Sport England Inspired Facilities 

Inspired Facilities is focused on making it easier for local community and volunteer groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non-sporting venues into modern grassroots sport facilities.

Part of Places People Play, Sport England’s programme to deliver a London 2012 legacy of increased mass participation in sport, it is investing £50 million of National Lottery funding in up to 1000 community sports projects between 2011 and 2014.

You have five opportunities to apply for an Inspired Facilities grant, with each round awarding up to £10 million.

This means you have time to pull together a strong application that stands the best possible chance of success in what will be a competitive process. Grants will be awarded to projects that make the best case.

Community and voluntary organisations, including parish and town councils can apply for grants worth between £20,000 and £50,000. At least 70% of the available funding available is set aside for these groups.

Local authorities, statutory bodies and education establishments such as schools, can apply for grants between £20,000 and £150,000.

However, £150,000 grants will be exceptional and only given to projects that can demonstrate a strategic rationale to their application - for example, a review of a local authority’s sports facility stock that identifies this project as a top priority. No more than 30% of the total amount available will be invested through these organisations. 

The best part? Community and voluntary organisations DO NOT have to have any match funding. 

For more information please visit http://217.198.108.204/about/what-is-inspired-facilities

If you are thinking of applying for the fund please get in touch and we will help you to put the best application you can forward. Give us a call on 0191 561 4697 or email ashley.tuck@sunderland.gov.uk