Funding sport in the community sets out how Sport England will focus their investment on grassroots organisations and projects that can deliver the key outcomes of their overall strategy – ‘grow, sustain and excel’; Sport England Strategy
From April 2009, they will be accepting applications to these four funding streams worth a maximum of £45 million per year:
• Up to £30 million will be invested via regular themed funding rounds that meet specific needs of community sport
• £7 million will be available in small grants of between £300 and £10,000 to support sporting projects across England
• £3 million will be distributed through Sportsmatch, enabling community clubs to make the most of the funding they receive from the private sector by matching that investment
• £5 million will be invested, through a new Innovation Fund, in projects that identify and pilot new ways of promoting and supporting grassroots sport.
To find out more click here; Funding Sport in the Community Press Release
To view the Funding Sport in the Community Strategy click here; Funding Sport in the Community Strategy
CCPR Policy Update; CCPR Policy Update
