runningsports Tips for Small Grant Applications
4 August 2009by Alison Howard
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If you’re thinking about, or are in the process of, applying for a small grant, runningsports, the portfolio created and funded by Sport England, can help you. There is a 3-hour workshop, Funding For Your Club, run at a time and place convenient for you, which provides practical ideas for raising money from a range of sources, including fund-raising events and sponsorship, to help increase your chances of successfully obtaining funding. You’ll receive a workbook to accompany the workshop that you can take back to your club. If you’re short of time, why not read the runningsports’ Quick Guide - Fund-raising, Grants and Sponsorship. By signing up as a Network Member at www.runningsports.org which is completely free, you can download the Guide, which is also free of charge. And later this year, runningsports are launching a new workshop which will take you through the application process for small grants from Sport England.
To get you started, here is a list of Dos and Don’ts to consider when applying for small grants
Do ensure you are applying for funding for items, activities or projects that are eligible for that grant, otherwise you may end up wasting your time
Do have a specific project in mind when applying for a grant
Do identify how you will generate income to continue the project once the initial funding has been used up
Do complete a draft copy first - an application form containing mistakes can be difficult to follow and may give a poor impression
Do submit the application in time to allow for queries to be resolved prior to any deadline
Don’t rule out smaller types of grants – a number of small contributions could enable you to complete your larger project
Don’t be unrealistic about the amount of money you are asking for
Don’t send your application off without double checking all areas are complete and that you have included all the relevant documentation, in the requested format
Don’t submit your application form without getting someone else to read it through first
Don’t forget to provide the name of a contact person who is knowledgeable about the project and application, and who can be contacted in normal office hours
Sport England’s Small Grants Programme was launched last month and has been set up to support local community sport projects. Sport England has other funding schemes detailed on their website www.sportengland.org It’s also worth contacting your local authority, as they may have a small amount of funding to give out, and they should be able to point you in the direction of local trusts and foundations which may also be able to help you.
For more information on applying for funding, or to access runningsports’ range of resources (including the workshop calendar telling you when and where the workshops are running) all designed to support administrative sports volunteers working in Rounders clubs across the country, visit their website, www.runningsports.org