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The Community Investment Fund (CIF) is the National Lottery funding available from the nine regions of Sport England.
Sport England’s nine Regional Sports Boards make decisions about community funding (grants over £10,000) to projects in their region. In the West Midlands the Regional Sports Board has members with expertise from key sectors including: key regional agencies, sport, commerce, education and skills, health, regeneration, etc. When making investment decisions the Board looks for evidence that projects will help meet our aim of getting more people taking part in sport and active recreation.
Removal of CIF Bidding Rounds (November 2008)
The Regional Sports Board has agreed to remove, with immediate effect, the regional ‘bidding rounds’ process which applied to applications to the regional Community Investment Fund (CIF) programme through an open application route. This decision has been taken following the announced closure of the CIF programme by Sport England’s Main Board and the need to implement a nationally agreed process of closure.
Although the bidding rounds have been removed the regional CIF programme is still open to new stage 1 applications until 6 January 2009. Sport England West Midlands will continue to make decisions on applications currently in the pipeline, and those received prior to the formal closure of the programme, until all remaining CIF funds have been fully committed.
Information on the amount of CIF funding remaining can be found on the Sport England website and applicants are advised to contact to the regional investment team prior to submitting an application. Please contact Greg Ward (Investment Manager) on 020 7273 1794 e mail greg.ward@sportengland.org or Eve Hawketts (Assistant Investment Manager) on 020 7273 1804 e mail eve.hawketts@sportengland.org
Awards made through CIF
Following the approval of the Community Investment Fund (CIF) Investment Strategy in March 2007, Sport England has worked with partners to develop over 100 projects to increase and sustain participation in sport and active recreation. To date, projects with a CIF value of over £11 million are in development potentially delivering 180,000 new participants by 2011.
Please view the following documents that will explain how the West Midlands manage and distribute CIF:
An introduction to the Community Investment Fund in the West Midlands
Community Investment Fund: Investment strategy for the West Midlands
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Sport England West Midlands Community Investment Fund: Regional criteria – April 2007.
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Sub regional investment portfolios
The Regional Sports Board agreed that a more proactive and strategic approach to Community Investment Fund (CIF) investment was required together with a delivery model to bring forward high quality bids from partners. In line with other Sport England regions a sub regional portfolio model has been developed. This involves county sport partnerships (CSPs) and partner organisations developing a group of bids within a portfolio which is aimed at achieving strategic priorities at a sub regional and local level.
Please view more information on the sub regional portfolios
Please view more information on the funding process on the main Sport England website
Please see news on the latest CIF awards made in the region - read the news
There are some interesting case studies to view on funded projects - take a look
Further information can be obtained from Greg Ward, SEWM Investment Manager, tel 020 7273 1794 e mail: greg.ward@sportengland.org or Eve Hawketts, Assistant Investment Manager, tel 020 7273 1804 e mail: eve.hawketts@sportengland.org
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