The fund is part of the Disability Sports Master Plan (DSMP) 2024, and the target is to raise at least $10 million through corporate and private donors by 2030.
Donations will be matched dollar for dollar by the Government, and this fund could cover areas such as the purchase of sport equipment, transport support for programme participants and coaching fees.
The Enabling Sports Fund is one of 10 strategic moves under the DSMP 2024, which Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong announced on the sidelines of the Singapore Disability Sports Awards at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel on Nov 20.
He said: "This DSMP 2024 is not only about increasing opportunities for persons with disabilities to do sports, but also about including the wider community to learn about diversity and for them to, in turn, embrace acceptance, fostering closer and deeper partnerships in the disability space.
"We have heard our disability community's feedback and we know the needs are diverse, we know the experiences are different and to different extents, some more acute than others.
"So, we have done our best to ensure that these 10 strategic moves are broad and, as far as possible, all encompassing."
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