Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The Mid Ulster District Council has launched the applications for its Sports Small Grant that aims to support recognised Sports Northern Island (NI) sports clubs (affiliated to their governing body of sport) to develop and promote their sports and recreation provision within their club and to seek to increase participation through a range of activity including the target groups; Women and Girls, People with Disabilities and Areas of Social Need complementing general sports development.
Funding Information
Amount: Threshold £1,500
Grant Eligibility Conditions
These conditions are applicable to applications made in all grant categories.
- Groups applying for a grant must be a not for profit constituted community or voluntary organisation with an annual AGM, individuals can apply to the sports representative grant only.
- Funding cannot be allocated for a project or venue where an existing SLA exists with Council for a project, building or facility.
- Groups will only be able to apply for a grant as per the categories, this is to maximise the funding allocation to as many groups as possible.
- The same project cannot be split across different grant categories.
- Statutory and ‘for profit’ organisations, activities and recipients (including activities that receive statutory core provision are not eligible for grant).
- Regional groups/organisations are not eligible to apply.
- Applications that are not completed accurately and in full will not be considered.
- Religious or political activity cannot be funded under any grant.
- All applicants must present a project that will take place within the Mid Ulster District Council area (except Sports Representative Grant as detailed within this section).
- Applicants must present a project that will be delivered between 1 April – 31 March each year.
- Evidence of good governance; including annual AGM, Group bank account, financial management practice, insurances, etc. will be required.
- Successful applicants will draw down grants retrospectively based on vouched expenditure, with procurement adhered to. Advance payments will be 50% up to £1500 and 25% up to £10,000 with final verification of all expenditure.
- Group recipients should not have a membership charge for its users accessing its community provision greater than £250.
- Group recipients should have no element of profit gain to any member or individual of its Committee.
- Local Community Festivals should be free for people to participate.
Criteria
Funding will also support activity in promoting lifelong participation in sport, health and wellbeing and the non-competitive side of sport that characterises the added value of what many clubs involve themselves in (eg Club Health Plans).
- Level of sports activity and beneficiaries
- Level of benefit targeting of Women & Girls, People with Disabilities & Areas of Social Need
- Contributes to promoting fitness and wellbeing and sports development
- Other general activity provided to the community to engage and increase participation
For more information, visit https://www.midulstercouncil.org/resident/grants/rolling-grants/sports-small-grant