Big Lottery Fund - 2014 Communities
Glasgow is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland wants to ensure that they are providing support to groups who want to benefit from this 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 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.
For this programme the aims are 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.
BIG will offer grants to sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools. Groups can only apply for one grant in a 12 month period.
BIG would like the projects they fund to reach people who are less likely to take part in sport or physical activities. The priorities are:
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.
Projects need not meet any of these to be offered a grant but priority will be given to fulfilling these objectives.
More information is available from the Big Lottery Fund website
Or by calling 0870 240 2391 or emailing enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk.