SPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HERTS

Peter Simmons

Sport Project Officer

Herts Sports Partnership

KEY MESSAGES

• Multi funding streams• Some easy wins!• Do your homework• Understand funders’ objectives• Understand your club’s ability to deliver on

key agendas• Engage with the language• Seek help with applications• Persevere!

FUNDING OPTIONS

• LOCAL DISTRICT GRANTS• COMMUNITY SPORT NETWORKS• HERTFORDSHIRE GRANTS County Councillor Locality Budget

Herts Aspiring/Talented Athlete schemes• NATIONAL SCHEMES Awards for All

LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDING

• Community Grants (Most councils) Revenue & Capital grants from £500 to £10,000 Equipment, qualifications and venue hire

• Councillor Revenue Grants (Some Councils)

£250 for councillors to grant to ‘worthwhile cause’

• Young Athlete Grants (Most councils) Funding for travel, coaching or qualifications

• Coaching/Officials bursaries (Few councils)

50% of course costs

• Contact: your local authority website

COMMUNITY SPORT NETWORKS

• Coaching Bursary Schemes Active Broxbourne, Active Watford, Sport North

Herts

• Club Development Grants Up to £500 for local projects: Welwyn Hatfield,

Active East Herts, St Albans

• Contact: See Community Sport Network leaflet

HERTS COUNTY COUNCILLOR LOCALITY BUDGET

• 78 County Councillors have £10,000 to grant to community groups in their wards

• Amount allocated to individual projects varies• Sport has not obtained its fair share of grants • Less than 10% granted to sport• Apply to more than one councillor • Available until end March 2013. Further money in

2013/14• Full details available & application form from

www.hertsdirect.org/localitybudget

HERTS TALENTED ATHLETES PROGRAMME

• Talented athlete scheme for 13-18 year olds• Athletes at Regional/National squad level• Includes strength & conditioning, physiotherapy,

nutrition and sport psychology support• Scheme supported by University of Herts, Herts

County Council, Lea Valley Regional Park Authority and Herts is Ready for Winners

• Full details at: www.hertssportsvillage.co.uk/hertstalentedathletes/

• Contact: Sarah Grybowicz s.grybowicz@herts.ac.uk

COUNTY FUNDINGASPIRING ATHLETE SCHEME

• Supported by Hertsmere Leisure, Finesse Leisure, Stevenage Leisure, Sportspace (Dacorum) & Gosling Sports Park

• Free access to leisure facilities• Open to residents in Herts or member of

Herts Club• 11-28 year olds of minimum county standard• Simple application form• Contact: Local Leisure CentreNote: Some other leisure centres such as those

in Broxbournehave own scheme

SPORTIVATE

• Targets 14-25 year olds• Sessions outside school hours• Minimum 6 hours coaching• Emphasis on sustainability via club links• Need to demonstrate exit routes• £9k/annum for each local authorityContacts: Herts – Will Hollyer w.hollyer@herts.ac.uk www.sportinherts.org.uk Sport Development Officers at each Local Authority

AWARDS FOR ALL

• Lottery funded programme• £300-£10,000 for projects to improve your community – not

sport specific• Funds training: Coach& Officials’ awards needed as part of

club development plan• Disability & ‘difficult to reach groups’ focus• Funds to be spent in 12 months

Contacts: www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/index.html

There’s help out there..........

• Herts Council for Voluntary Service: www.hertscvs.org.uk • Herts Sports Partnership - Funding details in green section of

www.sportinherts.org.uk• Sport England – Funding Helpline 08458 508508

www.sportengland.org.uk/funding.aspx • Your NGB Development Officer - Herts/East• Funding4Sport: www.funding4sport.co.uk Newsletter available from £4.99

subscription• Funding Insight weekly e-magazine, Free subscription:

www.grantsonline.org.uk

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CONTACT DETAILS

Herts Sports Partnership

Sports Performance & Development Centre, Hatfield

Business Park, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9EU

Tel: 01707 281204 www.sportinherts.org.uk

Peter Simmons - Sport Project Officer

p.j.g.simmons@herts.ac.uk