The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS):
- decides on the types of sport included in the «Youth and Sport» programme, its individual target groups and the criteria for supporting these target groups;
- decides on the criteria for recognising the providers of «Youth and Sport» courses and camps;
- decides on the requirements for the loan of equipment and regulates the cost charged;
- decides on the study courses and the study and examination fees for the Swiss Federal institute of Sport;
- issues regulations on the administration of third-party resources;
- decides on the provision of federal contributions towards sport-related research projects.