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Funding programmes

Funding programmes and case studies
There are currently a number of different funding programmes operating in the North East

Click on the link to find out out more about each one.

Community investment Fund
Capital projects
Awards for All
Building schools for the future
Design guidance notes

Sources of Funding

Community investment Fund
Community Investment Fund is a valuable source of open funding available to all and we are dedicated to making the process as clear and simple as possible. This document not only provides vital information about the fund but also essential advice to boost your chance of success if you consider applying.
document to download.pdf

As we cannot finance every project, proposal or idea priority will be given to projects that most closely support the objectives laid out in the North East Plan for Sport and Physical Activity. We have produced a list of qualifying criteria which will help you assess your own project's chance of success. (162kb)

Awards for All
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Westgate Community College, Newcastle successfully applied to Awards for All for funds to establish an after school netball club, indoor athletics link with local primary schools and basketball coaching at Newcastle Arena. The awards have encouraged more children to be involved in these sports in this vibrant multi-cultural environment.

On target
An award of £4,257 to Green Lane Archery Club, Ashington paid for new equipment, coaching, transport and hall hire for this newly formed club. The club provides coaching opportunities for people with disabilities and the new equipment has allowed members to reach higher standards, with some now hoping to represent the area.

What is Awards for All?
Awards for All is a lottery small grants scheme for local community projects wanting anything from £500 to £5,000. The aim of the programme is to fund projects that will involve people in their local community. Awards for All can fund a variety of projects: Sports, Arts, Heritage, Education, Health and Community. To apply call 0845 600 2040 for an application pack or visit the Awards for All website website

Some awards include

Newcastle Dragons Basketball Club applied to Awards for All for a start-up grant of £5000 to create new opportunities in basketball for a largely ethnic minority group.
Alnwick Pride (Women & Girls) RFC received £3200 to establish a new rugby club for women.
The sport of new age kurling is promoted by Kurling Development Group Tees Valley based in Stockton who were awarded £4728 to pay for 'come and try it' sessions throughout the area for disabled and non-disabled people.
Action for Blind People in Sunderland promote the well being of partially sighted young people. A £5000 award will be used to allow them to permanently establish a sports club called 'Actionnaires' after running a six month pilot scheme.

If you have any queries about the scheme, please give the Regional Awards for All team a call on 0191 2551111

Building Schools for the Future
The Building Schools for the Future programme is a major Government initiative that will see £2.2bn allocated to education authorities in the UK for 2005-2006, with the promise of more to come in future years.

In the North East, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside local education authorities have been included in the first wave. Middlesbrough LEA was successful in being included in Wave 2 and Durham LEA within Wave 3. It is anticipated that a significant proportion of this funding will be used to improve sport facilities in schools and that these facilities will be accessible to the local community outside school hours.

Design guidance notes
It is a requirement that any facility receiving funding from Sport England adheres to Sport England's Design Guidance Notes. These cover a range of subjects and you can download them from the Sport England website
Design guidance notes index

Sources of Funding

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