Funding Opportunities – 12 Sept 2017
Sport England Funding – Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Who we’re supporting
We’re seeking to reach two different lower socio-economic groups:
- £2 million will support larger projects from £25,000 up to a maximum of £500,000. This will be to fund projects aimed at inactive people who are in employment. They will be ordinary people and families who sometimes, or often, struggle to make ends meet. They can find it hard to build physical activity into their lives, or feel being active isn’t for them.
- £1 million will support projects between £25,000 and £100,000. This will focus on projects aimed at inactive people who are far less likely to have a steady income, or any income at all, and face more extreme disadvantage. They may also be facing other challenges, such as being at risk of offending or dealing with substance misuse.
[Note: Sport England has set aside 5% from the overall £3m budget of Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding for small awards between £1,000 and £10,000]. Download our prospectus Funding surgeries
We are running six dedicated Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding surgeries together with Sported and StreetGames to support organisations interested in applying for funding. These funding surgeries are being held during September and October at the following locations [booking now open]:
Middlesbrough – 27 September 2017
Wolverhampton – 3 October 2017
Expressions of interest Applications for projects over £25,000 will follow a two-stage process. Initially, organisations will need to complete an expression of interest. Following assessment, successful organisations will then be asked to provide more information. Submit an expression of interest
Small award applications If you’re thinking about applying for a small award for between £1,000 and £10,000, you will need to follow a separate, more streamlined, one-stage process as outlined in our Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Awards guidance.
Submit a small award application
Expressions of interest for awards greater than £25,000 and applications for a small award will need to be completed and submitted by 5pm on 6 November 2017. View all the details
Department of Health and Public Health England
VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund 2017-18: Social Prescribing
The fund is part of the health and wellbeing programme. Each round focuses on a specific theme. The theme for this round is *social prescribing.
We are inviting applications to set up a new social prescribing scheme or to support the expansion of an existing scheme.
Through this programme, the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England are working with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to promote equality, address health inequalities and support the wellbeing of people, families and communities.
The deadline for completed applications is noon on 21 November 2017. Access the information pack and application form *Note: Social prescribing is generally understood to be an intervention through which people are supported to access non-medical services in the community. Examples include: befriending, art classes and exercise classes, but a wide variety of activities can be included.
Aviva Community Fund Launches on 12 September – closes 10 October 2017
Aviva Community Fund launches on 12th September gives community projects, including those working in sport and recreation, the chance to win funding that will change lives. Community projects of all sizes have the chance to win, with four funding levels, ranging from up to £1,000 to up to £25,000. To be eligible, your project must enrich the community, making positive changes to people’s lives in one of these four categories:
Health and wellbeing – The health and wellbeing category aims to help people take control of their physical and mental health. This is the category for any project linked to physical or mental health, sport, outdoor pursuits or anything of that nature.
Skills for life – The skills for life category aims to help communities and individuals improve their lives by learning useful new skills, particularly digital ones. Projects in this category can help people of all ages – from schools to groups for older people – develop skills to make their lives easier or more fulfilling. Community support – The community support category aims to help communities make their surroundings and aspects of their life sustainable. From regeneration projects to local support groups, this category offers support for anything that is important to your wider community, including community events. Inclusivity – The inclusivity category aims to help projects bring people together, no matter what their faith, colour, gender, abilities or sexual orientation. Projects in this category will help build relationships and develop closer ties within the community. This year the first 200 projects in the £1,000 funding level who reach 1,000 votes will automatically get £1,000 (subject to due diligence checks). Application deadline is 10 October 2017 View the details
Club Matters – How to write a winning bid
You have a great idea and you need some money to help make it happen. We know applying for funding can be daunting, especially if you have not done it before, but we hope this guidance will help you, not only with an application to Sport England but in other bids you may make.
Morrisons Foundation Charitable Grants
The Morrisons Foundation provides grants towards projects undertaken by registered charities. If you’re seeking funds for such a project, click on the below link to start your application. We believe that good projects come in all shapes and sizes so we’re not limiting how much you can apply for, though we do ask that your project benefits people’s lives in the UK.
There is no specific grant amount that can be applied for Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis – find out more
Sport & Recreation Alliance
Navigating the tax system – Charitable sports clubs
Many sports clubs are registered charities, a status which provides similar benefits to the CASC scheme in terms of tax and giving.
Charitable status is different to CASC status. Charities are regulated by the Charities Commission and clubs seeking charitable status must meet a number of criteria in order to become a registered charity.
For more information on registering as a charity see the guidance here.
Benefits
The key benefits of CASC status include:
- 80% mandatory business rate relief (and up to 100% relief where local authorities apply additional discretionary relief);
- Gift Aid on individual donations to the club;
- Exemption from Corporation Tax on profits from trading income if less than £50,000 per annum and;
- Exemption from Corporation Tax on profits from property income if less than £30,000 per annum.