The West Midlands region covers:

Birmingham  Coventry  Dudley  Herefordshire  Sandwell

Shropshire  Solihull  Staffordshire  Stoke-on-Trent  Telford and Wrekin

Walsall  Warwickshire  Wolverhampton  Worcestershire

Emailing the Sport England team based in the West Midlands
To contact a member of the team via email please adopt the format first name.last name@sportengland.org (john.do@sportengland.org)

The Community Investment Fund in the West Midlands from
2003 to closure on 31 March 2009
The West Midlands Regional Sports Board (WMRSB)* was the awarding body for this Sport England National Lottery fund up until December 2008. All decisions were set against the aims and criteria of the following strategies:

Sign up for sport: A regional plan for sport in the West Midlands 2004-208. Published October, 2004.
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An introduction to the Community Investment Fund in the West Midlands. July 2007

Community Investment Fund: Investment strategy for the West Midlands. April 2007

Sport England West Midlands Community Investment Fund: Regional criteria – April 2007

*The WMRSB was abolished on 31 December 2008.

CIF awards - decisions making from January 2009
Following the abolition of the Regional Sports Board on 31 December 2008, responsibility for determining regional awards over £100,000 has transferred to the Sport England Project Committee, a sub committee of the Main Board which meets on a monthly basis. Applications for £100,000, or less, are determined by the Regional Strategic Lead.

Sport England 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 (by 31 March 2009).

Applicants that have an queries are advised to contact the regional investment team - please contact Greg Ward (Investment Manager) on 020 7273 1794  email greg.ward@sportengland.org or Eve Hawketts (Assistant Investment Manager) on 020 7273 1804  email  eve.hawketts@sportengland.org.

To find out about funding from April 2009
For further information on new funding opportunities please contact the Sport England funding line on 08458 508 508.

You can also visit Sport England's main funding information page to view the latest information


Alternative language and format for material
All publications, downloads and website information can be made available on request in an alternative language, in Braille, in large print format or on tape. To request this service please call 08458 508 508.