Funding 4 Sport - May E-news

Funding 4 Sport - May E-news

Funding Streams

Sport England Investment Fund

The Improvement Fund will award grants worth £150,000 to £500,000 into sustainable projects with a clear local need. It bridges the gap between Iconic Facilities fund which invest in large-scale, multi-sport facilities and Inspired Fund which supports small-scale community projects.

The Fund will support projects that deliver capital improvements through new build, modernisation or refurbishment.

Up to 2017, the Improvement Fund will invest £45m of National Lottery funding into medium-sized projects that will improve the quality and experience of sport. This is being distributed via five funding rounds of £9m per annum.

To find out more click here; http://www.sportengland.org/funding/improvement_fund.aspx

Community Sport Activation Fund

Round 2 of the Community Sport Activation Fund opens on 7 May.

The Community Sport Activation Fund is a £40 million Lottery revenue fund developed to support grassroots activity at a very local level, projects could be for up to three years and the grants will range from £50,000 – £250,000 with partnership funding required.

The kinds of projects we expect to fund include:

Activities reflecting a broad range of sports
Informal opportunities which could lead to regular participation
Multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of choices and opportunities to suit them
Family orientated activities with a focus on 14 plus age group
Local activator roles that focus on directly organising and delivering new opportunities for participation.

To find out more click here; http://www.sportengland.org/funding/csaf.aspx?dm_i=EFR,1DXP2,38P6S3,4PH69,1

The Co-operative Community Fund

The Co-operative Community Fund gives grants to community projects between £100 and £2,000 are awarded to community, voluntary, or self-help groups to run projects that meet the following criteria;

address a community issue
provide a good long-term benefit to the community
support co-operative values and principles
ideally be innovative in its approach

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

Contact: Community Fund, New Century House, Manchester, M60 4ES

Help line: 0844 262 4001 or email: community.fund@co-operative.coop

Visit the website to find out more and download the application form.

BBC Children in Need Open to Applications

Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK that are supporting children and young people of 18 years and under who are experiencing disadvantage through:

Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
Any kind of disability
Behavioural or psychological difficulties
Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

The following levels of funding are available:

Main Grants of over £10,000 are available to support projects for up to three years. There is no upper limit but very few grants over £100,000 are made and most grants are for much less.
Small Grants of up to £10,000 are available for one year.

To find out more click here; http://www.funding4sport.co.uk/2013/05/02/bbc-children-in-need-open-to-applications/

The People Millions

People’s Millions Fund is now open for applications with a deadline of noon Monday 13 May. Up to £50,000 is available for local community based projects that will improve local places and the lives of people in your community.

To find out more click here; http://www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/

SportScotland Legacy 2014 Active Places Grants

SportScotland has distributed the first grants from the £10m Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund to 24 community projects across the country.

The grant enables groups to develop and revamp sports and fitness facilities in the lead up to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

A total of £1.2m has been awarded to projects in 15 local authorities.

Projects that received funding include £38,000 for Edinburgh’s Leith Links to develop tennis and petanque facilities and Children in Edinburgh, which will receive £87,900 for tennis and cycling in the city.

The closing date for the next round of applications for the fund is 1 July.

To find out more click here; http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/sportscotland/About_us/What_we_do/Places/Invest/legacy_2014_active_places_fund/legacy_2014_active_places_fund

Glasgow 2014: Commonwealth Games £4m celebration fund opensA £4m fund has opened to allow people around Scotland to mark the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The Celebrate scheme will offer Lottery funding of between £500 and £10,000 to arts, heritage, sports and community groups to hold one-off events.

These can focus on the games themselves or Scotland’s links to the 71 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

To find out more click here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22351489

Funding News

Sports Club Survey

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is running a sports club survey asking:

What impact did the Games have on your club?
Are you being affected by local authority cuts?
Have you got access to affordable and quality facilities?
What support would you like from the sector and from Government?

By completing the survey you be entered into a draw to win a range of goodies from £500 of sports equipment and £250 travel vouchers to a free gliding lesson.
In addition to being entered for the prize draw every club who completes the survey will be offered a free audit from Utility Aid to find out if you can save money on your bills.
You can take the online survey now, where all of the instructions and the full list of prizes can also be found. Please note the survey will close on Monday 1st July 2013.

Sports Funding and Research

When applying for funding, research is key to demonstrating that there is a need for your project and that if successful in your application that the funding you are applying for will make an important impact.

Recently a number of research has been released that may help you and your organisation when applying for sports funding. These are shown below;

New tool estimates death and illness caused by inactivity

Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for death and disability in the UK. New statistics released shows that lack of physical activity could cause as many as 36,815 premature deaths in England each year.

This data is part of the new Health Impact of Physical Inactivity (HIPI) tool that estimates how many excess deaths and cases of certain diseases could be prevented in each local authority in England, if the population (aged 40-79) were to engage in recommended amounts of physical activity.

The tool enables users to see current levels of physical activity in their local populations and estimates the impact of increased physical activity on four disease areas. These include breast cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes and coronary heart disease.

For further information and to access the HIPI tool visit; http://www.funding4sport.co.uk/2013/04/25/new-tool-estimates-death-and-illness-caused-by-inactivity/

New briefings highlight activity benefits and cost savings

These two new evidence briefings are designed for anyone working in the field of physical activity and health. Both documents make the case for using physical activity to improve quality of life across the population.

Making the case for physical activity

This document explains the health and social benefits of physical activity. It summarises evidence that can be used to convince commissioners, policy makers, partners and funding bodies to support physical activity programmes.

Economic costs of physical inactivity

The purpose of this document is to provide physical activity and health professionals, commissioners and policy makers with the key facts to help build an economic argument for the need to decrease levels of physical inactivity within the population.

To find out more click here; http://www.funding4sport.co.uk/2013/04/24/new-briefings-highlight-activity-benefits-and-cost-savings/

Health behaviours through life course – new report

This report is the first of a series of twice yearly surveys which track core health behaviours, their interactions and influences and how these vary across key life stages.

Key physical activity findings

Just over half (53%) of the adults surveyed had not done at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity in the previous week.
Parents and those aged over 75 were the least likely to have done 150 minutes or more of moderate physical activity in the previous week.
Almost all adults said they had done at least one form of physical activity that made them breathe faster than usual in the last week.
Nine in ten adults agreed that there were ways that they could be physically active without having to go to the gym or do organised sport.
Of the young people surveyed 68% had not been moderately active every day in the last week. This was particularly prominent among females aged 15-17.
Activity levels tailed off significantly among the older age groups. Over two thirds (68%) of the over 75s were not doing 150 weekly active minutes.

To find out more click here; http://www.funding4sport.co.uk/2013/04/24/health-behaviours-through-life-course-new-report/

Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet – England, 2013

The latest NHS Information Centre statistical report presents a range of information on obesity, physical activity and diet in England. Drawn from a variety of sources, the report includes information on the levels of physical activity among children and adults, as well as levels of sedentary behaviour, participation in a range of activities and perceptions towards physical activity.

The main physical activity statistics in this report are taken from the most recent Health Survey for England (2008). Other sources of physical activity information include the latest Taking Part Survey (2012), National Travel Survey (2011), Active People Survey (2012), PE and Sport Survey (2010) and other health and fitness surveys.

To view key findings on this click here; http://www.funding4sport.co.uk/2013/04/23/statistics-on-obesity-physical-activity-and-diet-england-2013/

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