Goalpost Safety - Provides funding for the replacement of unsafe goalposts. The Foundation will assist in funding half the cost of a pair of goals up to £1,500. Contact:
www.footballfoundation.org.uk
RUGBY UNION
Community rugby will be spearheading the Rugby Football Union's new strategic plan under a £14m cash injection for the sport over three years. The bulk of the money will be ploughed into facilities such as training pitches, floodlights and clubhouses via the Community Club Development Programme, the Rugby Football Foundation and the newly announced National Sports Foundation. The Rugby Football
Foundation itself provides two forms of funding - An interest-free loan Scheme of up to £100,000 and pound for pound provision called Groundmatch Grant Scheme, which is available for projects between £1,500 and £5,000. Recent grants have been awarded for pitch improvements, pitch drainage, pitch purchase and floodlights. Eligibility criteria and application forms can be found under Rugby Football Foundation on the RFU website
www.rfu.com
CRICKET
Funding available via the Community Club Development Programme. The ECB have identified 1,453 Focus Clubs nationwide. A Focus Club is one that has been identified for a clear strategic reason, and one that is committed to long-term junior development. Each Focus Club will be expected to meet certain criteria in return for ECB resources. There are a number of priority areas including fine turf (pitches, outfields, drainage and grass practice) and non-turf pitch/net systems. Information on
www.ecb.co.uk in the Development section.
LAWN TENNIS
It is not made clear on the website
www.lta.org.uk but, as tennis is one of the 4 Band A sports (with football, cricket and rugby union) selected by Sport England, clubs will have access to funds via the Community Club Development Programme. There are guidance notes on planning facility projects and how to
access funding, but no specific information or advice on priorities or projects suitable for funding.
BOWLS
Grants purely for greens improvements are difficult to find and, if any have been awarded, it is likely to be from a local funding source. Greens improvements are generally encompassed in an overall project to improve a park or sports facility. As such, funding has been sourced from local community agencies, local authorities, National Lottery Awards for All fund.
GOLF
There are examples of funding, from local and national agencies, for environmental projects such as the creation/enhancement of wildlife areas. Funding is available for woodlands management and development
www.forestry.gov.uk. The Royal & Ancient's Golf Development Committee have a reconditioned greenkeeping machinery programme, but examples on the website only show funding overseas
www.randa.org
RUGBY LEAGUE
Funding is not available from the governing body, but guidance is given on suitable funding sources such as the sports councils' capital and community schemes, local authorities and Sportsmatch.
RACING
Horseracing Betting Levy Board.
www.hblb.org.uk The Board supports a continuing programme of improvements with interest-free loans from its Capital Fund. High priority projects include improvement of the track, working areas (such as weighing rooms, stableyards and hostels). Financial support is also allocated each year to promote Research and Development projects designed to improve the horse welfare and related infrastructure at racecourses. Projects are proposed for funding by the Jockey Club Racecourse Committee. Grants approved in 2005/06 include support for a project to establish racecourse watering best practice at £10,000 a year for four years which started in 2002.
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