Small Grants – Support for Sport: Large Development Grant

CLOSES 10TH JANUARY 2025

Funding Limits
Maximum award: £5,000 each financial year, organisations may only submit one application.

Purpose of the fund
The Belfast City Council Support for Sport Large Development Grants are designed for Belfast based sports clubs who wish to develop by undertaking a new project.

Support for Sport: Large Development Grant – specific conditions for eligibility

Organisations must have/ be:

  • be a club or organisation affiliated to a governing body recognised by Sport Northern Ireland (National Governing Bodies are not eligible to apply)
  • Belfast based, that is, must meet, train, compete and be administered within Belfast and / or have Belfast residents comprising at least 75% of its membership.
  • Have in place a current, active club development plan covering a minimum of three years with at least 1 year remaining. It should include the project for which you are applying. Out of date plans will make the application ineligible.
  • Have a National Governing Body Development plan
  • Open to all sections of the community.

Eligible Project Costs

  1. This scheme is aimed at encouraging the development of sports within the Belfast area, either through the growth of existing clubs, or through projects aimed at encouraging new people to take up sporting activity.
  2. We will not give funding for the following project costs:
  • Travel outside of Belfast
  • Purchase of equipment
  • General club running costs
  • One off events
  • Team playing kits

 

  • Production of a club development plan
  • Setting up a new club
  • Non club based activities
  • Facility hire charges outside Belfast
  • Facility costs for activities taking place in own club premises

More information about this grant can be found here.

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