28th October 2020
| Mallory Gray
Sport Wales wants to ensure that
community sport is set-up to succeed in the future. Applications that support
lasting improvements will be prioritised.
You’ll find that the Be Active Wales Fund webpage has now been
updated to include information about the new ‘progress’ strand. This page
will also link users through directly to the application form, which can now be
used to apply for protect, prepare or progress funding.
The progress strand of the fund has been
developed to support more clubs and
communities across Wales. When the fund was initially launched in July, Sport
Wales’ priorities were to provide immediate financial support so that clubs and
organisations could stay afloat, and also to assist their return to activity by
helping to cover the cost of them meeting Covid-19 safety guidelines.
These are extremely challenging times for our
community clubs and organisations, which is why Sport Wales are opening up the
Be Active Wales Fund, to support as many of them as possible through the
pandemic.
Through the progress strand, funding
can now also help clubs to be more innovative in their approach, to become
sustainable for the long-term, or do more to tackle the inequalities that exist
in sports participation.
Here’s a useful video to guide you
More about the
Funding
The Progress element of the fund has
three main purposes. These are to help the club, organisation or activity:
- . Tackle one or more inequality, such
as increasing opportunities for black and minority ethnic participants, people
with a disability, women and girls or those in areas of deprivation.
- Create long-term solutions to be more
sustainable.
- . Be more innovative in their
approach. Applicants will need to demonstrate how the funding they are
requesting will develop their sport or activity and impact on at least one
these principles.
What is meant by these principles?
Addressing
inequalities:
There are
several demographics that are currently underrepresented in sport. Sport Wales
will support applications that have an impact on participation rates and
representation for:
• Women and girls
• People with a
disability
• People from a Black or Minority Ethnic group or background (BME)
•Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people
• Transgender people
• People living in social
economic deprivation / disadvantage
• Those who use the Welsh language
Long-term sustainability
Sport Wales wants to ensure that
community sport is set-up to succeed in the future. Applications that support
lasting improvements will be prioritised.
Innovation.
Applications will be supported if they are
able to demonstrate a new approach to the delivery of their sport. This may
include innovation in how they are delivered, in responding to the medium and
long-term challenges of Covid-19, or the type of activities that are delivered.
This is a new and innovative investment stream.
Applications will need to align to at
least one of the three priority areas of ‘addressing inequalities,’ ‘long-term
sustainability’ or ‘innovation’.
It is important that applicants are not
focused on what they can get funding for, but rather what their ultimate needs
are.
As a GUIDE ONLY, some applications are likely to focus
on:
• Making improvements or adaptation to facilities so there
are more opportunities for people to play or train.
• New facilities to enable more sport or activity to take
place.
• Using technology to engage more participants, such as
providing online sessions, or using online tools to help with income
generation.
• Coach education at Level 1 where there is a proven need.
• Upskilling of volunteers where the club has gaps in skills
or experience.
• Equipment that enables more people to take part.
• Different and innovative ways in which the activity can be
delivered.
• Approaches that target specific
underrepresented groups.
The scheme will close on February 12th
2021
If you would like to talk about the fund in more
detail, please contact your Area Cricket Manager
To Apply Click here