• Community Sport Activation Fund

    Sport England has announced that its Community Sport Activation Fund grant scheme has re-opened for applications.
    Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 are available to:

    • Sports clubs
    • Schools
    • Local authorities
    • Other not for profit organisations to support grassroots sports at a very local level.

    The fund will provide grants to projects that are based on local need and evidence.
    Activities that can be funded include:
    Informal sports opportunities which could lead to regular exercise
    Multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of choices and opportunities
    Family orientated activities with a focus on 14 plus age group; etc.
    Previous projects supported include:
    Hertsmere Borough Council, which received a grant of £162,750 for it’s Women and Girls Get Active in Hertsmere (WAGGAH) project and West Oxfordshire District Council which received a grant of £70,636 for its West Oxfordshire Disability Sport Project.
    The closing date for applications is the 20th April 2015.
    Click here for more information.

    Posted on 18th February 2015