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Funding AGENCIES National Sports Councils
Sport England - £5,000 plus; decisions made locally by 9 regional sports boards. It is important that any application meets the regional priorities and criteria. Website has easy to follow guidance notes. Project details can be submitted online using the enquiry form
www.sportengland.org/funding, or you can phone to discuss your idea on 08458 508 508. Excellent funding case studies. Smaller fund - Awards for All
www.awardsforall.org.uk - for grants between £500 and £5,000.
Sports Council Wales - Sportlot Capital, schemes over £5000, up to 70% of costs for voluntary organisations. Guidelines available on website www.sports-c
council-
wales.co.uk. Smaller Community Chest, up to £750 in any one year, and specifically mentions groundsmanship and ground improvements in the eligibility criteria. Tel: 029 2030 0500
Sports Council for Northern Ireland - Building Sport Scheme for capital projects which includes outdoor playing surfaces. Up to 85% grants available (95% if in a particular priority area). www.sportscouncil-n
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Sport Scotland -
www.sportscotland.org.uk. Funding primarily through local authorities and governing bodies. The National Strategy for Sport has 11 targets but no specific mention of improvement to or additional pitches. Delivery of the strategy is, however, heavily dependent on local authorities and others working in partnership to contribute to capital and revenue costs. Difficult to find what funding is available and to whom.
Irish Sports Council -
www.irishsportscouncil.ie. Funding is allocated to sports National Governing Bodies who have to apply each year for funding. Clubs, one assumes, have to apply to their respective sport's governing body. As an alternative the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism have a capital grant fund for sports and recreational facilities. Up to 70% grant (80% in certain disadvantaged areas); floodlighting, playing surfaces (natural and synthetic) are included in the project listings.
www.arts-s
sport-t
tourism.gov.ie
**NOTE FOR UK SPORTS CLUBS - without support from your sports' governing body it is very unlikely you will receive funding from your National Sports Council.
Commercial Funds
Sportsmatch - Government supported scheme to encourage local businesses to support grass roots sport. Matched funding available for approved projects.
www.sportsmatch.co.uk Tel. 44(0)207 273 1942
Sport Specific Grants FOOTBALL
The Football Foundation. Main funding schemes:- Capital Projects - Funding is available to refurbish or construct changing rooms, grass and artificial pitches and clubhouses for community benefit. Funds applications with a 50% target level of grant support but, in exceptional cases, higher levels of support, up to a ceiling of 90%, will be available.
Schools Capital Projects - Grants of up to £1m are available to primary and secondary schools across England, to build or modernise football pitches, changing rooms, floodlights or multi -use games areas, providing new opportunities for extending sporting provision for pupils and communities.
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