Sport NI: Active Awards
Archived
Black and minority ethnic
Communities
Gender equality and sexual orientation
Health promotion
Health, wellbeing and sport
People with disabilities
Social inclusion
Social welfare and poverty
Sport and physical recreation
Young people (13-25)
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
Fermanagh and Omagh
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
Funding Limits
Eligible groups can apply for grants from £1,000 – £10,000.
Who can apply?
- Governing Bodies of Sport (recognised by Sport Northern Ireland)
- Sport Clubs (must be affiliated to a Governing Body of Sport recognised by Sport Northern Ireland)
- Charities
- Parent Teacher Associations
- Community/Voluntary Groups
Sport Northern Ireland’s Active Awards Programme seeks to prioritise the development of projects which contribute to addressing the continued under-representation in sport amongst the below target groups:
- Women and girls
- People with a disability
- People living in areas of greatest need
In particular Sport Northern Ireland welcomes applications from projects which will tackle health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.projects based in and benefitting areas of greatest need. (Sport Northern Ireland has defined areas of greatest need as Neighbourhood Renewal Areas or the 25% most deprived Super Output Areas using the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2010). Only one application will be accepted per organisation
Activities and items Active Awards for Sport WILL fund:
- Projects that will support increased participation in sport and physical recreation, especially among underrepresented groups.
- Sport specific coaching courses; provided they can be completed in full within communicated timeframes.
- CPD courses/training e.g. Disability Awareness, Sport Leadership, Club Development.
- Sport specific coaching fees – capped at £20p/h unless justification can be provided for higher rate.
- Project specific venue hire.
- Project specific travel within Northern Ireland.
- Project specific equipment – Buying equipment shouldn’t be the focus of your project.
- They view equipment as a means to achieving their target of increasing participation in sport. Any application for equipment should explain why it is needed and how it will achieve this. Normally, no single item can be valued at over £1,000.
- Equipment hire to allow you to run your project.