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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Forwarding Centre of Excellence Fund | Applications Open 2022/23 (Round 2) from Office of Sport<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Lucy Pentony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Office Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Quad 1, Level 2, 8 Parkview Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ph: (02) 8736 1256<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Email: <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Web: <a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=279 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.9062in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70"><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=99 height=71 style='width:1.0312in;height:.7395in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image002.png@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70"> <img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70" alt="ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo - small"> </span><img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image004.png@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Office of Sport <infrastructuregrants@sport.nsw.gov.au> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 1 November 2022 9:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Centre of Excellence Fund | Applications Open 2022/23 (Round 2)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=layout><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><a name=body></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=650 height=650 style='width:6.7708in;height:6.7708in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70" alt="Image removed by sender. Centre of Excellence Fund Applications Open eDM"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span 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style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=650 style='width:487.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;float:left'><tr style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td valign=top style='background:#EAF8FD;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%' id=ec1f2d838f611cb9><tr style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:24.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Applications now open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td></tr><tr style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td style='padding:0cm 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>The Centre of Excellence Fund aims to improve talent identification and development pathways and community engagement for sporting codes through the provision of integrated high-performance training, administration and community facilities.<br><br>The Fund’s focus is on creating functional, flexible and future proof facilities that are inclusive and meet the needs of all user groups including women and girls, people with disability, First Nations peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.<br style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr style='-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz63604c7bbdbb4895Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=202 height=42 style='width:2.1041in;height:.4375in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image006.png@01D8EDE3.0CADDE70" alt="Find out more and apply"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Important dates</span></strong><br>Applications open: Monday 31 October 2022<br>Applications close: 1pm, Monday 5 December 2022<br>Outcomes advised: February 2023 onwards <br><br><br>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Infrastructure Grants Unit | Office of Sport</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><a href="mailto:%C3%82%C2%A0infrastructuregrants@sport.nsw.gov.au"><span style='color:black'>infrastructuregrants@sport.nsw.gov.au</span></a> 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