Funding for equity projects up for grabs

Thanks to the success of inspirational projects that have gone through this funding scheme, the County Sports Partnership is making a further £5,000 available for individual awards of up to £500 through its ACCESS Across Staffordshire scheme. 

This funding scheme is designed to support 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 is open to Local Authorities and 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:

• Widening Access
  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 £10,000 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 fifth round of applications is 11^th February 2009.

How to apply

For more information view the Guidance Notes and click here for an application form.

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