Sport England Offers Funding for Facilities Damaged by Extreme Weather
Sport England has announced that its Movement Fund will give priority to sports and activities that need help to recover quickly from the recent impact of extreme weather, including Storms Bert, Conall, Darragh, Eowyn and Herminia.
Community organisations in England can apply now for grants of between £300 and £15,000 to support emergency costs to help restore their sports facilities and activity venues.
Examples include:
- Skip hire to remove sediment and rubbish
- Minor electrical works to restore power
- Decontamination works or clearing of blocked drains
- Cleaning work to get showers and changing rooms back up and running
- Securing buildings.
The funding is designed to help with the initial clear-up to enable activity to resume.
Funding will be prioritised to support sports and activities that need to recover quickly, with spring and summer sports, or where activity is not scheduled to take place for several weeks, being a lower priority.
Applicants need to confirm they have any relevant permissions required to carry out the work and be able to submit evidence of damage which is directly attributable to the recent extreme weather. This should be in the form of photographs or reports of the damage that has occurred.
