Current Funding Opportunities Juliette Raison Club and Workforce Development Officer

1. Current Funding Opportunities Juliette Raison Club and Workforce Development Officer

5. Active Essex Funding Sportivate This Girl Can Essex Community Funding Get Active for All Coaching Bursary Sport England Funding Small Grants Community Asset Fund Big Lottery Funding Awards for All Overview of grants • Other Funders- Social impact/ Community Focus • Community Initiative Fund • Essex Community Foundation • Landfill Community Fund • Crowdfunding Many more funding opportunities on our website!

6. 11-25 years of age • Inactive people and new to activity(not for ‘improvers’) • “New Me” 18-25 year olds- help those inactive get back into activity • “Change the Game” 16-19 year olds- help stop drop off from regular activity • “Join the Club” 11-16 year olds - help transition from school to community sport • For more information please discuss project ideas with either myself or Lauren.

7. The aim of the This Girl Can Community Funding is to increase levels in Women & Girls across the county taking part in Sport and Physical Activity • Up to £500 • Group/organisation/club/individual/event must be operating within Greater Essex • Increasing female participation • Increase/introduce new sessions  within the community environment  • Clubs and individuals that have the ability to produce impact study and track the coach’s developments (report on number of sessions delivered by new coach, number of participants and hours delivered on quarter basis) • New Application Round now opened

8. TGC Community Funded projects 2016/17 • Example of Projects funded in 2016: • Fit, Fat and Fabulous • She Can Play • Walking Netball • Coming in 2017 • Women’s Combat Project • Girls Only Dodgeball

9. Get Active For All The aim of the Get Active For All Funding is to increase the number of disabled people across Greater Essex taking part in Sport and Physical Activity. • Up to £1000 • increase the participation of disabled people in sport and physical activity (e.g. introduce new sessions, showcase event etc.) • Demonstrate the number of participants you plan to engage per week/month/event • Managed exit route • New Application Round now opened

10. Coaching Bursary 2016/17 Club -grants of £500 are available to support at least 2 club coaches Level 2/3 and above coaching qualifications Appropriate soft skills training, to support effective coaching behaviours to meet needs of target audiences e.g. Behaviour Change workshops Individual- grants of £250 are available to support coaches  Level 2/3 and above coaching qualification Appropriate soft skills training, to support effective coaching behaviours to meet needs of target audiences e.g. Behaviour Change workshops Clubs / Coaches need to be working with the 46 Sport England funded NGB’s Whole Sport Plans Who can apply? Any club/ individual operating within 1 of the 14 local authorities of Essex How to apply Please complete the expression of interest form and either send a hard copy to the office (the address is on the expression of interest form) or email it to lauren.neve@activeessex.org http://www.activeessex.org/Coaching/active-essex-coaching-bursary/

11. In 2012–16, Sport England’s strategy allocated investment directly through organisations and a large number of individual programmes. The 2017–2021 strategy will see funding allocated through seven investment programmes based on the types of customers they will help Sport England reach. 7 investment programmes are: Tackling inactivity Children and young people Volunteering The mass market The core markets (including talented athletes) Local delivery Sports facilities Sport England Funding

12. Small Grants Programme • Online application process • Applications for between £300 and £10,000 and total project costs must not exceed £50,000. • Projects must be deliverable in a 12 month period from the date of award letter. • Projects must be focused on sports that are recognised by Sport England. Your project must be delivered to beneficiaries based in England. • Your project start date must be at least 10 weeks after submission of your completed application and supporting documents. • Your project must be for new activity and new costs • associated with helping more people play sport.

13. Small Grants - What won’t it fund? • General running costs eg rent, gas, electricity, water bills and maintenance costs (including maintenance of equipment) • Projects that do not support Sport England’s strategic outcomes • Sports that are not recognised by Sport England • Repeat or regular events and existing activities (except the extra costs of involving new participants) • Existing activity (this includes repeat funding for projects previously supported by Sport England) • Replacement of equipment (may fund extra equipment if it allows more people to take part and if you can demonstrate clearly • why its needed • Items which only benefit an individual e.g. bursaries or • kit and equipment that is not shared. It will fund • team kit and shared equipment

14. Small Grants - What won’t it fund? • Salaries, except for coaching costs or fixed term positions needed to meet a specific project requirement. Funding of coaches must be clearly additional to usual club expenditure • Activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide • Projects involving building or refurbishing property (including temporary buildings), or land improvement (e.g. drainage) • Fixed items of equipment (e.g. goals and nets that cannot be easily removed, also cant fund equipment which may require planning permission or may impact on any lease) • Projects that take place or start before the date of the offer • letter • Costs incurred or expenditure committed (including • deposits) before the date of the offer letter • Contingency costs.

15. Small Grants Programme

16. Community Asset Fund • “Want to help local organisations to create financially sustainable facilities that benefit their community for years to come” • Sport England are looking for lots of different sports clubs and community organisations with great ideas to create, or improve, opportunities to play sport. Examples of people they are looking for: • A community organisation looking to take over a sports facility that might be under threat of closure or is underused. • A sports club that wants to expand or improve the sporting experience you offer your customers. (e.g. improve changing rooms, installing new toilets or creating new social space) • People who simply have a great idea for a project, like making physical improvements to a building or open space, that’s clearly needed • in the local community. • Welcome applications for all organisations • Opening: 30th January 2017 • Timeframe: no deadline (open all year round)

17. Community Asset Fund • Won’t fund: • Revenue only projects • Routine maintenance and repairs resulting from wear and tear • Retrospective funding( paying for work already completed) • Projects funded in the past • Football only project/ small scale cricket projects • How much can you apply for: between £1,000-£150,000 • Small Scale: £1,000-£15,000- help address emergency work or something totally unexpected that is stopping people from being active right now • Medium Scale: £15,000-£50,000- help upgrade existing facility or develop new space in the community • Large Scale:£50,000-£150,000- organisation can demonstrate a • considerable impact or are targeting under-represented groups. • Simplified initial application form: will ask for information about • your project, no supporting information needed at this stage

18. Partnership Funding • Sport England want to create more resilient, sustainable, less grant dependent sport sector therefore expect you to attempt to secure some local funds or finance. • Don't expect to receive applications that are seeking a grant for the total project cost or that haven't explored other sources of funding first as see themselves as last resort • If your community backs your project and has been prepared to put its hard-earned cash behind it – be it the corner shop, Residents Association or Parish Council – then your project will be in a much stronger shape and stand more chance of being funded by them. Contributions like these show Sport England • that people locally are backing you.

19. Awards for All • From the website: • “We want to fund projects which address the issues, needs and aspirations of local communities and people. We will fund a wide range of community projects aimed at developing skills, improving health, revitalising the local environment and enabling people to become more active citizens.” • Project must hit 1 of the 4 outcomes: • People have better chances in life – with better access to training and development to improve life skills. • Stronger communities – with more active citizens working together to tackle issues within the community. • Improved rural and urban environments – which communities are able to better access and enjoy. • Healthier and more active people and communities.

20. Awards for All • Via Big Lottery • Minimum award £300 with a maximum of £10,000 • Formally constituted, not for profit eg sports clubs, voluntary & community organisations, local authorities and schools (must be extra curricular) • Complete project within 1 year • Online application process • Complete form at least 3 months before you want your project to start. • Decision in six weeks.

21. Awards for All • “We will pay for activities that will benefit the community, including:” • putting on an event, activity or performance • buying new equipment or materials  • running training courses  • setting up a pilot project or starting up a new group  • carrying out special repairs or conservation work  • paying expenses for volunteers, costs for sessional workers • or professional fees  • transport costs.

22. Awards for All • Won’t Fund: • Activities that happen or start before we confirm our grant. • Any costs you incur when putting together your Application. • Any expenditure incurred or committed before we confirm our grant (including deposits). • Day-to-day running costs of your organisation (for example, utility bills, council tax, rent, insurance) or contingency costs. • Existing activities and repeat or regular events, including those we have funded before . • Items that are purchased on behalf of another organisation. • Land, building, refurbishment, landscaping or property projects (including playgrounds and temporary buildings) costing more • than £25,000. • Land or building projects where the ownership or lease is • not yet in place.

23. More Community Funding… • Community Initiatives Fund- Application Opens April 2017 • The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) is a small grants scheme funded by Essex County Council (excluding Southend and Thurrock) which is designed to fund community projects that:  • create, procure or develop new community assets • enhance existing community assets • enhance or develop initiatives that strengthen a community • Maximum application of £20,000 for any one project • It is for capital funding only and eligible areas of expenditure could include, but are not limited to, community, social and recreational facilities, village halls (including church halls), and land purchases. • The project must be able to deliver against at least one of the their 7 outcomes which includes: People in Essex enjoy good health • and wellbeing • You must be able to provide evidence that the project meets a • local need and that there is community support for the project.

24. More Community Funding… • Landfill Community Fund • Landfill Operators (LOs) pay Landfill tax to HM Revenue & Customs on every tonne of waste that they dispose of in a landfill site. • The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is an innovative tax credit scheme which 'offsets' some of the negative impacts of living in the vicinity of a landfill site for affected communities.  • Under the LCF, LOs are able to pay a proportion of their Landfill tax liability to not-for-profit organisations which deliver projects for the benefit of communities and the environment in the vicinity of a landfill site.  • Essex Community Foundation • Awards grants from £3250 to £10,000 • Award on behalf of external funders • To community, voluntary, and charitable organisations • One form applies for several grants

25. More Funding Options… • Crowdfunding • Crowdfunding is a way of raising finance by asking a large number of people each for a small amount of money. • Typically, those seeking funds will set up a profile of their project on a crowdfunding platform and then use social media, alongside traditional networks of friends, family and work acquaintances, to raise money.

26. More Funding Options…

27. 10 Steps to £10,000 Juliette Raison Club and Workforce Development Officer

28. Good applications • Will show: • Consultation and insight • Delivery and impact • Partnership and feedback • Sustainability • Met the outcomes/ aims of funder

29. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 1 • Read ALL guidance • Find out funders key criteria • 11% Sport England applications are unsuccessful because they don’t hit the criteria • Find out what is excluded from fund/ what money wont be given for and make sure these not mentioned in application

30. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 2 • Be clear on what your project will achieve • State the obvious- don’t expect the funder to understand you sport • Clearly state: • Project aims, objectives and outcomes • How you will deliver it • Timescales • Resources you require to deliver it • How you will sustain it • How you will monitor and evaluate the success of the project

31. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 3 • Contact the Funder • Contacting the fund provider puts you on the radar, Sport England log all the calls they take regarding funding and look upon it favourably if you have made contact prior to applying. • Ask any questions you have pre-application • Discuss the outline of your project- check this is something they would consider

32. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 4 • Seek Advice • Discuss project idea with local Sport development Officer • Contact County Sport Partnership • Contact NGB officer

33. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 5 • Paperwork • Established Committee – 3 members non co-habiting • Club Bank Account – 2 signatories • Club set up as Constitution- Dissolution clause • Evidence of Liability Insurance – £3,000,000 • Evidence of Lease agreement *Make sure evidence of all the above is included in submitted application

34. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 6 • Time • Recommended timescales- 4 months • Submitted applications can take 10 weeks to process • Any queries or missing paperwork must be submitted within 10 days • Complete the project within a year of receiving fund

35. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 7 • Evidence the Need • Need to show impact project will have on beneficiaries • How will this project assist in your club development? • Show research • Membership survey • Potential members survey • Letters of interest • Evidence of waiting lists • Local Intelligence • How will your project impact • Your club • Your local community • Insight figures

37. Insight

40. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 8 • Build Relationships • Who will you work with? Partnership support/funding? • Who will this project benefit in the wider community? • Schools • Scout groups • WI/ U3A • Host venue • Active Essex and /or Active Networks • Other clubs in your area

41. 10 Steps to £10,000 Step 9 • Money Matters • Persuade funder that project offers good value for money • Be realistic with cost • Clear correct maths • Calculate all costs and check the amounts, use this to construct a detailed budget • Include costs of up-skilling coaches • Match-funding – what can you contribute? • Funding in kind • Include volunteer time as funding in kind

42. 10 Steps to £10,000 And Finally… • Step 10 • Check the application ask others to check it too… • Make sure you are within the deadline dates • Send ALL documents • Record the date you applied

43. Who can help support you? • Your local National Governing Body officer • Details on the Active Essex website • Active Essex Team • Details on the Active Essex website • I can support through letters of support/ review bids/ general advise • Other contacts • District Councils/ Active Networks (Details on the • Active Essex website) • Sported

44. Any Questions? @Activeessex #Yourclubessex Active Essex Active Essex Clubs Contact Active Essex: Juliette.raison@activeessex.org Active Essex: lauren.neve@activeessex.org