The Community Investment Fund is now closed to new Stage 1 applications.
For information on Sport England’s new funding programmes, please click here to read our funding strategy, Funding sport in the community. Please call 08458 508 508 should you require further information.

If you submitted a Stage 1 application before 5pm on 6 January 2009 your submission will be assessed and you may be asked to complete a Stage 2 application. If so, the below resources should help you complete your application.



 
Achieving Your Goals

1.01 Describing Your Project (78 Kb)
1.02 Sports Development Planning (120 Kb)
1.03 Your Project (78 Kb)

Making It Happen

2.01 Child Protection Guidelines (82 Kb)
2.02 Get Equipped (48 Kb)
2.03 Finding Funding (54 Kb)
2.04 Working Together (85 Kb)
2.05 Developing Junior Sport (57 Kb)
2.06 Employing Someone (68 Kb)
2.07 Volunteers (80 Kb)
2.08 Managing and Staging Events (58 Kb)
2.09 Organising Leagues and Competitions (71 Kb)
2.10 Building a Sports Facility (72 Kb)
2.11 Promoting Your Project (78 Kb)
2.12 Managing Your Project (148 Kb)
2.13 Measuring Performance (88 Kb)

Templates

A.Sports Development Planning (205 Kb)
B.Management Plan (131 Kb)
C.Testing Your Assumptions (43 Kb)
D.Financial Planning (208 Kb)
E.Staffing Plan (44 Kb)
F.Working With Partners (43 Kb)
G.Volunteers Role Description (62 Kb)
H.Child Protection Policy (82 Kb)
I.Model Constitution (55 Kb)

Technical Design Notes

Sources of funding (100 Kb)

For all other technical guidance notes please go to the Facilities Guidance section