The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 108 A TOOL TO STRENGTHEN THE POSITION OF SPORT IN SOCIETY AND SUPPORT SOCIAL INNOVATORS THROUGH SPORT AREAS COVERED BY THE ENDOWMENT FUND The four main areas covered by the endowment Initiatives that combine sport and culture fund are: qualify for support from the endowment fund. • Sport to improve health The endowment fund prioritises supporting projects in deprived areas that are carried out • Sport to improve education and citizenship for the benefit of people who are not involved • Sport to improve inclusion, integration, in sport and/or in a vulnerable position. solidarity and equality The fund helps Paris 2024 realise its desire to strengthen the position of sport in society • Sport to protect the environment and support access to sport for all. OBJECTIVES OF THE MAIN SUPPORT TOOLS ENDOWMENT FUND The endowment fund has three main objectives: The endowment fund provides three forms 1. Encourage, identify and fund social of support to leaders of social innovation innovation projects that harness sport and projects that harness sport: show great potential • It enables the leaders of the chosen projects to use the Impact 2024 signature to enhance 2. Help project leaders (the sporting movement, their initiative. local authorities and associations) to design, • It provides shared and individual support in close implement and assess the impact of these projects collaboration with the leaders of each chosen 3. Highlight and raise awareness of these project based on their specific needs to design, projects to encourage similar efforts implement, ramp up or replicate a project. and showcase the social impact of sport • It provides financial support to project leaders.