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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council: Sports Facility Minor Grant

Archived Community and neighbourhood development Community development Health, wellbeing and sport Sport and physical recreation Newry, Mourne and Down Large (over £60,000) Medium (up to £60,000)

Overview

Funding Available

Threshold: £7,500 - £37,500; 75% match funded by Council (project total value between £10,000 - £50,000).

Aim

Applicants must deliver projects which will support and maintain the capital infrastructure of a Sports and Recreation facility.

Objectives

  • To provide match funding to support capital infrastructure of Sports and Recreation facilities in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
  • To provide contributions of up to 75% of the costs, towards match funding of Sporting and Recreation capital infrastructure schemes proposed by the sporting, community, and voluntary sectors.
  • Projects must deliver Capital Infrastructure Projects that are in line with the Council Sport Facility Strategy and the Council Play Development Strategy which can be downloaded from www.newrymournedown.org

All project activity must take place from 1st April 2021 and be completed by 31st March 2022.

Eligible Costs

  • Repairing and updating existing structures e.g.: heating upgrade, replacement flooring, windows, kitchen or energy efficiency upgrades.
  • Essential Professional and Technical Costs associated with capital building works.
  • Other Professional fees.
  • Contingency costs (based on actual costs incurred)

The Council will only consider one application per organisation for either Sports Facility Capital or Sports Minor Works (applicants can not apply to both).