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Places for Sport: 09/10 -
Programme Closed
   
The Places for Sport: 09/10 programme closed for applications on 12 June 2009.
HISTORIC INFORMATION ON THE 2009/10 PLACES FOR SPORT PROGRAMME
The Sport Northern Ireland (Sport NI) Places for Sport Programme is designed to assist with the delivery of the new Strategy for Sport and Physical Recreation 2009-19, soon to be launched by the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure to provide a vision of 'a culture of lifelong enjoyment and success in sport'. To achieve this vision, the Strategy recognises the need to develop a range of new, improved and shared sports facilities to a standard comparable with other regions in the UK.
The programme specifically focuses on five areas:
1. Pitches and other outdoor sports surfaces e.g. athletic tracks/tennis courts etc 2. Indoor specialised sports surfaces
3. (a) Floodlighting of training pitches (b) Floodlighting for main pitches - only available for strategically important venues 4. Buildings - Construction of a new two or four changing room pavilion/Extensions to existing changing pavilions where there is a demonstrated need for additional provision 5. Purchase of equipment - Equipment must be based permanently in one
location and must be new and not replacement or maintenance equipment. Places for Sport:09/10 funding will be available for projects which can achieve significant spend before 31 March 2010. Applicants can apply for an award from £10,000 up to a maximum of £245,000.
Details about the 09/10 programme can be downloaded below. There are templates for use with this programme which are located within the 'Places for Sport General Guidance and Templates' section below.
Key Questions
- Do you have planning permission for your proposed development or can you confirm/demonstrate that planning permission is not required?
- Do you own your own ground or have security of tenure in place which meets the requirements for the programme which are:
- Buildings - must show ownership of the proposed site of at least 21 years
- Pitches - must show ownership of the proposed site of at least 10 years
- Equipment - must show access to the storage facility through an Access Agreement for at least 5 years (Please see Page 15 of the Information and Guidance Notes)
- Do you have partnership funding in place?
- Can your project achieve significant spend before 31 March 2010.
If you answer YES to ALL of the above, then you may qualify for this programme.
If you would be interested in applying for this scheme, and can satisfy ALL of the criteria above, please download the following Application Form and Information and Guidance Notes:
Places for Sport 09/10 Application Form
Places for Sport 09/10 Information and Guidance Notes
Deadline for application returns: 4pm on 12 June 2009
Scoring Criteria
As funding is limited, projects will be assessed under a 'challenge fund' principle. The following criteria will be used to prioritise the applications. Only those who score highly in all areas are likely to be successful in attracting an award.
Assessment Area |
% Weighting |
Strategic Fit
|
20% |
| Sports Development |
20% |
| Facility Need |
32% |
| Financial |
16% |
| Management and experience history |
12% |
| TOTAL |
100% |
For further information in relation to the scoring criteria please click here.
Please note the sports facilities already in your area and any new ones planned are key to SNI understanding why your organisation needs additional sports facilities. SNI has carried out a major piece of research entitled Active Places Research Paper, Bridging the Gap, 2009. To download the report click here.
This research analyses the current stock of sporting facilities across a number of key facility types and identifies facility shortfalls and areas of particular need. SNI will now use this strategy to guide its future investment in sporting facilities and all applications to the Places for Sport: 09/10 programme will be assessed against the need identified in this research. Facility Need will make up 32% of the overall scoring framework.
Places for Sport General Guidance and Templates
A number of templates are available for use with the Places for Sport funding programme. They will assist in your development of some of the mandatory information which must be completed with the application form.
These are:
Contact address:
Places for Sport
c/o Sport Northern Ireland
House of Sport
Upper Malone Road
Belfast, BT9 5LA
e-mail: lottery@sportni.net
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