Funding for Sport

Maldon District Council's Community Grant Scheme

The Community Grant Scheme provides a source of funding aimed at improving the quality of life for the residents of the Maldon District. For more information and to apply click here.

Awards for All

Awards For All is a small grants scheme which enables clubs/organisations to apply for between £500 - £5000 of Lottery funding. The scheme provides primarily revenue funding for example to fund coaching or training courses, publicity materials, equipment, start up costs and volunteers expenses.  For an application form call: 0845 600 2040 or take a look at www.awardsforall.org.uk

Football Foundation

The Trust provides financial help for football at all levels, from national stadia and FA Premier League clubs down to grass-roots development.  For more information on the Trust's grant regimes, please call 020 7534 4210 or email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk or www.footballfoundation.org.uk

Foundation for Sport and the Arts

Foundation for Sports and the Arts has around £60 million annually to donate to sport and arts organisations. Grants have been given to a wide range of projects. Information, including details of the criteria for the allocation of funds, is available from 0151 2595505

National Governing Bodies

Some National Governing Bodies have their own grant schemes.  It is advisable to check with the governing body for your sport to ascertain whether

(a)       they offer grant aid

(b)       they know of other funding sources for your sport.

For contact details of your NGB take a look at the Sport England Website www.sportengland.org or contact your Local Authority SDO.

National Lottery

Lottery funded capital projects range across the whole spectrum of sports facility provision, from local to international, with priority given to projects that benefit the whole community.  Revenue funding is available to elite-level sportsmen and women to assist with training, coaching, travel and so on.  Information on how to apply to the Community Projects Capital Fund is available in the booklet 'Thinking of applying to the Sport England Lottery Fund'? which can be obtained by telephoning the Lottery Line: 08457 649 649  or take a look at the Sport England website www.sportengland.org.

Revenue funding applications are invariably made through the appropriate governing body for your sport.

Sports Aid

Sport Aid grant aids elite sportspeople who are of international competition calibre in their sport.  Help is given for costs of training, travel and coaching incurred while preparing for competitions.  The Sports Aid Charitable Trust offers grants to young people to develop their talents and to sportspeople with a disability.  For information on the application process, contact 020 7387 9380 or email: enquiries@sportsaid.org.uk  or www.sportsaid.org.uk

Sportsmatch

This is a government initiative, which aims to improve the quality and quantity of business sponsorship at the grass-roots level.  Every pound put up by a new business sponsor starting from a minimum of £1,000 has the potential to be matched on an equal basis.  For further information contact 020 7273 1942 or www.sportsmatch.co.uk

Trusts & Foundations

Apart from those listed, there are no major charitable trusts and foundations which specifically fund sport.  However, sport related applications may be considered by particular trusts or foundations if they also meet the organisation's criteria for financial aid.

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING

Not all sources of funding are directly related to sport, some are linked to regeneration/community development, whilst others are linked to health and education

·        European Funding

There is a wide range of funding available from the European Union, these are diverse and can be awarded to projects in fields such as culture, Education and training, social affairs and transport.  There are no specific schemes for sport.  However funding has been awarded to vocational training schemes with a sporting element.  For further information contact the Government Office in your region, the telephone number of which can be found in your local Yellow Pages.

·        Rural Funding

This scheme provides grants that benefit the rural communities they emphasise upon development. Grants are available towards partnership projects, they can support sport projects if evidence proves a need, and grants can be used for specific officer posts and development funds. For more information please contact The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) on 01223 713900

·        New Deal

New deal is part of the Governments welfare to work strategy. It gives people the chance to develop their skills and experience to help them find work. www.newdeal.gov.uk/

·        Commercial Sponsorship

There are a number of key commercial sponsorship guides, some of which may be available at your local library.  Some companies may be more willing to assist with clothing and equipment or other in kind help rather than money. 

The following publication is a standard reference work, which may be purchased via the publisher or should be available at any large public library:

ISBN 1-900360-82-9

Charities Aid Foundation Directory of Grant-Making Trusts 2001-2002

London: Directory of Social Change; 2001

Price: £75

Details are given of the objectives of each trust, their finances, the type of grants and target beneficiaries.

Alternative Sources of Funding

Funder	Details
NLCB (Community Development Grant Programme) 2nd Floor, Elizabeth House 1 High Street Chesterton CB4 1YW 01223 449000 Application Hotline 0845 791 9191 www.nlcb.org.uk	National Lotteries Charities Board awards grants for capital works for village halls. The community development grant funds projects that help people to become involved in activities that improve the communities' quality of life. Although you do not need to be registered to apply, you do need a constitution showing that your group is established for charitable, philanthropic or benevolent purposes.
Wren Wren House Manor Farm Bridgham Norwich Norfolk NR16 2RX 01953 717 165 www.wren.org.uk	Wren are the distributors of the landfill tax credit scheme.  Your community has to be 10 miles from a landfill under the scheme and your project have access to the whole of the local community. Type of projects they have funded in village halls include –extensions, roofing, toilets, disabled access, interior decoration and refurbishment. They will fund up to 90% of the project.
Dulux Community Projects Officer PO Box 343 London WC2E 8RJ (enclose 60p SAE)	Apply by April every year to receive free paint to decorate halls
Lloyds TSB Foundation C/0 Lloyds TSB bank 16 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UP	Has fund which it allocates to projects which support local communities and helping people improve their quality of life. Fund community centres and facilities
The Carnegie Trust UK Comely Park House Dunfermline Fife KY12 7EJ	Offer grants to widen the use of village halls as centre for services for the community.
Nationwide Foundation Nationwide House Pipers Way Swindon SN38 2SN 01793 457183	Forms available from local branches or from address detailed.  Makes grants to charitable organisations whose aim is to improve quality of life and range of opportunities for those in needs, promote social inclusion and achieve real sustainable benefits to communities
Goaldiggers Charitable Trust C/o NFPA 25 Ovington Square London SW3 1LQ 0207 5846445	Makes small grants for kickabout areas for children and young people. Voluntary / community group must be registered as a charity.
The Foundation for Sports and Arts PO Box 20 Liverpool L9 6EA 0151 259 5505	Offers help for adventure type play projects for children.
B&Q You Can Do It Community Wards 0845 6011888 www.diy.com	Awards aim to regenerate local areas, giving new life to buildings and landscapes used by local communities.
New Opportunities Fund Heron House 322 High Holburn London WC1V 7PW	Fund community access to life long learning and healthy living centres.  If your hall development is considering a health visitor room or an IT facility, both for access to the whole of the local community, then this grant scheme maybe suitable.
ProHelp – Anne Scott / Gary Towers Business in the Community   Dawn Greenwood, Peter Newman: 01638-663272	Prohelp is a network of professional firms which will provide professional support and information free of charge to voluntary groups in their area. Members include surveyors, solicitors and will undertake feasibility studies and surveys.
Tesco Charitable Trust 01992 632222	Will award grants for playing fields and grounds
Sportsmatch Scheme The Institute of Sports Sponsorship Warwick House 25 –27 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0PP 020 7233 7747	Available to any constituted community organisation involved in sport which has attracted potential sponsorship from commercial organisation. The Scheme will match any donation over £1000
The Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust Estate Office Milton Park Peterborough PE6 7AH	Fund community development projects.
Charles Hayward Trust Foundation Hayward House 45 Harrington Gardens London SW7 4JU 020 7370 7067	Supports organisations that are promoting good practice and adding value to existing community services. Grants are £1000 - £50,000. Priority areas are the elderly and under fives, with standard priority for village halls and recreational grounds.
Environmental Action Fund Environmental Action Officer DETR Zone 6/G9 Ashdown House 123 Victoria Street London SW1P 6DE 020 7944 6553	Will fund constituted community groups who promote sustainable living. This includes education of sustainability, projects leading to efficient use of energy, water or other resources, encouragement of waste minimisation, promotion of living that safeguards biodiversity.
National Grid Company 02476 423608
The Percy Bilton Charity 0208 579 2829
English Sports Council (Sport England) 0345 649649 www.sportengland.org	Lottery Sports Fund Funds projects designed primarily to improve opportunities to actively take part in sport.  Projects where the total eligible cost amounts to under £5,000 are encouraged to apply via the Awards For All programme.
Princes Trust 18 Park Square East, London, NW1 4LH 020 7543 1234 info@princes-trust.org.uk	Aimed at helping disadvantaged young people aged between 18 – 30.  Provides low interest loans and grants to projects such as training costs for sportsmen and women with disabilities.
Sports Aid Foundation 020 7387 9380	Voluntary organisation which supports amateur talented sportsmen and women.
National Playing Fields Association 020 7833 5360	Has specific responsibility for acquiring, protecting and improving playing fields, playgrounds or places where they are most needed.  Only available for developing facilities on fields owned by the NPFA.
County Playing Fields Association 020 7833 5360	Offer small grants and low interest loans to clubs providing and improving sports facilities.  Sports equipment loans are also available.
Education Authority Grant	Bursaries are sometimes awarded to help with travel and training costs for individual athletes.  Contact your local PE teacher for more info.
Sports Coach UK 01132 744802	Has a limited number of grants for coach education.
Arts Council of England 14 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3NQ 020 79736590	Funds Arts Capital projects that bring art to all sections of the community.  Grants must be for a minimum of £100,000.
Heritage Lottery Fund enquire@hlf.org.uk www.hlf.org.uk 020 79516044	Provides grants for historic buildings that are of benefit to the community.  In particular buildings at risk and projects that find new uses for old buildings
Millennium Fund The Millennium Commission Portland House Stag Place London SW1E 5E2 020 78802030	Provides grants for projects that will make a substantial contribution to the community.
Royal Society for Nature Conservation seed@rsnc.cix.co.uk www.rsnc.org 0870 036 1000	Grants for up to £100,000 for sustainable development projects including transport.