Deadline: 16-Mar-23
If your organization runs sports-based projects to support socially disadvantaged communities in Paris? Then you can apply for Nike Community Impact Fund support in the amount of 5,000 to 10,000 euros.
The pervasive lack of physical activity disproportionately impacts the most disadvantaged communities. People from underprivileged backgrounds have even less access to play and sport, and often simply fewer opportunities to be physically active. This is even more the case for girls and disabled children and youngsters.
However, they know that sport and physical activity have a positive impact on social inclusion and health, and also boost an individual’s confidence and social skills. That’s why the Nike Community Impact Fund (NCIF) provides financial support to local programs of non-profit organizations that promote active and inclusive communities in the Greater Paris.
Funding information
- From € 5,000 up to € 10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Any non-profit organization that can serve in their access to sport and strongly rooted in the local communities in the greater Paris can apply. Only projects that target disadvantaged children and youngsters (7 – 18 years) with a special focus on girls and/or disabled to support inclusion and to provide social added value through sport, play or physical activity are eligible for funding. Commercial projects will not be considered for this call.
- Partnerships between sports clubs and other institutions and initiatives are an added advantage. Applicants may be in partnership with a school or local authority. However, schools and local authorities cannot apply independently.
Selection Criteria
- Project Objective. The project must be a concrete initiative by a non-profit organization strongly rooted in the local community of the Greater Paris. The initiative uses non-competitive sport-based activities focused on movement play and life-skills to increase participation in sport.
- Accessibility. The project explains how it makes or intends to make its own infrastructure and activities accessible to the target group. This can be about different aspects such as spatial accessibility, registration fees and material costs, registration procedures, opening hours, teaching methods, etc.
- Timing. Implementation must run over a period of min. 1 month to up to 12 months and start in September 2023 at the latest
- Sustainability. The project must have a clear focus on long-term impact. It must either be embedded into an existing long-term project framework or kickstart a new project that has the potential for continuity.
- Monitoring & evaluation. The project must result in tangible and measurable results proving its contribution to increasing participation in sport.
- Community collaborations. Project applications involving additional community partner organizations beyond the lead implementing organization are welcome.
- The organization must act with ecological awareness.
- Multiplier effect. Special attention will be given to projects that have a showcase character and can be replicated elsewhere and / or have an inspirational effect on other organizations.
For more information, visit King Baudouin Foundation.