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NGB Investment Review 2009-2013
Sport England is reviewing the way it funds sport’s national governing bodies (NGBs) to make sure its investments are focused on driving up participation.
Sport England currently funds 31 priority and development sports for the four-year period (2005-2009) through Whole Sport or One Stop plans. These contain a range of measures including participation, volunteers, coaches and elite performance. Following changes in the sporting landscape and responsibility for elite performance moving over to UK Sport in April 2006, Sport England is reviewing the way it funds NGBs for the period 2009 - 2013. The approach has been agreed with the Minister for Sport.
Derek Mapp, Sport England’s Chairman, has written to the chief executives of affected NGBs outlining new proposals that will see funding delivered, wherever possible, through the organisation’s nine regions. There will also be a national pot of funding to NGBs to ensure they are resourced to provide the infrastructure necessary to increase and sustain participation in their sports (including funding for talent pathways within the sports).
New investment criteria will be used that draws on data from both the Active People and Taking Part surveys to identify sports that can significantly contribute to existing and sustaining participation in community sport. It is envisaged that between 20 to 30 sports will benefit from this funding stream. The new criteria, which will be agreed by the Main Board of Sport England,Sport England will then work with NGBs to make sure the new process is carried out smoothly and efficiently.
In principle investment decisions will be made by September 2008 to allow NGBs to manage any changes resulting from the decisions. New funding for 2009-2013 will be finally awarded in April 2009.
Those NGBs that are not eligible for this funding stream will be able to apply to other funding streams, for example the Community Investment Fund. |
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