Deadline: 4-Oct-21
The Sport Northern Ireland (NI) is offering Building Better Sports Facilities programme to improve the capital infrastructure of sporting organisations across Northern Ireland.
Building Better Sports Facilities will invest in all aspects of a sports facility’s infrastructure with a view to improving operational efficiency leading to increased participation capacity.
Aims
The overall aim of the programme is to contribute towards the delivery of increased, inclusive and safe sustained participation in sport and physical recreation by meeting the following aims:
- To contribute to the modernisation of sports facilities across Northern Ireland;
- To respond to health and safety needs of sports facilities, including building resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic;
- To contribute to improved environmental sustainability of sports facilities across Northern Ireland;
- To contribute to improved access & inclusion at sports facilities with a particular focus on women/girls and people with a disability;
- To respond to facility improvement needs identified by sports as part of Sport Northern Ireland’s COVID-19 Engagement Survey (2020), through return to sport queries and other Sport Northern Ireland insights.
Funding Information
- The minimum award available is £5,000 and the maximum is £25,000 for any project.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organisations who either own or operate their own sports facilities:
- Sports clubs (affiliated to an Sport Northern Ireland recognised governing body of sport); and
- Community sports organisations.
For more information, visit http://www.sportni.net/funding/our-funding-programmes/building-better-sports-facilities/