Deadline: 30-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the William Colton Youth Sports Fund to support sports clubs, societies, or groups that deliver sporting activities that benefit the physical and mental health of young people between the ages of 5 and 21.
The William Colton Sports Fund was established in 2012. It is named after William Colton, a self-made rope and twine manufacturer who established his business in the mid-19th century in Leicester. William eventually became a city alderman and the family business is now a packaging materials distributor based in Loughborough.
Priorities
Priority to fund:
- Equipment;
- Training or coaching qualifications;
- Volunteer out of pocket expenses e.g. travel cost;
- Staffing, rental or hire costs that are clearly budgeted and only used for the project.
Funding Information
- Grants are available across Leicestershire and Rutland from £1,000 up to £3,000 and must be spent within a year of receiving the grant.
Location and Organisation Priority
- Sports Group and Organisations delivering sporting activities in areas of deprivation both urban and rural.
- Smaller organisations that have limited access to larger funds.
- Sports Group and Organisations delivering sporting activities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with priority given to applications delivering in the borough of Charnwood.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply if you operate in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland and are one of the following:
- Registered Charities.
- Constituted Community or voluntary groups.
- Companies Limited by Guarantee with charitable aims.
- Community Interest Companies
- Co-operatives – registered Community Benefit Societies and registered Industrial and Provident Societies
- Social Enterprises
- Friends’ organisations (PTFA’S) and Parish Councils (so long as proposed projects do not overlap with statutory / principle authority responsibilities).
- Faith based organisations (provided that the grant benefits the wider community and is not intended to influence people’s religious choices or to promote a particular belief system).
For more information, visit https://www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-funds/the-william-colton-youth-sports-fund-opens-august-1st-2021/