1. Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport Funding Overview
Tuesday 17th January 2017
Annette Kendrick
Sports Development Officer
(Funding & Clubs)

2. Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport
1 of 45 CSPs nationally
Network of local agencies working in partnership (e.g. Local Authorities, School Sport Partnerships, NGBs)
Committed to increasing participation in sport and physical activity
Vision: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland the most sporting and physically active place in England by 2025
Three Outcomes: More People, More Medals, Better Health
Funded by a number of agencies including Health and Sport England.

3. Outcomes
Understand importance of having a good club structure to attract funding
Project Planning
Ways to generate funding
Writing a strong funding application
Sport England Strategy for Sport outcomes for investment
LRS (Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport) Officer support for Funding applications

4. Introductions
Name
Club
Experience of applying for funding

5. Is your Club Fit for Funding?
Organisational Structure of your club
Constituted not for profit sports club
CASC
Incorporated (Company limited by guarantee, Company limited by shares, Community Interest Company)
Unincorporated
Charity
High quality operating procedures
Clear Aims & Objectives
Audited Accounts
Relevant Policies (Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Health & Safety)

6. Club and Project Planning
Pro active project group established
Business Case – business idea / overview
Business Plan – how it will be implemented
Club Improvement Plan
Sports Development Plan

7. Ways to generate Income
Grants
Sponsorship
Fundraising
Organisation Income
Loans
Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)
Shopping on-line
Crowdfunding

8. What do you want the Funding for?
Outcomes of your project need to meet the funders criteria
SPORT for Sport
Using Sport to achieve other outcomes;
Health
Education
Community Cohesion
Environmental
Gender
Disability
Cultural / faith
Young people
Older People

9. Grant Funding Key aspects to writing a Strong Application
Check eligibility, deadlines, guidance notes
Find the Funders key criteria and explain how your project meets it
Find out what is excluded from the fund
Assume the funder has no prior knowledge
Don’t use abbreviations
Keep it clear and concise
Answer ALL questions
Clearly detail the outcomes of your project
Be realistic in what you can deliver

10. Grant Funding continued
Key Aspects to writing a Strong Application
Thoroughly evidence the ‘need’ for your project – statistics and results of consultations
Ensure contact people named on the form have knowledge of the application
Cover ALL costings – offer partnership / in kind funding where possible
Include all requested information
Ensure the application is sent by the deadline
Keep a copy of the application form
Don’t start the project before you have applied for or received the grant

12. LRS Website – Funding Finder
Search engine for local, regional and national sources of funding
Over 150 sources of funding
Funding can be filtered by funding type;
Athlete / Individual
Club / Group / Organisation
Coach / Official
Disability
Education / Training
Equipment
Facility Development
Key word search and other filters

13. Club to consult club members and have a clear club / project plan
What happens now / LRS Support for Funding
Club to identify if you are ‘Fit for Funding’ and the organisational structure of your club
Club to consult club members and have a clear club / project plan
Club to plan the details of your project and the outcomes you want to achieve
Club to identify most applicable ways to generate income
Club to search for applicable sources of funding on LRS Funding Finder – for further guidance contact Annette at LRS
Annette will then support identification of most applicable sources of funding
Club to decide on funding source and draft application
LRS to review application and give feedback

14. Any Questions?

15. Contact Information
Annette Kendrick
Sports Development Officer (Funding & Clubs)
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport
Tel: