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Encourage Sponsorship with matched funding from Sportsmatch
Designed to encourage new or additional sponsorship investment from businesses, trusts and private individuals, Sportsmatch, funded by Sport England, offers pound for pound matched funding to sporting stakeholders for projects that encourage sports participation at grass roots level. All projects applying in 2008/09 will need to ensure that their project is able to spend and deliver their entire grant funding by 31 March 2009. Your project may be a revenue scheme or, in limited cases, a capital project. Sponsorship may be in cash or in-kind. View key points from menulink. Apply online via www.sportsmatch.co.uk and telephone support is available from Sport England on 08458 508 508.
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National Sports Foundation Funding Opportunities in 2008/09
The NSF, which is funded and administered by Sport England, is responsible for levering new and additional private investment into community sport in England, and will continue to do this by matching new and additional private investment of £50,001 and above, on a pound for pound basis. There is £7.67 million available in the NSF Open Pot in 2008/09. Eligible organisations with suitable projects and private investment commitment are encouraged to submit applications for funding at their earliest convenience. Applications will be assessed on a first come first serve basis. This will ensure that the benefits of the funding are received at the earliest opportunity. It is anticipated that the level of applications will exceed the funds that are available; therefore not all eligible projects are likely to receive funding. View key points via left menu and visit www.nationalsportsfoundation.org for more information.
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Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Development Programme
An innovative collaboration between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Sport England (SE), the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and the Local Government Association (LGA) aims to bring with it flexibility to encourage creative approaches to enhancing swimming facilities and increasing participation in physical activity and sport by members of the local community, especially those aged 60 or over and those aged 16 or under. The Prospectus sets out arrangements for applications from Local Authorities under the Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme 2008-11 for improvements to publicly accessible swimming pools in local authority or maintained school ownership. The Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme is intended to address some of the needs of the swimming stock in England as part of the Government’s Free Swimming Programme. Click here to view prospectus, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), funding and design guidance, and information on how to apply for funding.
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Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowships
Individuals can now apply for 2009 Fellowships from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust which aim to provide the opportunity for British Citizens resident in the UK to conduct projects overseas and, in the process, learn about the life, work and people of other countries. Every year the Trust awards some 100 Travelling Fellowships to individuals from all walks of life, from the broadest of backgrounds regardless of educational or professional qualifications, and from all over the UK. For 2008 the average grant is £5300 to cover all travel expenses for a stay overseas of 4-8 weeks (minimum 4 weeks), but it can be longer. The application categories for 2009 include sport, adventure, the arts in secondary schools, business and manufacturing in the engineering industry, environment, food and rural affairs, mental health care, science and technology, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic injuries, writers and journalists people between 18 and 25 with a worthwhile project to benefit the UK community and their personal development. This could be you! Travel and living expenses are all paid for. View further details of fellowships and the work of the Trust, and details of the 2009 Categories. For more information visit www.wcmt.org.uk . The closing date for applications is 14 October 2008.
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MARS Refuel gives consumers the opportunity to give their sports club a 'leg up'
The MARS Refuel Fund, which launched on 1 July and runs until 31 December 2008, has up to £10,000 to donate each month, with a maximum of £500 per applicant. The MARS Refuel Fund is offering support with anything from equipment costs, to improving training grounds and club houses. Applications can be made online at www.marsrefuel.com. Applicants must be 12 years or over and only one application will be accepted per person, club or organisation.
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Social Enterprise and Sport
What is social Enterprse and what is its relevance to sport? Sport England South West has produced a bulletin to help all partners in the region understand the potential of social enterprise models in delivering financially sustainable sport activities and the context for social enterprise in the UK. To access the bulletin click here. |
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Grow, Sustain, Excel
Sport England Strategy 2008-2011
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The local details and numbers you need to get in touch
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For other sources of funding, click here
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Lottery Consultation
We are now consulting on potential changes to the way we distribute National Lottery funding. The consultation is aimed at anyone interested in National Lottery funding for sport, including members of the public, Lottery grant beneficiaries and professionals and organisations working within sport. This is your opportunity to influence the way in which we distribute around £45 million a year of National Lottery funding which can make a real difference to the future of sport in England. In particular, we want to use the consultation to understand your views on:
- How we use our National Lottery funding in the best way to create a world-leading community sport system
- How we can improve our application and award processes
- If there are particular features of the current Community Investment Fund that you value
The consultation is open between Wednesday 25 June and Friday 12 September. Read more and share your views.
Sport, Physical Activity and Renewal Toolkit
Renewal.net have published a section in their sport, physical activity and renewal sport toolkit. The new section, Physical activity and educational attainment, identifies that physical education, sport and physical activity can contribute towards raising educational standards and aspirations among young people and adults within both a school and community setting. However this contribution is not being fully realised in many renewal areas. This toolkit aims to raise the awareness of this and provide a starting point for anyone wishing to ensure that sport fully contributes to raising educational attainment in a renewal area.
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