Sport England has launched a new funding application process with the view of making it easier for sports clubs and other organisations who help people to take part in physical activity apply for money.

The new Movement Fund was designed to simplify funding applications and will help those with the greatest need secure investment to support people to live active, healthy, lives.

The fund, which is worth £160 million over the next four years, replaces the existing Small Grants Programme and Active Together fund, and will offer crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to provide physical activity opportunities that can help tackle long-lasting inequalities.

Figures show there’s still a significant activity gap between people based on where they live, how affluent they are, their sex, ethnic background or whether they have a disability or long-term health condition. The Movement Fund aims to help close these gaps and will especially welcome applications that focus on doing so.

The Movement Fund is aimed at community groups, local clubs and grassroots organisations that are at the heart of delivering physical activity opportunities that boost people’s health and wellbeing.

How your SAA club could benefit

There are amounts of between £300 and £15,000 on offer if your project aligns with Sport England’s priorities, which can be used to fund a broad range of costs and items.

General eligibility criteria for the Movement Fund include:

• An organisation working with people living in England
• An organisation being not-for-profit

Further criteria apply to the fund and there is guidance available to help people in the application process.

There are four ambitions of what Sport England are looking for in an application:

• encouraging positive experiences of sport and physical activity
• involving the community in planning and delivery
• prioritising environmental sustainability
• a good use of public money

How to apply – and succeed!

If your organisation and project are eligible for funding, and your project aligns with Sport England’s goals, you could receive up to £15,000.

Funding will be provided as either a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant.

You can use money awarded to cover a wide range of costs and items that’ll help deliver positive change in your community.

Crowdfunding enables organisations to raise funds by setting goals and promoting them to attract supporters who can contribute financially – often using discounts and experiences as rewards for donations.

Get started

Before applying, take a look at the funding guidance which explains who Sport England are looking to support, the kinds of projects they’re interested in, what information you’ll need to provide and the help on offer.

To help check if your project and organisation are suitable for the funding, you’ll be presented with a short quiz at the beginning of the application process.

If you’re unsure if the Movement Fund suits your project or need more information, contact Sport England on 0345 8508 508 or email funding@sportengland.org.

Movement Fund – apply now  

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Thanks to lobbying from various National Governing Bodies the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has today given notice that they are withdrawing their guidance on using a boat inland and on the coast in England from 4 July 2020.

Further information regarding how the NGB’s achieved this excellent result can be found here

The BDSG of which the SAA are members of, has also issued a statement highlighting government guidelines which can be found here

We would like to thank all involved for the hard work in getting our divers back into the water.

We know how eager you all will be to get back into the water, but please ensure that all the government guidelines are adhered to including social distancing

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This will bring new employers into the town and we have had generally positive feedback so far following local consultation.   The development will alter the layout of the area to the north of the basin.  This will cover the current entry point to the dive shore access road, therefore realignment and embankment engineering are required.  To clarify, the intention is to relocate the access route, not close it.  Options for alternative routes are being considered with a view to submitting a planning application in the near future. 

Eyemouth Harbour Trust are reaching out to the diving community; please assist by:

• Completing the survey, follow the link below

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QLJG8P5

• Sharing the survey around your network.

It would be helpful for EHT to understand the current usage of the shore access road to inform our plans.  Please take a few minutes to complete the survey as EHT welcome your input

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Mental Health Awareness Week (18th – 24th May 2020) has seen many notable organisations issue advice which may be of help to our members as listed below:

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