Sport and play grants for both individuals and groups are now closed for the year and will re-open in April 2010.

We will consider applications for grant aid from individuals to help with their personal development, as long as they meet the stated criteria and objectives of our Sport and Recreation Policy.

Types of Grants and the Criteria Available to Individuals

• As an applicant, you must live in the Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
• Your application must fall into one of the following categories.
  • Club equipment: To buy items of sports equipment for general club use, at a junior, senior or veteran level. In certain cases, we may also consider specialised items of equipment for individuals who perform at a high level.
  • Coaching or other qualifications: Individuals who wish to improve their coaching or other qualifications, such as sports officials. We will also consider course fees, travel and accommodation expenses.
  • Sports events: We will consider sports events organised by clubs or individuals which are open to the general public, or are of provincial, national or international importance.
  • Travel: Travel grants are available to assist individuals or teams who are representing their province or country in competition.
  • Excellence: We will consider teams and individuals who incur considerable expenditure while training and competing at national or international level. We may also support national organisations such as the Commonwealth Games Council.
• We will not allocate grant aid to recognised charities or commercial ventures.

Conditions

1. Where appropriate, we need to see evidence that you have sought funding from other sources.
2. We will only award one grant to an individual in each financial year (1 April to 31 March).
3. We will only accept applications made on our official application forms, which you can get from the Sports Development Officer at the address below or: Tel: (028) 9034 0065, or by downloading the PDF version which you can print out and return to us when completed.
4. We will consider incomplete or illegible forms to be ineligible and return them to you.
5. Your application must be for a nonprofit-making purpose.
6. You must use all funding from us for the purpose stated on your application. Otherwise, we will request full repayment.
7. How much grant aid we offer will depend on the funding we have available.
8. Our support should be acknowledged in all publicity material relating to the event.

Other Information

• We will acknowledge all applications for grant aid, in writing, within 10 days of receipt.
• We may defer applications if we need further information.
• We will not consider a claim that your application was lost or delayed in the post, unless you have proof of posting.
• If your application is unsuccessful, you may contact the Sports Development Officer to find out why. Tel: Sports Development Officer (028) 9034 0065, Email: dholmes@newtownabbey.gov.uk
• We will not consider retrospective funding. Retrospective projects are those that have taken place before we have considered the application, or those on which money has already been spent before the full council meeting. Where possible we should receive your application two months before the event, to allow us enough time to consider it.

Related Documents to Download:

Sports Grant (Individual) Application Form (.pdf 1.2MB)

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