Inspirational equity projects awarded grants

Following the release of the third round of ACCESS Across Staffordshire funding, 7 projects have successfully been awarded. 

These include: 

• Stafford Town Football Club – Disability team project
  
• Crescent Children’s Centre – Training opportunities for low socio-economic groups
  
• Lichfield District Council – Positive Futures Girls Horse Riding project
  
• Badminton England  - Girls' & Women’s activity sessions
  
• Tamworth Athletics Club – Girls' & Women jog sessions
  
• Tamworth Athletics Club – subsidised athletics coaching for low income families
  
• Staffordshire FA  - Girls' disability football league

Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent is pleased to announce the fourth and final round of the ACCESS Across Staffordshire Funding.  There is funding available to award 5 projects which enable widened access to sport for the county’s under-represented groups including:

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

The fund offers £500 to Local Authorities or National Governing Bodies of Sport who require financial assistance to support or develop a new project which has an equality theme and fits into one of the following categories:

• Increasing the opportunities for under-represented groups to take part in sport and active recreation
• Learning & Development.
  Providing education and training opportunities to address skills gaps in the workforce
• Raising Awareness and Creating Sustainability.
  Using effective marketing practice to raise the awareness and profile of sporting activities and opportunities to under-represented groups

The partnership has already awarded £8,430 to various projects across the county and would now like to encourage similar projects that focus on improving accessibility to sport and active recreation to submit applications. The closing date, for this fourth round of applications is 6th October 2008.

How to apply

For more information view the guidance notes below and download an application form.

Guidance Notes

Application Form

For more information contact:
Naomi Bird
Tel: 01785 619585
Email: nbird@staffordbc.gov.uk