Before you consider applying for a grant, you need to be sure
that your organisation and your project are suitable for
funding.
Please read the following to get an
understanding of the types of organisations and projects that
we are looking to support . If you have not already done
so it is useful to complete the Pre-Application
Checklist as this will give you a firmer steer as to
whether the Small Grants Programme is for you. If you have any
queries then you can always call us on 08458 508 508, or email
funding@sportengland.org
Organisations – Who can apply?
Small Grants can fund formally constituted
not-for-profit organisations and
statutory bodies. This might include sports clubs, voluntary
organisations, local authorities,
schools or governing bodies of sport. We will
not fund an individual, sole trader or partnership,
organisations established to make
profit or organisations not established
in the UK.
You will need to have a
written constitution or governing document which should
contain a clear not-for-profit statement and charitable dissolution
clause. Your membership should be open to all sections of the
community and your governing committee should include at least
three non-related and non-cohabiting members. Your application and
supporting documents should show us that your organisation is
appropriately governed. More information can be found on our
Good
Governance Guide.
If your organisation is a branch of a larger organisation, you should confirm that you are
sufficiently independent of them. If you do not have your own
committee, bank account and constitution you will need the support
of your parent organisation, which must
accept overall responsibility for the award.
Projects - What do we want you to
achieve?
Our mission is to get more people playing more
sport more often. We want to create a sporting habit for life and
we have set a number of key outcomes within our 2012-17 strategy.
We want all applications to tell us how they help deliver
these strategic outcomes:
a)
An increase in the proportion of 14-25’s playing sport once a
week
b) A
growth in regular (once a week) participation for all those aged
14+
c) A
reduction in drop off at ages 16, 18, 21 & 24
d) Growth in
participation by people (aged 14+) with a disability.
If your project is focused on delivering sport
to people aged 13 and under you will need to demonstrate how it
directly supports our objectives. Different sports have different
requirements and the age at which participation begins to drop off
can be earlier in some sports compared to others.