Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support the sustainability of local sports clubs, thereby ensuring more people have access to local sports.
This year's focus is on supporting adult clubs. Funding will be offered to community groups that support over 18’s only, with an emphasis on 18-25 year olds.
Priority will be given to applications that:
- Increase participation in sport and/or physical activity for one or more underrepresented groups, including women and girls over 18, people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community or from lower socio-economic groups.
- Encourage people who would not usually engage in sport to take part, such as providing activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness.
- Address broader social issues for the local community, e.g., reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, homelessness, or connecting communities.
Priority will be given to groups based in areas of high deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation 1-3).
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and traditional sports clubs.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must:
- Be either registered charities or clubs with a structured governance and constitution.
- Demonstrate that they are using sport for wider social purposes and aiming to increase participation of adults from underrepresented groups. There is particular interest in reaching groups working in areas of higher deprivation.
Grant amount: Unrestricted grants of £2,000 are available (€2000 in Ireland).
The funding should be spent within a six-month period.
Application process: The guidelines and information on the application process are available on the Cash4Clubs website.
Deadline: Thursday 12 December 2024.
Contact information: Email: grants@sported.org.uk
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