Carlow Sports Partnership Announces Two New Funding Opportunities for Sports Clubs & Community Groups
12th November 2021
1. Local Sports Participation Small Grant Scheme
Carlow Sports Partnership has secured funding from Sport Ireland to support the development of sport and physical activity with a particular emphasis on low participation groups such as young people, people with a disability, older adults, women and girls, ethnic minorities and people residing in disadvantaged areas. This fund aims to assist existing clubs and community groups that have physical activity and sport as their primary activity, and encourage the set-up of new clubs and groups to promote physical activity and sport. The maximum grant available is €2,000. This is a competitive fund. Evidence of match funding and/or benefit in kind will increase the chance of success for an application.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PARTICIPATION SMALL GRANT APPLICATION IS FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER, 2021.
Application Form Local Sports Participation Grant Scheme.pdf
Guidelines Local Sports Participation Grant Scheme 2021.pdf
2. Round 2 Covid19 Small Grant
Scheme With many sporting clubs & groups now back to training and activity across the County we are delighted to announce details of the second round of the Covid-19 Club Small Grants Scheme for 2021. Funding support up to the amount of €1,500 is available. The COVID-19 Club Small Grant Scheme is part of a series of COVID-19 related funding schemes from Sport Ireland and the Government to support the sports sector in response to the current crisis. The COVID-19 Club Small Grant Scheme will provide assistance to local clubs with covering costs associated with the reopening and delivery of their activities. The COVID-19 Club Small Grants can be used to support retrospective COVID-19 related expenditure dating from 1st January 2021 onwards.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF THE COVID19 SMALL GRANT APPLICATION IS MONDAY 29th NOVEMBER, 2021.
Application Form Covid19 Small Grant Scheme 2021.pdf
Guidelines Covid19 Small Grant Scheme 2021.pdf
Contact Carlow Sports Partnership: Clubs are advised to contact Carlow Sports Partnership via email mjduggan@carlowcoco.ie or phone 087 214 5262 for further information on these grant schemes.
COVID-19 Club Small Grant Scheme - Aiding Clubs In Their Return To Sport
Sports clubs in Carlow can now apply for COVID-19 Club Small Grants
of up to €1,500 through Carlow Sports Partnership
The Covid-19 Club Small Grant Scheme is part of a series of Covid-19 related funding schemes from Sport Ireland and the Government to support the sports sector in a bid to aid the return to sport. The COVID-19 Club Small Grant Scheme will provide assistance to local clubs with covering costs associated with the reopening and delivery of their activities. With many sporting clubs & groups now back to training and activity across the County we are delighted to announce details of the third round of the Covid-19 Club Small Grants Scheme for 2022.
The maximum amount of funding available per club/group/organisation is €1,500.00.
- Only one application can be submitted per sport club
- Applications to Carlow Sports Partnership are only applicable to clubs based within County Carlow
- Funding support for the same purpose should not be sought from multiple sources, e.g. national governing body of sport, etc.
- Funding applications must be submitted prior to Friday 11th November 2022
- For Application Form and Guidelines please click here.
Further Information:
Egle Useckaite, A/Administrator with Carlow Sports Partnership
Email: euseckaite@carlowcoco.ie | Phone: 059 9136247 |
Keep Active
Keep Carlow Active with Carlow Sports Partnership
We are delighted to launch our #KeepCarlowActive booklet. Developed in collaboration with Cork Sports Partnership it has 44 pages jam-packed with sports and activities for all ages and abilities. We have divided the booklet into 6 colour-coded sections, each designed to appeal to different ages and abilities, all of which contain a variety of activities and resources.
View the full booklet online (click on image) and use the live links. Save it to your PC or handheld for use at any time.
Have great fun and don’t forget to tag us in your activities #KeepCarlowActive
Active Families
There are a lot of resources available to help you and your little ones at home… Martha Jane Duggan of the Carlow Sports Partnership and Sandra Collins Senior Child and Family Support Network Coordinator talked to KCLR Live’s Eimear Ní Bhraonáin on Wednesday’s show.
You can listen back to the interview here https://kclr96fm.com/kclr-live-healthy-carlow-and-kilkenny-focus-on-families/
You can access resources mentioned during the interview below:
- Keep Active with Carlow Sports Partnership booklet
- Carlow Tourism list of local walking routes
- Cycling Ireland teach a child to cycle videos
- Let’s Play Ireland resources
Press Release here
Be Active at Home for Older Adults
A guide to keeping active at home during the Covid 19 pandemic, brought to you by Carlow Sports Partnership in conjunction with Kilkenny Sports Partnership and the Carlow County Council Community Well-being Campaign. This guide features tips, plan, links and ideas for keeping well physically and mentally during this pandemic.
See more information on ideas for activity during the Covid-19 pandemic on our Home | Covid 10 Page.
Nature on Your Doorstep
Check out our Nature on Your Doorstep challenge sheets. We designed some outdoor challenges to help you to stay active and learn about nature at the same time. These challenges were printed as a supplement in the Carlow Nationalist and are also available to download here as individual challenge sheets. Huge thanks to Una Halpin of Wildways Adventures, Johanna Brown of WildTime and Mary White of Blackstairs Eco Trails for their assistance in putting this booklet together.
Return to Sport & Physical Activity
As of Monday 18th May, the country entered Phase 1 of the Government’s Road map for Reopening Society and Business.
On the following Sport Ireland page you will find relevant information on the return to sport in phase 1 and beyond. This webpage includes additional details on the Return to Sport Expert Group, Guidelines on Sport and Physical Activity in the Outdoors and a list of sports which can now resume.
This page will be updated regularly to bring you the most up to date and relevant information.
https://www.sportireland.ie/covid19/return-to-sport-and-physical-activity