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Published on Monday, 19 December 2011 21:26

High Performance Funding

The Athlete Carding Programme is designed to support athletes who have either demonstrated their ability to finish in the top 16 at the senior IAAF World Championships in Athletics and/or Olympic Games, or who have been identified as tracking towards a finish in the top 16 at a future senior IAAF World Championships in Athletics and/or Olympic Games.

Carded athletes who have demonstrated their ability to finish in the top 16 and who are on track towards reaching the Athletics New Zealand’s performance goals can access two types of funding support:

2. Championship/Discretionary Award - this is a supplementary investment
The Championship/Discretionary Award (CDA) will provide flexibility to compliment individual coaches and athletes needs above and beyond the core Performance Award. The CDA allows extra funds to be made available where it will make a significant performance impact. The CDA allocation will be determined by but not limited to:
- An athlete's carding level 
- The needs identified from the athlete's IPP
- Tracking towards top 16 finish for the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games in athletics
- HP priority of event area (in order: Throws/Distance - Combined - Relay/Jumps - Sprints)

Q. What can HP funds be used for? Your HP funds can be used for items which have a direct impact on your performance including but not limited to:
- Travel and accommodation for the athlete and coach to competitions
- Competition entry fees
- Equipment for training/competition (e.g. shot puts, javelins)
- Training competition shoes and spikes (athletes can get Asics pro price deal)  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for the order form
- Integria Healthcare supplements purchased through NZAS (email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  if questions about this)
- 2XU compression gear purchased through NZAS

* Your HP funding does not cover any other clothing (other than the 2XU compression gear mentioned above)

Q. What can HP funds not be used for? Your HP funding cannot be used on anything which does not have a direct impact on your performance including but not limited to:
- Athlete representatives or managers
- Music players or laptop computers
- Funding support for family members (ie. travel, accommodations, food) 
- Medical treatments that can be covered under service credits

- Unsure of what your HP funds can cover? Contact the  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
- Athletes/Coaches can check their High Performance funding balance, Performance Service credit balance, PEGs grant and Prime Minister's Scholarship funding allocation (if applicable) through the High Performance website.

Procedures for Reimbursement of HP Funds
Athletes and Coaches are required to fill out separate reimbursement forms.  To get reimbursed for costs relating to your High Performance funding you need to fill out the HP Reimbursement form.