School Sports Access Grant (Threshold £4,500.00)
The Council recognises the importance of participation in physical activity and sport and the need to maximise access to facilities which encourages and supports this.
The Council recognises that a few underrepresented sports may be constrained by lack of access to suitable facilities, yet these may exist in local schools.
This is a Category 4 grant. Category 4 grants are limited to groups who meet very specific conditions, with a requirement to discuss with the grants team before application.
The School Sports Access grant:
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is specifically targeted at clubs using / planning to use a schools synthetic pitch or schools wanting to offer access to their synthetic pitch outside curriculum times.
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aims to increase access for sports clubs to an under-utilised school synthetic pitch.
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aims to contribute to the cost to schools of opening up and maintaining schools synthetic pitch.
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aims to enhance access to team sports activities which are under-resourced or underrepresented.
The maximum amount available to access a school synthetic pitch is £4,500.00, with 1 application per school / club and where 2 or more clubs apply to use the same school synthetic pitch, the grant offered will be on a pro rata basis ie 2 clubs up to 50%, 3 clubs up to 33.3% and 4 clubs up to 25% and so on.
Eligibility
Remember to read the general Grant Eligibility Conditions as well as the criteria for this specific grant.
Criteria
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Be a sports club using or planning to use a school owned synthetic pitch or be a school which plans to provide access to a school owned synthetic pitch by sports clubs.
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Incur actual documented costs in accessing / providing a schools synthetic pitch or provide documentary evidence of voluntary work or maintenance costs involved in maintaining a school synthetic pitch.
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Not have benefited from Council’s: Sports Strategic Development Grant or Sports Capital Grant.
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The programme is primarily aimed at team sports.
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Council may consider applications by schools on behalf of, and supported by evidence of agreement with, a constituted sports club.
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In addition for sports clubs: Be a constituted and not for profit sports club participating in a sport recognised by Sport NI, located in the Mid Ulster District Council area or a minimum of 80% of members must be resident in the Mid Ulster District Council area.
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Sports club should evidence a letter of support/commitment from the school Principal that includes agreed hire charges.
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In addition for schools: schools must be located in the Mid Ulster District Council area.
Applications for this grant cannot be completed online.
For further information or to apply please contact:
Leigh Gilmore
E: leigh.gilmore@midulstercouncil.org
T: 03000 132 132 ext: 22555