The ‘Sports Club Accelerator’ Fund is open to provide much needed financial support to local sports clubs. Closing date 23rd August 2024.
Up to £3,000 is available exclusively for sports organisations to help meet the costs associated with their development.
The fund is aimed at sports clubs located within the Lisburn and Castlereagh area who are affiliated to both a national governing body as well as their local sports advisory body, Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh.
The fund is open to constituted sports clubs who are affiliated to their national governing body as well as their local sports advisory body, Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh.
The fund has been developed to help sporting organisations meet costs during this challenging time of ‘cost of living’ increases but for this scheme LCCC want evidence of tangible beneficial outcomes such as:
– sports equipment (Not clothing merchandise or kits)
– specialist equipment e.g. disability equipment, performance analysis equipment
– small scale improvements to grounds e.g. outside water tap, fertilise pitch, permanent bins
– club Development Officer post which would see a minimum of 200 hours of coaching delivery in a school/club setting
– sports festival e.g. one off event to help boost the existing membership of your club
– up-skilling of coaches/volunteers through Coach Education courses and workshops
The scheme will not fund non-tangible running costs such as:
– rent/lease
– facility hire (for existing training sessions)
– utilities – electric, heat, light, water
– governing body fees
– insurance (essential building/contents insurance, public liability, pro-rata)