Tourism Development Fund: Grant to Jersey Squash Association

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A decision made 23 February 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2017-0006
Decision Summary Title :	Tourism Development Fund – Approval of (up to) £15,000 grant to support the Jersey Squash Association		Date of Decision Summary:	7th February 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Executive Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Tourism Development Fund – Approval of (up to) £15,000 grant to support the Jersey Squash Association		Date of Written Report:	7th February 2017
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt Article 25 (1)
Subject: Tourism Development Fund – Approval of (up to) £15,000 grant to support the Jersey Squash Association with the hosting and promotion of the European Team Championships 2017 and European Junior Tour Event 2018.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the award of a grant, subject to contract and conditions, from the Tourism Development Fund of (up to) £15,000 to the Jersey Squash Association to support the hosting and promotion of the European Team Championships 2017 and European Junior Tour Event 2018.
Reason(s) for Decision: Following a recommendation by the Tourism Development Fund Advisory Panel, the Minister approved the award of a grant, subject to contract and conditions, from the Tourism Development Fund of (up to) £15,000 to the Jersey Squash Association to support the hosting and promotion of the European Team Championships 2017 and European Junior Tour Event 2018.
Resource Implications: The grant will be made from the Tourism Development Fund, which has sufficient resources to cover the grant. There are no further manpower or resource implications.
Action required: The Minister to instruct the Assistant Director to issue the Grant Agreement in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)