Awards for Sport

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Awards for Sport is a new small grants programme managed by Sport

Northern Ireland that aims to increase participation in sport and physical recreation and increase the number of athletes with improved sporting performance.

Awards for Sport replaced Sport Northern Ireland's previous small grants programme Awards for All.  In the period 2001-09 Sport Northern Ireland invested a total of £3.03 million in 782 successful projects.

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Under Awards for Sport the potential awards range from £1,000 to £10,000.  This is the first funding programme from Sport Northern Ireland which is available online, to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

Awards for Sport will invest in projects that:

• Are well planned and organised;
• Can clearly demonstrate need; and
• Adopt an innovative approach to increasing participation and/or improved sporting performance.

Awards for Sport aims to:

• Increase participation in sport and physical recreation, especially

  among under-represented groups; and
• Increase the number of athletes with improved sporting performance.

The following organisations are eligible to apply:

• Governing Bodies;
• Sports Clubs; and
• Community and Voluntary Organisations.

THE CURRENT ROUND OF AWARDS FOR SPORT CLOSED ON

WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 2010.

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Contact Details:

For further information, or to join the mailing list for future rounds

of funding, please contact:

Email: awardsforsport@sportni.net

Tel: 028 9038 3232