Welcome to Sport and Leisure – Funding Zone!

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.

Sport Unlimited - urgent funding opportunity:

For full information on Sport Unlimited and the funding opportunities available, please visit our Sport Unlimited funding page.

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 Summer 2010 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 2010.  Here are Derby's Talented Athletes from 2010:

• Talia Anthony (Boxing)
• Gabby Bates (Freestyle Kayak)
• Jodie Brierley (Boxing)
• Taylor Brooks-Brown (Karate)
• Lydia Bunn (Inline Speed Skating)
• Brandon Carr (Karate)
• Charlotte Caunt (Gymnastics)
• Anthony Colder (Gymnastics)
• Mark Gregory (Powerlifting)
• Rema Lascelles (Basketball)
• Zichen Liu (Swimming)
• Usman Malik (Boxing)
• Mikey Manghum (Basketball)
• Ryan Minion (Karate)
• Claire Mitchell (Paddlesport)
• Ceire Mullins (Tennis)
• Kingsley Okoroh (Basketball)
• Tom Pereira (Basketball)
• Ruebyn Richards (Taekwondo)
• Harry Rudkin (Rugby Union)
• Christopher Simpson (Tennis)
• David Smith (Bobsleigh)
• Leon Taylor (Football)
• Joshua Ward-Hibbert (Basketball)
• Demi Watkins (Gymnastics)
• Martyn Williamson (Canoe Polo)

The Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund is now in its third year and last year awarded bursaries of up to £300 each to Derbyshire 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.

Play Funding Zone

Link to more information on funding opportunities for play.