Sports Unlimited
Sport Unlimited is an innovative new youth sports programme which cascades funding to local communities via the county sports partnerships network. It’s targeted at youngsters who may have some interest in sport, but aren’t particularly engaged with community or club sport. The first step in the programme is to establish what sports young people actually want to do. Popular alternative sports include trampolining, climbing, free running (also known as parkour), BMX, street dance, skiing and horse riding. These sit alongside more traditional sports such as football, badminton and tennis, often repackaged or adapted to be more relevant to a younger audience. Local providers organise 10-week, high-quality Sport Unlimited taster sessions designed to inspire youngsters to sign up for longer-term participation in local clubs and in the community. We aim to get 900,000 young people along to these taster sessions, and want at least a third (300,000) to commit to their chosen sport once the 10 weeks are up. The first full year’s results will be available in summer 2009. The spirit of Sport Unlimited is captured by 14-year-old Chelsea, who talked to us during initial research. She was worried about looking silly in front of girls who were in sports teams at her school. After the taster sailing sessions she said: “It’s really fun… you make a lot of friends and get more confident. It really doesn’t matter if you’re a complete beginner, you learn along the way. It’s given me confidence not only in sport but socially and in school.” We’ve seen success across the country during the first year of the programme, Greater Sport, in Manchester, has run over 560 taster sessions featuring 45 different sports. In Bradford, a series of Saturday events were staged to encourage young Muslims to take up more sport. Sport England – Small Grants Scheme
The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport. For example, we might help a sports club expand its age range by helping it to buy extra team kit or pay additional coaching fees. Or we may help youth clubs work together with local sports clubs to get more young people playing sport. Who Can Apply?
It is open to any bona fide not-for-profit club or association, statutory body or educational establishment. Sport England will not fund individuals or organisations established to make a profit and distribute that profit to members. Thinking of applying for a Sport England Small Grant? Then read these guidelines to see whether your project is potentially eligible. • Awards are for amounts from £300 to £10,000
• The total project cost should not exceed £50,000
• Projects must be deliverable within 12 months and provide a monitoring report within 13 months of the date of the offer letter
• Projects must seek to increase participation in sport, sustain participation in sport or provide opportunities to excel at a chosen sport.
• Sporting outcomes must be the main focus of the project. Applications for projects using sport as a means to an end are acceptable, but there must be a clear sporting benefit
• Projects must be focused only on sports currently recognised by Sport England and delivered to beneficiaries based in England. How to Apply
You can submit an application through the Sport England website at any time. For more information and criteria for applying please visit the Sport England website on www.sportengland.org
Sport England - Active Women
Women in disadvantaged communities and women caring for children under 16.
Sport England’s themed rounds of National Lottery funding tackle gaps in sporting participation, to complement our other funding programmes. S.E are planning to run up to three themed rounds in each year of our current funding strategy. If you wish to apply to the Active Women Themed Round, you must ensure that your project has a strong focus on one or both of our two highlighted groups. S. E will only fund those projects which directly address our objectives for this round. If your project is not appropriate to this theme it may be better suited for a subsequent theme or one of their funding programmes, such as the Small Grants Fund. How to Apply
The deadline for Active Women stage one applications is 5pm on 3 February 2010. The application process for all of our Themed Rounds of funding will be two-stage and competitive.
By competitive we mean that we will be assessing a group of projects addressing a particular theme – in this case women in disadvantaged communities and women with children – and identifying those which score highest against our assessment criteria, as opposed to working on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This approach is being adopted because we have limited funds available, and are seeking to achieve specific sporting outcomes with our Lottery funding, as explained in our strategy. This is a new and exciting approach for Sport England, and one which we believe will deliver maximum impact and value for community sport in this country. Stage one
From 11 November 2009, we welcome initial applications from organisations looking to receive funding from our Active Women Themed Round. This first stage of applications will close at 5pm on 3 February 2010. To ensure that the stage one process is effective and efficient, all eligible applications will be considered at a single Project Board meeting, and applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of April 2010. Applications will be assessed, and classified as one of the following: • Progression to development of full bid
• Rejection
• Conditional offer made (for small and/or exceptional bids).* *This will be the exception, and will be confined to small projects which are already fully developed. Certain conditions may be attached to any offer of funding, for example confirmation of funding from partners. If you are asked to develop a full bid, it means that, on the basis of the information you have supplied, you have demonstrated the project meets the basic eligibility criteria, and is likely to score well against our assessment criteria. However, it does not mean that you are guaranteed funding, and final bids are developed at the applicant’s own risk. If your application is rejected, you will receive formal notification of this decision, together with an explanation. Applicants are entitled to appeal the decision made. The criteria and details of the appeals process are available from Sport England on request. Stage 2
Final bids must be received by Sport England by 5pm on 16 July 2010. Bids received after this deadline will not be assessed. Guidance and support is available from Sport England on the development of a final bid. The documentation required at this stage will depend on the nature of your project, but is likely to include: • A detailed sports development plan outlining how the sporting opportunities will be delivered and how the project will deliver against Sport England’s strategic outcomes
• A detailed business plan including projected income and expenditure plans. It should be appropriate to the size of your project, and demonstrate the financial viability and sustainability of the project
• A marketing plan outlining how the proposed project will be publicised
• A schedule of milestones and deliverables to enable us to track the progress of your project. Confirmation, where appropriate, that the design complies with Sport England’s Design Guidance Notes is also required
• A description of how the project fits with the local authority’s sports strategies, if appropriate
• A risk register identifying the main risks your project will face and how you will deal with them. Projects will be assessed against the criteria for the programme, and successful bids will be those with the highest overall aggregate score. Interviews may also be used as part of this stage of the assessment process. Timescales & Deadlines
• Opening of Women’s Participation Challenge Fund for initial applications (11th November 2009)
• Deadline for initial applications (5pm on 3rd February 2010)
• Completion of initial assessment by Sport England (April 2010)
• Applicants develop full bids (April – 16th July 2010)
• Deadline for receipt of full bids (5pm on 16th July 2010)
• Notification of decisions (September 2010) The timescales above are based on our expectation of the likely number of applications. We have allowed a relatively short time to assess bids. If we receive a much larger number of applications than we anticipate, we may need to extend the assessment periods to ensure all applicants are treated fairly. If this happens, we will notify all applicants as soon as possible. Decision Making
The administration of this grant process will be undertaken by Sport England. Stage one applications will be assessed internally based on the criteria that have been developed in consultation with key national partners with expertise in this field. An expert advisory panel, under delegated authority from the Sport England Board, will help assess stage two applications, and make final recommendations. For any very large projects which are above the level of the relevant delegated authority, the final decision will be made by the Sport England Board. The expert advisory panel will include senior representatives from Sport England and organisations with specific knowledge of the themes applicable to this round. Further Information
For further information please check our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have a query on the Active Women Themed Round please contact Sport England on 08458 508 508. Sport England – Sports MatchSport England’s Sportsmatch programme makes awards to not-for-profit organisations running projects at a community level which meet one or both of Sport England’s objectives of Grow or Sustain. We do this through matching eligible sponsorship pound for pound, up to a maximum value of £100,000. We often receive more fundable applications than we have budget to support so we recommend you read all the information here to give your application the greatest chance of success. How does it work?
Sportsmatch supports formally constituted not-for-profit organisations and statutory bodies. This might include sports clubs, voluntary organisations, local authorities, schools, universities or national governing bodies of sport. If a sponsor gives £10,000 to its local rugby club to organise new coaching opportunities in the community, we could match that with a grant of £10,000 - thereby doubling the amount of money available to the club. We can match eligible sponsorship which has been given by an eligible company, trust, charity, or private individual. Sponsorship contributions can be either cash or in-kind, but in-kind sponsorship cannot consist of more than 50% of your total sponsorship amount. Projects can be supported by a maximum of five sponsors. More detailed information on sponsors’ eligibility can be found here. For more information please visit the Sport England website on www.sportengland.org Cash 4 ClubsSport in the community is about local people, local facilities, local groups and organisations working together to provide opportunities to enjoy sport. Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country. Cash 4 Clubs offers all sports clubs in the UK the chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000. It is a simple scheme aimed at giving community clubs a helping hand and provide the opportunity to raise the money they need to invest in their club. Cash 4 Clubs are now accepting applications for the next round of sports grants. The closing date for applications is the 12th February. For more information please visit the website on www.cash-4-clubs.com
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