Funding
Contact Aileen Cubbon Development Officer -Sporting Infrastructure for more information on funding opportunities available.
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The National Lottery Awards The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. The awards recognise the difference these projects have made to people, places and communities across the country and celebrate the talent, hard work and dedication of those involved in their running. Reflecting the different types of projects that benefit from Lottery funding, awards are made under the following categories: Winners will receive a cash prize of £2,000 and will be determined by a public vote featured in a special BBC1 television show in the autumn. In addition, projects reaching the short-list stage will be showcased in local and national media, enabling them to share their success with people across the UK. The awards are open to anyone, individually or as part of a group, who has successfully been awarded and used Lottery funding for any type and size of project, which has benefited UK residents. Entries to the 2010 round of awards can be submitted from 11 January 2010. For more information, please see the National Lottery Awards website.
Sportsmatch is now open to applications for projects that will be delivered in the 2010/11 financial year.
Sport England's Sportsmatch programme makes awards to not-for-profit organisations running projects at a community level which meet one or both of Sport England's objectives of Grow or Sustain. Pound for pound matched funding of the sponsors' money is available for amounts ranging from £1,000 (£500 for schools) to £100,000. Projects must be delivered within a 12 month period, but spend and account for Sport England's contribution by 31 March 2011. Eligible sponsors include companies, private individuals and charities/charitable trusts providing a minimum of £1,000 (£500 for schools). Applications can be made at any time. Sportsmatch has also proved highly effective in persuading sponsors to continue sponsoring sport after their initial investment. In 2008, 63% of Sportsmatch sponsors said they would definitely continue to sponsor sport at grassroots level as a result of their involvement in the Sportsmatch scheme.
