Click
here to download an
application form and apply now. Click
here for additional
information.
Click on the 2014 Communities
icon above for further information including an application
walkthrough
Summary of the
programme Share
Glasgow is hosting the 2014
Commonwealth Games and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland wants
to ensure that we are providing support to groups who want
to benefit from this once in a lifetime opportunity for
people and communities across Scotland.
To do this BIG has
developed a new funding programme, 2014 Communities, which
is focused on building a legacy of well-being before and
beyond the Commonwealth Games. 2014 Communities is a micro
grant programme aimed at grass roots sports and community
organisations. Through the programme BIG hopes to encourage
more peopleto take part in sport or physical activity,
andtoincrease the numbers of those volunteering in sport or
physical activity, and to bring communities together through
sport and volunteering.
What is 2014 Communities grants programme?
2014 Communities is a new
micro grants programme, offering local sports clubs,
voluntary and community organisations, community councils
and schools grants of £300 to £1,000 to support and
stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical
activity. In year one of the programme, Big Lottery Fund
has £0.5 million to award in grants. 2014 Communities will
continue to operate up to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in
2014, but what we focus our funding on and how we deliver
our funding may change based on learning leading up to 2014.
What is the overall aim of this programme?
2014 Communities is about
building a legacy of well-being before and beyond the
Commonwealth Games. The programme aims to encourage more
people to take part or volunteer in sport or physical
activity as well as encourage greater community cohesion in
the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
What are the outcomes for this programme?
For this programme we want
to fund projects that will achieve one or more of the
following outcomes:
- More people take part
in sport or physical activity.
- More people volunteer
in sport or physical activity.
- More people and
communities are brought together through taking part or
volunteering in sport or physical activity.
What are priorities for this programme?
Because we want to see more
people taking part and more volunteers in sport and physical
activity from low participation groups such as women &
girls, people who are disabled, people over 50 years of age,
people under 25 years of age and people from black and
minority ethnic communities, we are more likely to fund
projects that meet one of these priorities. Our priorities
may change in the future and will be updated on the 2014
webpage.
How will the programme be delivered?
Grants between £300 to
£1,000 will be offered based on a process similar to the
Awards for All model. However supporting documentation such
as constitutions or governing documents and bank statements
will only be requested once a conditional offer has been
made. If the documents you return are satisfactory we will
pay the grant directly into your organisation’s bank
account.
Are you eligible?
We will offer grants to
sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations,
community councils and schools. Branches of a larger
organisation may be eligible to apply, but we will request
the written support of the larger organisation in the event
of an offer. Branches that are independent can apply in
their own right. Groups can only apply for one grant in a
12 month period, with decisions made within 15 working days.
Further information on how to apply can be found in page 8
of the
 guidance
notes Guidance notes for 2014
Communities programme. - 586KB.
We would like the projects
we fund to reach people who are less likely to take part in
sport or physical activities. Our priorities are listed
below.
- Getting more women and
girls to take part in sport or physical activity.
- Getting more disabled
people to take part in sport or physical activity.
- Getting more older
people (over 50 years old) to take part in sport or
physical activity.
- Getting more younger
people (under 25 years old) and older people to take
part in sport or physical activity together.
- Getting more people
from black and minority ethnic communities to take part
in sport or physical activity.
Your project does not need
to meet any of these to be offered a grant but if we do not
have enough funds to support all the projects we would like
to, we are more likely to fund those that meet one of our
priorities.
What to
do next
Who do I
contact for more information?
You can find out more about
2014 Communities and the work of the Big Lottery fund in
Scotland by calling 0870 240 2391
Email us at
enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk.
If you have a hearing
impairment you can contact us using a textphone on
0141 242 1500. |
