Funding

ACCESS Funding

SASSOT are pleased to announce that they are releasing another round of ACCESS Across Staffordshire funding.  These grants are available for project s that enable widened access to sport for under-represented groups in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent.  These include: 

• Women and Girls
• Disabled People
• Black Minority Ethnic Communities
• Low Socio-Economic Groups

Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies of Sport, School Sports Partnerships, individual schools, community clubs/groups  are all eligible to apply. You project must support one or more of the grant scheme objectives below:

1) Club Development

• Increase the opportunities for under-represented groups to take part in sport and physical activity
• To increase the opportunities for under-represented groups to access sports clubs.
• To initiate work towards EFDS Clubmark accreditation standard
• To develop new clubs / teams  

 

2) Workforce & Volunteer Development

• Increase the training opportunities for under-represented groups
• Up skill the knowledge of the existing workforce on engaging with under-represented groups
• Increase volunteering opportunities

 

3) Marketing & Communications

• To raise the profile of under-represented groups participating in sport and physical activity
• To develop a 'one stop shop' for opportunities available for under-represented group

 

The maximum grant amount available has been increased from £500 to £1,000 however it is important that you project is able to demonstrate sustainability beyond the grant.  We are also particularly interested in projects that target the people over 25 years old.

 

To view some of the projects that we have funded in the past please visit the SASSOT website

 

The grant guidance and application form are attached below and the closing date for all application is Friday 25^th November 2011.

 

Click here to download ACCESS Guidelines

 

Click here to download ACCESS Application Form

 

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