Section Seven

7.0   FUNDING STREAMS

7.1  EGU/EWGA Funding 

Junior Club Coaching Grant Aid

£150 available to affiliated golf clubs.

This funding is available annually, the club is asked to match the grant.

Apply via the EGU/EWGA.

Free Golf Coaching Grant Aid

£200 available to affiliated golf clubs.

The funding is for beginners’ taster sessions.

Apply via the EGU/EWGA.

7.2  EWGA Trust and Individual Grants 

Financial assistance for:

One to one coaching for girls under 21 years old or in full time education.

Equipment purchase where there is financial need.

Travel to national and divisional tournaments.

Individuals need to complete an EWGA Trust form and send it to their County Junior Organiser who will forward to the EWGA office at least ten days prior to an EWGA Trust meeting, for consideration by the Trust Management Committee.

7.3  EWGA Group Award

Each county receives an annual lump sum (minimum £250 and maximum £1,000), based on the number of affiliated clubs within the county.  The funds are allocated to girls’ group coaching, targeting pre-handicap and high handicap players.

The County Junior Organiser completes a Group Coaching Summary Sheet and sends it to the EWGA office detailing the activities the grant has funded. Applications must be received by September each year.

7.4  EWGA Development Grant

At the current time £750 per year is available to every County Association

Purpose: recruitment of new girls and the encouragement of early golfers.

To fund coaching, postage, printing, refreshments, volunteer expenses, training and equipment purchase.

Complete a Development Grant application form and submit to EGU/EWGA.

7.5  EWGA Subscriptions Grant

£5 is refunded to the county for each junior girl that is a member of a golf club.

The amount awarded is based on the subscriptions collected by EWGA from affiliated golf clubs.

Complete a Junior Subscription Grant Form and submit to EGU/EWGA.    

7.6  Golf Foundation Funding

Partial funding for group coaching with limited availability.

Apply to The Golf Foundation.

7.7  PESSCL: Physical Education & Sport School Club Links

Each PESSCL Partnership can be awarded a grant of up to £2,000

The should provide a safe, fun introduction to the sport of golf within the school environment and at outreach community locations

Apply to the Golf Foundation.

7.8  SportsMatch

Any non-profit group can apply for SportsMatch and money is matched from profit-distributing businesses, such as banks, restaurants, estate agents and supermarkets. Matching awards are available between £1,000 and £50,000.  The minimum sponsorship per sponsor is £1,000 with a maximum of 3 sponsors per project. Sponsorship can last between 1 to 3 years and can be made in cash or in kindness (in kind for sporting equipment only).

Projects being sponsored must include one of the following elements:

Increased participation at the grass roots level

Extend/enhance existing activities

Provide links to the community - ensure long-term benefits.

Women and girls’ sport is a priority group for SportsMatch, as it tends to attract less funding than other groups. To date 67% of SportsMatch funding has been awarded to priority groups and 95% of awards go to schemes involving children under 18 years of age.

The sponsor must be willing to work with you to develop a joint proposal to the SportsMatch Panel. Contact the SportsMatch office for an application form (contact details in appendix 1), who will present it to the Panel who meet every six weeks.  Decisions are usually made within one month.

For further information visit - www.sportsmatch.co.uk

This initiative is currently under review from Sport England (November 2007).

7.9  The Big Lottery Fund

The Big Lottery Fund was launched on 1st June 2004 with funding coming from the sale of Lottery tickets.

7.10  Awards for All

“Awards for All” is available under the umbrella of “The Big Lottery.”

The aims of Awards for All are to:

Extend access and participation

Increase skill and creativity

Improve quality of life

Application Requirements:

Applications must be from non–profit organisation.

Grants between £500 and £5,000 are available to fund a specific project/activity.

The organisation must have:

A constitution.

A bank account with two signatories.

Recent bank statements.

 Annual account balance.

Senior approval of the application.

7.11  Local Network Fund

The Local Network Fund is a programme of the Children and Young People’s Unit; a cross government initiative set up to coordinate government policy and services for children and young people. The government believes that communities have the power to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged children. The objective of the Local Network Fund is for children and young people is to give communities the chance to make a difference.

Who can apply? 

Applications can be from small groups, needing between £250 and £7,000 to organise and run an activity with disadvantaged children or young people.

You must satisfy ALL the following criteria:

You must be based and provide your services in England.

You need to be a locally managed small voluntary, community or self-help group.

Most of the children and young people benefiting from your activity must be facing disadvantage or poverty.

Your activity must focus on children and young people.

You must have people volunteering to help with your activity.

What types of activities are given grants?

Your activity must fit one of the four themes below. The themes have been chosen because they show the way that community and self-help activities can improve the lives of disadvantaged children.

Aspirations and experiences

Economic disadvantage

Isolation and access

Children’s voices