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Ashfield Bronze, Silver and Gold Cards Gedling Borough Council – Sports Development Unit
Ashfield District Council Grant Aid Mansfield District Council Grant-In-Aid
Bassetlaw District Council Grant Aid Scheme Newark & Sherwood District
Council Sports Grant Aid Scheme
Broxtowe Borough Council -
Grant Aid for Voluntary Organisations
& Individuals Involved in Sport & The Arts		 Newark & Sherwood District
Council Sports Equipment Loan Scheme
Boots Charitable Trust Nottingham City Council
Grant Funding Opportunities
Capital One - Community Support Scheme Nottinghamshire Community Foundation
East Midlands Airport – Community Fund Nottinghamshire County Council
Community Sports Fund (CSF)
egg Develop Local Talent Fund Nottinghamshire County Council
Individual Grant Aid
Electoral Division Initiatives Nottinghamshire County Council
Coach Scholarship Scheme
EMDA - East Midlands Development Agency Nottinghamshire FA Grant Aid Scheme
Experian Community Involvement Scheme Rushcliffe Borough Council
grants to individuals and community groups
FANS - Free Access to National Sportspeople

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Name of scheme:

Ashfield Bronze, Silver & Gold Cards
Details: Discounted or free use of Ashfield’s Leisure Centres to support training programme.
Who can apply: Those who participate in sport at a county, regional or national level and live in the district of Ashfield
Contact: http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/sports/

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Name of scheme:

Ashfield District Council Grant Aid
Details: Ashfield District Council has a general grant aid scheme aimed at assisting voluntary organisations that work within the District of Ashfield. The Council also has responsibility for administering the Harold Farr Bequest Fund which exists to provide annual grants to persons under the age of 25 years, residing in the District of Ashfield, who require financial assistance in respect of any undertaking which aids or promotes the participation of young people in sporting/cultural activities.
Contact:

http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/grants/community-grants/grant-aid/

http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/grants/community-grants/harold-farr-bequest-fund/

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Name of scheme:

Bassetlaw District Council Grant Aid Scheme
Details: This grant aid scheme is to support and encourage new initiatives; to maintain and develop current projects, events, facilities and resources; and to increase the accessibility of leisure and art-related activities to the people of Bassetlaw, both as participants and attendees.
Contact: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/services/community__living/community_grants.aspx

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Name of scheme:

Broxtowe Borough Council - Grant Aid for Voluntary Organisations & Individuals Involved in Sport & The Arts
Details: Broxtowe Borough Council provides financial assistance to voluntary organisations and other bodies together with a limited amount of funding to individuals.
Contact: http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=986

Name of scheme:

Boots Charitable Trust
Details: Funds registered charities benefiting people who live in Nottinghamshire. They also fund small voluntary organisations whose income and expenditure are both less than £1,000 per year, who are not yet required to register with the charity commission.
Contact: www.boots-csr.com/main.asp?pid=626

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Capital One - Community Support Scheme
Details: Capital One regularly provide sponsorship for a number of Nottingham schemes.  The focus of the scheme is on supporting children and young people.
Contact: www.capitalone.co.uk/media/corporate-social-responsibility.jsf#c2

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East Midlands Airport – Community Fund
Details: The Nottingham East Midlands Airport Community Fund aims to support schemes that boost the quality of life for local people.  One of the stated objectives for the fund is “Bringing the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time activities”.  The Community Fund is open to projects and organisations within a 10-mile radius of the airport.
Contact: http://www.eastmidlandsairport.com/emaweb.nsf/Content/CommunityFund

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egg Develop Local Talent Fund
Details: egg is the internet bank based in Derby. It runs the egg in the community programme and has identified sport as one of its four priorities for this programme.  All applicant schemes must be within 25 miles of Derby and the aim of the scheme must be the development of local talent.  The project must involve the use of people who work for egg.
Contact: http://new.egg.com/visitor/0,,3_70490--View_1475,00.html

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Electoral Division Initiatives
Details: Nottinghamshire County Councillors can allocate a sum of up to £7,500 of County Council funding to groups, projects or events in their own constituencies.  You will need to contact your local councillor for more details.  A full list of councillors can be found by following the link below.
Contact: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/your_council/councillorsandtheirrole/councillors/whoisyourcllr/cllra-z.htm

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EMDA - East Midlands Development Agency
Details: EMDA - has details on business finance and raising development funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These can be allocated to a variety of areas including sport, where businesses are offering research, innovation or working in a deprived area.
Contact: www.emda.org.uk/funding/default.asp?nav=08

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Experian Community Involvement Scheme
Details: Experian aim to build relationships with local organisations, support and fund local initiatives and provide community support by using the skills and time of their staff
Contact: http://www.experian.co.uk/www/pages/responsibilities/corporate_responsibility/community_involvement/community_homepage.html

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FANS - Free Access to National Sportspeople
Details:

The Nottinghamshire FANS (Free Access to National Sportspeople) scheme is a countywide initiative driven forward through the district sports development officers forum. It allows national athletes either from Nottinghamshire or the City free access to training facilities in district owned sports centres.

The FANS Scheme provides sports people of a national level with free access to gym, swimming and aerobics for 12 months at local authority run sports facilities.
Contact: Intosport FANS scheme page

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Name of scheme:

Gedling Borough Council – Sports Development Unit
Details: For advice about funding within Gedling or help with the application process please contact the Sports Development Unit.
Contact: www.gedling.gov.uk/index/leisure/ls-sd-ho/ls-sportsdevelopmentfunding.htm

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Name of scheme:

Mansfield District Council Grant-In-Aid
Details: Revenue (day to day running costs) and Capital (To help fund one off planned expenditure) Grants are available to non commercial organisations, voluntary groups and charities.
Contact: www.mansfield-dc.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1153

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Name of scheme:

Newark & Sherwood District Council Sports Grant Aid Scheme
Details: Newark and Sherwood District Council Sports Grant Aid Scheme aims to support District based Parish Councils, community groups, voluntary sports clubs and talented individuals to help them achieve their aims and aspirations
Who can apply:

The scheme has three main funding streams:

  • Coach Education and Development
  • Special Projects and Events
  • Talented Individuals
Grant available: Each application will be assessed against the programme criteria and grants of up to £2000 can be awarded for special projects and events and up to £200 for coach education and development and support to talented individuals.
Contact: www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk//pp/Gold/viewGold.asp?id=2009

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Name of scheme:

Newark & Sherwood District Council Sports Equipment Loan Scheme
Details:

The Sports Equipment Loan Scheme has been introduced to support voluntary sports clubs, parish councils and schools in the Newark and Sherwood District.

The scheme is aimed at assisting the establishment of newly formed clubs and the development of existing clubs in the community.

Equipment that is available for loan includes hockey, football, netball, rugby, tennis, multi skills and cricket. Other relevant items such as training bibs and marker cones are also available.

The period of the loan can be arranged to suit the organisation's needs, subject to availability.
Contact:

www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/pp/service/directory.asp?id=3703&Tree=719,3565&DetailID=3856

For further information, contact the Sports Development Team tel: 01636 655701

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Name of scheme:

Nottingham City Council Grant Funding Opportunities
Details: Nottingham City Council Sports Grant Aid Scheme aims to provide support to city residents, community groups, voluntary sports clubs and talented individuals to help them achieve their aims and aspirations. The scheme has three main funding streams:
Who can apply:
  • Coach and Leader Development - people of all levels of knowledge and experience who want to develop their leadership and coaching qualifications in sport or physical activity
  • Talent Support - to assist talented sports people at county level or above to progress to higher levels of participation
  • Kick Start – for developing new, innovative activities
Grant available: Each application will be assessed against the programme criteria and grants of up to £500 can be awarded for Kick Start projects and up to £300 for Coach and Leader Development and a maximum of £750 to support Talented Individuals.
Contact: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/services/leisure_and_culture/sports_development_in_nottingham/grantfund.htm

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Name of scheme:

Nottinghamshire Community Foundation
Details: Nottinghamshire Community Foundation is an independent, local grant maker, which works to develop sustainable funding for the voluntary and community sector in Nottinghamshire.
Contact: www.nottscommunityfoundation.org.uk/

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Name of scheme:

Nottinghamshire County Council Community Sports Fund (CSF)
Details: Nottinghamshire County Council’s Community Sports Fund (CSF) is a grant aid scheme aimed at helping local sports clubs and county governing bodies of sport.
Who can apply:

Funding can be provided for:

  • Coach education and development - 50% of the cost up to a maximum of £100 per person
  • Volunteer education and development
  • Talent development - to enhance and improve the current level of player performance
  • Travel expenses - this refers to out of pocket travel expenses
  • Coaches fees - new clubs/sections
  • Tutor fees - only county governing bodies to apply
  • Publicity and promotion
  • Facility hire - only awarded to an existing club where it can clearly demonstrate that an increase in membership results in a need for additional facility hire
  • Sports equipment - you can apply for up to £500 worth of sports equipment
Grant available: Awarding grants of any amount up to £2000
Contact: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/sport-support.htm#sport-s

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Name of scheme:

Nottinghamshire County Council Individual Grant Aid
Details: The Nottinghamshire County Council Grant Aid Scheme provides funding up to a maximum of £350 (up to £150 additional award for individuals on income support) for talented individuals
Who can apply:

Individuals must be:

  • residents of Nottinghamshire under 22 years old who are representing Nottinghamshire clubs or associations (must be currently residing full time in Nottinghamshire)
  • performing at a minimum level of regional representation as individuals or at national level in team sports
  • participants not in receipt of world class funding.
  • competing in a sport eligible for grant-aid.
Grant available:

The funding is available for:

  • travel to training and competition
  • accommodation and meals for competition/residential training
  • competition and coaching fees.
Contact: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/l-sport/sport-support.htm

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Name of scheme:

Nottinghamshire County Council Coach Scholarship Scheme
Details:

The Nottinghamshire County Council coach scholarship scheme is available to:

  • Potential coaches wanting to take their first National Governing Body (NGB) qualification
  • Current coaches wishing to undertake their next level of NGB award
  • Potential and current coaches wanting to attend generic courses such as sportscoach UK workshops, conferences relating to sport, non-certificated workshoips or other courses that contribute to their personal development as a coach.
Grant available: Coaches can apply for up to 50% up to a maximum of £175 (or 75% up to £200 if from a Clubmark or NGB accredited club)
Contact: Intosport Coach Sport funding for courses pages

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Name of scheme:

Nottinghamshire FA Grant Aid Scheme
Details: The Notts FA Grant Aid Scheme will fund up to £500
Who can apply: Football clubs affiliated with the Nottinghamshire County FA
Grant available:

Areas that are considered for funding include:

  • Coach education
  • Coaches fees
  • Football equipment
  • Team kit/strip
  • Publicity and promotional material
  • Equipment other than playing equipment e.g. Line marker
  • Facility hire costs.
Contact: http://www.nottinghamshirefa.com/Development/Funding/

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Name of scheme:

Rushcliffe Borough Council grants to individuals and community groups
Details: The Council considers grant aid applications from Parish Councils and Town Councils, from community and voluntary organisations and from individuals.
Contact: www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/doc.asp?docid=165&catid=128

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