Love Rowing Grant
Overview
They would like to invite applications that align with Love Rowing’s core areas which include;
- Young people from low socio-economic backgrounds
- People from ethnic minority backgrounds
- People with a disability or long-term health condition
Find out more about how to develop projects targeting these audiences in their top tips. Remember people are people, and everyone is unique, therefore they don’t always fit in boxes. They look forward to seeing applications that have considered the needs of people across these target audiences.
- Top Tips for Projects for Young People from Low Socio Economic Backgrounds
- top tips for projects for ethnically diverse communities
- tips for projects for disabled people and people with long term health conditions
What are they looking for
- They are keen to fund projects aligned to their mission of transforming lives through rowing.
- They are less motivated by big numbers of participants if their experience of rowing is a one off or short lived.
- They know the transformative power of rowing is more likely if people have opportunities to keep rowing. If your project aims to introduce new participants to rowing, please tell them in your application how you will support them to transition to row regularly.
Grant applicants need to tell them what difference and impact they will make through the delivery of the project to open the doors to rowing for new communities and positively impact on people’s lives. There are various ways rowing can make a difference. Think about how your project can make an impact and how you would measure this.
These are areas they would like you to consider:
- How will your project tackle the under representation of our target audiences in rowing?
- How will your project improve the perception of rowing being an inclusive sport?
- How will your project improve participants’ physical health and well being?
- How will your project improve participants’ mental health and well being?
- How will your project improve life skills such as teamwork, resilience, self-discipline and leadership?
- How will your project improve participants’ self-confidence and independence?
- How will your project reduce social isolation and improve social cohesion?
- How will your project improve education attainment?
Please do not tell them what you think they want to hear, and they do not expect each project to make a difference in every aspect.
Additionally...
Applications should give them confidence that the project will be a success.
They want to know that this project has been informed by need, with careful consideration and planning.
The project delivery needs to start in 2025, and therefore they are looking for applications for projects that are ready to deliver, and have mitigated any risks that may prevent the project from taking part.
Furthermore, they are keen to support projects that are not one-off. It is important to Love Rowing that this project leads to sustainable change. They would like to understand if the whole club or organisation is behind the project and its long term sustainability. This includes understanding how it will be financially sustainable in the long term.
Review their Grants Policy to ensure you understand the expectations of your organisation in preparing to apply to Love Rowing for a grant.
For previous successful grant applicants, visit here.