The Made By Sport Fund welcomes applications from grassroots community sports groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester who are working with children and young people. The Fund aims to support organisations which are able to demonstrate that the Covid-19 pandemic has affected their ability to deliver their usual activities. The Made By Sport Fund is offering awards of £2,021.
Who can apply?
Clubs or organisations which intentionally use sport to deliver wider social outcomes (sport for development) and who primarily work with children and young people aged 5 - 25. Organisations should operate mostly in disadvantaged communities, often working collaboratively with other partners to meet local need and may offer cross-sector activities.
Clubs and organisations will be funded which can demonstrate that they are using sport to work towards one or more of the following outcomes:
- Developing life skills
- Improving mental health
- Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour
- Developing employability skills
- Building stronger communities
Applicant organisations must be a charity, CIO, constituted community group or other recognised not-for-profit organisation, be based in one of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester and have an annual income of less than £75,000.
Applicants will be prioritised by income as follows:
- Priority 1: Income up to £25,000
- Priority 2: Income up to £50,000
- Priority 3: Income up to £75,000
What can you apply for?
The funding is unrestricted so can be spent on core costs as well as on programme or capital costs. Funds can also be used towards match funding or for leverage for a larger programme.
Examples of what could be funded include:
- Direct project costs including equipment and kit
- Staff costs related to the project including appropriately apportioned management time
- Appropriately apportioned core costs
- External monitoring and evaluation of projects
- Transport; Volunteer expenses
- Small capital expenditure items (such as changing facilities, resurfacing a play area or IT equipment), where a sustainable plan is in place for ongoing upkeep and maintenance
For further information and to apply click here
Deadline extended: 12 November 2021