Creating a sporting habit for life Sport England Lottery funding Nick Lockwood 19 March 2015

Creating a sporting habit for life Which group are you in? a) Currently working on an application? b) Know what you’d like to do, but don’t know if its eligible? c) Do not currently have an application in mind? 2

Creating a sporting habit for life Content Sport England’s strategy & the role of lottery funding An overview of funding programmes Key features of a strong application Building your application 3

Creating a sporting habit for life Sport England and lottery funding Sport England is the lottery distributor for the sport good cause in England We aim to create a sporting habit for life Lottery funding must be ‘additional’ 4

Creating a sporting habit for life Overview of funding Capital Inspired Facilities Improvement Fund Strategic Facilities Fund Protecting Playing Fields Revenue Small grants Community Sport Activation Fund 5

Creating a sporting habit for life Eligibility A recognised sport formally constituted Surplus reinvested in participation No equipment for specific individuals No funding of prior commitments For capital awards: freehold or leasehold 6

Creating a sporting habit for life Features of strong applications Evidence of need Strong partnership working Confidence in delivery Impact Plans for sustainability 7

Creating a sporting habit for life Demonstrating need Understand your community –What is the demand? –How will your project meet this demand? Tools and techniques –Use Sport England’s online tools (market segmentation, Local Sport Profile, Active Places Power) –Talk to your local partners – what evidence do they have? –Consult directly – participants and non-participants 8

Creating a sporting habit for life Partnership working Not a bland statement of support.. but A clear understanding of: –how the project meets each partner’s need –What each partner’s contribution / responsibility is –How the project will be managed and monitored 9

Creating a sporting habit for life Impact Sports impact: –how many more participants ? –how often? –will the experience create a habit for life? Wider impact –Is it meeting partner objectives? (economy, health, aspiration) 10

Creating a sporting habit for life Sustainability Capital Ongoing costs vs income Quality of programme Secondary spend Sinking fund Revenue What did the initial funding cover? Venue costs? Leader costs? Equipment? Training? How do you enable continued participation with reduced funding? 11

Creating a sporting habit for life Confidence in delivery Capital Security of tenure / land access Planning permission Finance Design & build suppliers Operational plans Revenue Staff capacity Communication channels Venue availability 12

Creating a sporting habit for life Questions? 13