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Sport In Our Community Investment Programme
The Sport in Our Community Investment Programme is closed for applications.
About Sport in Our Community
In response to identified and ongoing need within the sports community, Sport Northern Ireland developed Sport in Our Community investment programme. £3.6 million was invested in 34 projects from the voluntary, community and statutory sectors and aimed to deliver innovative and creative projects over a four year period (2006-2010).
Successful applications to the programme demonstrated that their project met at least one of the following three cross-cutting themes:
- Development and improvement of physical literacy;
- Development of opportunities for people with disabilities; and/or
- Creation of sport or physical activity in areas of high social need for those who have not previously had a sustained interest in sport or physical activity.
A total of 36,814 participants were reported 2008-09, this included:
- 1,879 disabled people, an increase of 48% on figures reported 2007-08;
- 15,354 women and girls, an increase of 41% of figures reported 2007-08;
- 2,132 older people, an increase of 123% on figures reported 2007-08; and
- 590 members of minority ethnic communities, an increase of 92% on figures reported 2007-08.
In addition a significant increase was reported in projects delivering Health Referral programmes using sport and physical recreation as a primary health tool.
A number of programme and project level evaluations are available in the research section of our website. Click here to access.
Programme Materials
Click on the links below for Programme material:
Contact Details
For more
information about the Sport in our Community programme, contact
Angharad Bunt on 028 9038 1222. |
