Rio Tinto and Hafnarfjörður Sports Grants Award

Yesterday, the member clubs of ÍBH received a 11 million króna grant from Rio Tinto and the City of Hafnarfjörður for sports activities for under-18s. The amount allocated to each club is determined, on the one hand, by the equality incentive and, on the other, by the number of members who train regularly in the clubs.  The 2019 Equality Incentive Awards were received by the Hafnarfjörður Boarding Club for the largest percentage increase in girls and the Gymnastics Club Björk for the largest increase in boys. 

Grant awards since 2001

The allocation of sports grants for athletes under the age of 18 from member clubs of the Hafnarfjörður Sports Association (ÍBH) took place on Tuesday, 4th June, in accordance with an agreement between the Hafnarfjörður Sports Association (ÍBH), Rio Tinto and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður. A ceremony was held at the headquarters of Rio Tinto in Iceland in Straumsvík, where representatives of the clubs received the grants. The agreement between the Hafnarfjörður Sports Association, Rio Tinto and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður for the allocation of sports grants has been in force since 2001. The agreements have been made for three years at a time, and the most recent one is from 2017, ending at the end of 2019. Rio Tinto and the City of Hafnarfjörður each contribute 10 million per year to the partnership to support children's and youth sports in Hafnarfjörður. Today, the first grant of the year from the fund, or 60%, is being allocated for the number of members who train regularly in the clubs and for equality incentives, totalling 12 million. Applications were invited from ÍBH member clubs in April, and 12 clubs applied for support from the fund. 

The following organisations received support based on agreements and applications:

• Hafnarfjörður Gymnastics Club kr. 3,200,396.
• Gymnastics Club Björk kr. 2,347,683.
• The football club Haukar kr. 1,934,026.
• Hafnarfjörður Ski Club kr. 772,885.
• Hafnarfjörður Swimming Club kr. 761,999.
• Hafnarfjörður Badminton Club kr. 553,356.
• The Riding Club Sörli kr. 404,585.
• Hafnarfjörður Dance Sports Club kr. 368,300.
• Golf Club Keilir kr. 302,985.
• Sailing Club Þytur kr. 232,228.
• Sports club Fjörður kr. 76,200.
• Hafnarfjörður Boxing Club kr. 45,357.

The 2019 Gender Equality Incentive Awards were awarded to the Hafnarfjörður Chess Club, kr. 500,000 for the largest percentage increase of the gender that was underrepresented (girls), and to the gymnastics club Björk, kr. 500,000 for the largest increase in members of the gender that was underrepresented. (boys).

We sincerely congratulate the member associations!