Welcome to Sport and Leisure – Funding Zone!

My name is Louise Williams and I am the Funding Officer for Sport and Leisure.

The Sport and Leisure Funding Zone aims to provide you with information and advice about the external funding opportunities you can access for the community or sports activities or to develop your club or community group.  The Zone also includes factsheets and other information that you may find useful for managing and running your community sports club or community association.

Contents:

• Contact information
• External Funding Opportunities
• Fact Sheets
• Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund
• Sports Unlimited
• Play Funding Zone

For funding information or advice contact: 

External Funding Officer
Sport and Leisure Marketing and Performance Team
Telephone: 01332 641234
Minicom: 01332 256666
Email: info.funding@derby.gov.uk

External Funding Opportunities

Download a copy of the Spring/Summer External Funding Opportunities Update  - 71k

Factsheets

• Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Scheme
  Your club could benefit by becoming a Community Amateur Sports Club.
  Download the Community Amateur Sports Club Scheme factsheet here  - 36K
  
• Government's Gift Aid Scheme
  Your club or community organisation may be able to claim back from the Government money for all the donations that you receive through their Gift Aid scheme.
  Download the Gift Aid Scheme factsheet here  - 34k
  
• Top tips when applying for external funding
  Download the top tips for applying for external funding factsheet here  - 42k

Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund

The Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund gives financial support to Derbyshire’s top sporting performers to help them with their training needs or equipment. Derby City Council is a sponsor of the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund programme for 2009.  Here are Derby's Talented Athletes from 2009:

• Yasmin Miller - Athletics
• Daniel Hong - Badminton
• Mikey Manghum - Basketball
• Rema Lascelles – Basketball
• Joshua Ward-Hibbert - Basketball
• Gill Watson - Biathlon
• Talia Anthony - Boxing
• Jodie Brierley - Boxing
• Daniel Longhurst - Equestrian
• Demi Watkins - Gymnastics
• Charlotte Caunt - Gymnastics
• Chloe Astle - Inline Speedskating
• Lydia Bunn - Inline Speedskating
• Simon Foskett - Sailing
• Matthew Foskett - Sailing
• Zichen Liu - Swimming
• Christopher Simpson - Tennis
• Roisin Mullins - Tennis
• Mark Gregory - Weightlifting

The Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund is now in its third year and last year awarded bursaries of £300 each to 108 athletes to help them meet training related costs such as travel, coaching or equipment.

The Fund is financially supported by all the local authorities in Derbyshire including Derby City Council as well as a number of local businesses and organisations, all of which are keen to back local sporting talent.

For more information visit external link to Derbyshire Sports website 

Sports Unlimited

Sport Unlimited is a three year funded programme and is an integral part of this investment. It aims to provide a range of attractive and sustainable opportunities in sporting activities for young people.  

Link to more information and funding opportunities for Sports Unlimited.

Here is a case study of a project delivered this year. The Rolls Royce Cricket Club delivered a programme of cricket taster sessions to children and young people in Normanton and Peartree and Sport Unlimited paid for qualified coaches and the hire of facilities. Case Study for Sports Unlimited Funding  - 101k

Play Funding Zone

Link to more information on funding opportunities for play.