Funding Opportunities – July 2016
SASSOT’s ‘ACCESS Across Staffordshire’
The funding scheme has been established to encourage and support the development of new projects that particularly target under-represented groups. This round of funding will make grants of up to £2,000 available however projects will be require to provide 30% match funding (cash or in-kind) of the total project costs.
Big Lottery Fund
Celebrate with Big Lottery funding
The Big Lottery Fund is calling on local groups and organisations of all shapes and sizes to apply for funding, between £300 and £10,000, to hold events or activities that will bring people together and celebrate what makes their local community special.
This opportunity comes as a survey* by the Big Lottery Fund found that given the chance, more than 40 per cent would like to celebrate their local history, and more than two fifths (43 per cent) of those aged 16 to 24 would celebrate their local culture, art or music. The research also revealed that more than half (63 per cent) of people asked reported that they have never or cannot remember ever coming together to celebrate with their local neighbourhood.
In response to these findings the Big Lottery Fund is putting people in the lead to come up with their own ideas on what they would like to celebrate, and what kinds of events they could host to bring all corners of their community together.
The Celebrate programme is the perfect opportunity for people to showcase and enjoy something important to their community, be it an iconic building, a precious landscape, a unique service or a community hero. There will be £5 million available in total across the UK.
To be eligible, applicants must be part of a constituted group which has its own bank account. The Big Lottery Fund welcomes applications from voluntary or community organisations, schools and statutory bodies, particularly those who have never considered the Big Lottery Fund as a potential source of funding. Organisations are encouraged to submit their applications early to avoid disappointment as once funds have been allocated, Celebrate will close to new applications.
For more information or to apply for a Celebrate grant please visit: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/celebrateengland. View the full press release
Sport England
Survey on funding opportunities and applications
Sport England has recently launched its new strategy “Towards an Active Nation” which will help deliver against the five health, social and economic outcomes set out in the Government’s Sporting Future strategy. As part of our commitment to putting customers are the heart of what we do we are seeking the views about our application process. We want to learn how we can make our information and application form more accessible and make the process of applying for funding as straight forward as possible. We would therefore be grateful if you could spare 15 minutes to tell us about your experiences of applying to Sport England, another funder, or have simply been put off from applying for funding from any grant maker previously.
The survey is anonymous but please feel free to get in touch with us you would like to expand on any answer or simply wish to discuss the funding process with us. You can email us on mailto:funding@sportengland.org or call on 0345 8508 508. Access the survey
Fundraising examples
England Athletics teams up with Sponsorise.Me! England Athletics is excited to announce they have formed a partnership with sports dedicated crowdfunding platform Sponsorise.Me. Crowdfunding is an innovative way for athletes or clubs to raise funding from a large number of people, all pledging relatively small amounts of money. In exchange for their financial contributions, supporters receive unique rewards (a training session, a signed shirt, a picture, etc.) from the athlete raising the funds.
Since their launch in 2013, Sponsorise.Me has become Europe’s leading sports crowdfunding platform, helping more than 1,000 athletes and clubs reach their targets.
England Athletics members (from the grassroots through to more elite level) can use Sponsorise.Me to raise funds for a range of projects: equipment, costs associated with training, transport costs, competition related costs, accommodation, etc. View the full news item
England Boxing (28 June 2016) 5 tips for crowdfunding success In April 2016 England Boxing teamed up with sports crowdfunding platform Sponsorise.Me to provide clubs and boxers up and down England with an innovative funding solution.
Crowdfunding is an alternative way of funding your boxing projects by raising funds online from a large number of people all pledging relatively small amounts of money.
In this article, Sponsorise.Me provide you with tips to succeed in your fundraising. View the details
Sports Coach UK – Funding Opportunities for Coaching
Download the interactive PDF to see funding opportunities in the UK for coaching and ten tips for successful funding.
Aviva Community Fund
The Aviva Community Fund offers support and funding for projects to help enhance local communities.
Put forward a project for a local cause and you could get funding of up to £25,000.
The Aviva Community Fund opens on 13 September 2016. Find out more