officers to that effect;

/ 3

10. Any knowledge of evidence of misappropriation of the funds requested – if provided – will be reported to FIFA immediately by the management of the member association;

11. Funds received but not used for whatever reason within the current cycle (2017-2018) should be returned to FIFA;

12. The present application and its contents have been approved by the executive board or council of the member association and consequently will be reported to its general assembly;

13. The member association and its officers undertake to abide by and observe the provisions of the FIFA Forward Development Programme Regulations, of FIFA circular letters, and the decisions of the FIFA standing committees;

14. The member association undertakes to not use funds deriving from this application for paying fines, penalties imposed by any authority or any court decisions, or settling litigations.

On (date)

in (city)

On behalf of

President

General Secretary

FOR FIFA MA SERVICES USE ONLY APPLICATION NO.

Received Controlled Evaluated Approved

Date

FIFA MA Director

REMARKS