Sport England have released a Community Emergency Fund aimed to help support community sport and physical activity organisations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing or operations, duet o the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
Amount Available: £300 – £10,000
Type of Funding: Club, Group or Organisation, Running Costs
Deadline to Apply: 1.00am on Friday 31 July 2020
About Sport England Community Emergency Fund
As the country deals with Coronavirus (COVID-19), many sport and physical activity organisations are facing a hugely difficult period of time.
Sport England Community Emergency Fund aims to deliver immediate funding to those most in need. It’s specifically targeted at organisations, including those not currently supported by the organisation, who have a role in supporting the nation to be active but who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing crisis.
The types of organisations eligible include local sports clubs forced to close at short notice but who are facing ongoing costs around maintenance and utility bills, and voluntary and community sector organisations who deliver or enable sport and physical activity.
This £20 million fund is designed to complement other sources of funding from the government, such as funds targeted at small businesses. Before you consider applying to this fund, please look at other support available via the government here.
The fund has been developed to help community sport and physical activity organisations meet their obligations, in particular fixed costs, which are no longer supported with revenue as a result of Coronavirus.
This covers expenditure on:
- Rent
- Utility costs
- Insurances
- Facility or equipment hire
- Core staffing costs (including casual workers) that cannot be met elsewhere by other government funds
- Retrospective losses dating from 1 March, 2020
For more information or to apply to this fund, click here or email [email protected]