hertfordshire secondary schools pe conference
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Hertfordshire Secondary SchoolsPE Conference
Funding Workshop
September 18th 2017
Overview of session
•Rationale for funding sport•Funding sources/themes•Sport England priorities•Golden rules for grant aid applicants•Insight into the mindset of funders•Current funding streams•Funding jargon buster!
KEY MESSAGES
• Multi funding streams
• Some easy wins but VERYcompetitive
• Do your homework
• Engage with the language
• Use the available tools
• Understand funders’ objectives
• Your ability to deliver on key agendas
• Partnership
• Seek help with applications
• Persevere!
Funding for Schools
•Commitment to community use
•Community links
•Need for creative approach!
•Link to LA Facilities Strategy
•Match funding
•Section 106 Funding
Themes – Big Agendas
•Sport for social good•Health – Physical Activity•Stronger communities - inclusion•Safer neighbourhoods•Education & Training•Volunteering•Environment•Inter – generational•Hard to reach groups - inequality
Capital v Revenue Funding
CapitalBricks and mortarLarge items of equipment £10k
RevenueDay to day running costs
Sources of funding
•Local
•County/Regional
•National
•European
Local Funding
•Parish/Town Councils•District and Borough Councils Grant Aid/Section 106/CIL•Community Sports Networks (CSNs)•Local Trust Funds Letchworth GC Heritage Foundation Old Albanian 948 Sport FoundationHatfield Community Sports Fund
•Local branches of national chains•Landfill site operators•Herts Community Foundation•Local Council for Voluntary Services (CVS)
LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDING
• Community Grants (Most councils) Revenue & Capital grants from £500 to £10,000
Equipment, qualifications and venue hire
• Councillor Revenue Grants (Some Councils) £250 for councillors to grant to ‘worthwhile cause’
• Young Athlete Grants (Most councils) Funding for travel, coaching or qualifications
• Coaching/Officials bursaries (Few councils) 50% of course costs
• Contact: your local authority website
COMMUNITY SPORT NETWORKS
• Coaching Bursary Schemes
Active Broxbourne, Active Watford, Sport North Herts
• Club Development Grants
Up to £500 for local projects: Welwyn Hatfield, Active East Herts, St Albans
HERTS COUNTY COUNCILLOR LOCALITY
BUDGET
• 76 County Councillors have £10,000 to grant to community groups in their wards
• Amount allocated to individual projects varies
• Sport has not obtained its fair share of grants
• Less than 15% granted to sport
• Apply to more than one councillor
• Available until end March 2018. Further money in 2018/19
• Full details available & application form from www.hertsdirect.org/localitybudget
HERTS TALENTED ATHLETES PROGRAMME
• Talented athlete scheme for 13-18 year olds
• Athletes at Regional/National squad level
• Includes strength & conditioning, physiotherapy, nutrition and sport psychology support
• Scheme supported by University of Herts, Herts Sports Partnership, and Lea Valley Regional Park Authority Full details at: www.hertssportsvillage.co.uk/hertstalentedathletes/
AWARDS FOR ALL
• Lottery funded programme
• £300-£10,000 for projects to improve your community – not sport specific
• Funds training: Coach& Officials’ awards needed as part of club development plan
• Disability & ‘difficult to reach groups’ focus
• Funds to be spent in 12 months
Contacts:
www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/index.html
Sport England - Mantra
• Insight – Why?
•Quality
•Impact – So what?
SE Small Grants Programme
• Minimum £300, maximum £10,000
• Revenue and small capital expenditure
• Online application process open to clubs, voluntary organisations, local authorities and schools
• Sport England recognised sport
• Must show need and meet grow & sustain objectives
• 12 month programme
• 3 month turnaround period
• Simple monitoring at end of project
• www.sportengland.org/funding.aspx
Small Grants - YES
• Non – personal equipment
• Coaching costs
• Coach development costs
• Transport
• Venue / facility hire
• Non – recoverable VAT
• Volunteer expenses
• Maximum of £10,000 per organisation/year
Small Grants - NO
• Projects that involve building or refurbishment
• Projects that require planning permission
• General running costs
• School curriculum activity
• Vehicles
• No guaranteed delivery within 12 months
• Projects that have received other SE grants
• Projects unable to deliver on SE objectives
SE Assessment of bids
• Cost
• Need
• Benefit
• Risk
• Value to Sport England
Assessment of COST
•Can the budget deliver the project? Evidence • Are there low priority elements? • Can the budget deliver against SE design guidance? • Value for money –
What % is the award request of the total project costs? Cost per participant - award & total?
•Is all the partnership funding : Eligible Secured Form – cash, in-kind, loan
• Sustainable business plan? Continuation once SE funding stops – building security? • VAT payable – is it being claimed? • Cost over runs – how will this be covered?
Assessment of NEED
• Strategic support – LAs/NGBs/Health etc
• Local support – NGBs, users and potential users
• Active People/Market Segmentation – latent demand
• Has need influenced the project design?
• Can it deliver identified NGB priorities?
• Has the applicant clearly demonstrated the need for SE funding?
• Has the applicant provided evidence of funding and numbers?
Assessment of BENEFIT
• Will the project deliver SE objectives?
• Will the project deliver long term opportunities?
• Does the project deliver for key target groups?
• Does the project deliver against other headline objectives – e.g. 16+ drop off?
• Is the project innovative?
• Can it be easily replicated if successful?
• Are there any low priority elements?
• What are the numbers? Participants/throughput/retained
Assessment of RISK
•Applicant - eligible •Applicant – track record •Risk plan submitted? Mitigation? •Timeline – realistic for proposal and meet programme deadlines? •Resources – Human – experience and time •Resources – Financial – are they in place, if not what is the timeline and risk? •Resources Budget – is it realistic? •Site – ownership, planning, planning conditions –value and costs? •RISK MANAGEMENT not RISK ELIMINATION
SE want applications to............
• Meet identified need – end user involved • Deliver SE objectives• Clearly identify outputs/outcomes • Show that applicants have read and correctly interpreted the prospectus • Demonstrate interface with SE and have LISTENED!•Clearly demonstrate deliverability – time/cost/ability •Have the right budget for the right project •Evidence long term sustainability – benefit after the investment•Be complete
From which they can ..................
•learn and replicate •assist NGBs •deliver sport •turn theory in to practice •demonstrate that sport is the driver •involve partnership/multi sport •have clear timelines •have clear funding plans •have a clear delivery plan/programme
“Its an investment not a gift” Jennie Price – CEO Sport England
SE actually gets................
•Ineligible applicants
• Wants not need
• Value to applicant not SE
• No clear outputs / outcomes
• People who do not engage
• People who do not take on board advice / listen
• SE’s own strategies reworded - not local solutions
• Projects to meet a budget – not a budget to meet the project
• Unsustainable schemes
• Young people only
• Activity not sport
• Single applicant/sport
• No NGB engagement
• Weak funding plans
• Limited programme/activity plans
• Poorly evidenced time plans
• Incomplete applications
Sport’s England Community Asset Fund• Improve and protect existing sports facilities that support the needs of local
communities • Invest in new and different places that meet the needs of local communities, which
include Sport England’s target audiences e.g. under-represented groups such as women, older people, disabled people and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds
• Ensure their capital investment reaches organisations who have not accessed their funding before
• Create a more resilient, sustainable, less grant dependent sport sector
Key Facts:
• Value: £15 million per annum • Anticipated size of bids: £1,000 to £150,000 • Open all the time. There’s no deadlines• Shorter and more simplified application. They want to keep the information you have
to provide in the first instance to a minimum. • No supporting information initially. They will only ask for supporting information when
they have made an in-principle decision after the assessment of your application. • It’s just about your project. The information they will ask for is the information you
know - the details of your organisation, your project, the need for your project, beneficiaries and how you will make your project happen.
Examples of what the Community Asset Fund will fund:
Organisations looking to take over an underused sports facility or one under threat
of closure
Organisations wanting to expand or improve the sporting experience you offer your
customers e.g. looking to improve a changing room or installing new toilets,
heating system or social space
Responding to an emergency or unexpected event that is stopping people from
being active e.g. fix a roof that’s been damaged or repair an area after flood
damage
Examples of what the Community Asset Fund won’t fund:
• Revenue-only projects
• Routine maintenance and repairs resulting from wear and tear
• Children’s playgrounds and play equipment
• Projects intended for private gain
• Retrospective funding
• Projects they’ve funded in the past
• Football only projects Small-scale cricket projects - Pitch covers, Kitchen and social area,
Energy/water consumption and flood defence measures.
Sport England expect their typical awards;
1. Small-scale investments typically ranging from £1,000 to £15,000. These will address
emergency works due to something like storm or flood damage, or something totally
unexpected that is stopping people from being able to stay active right now.
2. Medium-scale investments typically ranging from between £15,000 to £50,000. These
will address more substantial changes. This might be an upgrade to an existing facility
or developing a new space in the community.
3. By exception, Sport England will consider larger investments ranging from £50,000 to
£150,000. This will be when organisations can demonstrate a considerable impact or
are targeting under-represented groups, and not previously received SE funding
Top 10 Tips when Applying for Funding1. Be clear about your funding requirements before making an application e.g.
ensure selection criteria for the funding scheme fits the aims and objectives of your project – some funders don’t fund certain organisations so it’s important to check
2. Be aware of funding deadlines and ensure it is submitted before the deadline
3. Do not start work on your project until funding has been granted – Most funding bodies do not cover retrospective funding
4. Does your organisation/project have any internal funds it can contribute – some funders prefer organisations that can contribute something themselves
5. Check how big the overall funding pot is. From this information you can analyse the potential / likelihood of success
6. Once you’ve found a potential fund, speak to someone from the organisation and discuss the outline of your project. Check whether this would be something they would consider
7. Read all of the guidance notes and funding criteria
8. Be clear and concise – you only have a few words to get your project across to the funder. Include as much relevant information as possible, but do not write excessive amounts/waffle - First impressions last!
9. Ensure all relevant sections are completed and signed by the appropriate people and ensure the application has the correct contact details for the funder to get in touch with you and the school/project
10. Call the funder to check that they’ve received it, and liaise with them where necessary, completing any extra requests promptly
There’s help out there..........
• Herts Councils for Voluntary Service: www.hertscvs.org.uk
• Herts Sports Partnership - Funding details in green section of www.sportinherts.org.uk
• Sport England – Funding Helpline 08458 508508 www.sportengland.org.uk/funding.aspx
• Your NGB Development Officer - Herts/East
• Funding4Sport: www.funding4sport.co.uk
Funding 4 SportSports Funding Consultancy which provides a range of services to support those seeking sports funding.
The F4S offer includes;
• Funding Advice
• Funding 1.1 clinics
• Funding Bid Writing Service
• Funding 4 Sport Website – www.funding4sport.co.uk
Contact Details
Herts Sports Partnership
Sports Performance & Development Centre, Hatfield
Business Park, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9EU
John O’Callaghan
[email protected] 01707 281009