{"id":31964,"date":"2025-03-01T11:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T11:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=31964"},"modified":"2025-03-04T06:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:54:35","slug":"fide-announces-enhanced-development-funding-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-announces-enhanced-development-funding-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE announces Enhanced Development Funding for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has launched its revamped funding programme on March 1, 2025, introducing significant improvements to its\u00a0Planning and Development Commission (PDC) funding guidelines<\/a><\/strong>. These changes aim to strengthen chess development worldwide while streamlining support for FIDE beneficiaries.<\/p>

Designating 2025 as the Year of Social Chess, FIDE is introducing additional funding opportunities for projects that demonstrate community impact. Organizations developing programs that integrate chess into social development initiatives may qualify for enhanced financial support.<\/p>

A major innovation is FIDE\u2019s new digital application process, replacing traditional paperwork with a comprehensive online survey. This modernized system, will be available on the PDC website<\/a><\/strong>, offering a more efficient application experience for all beneficiaries.\u00a0<\/p>

FIDE has also expanded its support network, recognizing three new affiliated members\u2014Isle of Man, New Caledonia, and Greenland\u2014which will now receive the same funding consideration as national chess federations. FIDE now requires affiliated organizations to maintain proper legal registration and dedicated bank accounts to qualify for funding support.<\/p>

A key procedural enhancement requires beneficiaries to participate in preliminary pitch meetings with FIDE before submitting funding requests. This strategic approach ensures better alignment between proposed projects and FIDE\u2019s development objectives.<\/p>

\u00a0\u201cThe 2025 programme represents a significant step forward in FIDE\u2019s development strategy,\u201d states Laurent Freyd, Chair of the Planning and Development Commission. \u201cBy modernizing our processes and emphasizing social impact, we\u2019re creating a more robust framework for chess development worldwide. We anticipate that these upgrades will help us build stronger partnerships and deliver more meaningful support to chess communities all around the world.\u201d<\/p>

The updated guidelines reflect FIDE\u2019s commitment to professional, transparent, and impactful chess development. Federations interested in applying for funding are encouraged to review the new requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has launched its revamped funding programme on March 1, 2025, introducing significant improvements to its\u00a0Planning and Development Commission (PDC) funding guidelines. These changes aim to strengthen chess development worldwide while streamlining support for FIDE beneficiaries. Designating 2025 as the Year of Social Chess, FIDE is introducing additional funding opportunities for projects that demonstrate community impact. Organizations developing programs that integrate chess into social development initiatives may qualify for enhanced financial support. A major innovation is FIDE\u2019s new digital application process, replacing traditional paperwork with a comprehensive online survey. This modernized system, will be available on the PDC website, offering a more efficient application experience for all beneficiaries.\u00a0 FIDE has also expanded its support network, recognizing three new affiliated members\u2014Isle of Man, New Caledonia, and Greenland\u2014which will now receive the same funding consideration as national chess federations. FIDE now requires affiliated organizations to maintain proper legal registration and dedicated bank accounts to qualify for funding support. A key procedural enhancement requires beneficiaries to participate in preliminary pitch meetings with FIDE before submitting funding requests. This strategic approach ensures better alignment between proposed projects and FIDE\u2019s development objectives. \u00a0\u201cThe 2025 programme represents a significant step forward in FIDE\u2019s development strategy,\u201d states Laurent Freyd, Chair of the Planning and Development Commission. \u201cBy modernizing our processes and emphasizing social impact, we\u2019re creating a more robust framework for chess development worldwide. We anticipate that these upgrades will help us build stronger partnerships and deliver more meaningful support to chess communities all around the world.\u201d The updated guidelines reflect FIDE\u2019s commitment to professional, transparent, and impactful chess development. Federations interested in applying for funding are encouraged to review the new requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[185],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-31964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fide-news","tag-fidepdc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31964"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32108,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964\/revisions\/32108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31964"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=31964"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=31964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}