Funding Updates
February is here so why not take a look at our latest Funding Updates, including a fund to help Storm Ciara victims and The England Rugby Families Fund Project.
Be sure to check out our funding page for more funding opportunities here.
Funding
Sport England’s new fund to help Storm Ciara victims
Amount available: Up to £5,000
Deadline: Unspecified
Suitable for: Organisations with facilities, pitches etc.
Description: Storm damaged pitches and facilities could be back in use sooner than expected thanks to Sport England’s new emergency flood relief fund. The grants could typically be used to restore grass pitches, to repair and decontaminate flood or wind-damaged clubhouses, replace damaged electrical systems or dredge blocked drains.
England Rugby Families Fund Project
Amount available: C£11.5k (roughly 1/2 days a week for the duration of the project March 2021) with additional reasonable expenses.
Deadline: 19th February 2020
Suitable for: Sports Clubs, Charities and Community Organisations
Description: The England Rugby Families Fund Project is looking for ‘Local Experts’ who offer a community service link and/or rugby club link to partner with to deliver on seven new sites. The project will find innovative ways to engage with teenage young people from lower socio-economic communities and their families, and provide opportunities for them all to become active through the rugby club.
Amount available: Various – based on need and merit
Deadline: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Suitable for: not-for-profit organisations, voluntary or community clubs, registered charities, community interest companies, and more (please follow the link in the title to find out more)
Description: This Girl Can invite you to share your ideas of how to get more local women more active. They welcome ideas with a short-term focus as well as those which will provide longer-term support to help women achieve sustainable behaviour change.
BBC Children in Need – Small Grants
Amount available: Up to £30,000 over 3 years – up to £10,000 a year
Deadline: Monday 16th March 2020
Suitable for: Charities and Non-for-profit organisations
Description: BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential. To work towards this objective, BBC Children in Need are welcoming applications from charities and non-for-profit organisations for projects that help better the lives of children who need it most; ranging from illness and disabilities to behavioural difficulties and significant deprivation.
BBC Children in Need – Main Grants
Amount available: Over £10,000 per year
Deadline: Monday 4th May 2020
Suitable for: Charities and Non-for-profit organisations
Description: BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential. To work towards this objective, BBC Children in Need are welcoming applications from charities and non-for-profit organisations for projects that help better the lives of children who need it most; ranging from illness and disabilities to behavioural difficulties and significant deprivation.
Success Stories
At Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, we want to celebrate the successes of local clubs, groups, charities and individuals in receiving funding for worth-while causes.
Have you recently been successful in an application for funding? Maybe, you want to celebrate the benefit that a funded project has had on an individual or group through sport and physical activity? If so, let us know and we can include your stories in our next ‘Success Stories’ bulletin!
Please contact:
Georgia Phillips
Social Media and Digital Marketing Officer
07773 648531
gphillips@staffordbc.gov.uk
For more info …
This only provides a snap-shot of the different funding streams that can be accessed for sport and physical activity initiatives and projects.
Please follow the link here to our funding pages for more useful hints and tips as well as more funding streams that you can access.
For further information, please contact:
Ben Hollands
Partnerships Manager
07812 351083
bhollands@staffordbc.gov.uk