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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.