Comic Relief: Levelling the Field UK

Overview

Applications are welcome for a minimum of £30,000 and a maximum of £250,000, over a period of between 12 and 36 months.

They are encouraging a variety of different types of projects. This could be a pilot for an innovative piece of work or the continued development of a proven piece of work. Funding is available for project delivery, research, or for a campaign.

Eligibility

They will only accept applications from organisations working in partnership.

The partnership must include a track record of working with women and girls, and using sport as a tool for change.

There must be one lead organisation which must have at least one partner, however they expect both/all partners to play a role in project delivery.

They will require the lead organisation to upload a partnership agreement for each partner as part of the application process.

More detail is provided in the guidance notes with the application form.

There is no minimum / maximum turnover for applicant organisations.

Outcomes

They are looking for creative solutions which influence, motivate, and inspire women and girls to break down the barriers that prevent them reaching their full potential. Organisations may address the many challenges faced by women and girls in different ways. All proposals must use sport as a tool for change in their approach.

• Proposals must work towards the overall outcome of inspiring women and girls to reach their full potential. In addition, proposals must work towards a minimum of one of the following outcomes:
• Reduce gender stereotypes that have a negative impact on women and girls – the use of realistic role models may be appropriate
• Increase social inclusion of women and girls – please note that proposals must focus on more than just bringing women and girls together
• Increase opportunities for women and girls to access education, employment and training – these may, or may not be within the sport industry
• Improve the leadership skills of women and girls – equipping women and girls with the skills to become leaders, in the setting appropriate to them
• Tackling violence against women and girls – enabling women and girls to live free from harm, and with access to crucial support

Proposals must be targeted, and do not need to address all of the above outcomes.

They also appreciate that men and boys can be part of the solution. They welcome applications that include work with men and boys, however the main focus of the work must be change for women and girls. They are more likely to prioritise applications which are targeting the most vulnerable and marginalised groups, rather than women and girls as a general cohort.

Sport for Change

They know that taking part in sport leads to an increase in self-esteem and self-confidence for most people and for this initiative, they are making the assumption that this underpins all programming. However, for this programme they want proposals go above and beyond confidence building and to demonstrate how sport can be used to achieve positive social change. Proposals to this initiative will need to demonstrate wider social outcomes and not just focus on increasing female participation in sport.

For more information on their approach to Sport for Change click here

For more details see the website