Creating a lifelong sporting habit University Sport Activation Funding Pre application workshops
Workshop Content • Introduction • What do Sport England want to fund? • What is eligible? • Finance and Partnership funding • Measuring and Evaluating projects • What makes a good project? • Available resources Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Why Universities? • The Active People Survey (7) 2012/13 highlighted that 50% of HE students participate in sport once a week with 65.7% of students doing some sport. • Active People Survey demonstrates that individuals who went to university and played sport are more likely to continue playing sport throughout their lives. • Sport England strategy 2012-17 showed its commitment to working in partnership with the HE sector and set itself an objective of three quarters of unive niversity sity st students udents aged 18-24 will get the chance to take up a new sport or continue playing a sport they played at school or college. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
University Sport Activation Fund University Sport Activation Fund seeks to build upon the current ‘Active Universities’ investment ( 2011-2014 ) into Higher Education to challenge HE institutions further to develop their sport offer for students, building a ‘sporting habit for life’. • £15m revenue funding • Available for three year projects. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Aim and purpose • Inc ncrea ease regular participation (at least 1x30 minutes per week) in sport by HE students in Higher Education establishments • Kee eep students in sport when they transition from school or college as well as throughout their university time • Raise se the he pro rofil file of sport within HE and its contribution towards university objectives • Encourage and support the development and maintenance of relation onsh ships ps that deliver and sustain participation increases • Invest in projects that can demonstrate and deliver sustainabl ble participation increases Creating a lifelong sporting habit
We are specifically seeking applications from; Higher er Educat cation ion Insti tituti tution ons / Universi ersities ties A university can apply: - once as an individual institution - once as a lead applicant or a partner in a group application Sport England would particularly expect a collaborative approach to increasing student participation, where universities are located within the same proximity. The term ‘universities’ includes only the 129 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)who are recognised by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Is this funding for you? • Funding is available for revenue only projects. • There is a minimum limit of £30,000 but no upper limit • Projects must offer value for money • We are seeking to fund projects over a three year period • Partnership Funding is required • 80% of participants in your project MUST be HE students – students enrolled on higher education (HE) courses at universities in England. • Successful projects will be expected to begin delivery no later than Novem vember ber 2014 14 Creating a lifelong sporting habit
We are looking to fund: • NEW EW pro roje jects cts which use knowledge and insight to provide appropriate opportunities to meet existing unmet demand or develop additional demand for sport for HE students in a specific area or university. These projects must id iden entify tify new ew an and ad addit ditiona ional opportunities for student sport to demonstrate the need for investment. • EXI XISTIN ING pro rojec jects ts that have received funding from Sport England and can demonstrate they have previously had a significant impact on participation and the value of sport in HE within their area or university. Using insight and knowledge these projects mu must st iden identify tify new ew and ad addi ditio tional al op opport rtunities ities for student sport, to demonstrate the need for additional investment. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Priorities for funding • A higher r priori rity ty will be given to projects that: – Can clearly demonstrate a sport pathway for their students and where Sport England investment could improve this to meet student need. • A lower priority ity will be given to projects that are: – Single sport – Substantially focused on gym, dance and fitness exercise classes. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Creating a lifelong sporting habit
We are seeking projects who can: • Widen en the sportin ing g offer – to provide opportunities to encourage students to play sport and keep students in sport as their motivation and confidence grows. • Make e use of of sp spare e capaci acity: ty: – utilising outdoor and indoor spaces within university estates that are not traditionally for sport but appeal to students. • Develo elop a work rkforc force: – to drive, promote and deliver student sport and increase student participation. – We will consider funding the following roles: • sport development roles • apprenticeships / interns • full or part time multi sport activator type roles Creating a lifelong sporting habit
We are seeking projects who can: • Improve ove facility ity access: : – the hire of additional facilities or purchase of equipment which will improve access to sporting provision and improve utilisation of external facilities where spare capacity exists. • Promot ote e and market et opportuni rtunitie ties: s: – develop a variety of regular communication methods to ensure sporting activities are brought to the attention of students throughout the year. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Eligible Costs • Education and training opportunities • Salary and on-costs • Start-up costs; for example advertising costs • Recruitment and interview costs • Travel and subsistence costs for project workers, coaches, volunteers etc. • Development costs including marketing, e.g. promotional leaflets, flyers, banners, costs of establishing a website etc. • Training and capacity building e.g. costs for training staff / volunteers, course fees and the costs of bringing in trainers • Partnerships and activity development. • Extensions in the size of existing revenue projects. • Sport Equipment no greater than £10,000 of your total project costs (criteria applies) Creating a lifelong sporting habit
What is ineligible for funding? • Incomplete applications, including those where the documents are not uploaded. • Projects with no element of confirmed partnership funding (in cash or in-kind). • On-going initiatives and sports programmes – Recreational activity, such as walking – the outcome of projects must be participation in at least moderate intensity. See our frequently asked questions for a list of eligible activities. • Activity that would only appeal to students who are already likely to be participating more than twice a week or who participate in a sport at BUCS competitions and above. • Regional strategic posts or sport specific development roles. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
What is ineligible for funding? • Projects solely benefiting the local community with no impact on student participation • Affiliation to BUCS and BUCS competitions or re- branding of existing sports programmes. • One off events or weeks, which cannot demonstrate sustained participation post event. • Sports activities relating to academic course content and requirements. • Activities which follow a model of Sportivate or Satellite Clubs programmes Creating a lifelong sporting habit
What is ineligible for funding? • General running costs, e.g. on-going staff costs, council tax, gas, electricity or water bills. • Routine maintenance, repairs and renewals. • Purchasing or leasing of vehicles. • Gym Equipment or Equipment only applications. • Goods or services purchased before an award is made. • Research activity which includes audits, mapping and development tools • Items that only benefit an individual, e.g. prizes, scholarships, bursaries, personal clothing or equipment or the purchase of tickets for events. This list is not exhaustive and may be added to. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
Defining Sport • Regular sports activity is defined as 1x30 minutes of moderate activity a week throughout the year • What sports count? – The sport must be recognised as moderate intensity – We would prefer that the sport is also a recognised sport by Sport England – The sport activity chosen should not duplicate any work with NGBs through their whole sport plan, it should be additional. Creating a lifelong sporting habit
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