LA Area Funding

North Ayrshire

Two funding streams availble:

“Youth Action Fund”

“Community Development Grant Scheme Award”

Contact the performnace grants Information offficer at North Ayrshire Council for further information –

01294 468035

South Ayrshire

“South Ayrshire Sports Council” - £250 maximum funding available to coaches of affliliated clubs.

Contact - 01292 318555, for further information

“Local Authority Grant available up to £150 - contact for further Information :

East Ayrshire

“East Ayrshire Sports Council” - Support available - for level 1 and 2 courses of 50% contribution up to a maximum of £200- Level 3 & 4 courses 75% contribution up to a maximum of £500 and for level 5 there is £100 funding available- Contact 01563 553 571 /576 726 for further information

Dumfries and Galloway

"Dumfries and Galloway Sports Councils" 50% subsidy available for members for all levels of qualification.

Area

Independent Learning Accounts (ILA)

ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government scheme that helps you pay for learning that you can do at a time, place, pace and in a way to suit you.  It’s for people who have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or who are on benefits.

If you are 16 or over and living in Scotland, you could get up to £500 towards the cost of learning with a learner account from ILA Scotland.   

For further Information and information of providers : 0808 100 1090/ www.ilascotland.org.uk

 Other Useful Links:

http://www.helpforclubs.org.uk/

 NEW!

2014 Communities Funding

2014 communities has had an extra injection of cash £500,000 which will allow us to make an additional 250 awards up to April 2013.  The maximum award is £2k and the programme outcomes that must be met are:

• 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

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) to take part in sport or physical activity
• Getting more younger people (under 25) to take part in sport or physical activity
• Getting more people from black and minority ethnic communities to take part in sport or physical activity

For more info visit: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/index/funding-uk

sportscotland recognises the importance of new coaches coming into sport and the need for accessible, affordable coaching courses to be available to them. 2011 sees the roll out a new UKCC funding model to support the recruitment of new coaches. To find out more click here:

http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/Topics/TopicNavigation/Coaching/UKCC+funding/