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sportscotland
sportscotland’s
funding is allocated across our seven priority areas:
* School
and Community Sport
* Performance Development
* High Performance Sport
* Quality Facilities
* Coaching and Volunteering
* Stronger Partners
* A Stronger sportscotland
The majority
of their funding is invested directly into their key partners
– Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport and Scottish local
authorities.
However,
they do have a small number of programmes which can be accessed
by members of the public and other community organisations.
These are:
* Sportsmatch
is an award scheme that supports grass roots sport projects
that encourage participation at community level, especially
youth groups. In Scotland, Sportsmatch is funded by the Scottish
Government and administered by sportscotland.
Sportsmatch
matches commercial business sponsorship on a £ for £
basis and has three primary objectives:
1. to
encourage businesses to sponsor community sports
2. to foster lasting partnerships between business and community
sport
3. to further develop and improve community access to sport
through quality business sponsorships
* Awards
for All : a special lottery grants programme
for small community groups looking for smaller sums of money.
Activities considered include:
* removing
barriers to taking part in sport for disabled people, young
people, older people or those who are poor
* small improvements to premises
* buying sports equipment to improve standards and involve
more people.
* Sports
Facilities Fund: This programme covers the provision
or upgrading of all facilities for the general community.
In the main, proposals will be led by local authorities, clubs,
trusts and the like. Applicants need to demonstrate that the
proposed development is for the public good and will provide
equitable opportunities for increased sports participation
by the community at local level.
Applicants
will also need to demonstrate what links they have established/will
establish with the sports programmes and/or initiatives operated
by the local authority, national governing body for sport
and their associates/partners.
For
more information on all of these click on the links above
or go to the Sportscotland
website which contains a wealth of information on sports
issues.
Key words: sport
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