As the cricket season draws to a close, now is the right time to apply for funding so that you can benefit from it next year. Does your clubs need:
Clubhouse/changing room renovations
Kitchens or toilets
New or renovated cricket nets
Ground equipment
Improvements to playing surface including wicket and outfield
No upfront costs, we work on no win no fee, simply get in touch today. info@4grants.co.uk
Here are Sport England’s new investment funds and the key dates you need to know
Volunteering
What: In December 2016, SE will announce full details of a £3 million volunteering fund to diversify the range of people who volunteer.
When: The fund will open in the New Year with awards being made in the spring.
Local delivery
What: In December 2016, invite expressions of interest to become one of 10 places that will receive funding to develop and implement local strategies for physical activity and sport.
When: SE will hold a number of working sessions in January and February 2017 to help interested partners develop their ideas, with the first three or four pilots identified by March.
Tackling inactivity
What: An investment guide on inactivity will be published in December 2016.
The first phase of the Inactivity Fund will open in December, which will focus on projects that help older adults (55+) to get active, with up to £10 million of National Lottery funding available.
When: Expressions of interest will be required by 13 February 2017, with the first set of awards planned for June 2017.
Facilities
What: First phase of the new Community Asset Fund launched in December 2016, with £7.5 million available.
SE will also publish a wider facilities investment guide.
When: January 2017.
Supporting sport’s core market – major events
What: SE will launch a £2 million fund to help engage a much broader range of people in and around major sporting events.
When: December 2016.
4Grants are here to help your club obtain funding, we can:
Advising you on sports, play and physical activity funding
Supporting your club to write successful funding bids
Supporting groups to write Business Plan, Sports Development Plans
Charitable trusts are bodies set up to do good. Money – capital – is invested and the income is spent each year. Trustees are responsible for the money and for how it is given away.
Charitable trusts in Britain give away something like £750m a year. They get tax concessions on their money because they are “charitable” – the Inland Revenue has to be satisfied that they use their income for purposes that are charitable in law. In practice this means that most trusts will only give grants to registered charities.
On average, charitable trusts give something to one in twenty or so of the appeals they receive. Many trusts are limited as to the geographic area they can make grants to. Usually trusts give smallish amounts (even trusts with large incomes) to local appeals – £50 or £200, not thousands. And often giving by trusts is one-off and for capital, not revenue. Trusts may help you buy the sand-pit for the community centre, they’re less likely to help you heat it or pay the salary of a worker.
There are exceptions. A few trusts are more interested in funding running costs or salaries of projects.
Trusts don’t have to publicise what they do, what sort of things they give money for, how you apply – or even that they exist at all. Some are very open about what they do, some aren’t.
Many trusts meet only once or twice a year. You may need to get applications in well in advance of meetings.
Most trusts don’t have application forms. In these cases you need to write a letter. Make sure it looks as if you’ve written to them personally; if your letter looks like a circular you stand less chance of success.
It’s worth spending time making sure you’ve got information on the trusts you intend to approach which is as accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive as possible. It’s a waste of your energy and effort writing the wrong letter to the wrong funders and trusts are understandably frustrated when they receive applications from projects which fall outside their remit.
For help on applying to charitable trusts please speak to us today.
4Grants have produced this quick guide to help with grant applications.
The dos
The don’ts
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