Funding the Purchase of SPORTident Equipment

School Funds

Departmental Budget.
It would be hoped that in the first instance PE specialists would purchase equipment through the normal departmental budget. The equipment is relevant to the curriculum, beneficial to health and fitness, and encourages the use of ICT. In particular it has great benefit for GCSE and 'A' Level PE where the students can develop their ideas using ICT tools to amend and refine their work and enhance its quality and accuracy. The electronic data collected can be shared and exchanged over the school LAN or the World Wide Web.

Study Support.
Both primary and secondary schools have an allocation for Study Support. The amount of cash available can vary from £200 for a small primary to over £10k for a large secondary comprehensive. Often this budget heading is under spent (£1 million in some authorities last year!). It is worth approaching the Head or senior management team to see if money can be made available from here.

KS3 Transition.
Only applicable to secondary schools. Typically £10k per school. The equipment could be used by a secondary school to set up 'out of hours' activities for years 5,6 & 7 pupils. This would greatly assist the transition by getting the younger pupils to visit the school, use the facilities, and meet current pupils and staff. All this could be achieved in a friendly, positive and healthy manner.

Other Funds - Funding Ladder

1. Contact the local Parish Council. They sometimes hold pots of money, which they may be prepared to use to fund sports specific activities.
2. Next contact the District Council. They also have pots of money, which they may be persuaded to use in their district in respect of sporting initiatives. Each district should have a designated Sports Development Officer. These are the people to identify in your area. They will be happy to discuss new opportunities and will be able to give detailed local advice about potential funding avenues for sport related schemes.
3. Neighbourhood Forums. These are part of the County Council. They have funds that are distributed at a local level. Councils will have Neighbourhood Development Officers who will be pleased to discuss projects and give application details.
4. The County Council may be able to assist through a special reserve fund of the School Sports Association. Assistance is sometimes given to local teams who have progressed to the latter stages of a national competition.
5. Sport Aid Northern is an independent charity with three main objectives:
   1. To further the education of young people through the medium of sport.
   2. To encourage those with social or physical disadvantage to improve their lives through sport.
   3. To enable those living in poverty to take advantage of the opportunities offered by sport.
   NB Sport Aid cannot help people who are already receiving support from the National Lottery Sports Fund.
6. Sportsmatch is a scheme funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and managed by the Institute of Sports Sponsorship (ISS) a national non-profit making organisation representing business sponsors of sport. An independent panel appointed by the Secretary of State for the DCMS makes decisions on awards. The panel will represent both business and sport. If approved by the panel Sportsmatch will match a sponsor's investment in grass roots sport on a £ for £ basis from a minimum of £1000 to a maximum of £50,000. For schools the minimum award is lowered to £500.
7. Foundation for Sport and the Arts aim to offer grant aid where it will help create or maintain facilities and opportunities for the general community or will assist arts or sports provision that the community can enjoy. Maximum grant is £75,000.
8. Lottery Sports Fund and Sport England has the Community Projects Fund for local projects that are available to everyone is the one that is relevant to SPORTIdent. This fund contains three parts:
1. Small Projects (up to £5,000) will support schools and voluntary groups for capital and short-term revenue schemes. Priority will be given to areas of deprivation and disadvantaged groups.
2. Capital Schemes (over £5,000) will support community provision for all. They will be aimed at increasing participation in sport.
3. Revenue Schemes (over £5,000) will tackle social exclusion in sport. In partnership with local authorities, voluntary organisations and the New Opportunities Fund.
9. Awards for All aims to fund projects that involve people in the local community, bringing them together to take part in and enjoy a wide range of sports and other activities. Grants of between £500 and £5,000 can be given.
10. Football Foundation aims to strengthen links between football and the community and provide revenue support for grass roots football.
11. Co-Op Community Dividend is open to organisations in the trading area of Co-Operative Group (CWS) Ltd. Applications are considered on an ongoing basis. Awards between £100 and £5,000 may be given. Project should:
1. Fulfil a need in the local community.
2. Be of a long-term benefit to a sector of the local community either by the provision of equipment or a physical benefit to the group or by way of training or education.
3. Project should target disadvantaged groups within the area.
4. Projects should seek to address community issues such as health and show imagination in their approach.
12. Additional sources of funding. Please try these links for more possible sources of funding for SPORTident.
1. Community Foundation
2. Awards For All
3. The Nationwide Foundation
4. Sport England Active Community Development
5. The Baring Foundation
6. BBC Children in need
7. Football Foundation
8. Northern Rock Foundation
9. Education Extra
10. Neighbourhood Forum
11. Health Action Zone
12. Barclays New Futures
13. Community Fund
14. Nuffield Foundation
15. BT Future Talk Awards
16. Voluntary Community
17. Grants on Line
18. Quality in Study Support
19. The Schools Funding Guide - Tel: 020 7209 5151
20. Cash For Schools
21. Education Business Partnerships - Tel: 01753 502370
22. Charities Direct