PUBLIC POLICIES AND ITS INSTRUMENTS: A PERSPECTIVE ON FUNDING AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES

Abstract

Contextualization: The research starts from the conception that fostering, as a governmental action instrument observed as a public policy tool in sports, is not limited to encouraging private initiatives in isolation, but can be articulated as a strategic mechanism of induction, coordination, and legitimation of actions aimed at achieving fundamental rights through public policies. For this reason, it requires planning, proper formulation and implementation, as well as constant evaluation, as taught by the public policy cycle. In this sense, by integrating fostering into the various stages of the public policy cycle, it is possible to expand its impact, provide greater coherence to public decisions, and strengthen the link between programmatic objectives and expected results. The approach adopted understands fostering as a vector of institutional learning, promoting adjustments and innovations throughout the decision-making process, as well as encouraging intragovernmental cooperation between different levels and sectors of public administration in favor of the realization of fundamental rights.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze administrative fostering as a public policy instrument.

Methodology: Based on a qualitative methodology of a theoretical-bibliographic nature, the study mobilizes specialized literature on public policy theory and instruments of state action, seeking to understand the institutional arrangements that make fostering more effective and legitimate.

Results: For illustrative purposes, the study analyzes the "Programa Bolsa Atleta," instituted by the Federal Government, as a concrete example of a public policy that uses fostering to achieve constitutional objectives related to sports, social development, and the promotion of citizenship.