The ICC has allocated 422,000 US dollars for the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) from its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP). The aim of the allocation is to develop more competitive teams among its full, associate/affiliate members. The allocation was decided during the second of the four board meetings of the ICC and IDI held in Dubai on April 16 and 17. ICC Development International, also referred as IDI is the commercial arm of the cricket's governing body. The world body said in a statement that the ICC introduced a TAPP fund of 12 million US dollars in January 2012 to help develop more competitive teams at the highest level by targeting the lower ranked full members and higher ranked associate/affiliate members for assistance. The statement added that the funding for the Afghanistan Cricket Board is for the development of the National Cricket Academy in Kabul and is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions. As per the statement, the Board had previously received applications and made awards to Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland, Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Netherlands), New Zealand Cricket, West Indies Cricket Board and Zimbabwe Cricket.