Sport England Launches £3 Million Fund to Tackle Inactivity

Sport England has announced that it has grants totalling £3 million available to fund projects that tackle inactivity and economic disadvantage.
Grants will be made to projects that use sport and physical activity to support positive social change for communities and individuals in lower socio-economic groups.
Three levels of funding will be available:

• £2 million will be available (Level 1) to provide grants of between £25,000 and £500,000 to support activities which benefit those who have little take-home pay, some qualifications and are in employment. Beneficiaries will typically live very ordered lives but find it hard to build physical activity into their lives, or they feel being active is just not for them.
• £1 million (Level 2) will be available to provide grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 to support activities which benefit those who are far less likely to have a steady income, or any income at all, and who live less ordered lives with additional challenges.
• £150,000 (Level 3) will be available from across the two other pots, to provide small grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to support smaller scale activities which benefit both types of beneficiaries. Expressions of interest will be accepted from a wide range of organisations including non-sports organisations that have not worked previously with Sport England.

The closing date for submitting Expressions of Interest is the 6th November 2017.
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Posted on 26th September 2017