Sports clubs can
apply now for grants of £250, £500, £750 and £1,000 which can be used for
anything that will add to the sustainability and effectiveness of their club.
This includes buying new equipment, improving facilities or helping members to
gain coaching qualifications.
No preference is
given to the type of sport involved or the ages of people who will benefit from
the project, but priority will be given to clubs that play an active role in
their local community.
Previous funding has
gone for a range wide of activities, including:
§ Training for coaches
to ensure they are all level 1 standard.
§ Junior paddles and
safety equipment.
§ An underwater camera
for monitoring swimmers' technique.
§ Equipment for a golf
club team.
§ Racing wheelchair and
other athletics equipment.
§ New rugby kit, tackle
bags, balls and corner flags.
§ Kit for a junior
netball team.
§ Tennis court
resurfacing.
§ Tennis ball machine
and new balls and nets.
§ Floor mats and low
balance beams.
§ First aid training
for coaches and new first aid equipment.
§ Lifejackets, radios
and paddles.
§ Developing links with
local disability schools to get more disabled kids to play cricket.
§ Funds for a new
floor.
§ Purchase of Dojang
matting.
This highly
competitive scheme, which has been running since 2008, offers two rounds of
funding each year. Out of the 800 applications submitted from across the UK in
February, only 33 clubs were awarded grants totalling up to £20,000. In the
last six years, more than £261,000 has been given in grants to 327 community
sports clubs across the UK.
The Cash 4 Clubs
scheme is funded by Betfair and is supported by
SportsAid, the charity for sports people.
The deadline for
applications is 30 September 2014.
Full details and an online application form can be found on the Cash 4
Clubs website
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