
Would your organisation like to introduce more physical activity into the lives of the older adults you support but lacking the funds to do so? If so please read on!
As part of the Herts Sports Partnership's ongoing contribution to the Live Longer Better in Hertfordshire movement, they have funded the costs of a specialist sport and physical activity funding bid writer to produce a number of funding applications for organisations in the wider network. That means you can have a professionally written bid at absolutely no cost to your organisation (because HSP have already paid for it!).
The
bids will target improved use of physical activity for our older adult populations
across the county and will be written by Richard Sutcliffe from Funding4Sport
who comes with years of experience and notable success. Richard knows just how
to write these bids to give the greatest chance of success so your project will be in very good hands.
Further details are below:

Where will the funding come from?
It is most likely that the project funding will be sought through National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All, however, other sources may be possible if this is not suitable (e.g. Sport England Small Grants Programme). You do not need to know the specifics at this stage as everything can be discussed further as things progress, however, before contacting us please ensure that the criteria below are met.
Please note - if you have received an Awards for All grant in the past 12 months then you will not be able to apply for another grant until 12 months have past.
Who can apply?
Your organisations can apply for the funding if you are established as any of the following:
- voluntary and community organisation constituted group or club
- registered charity
- charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- not-for-profit company
- community interest company (CIC)
- school (as long as your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
- community benefit society
Please note, awarding organisations expect applying organisations to have an up-to-date safeguarding policy. Please ensure you can evidence this before using the bid-writing service.
What kind of projects can be funded?
In order to qualify for the free service, we would like your project to:
- seek to benefit the over 50's population, using physical activity to achieve positive outcomes and bring them together as a community (either face to face or online)
- require no more than £15,000 external funding (this can be added to other funding for larger projects)
- projects must be delivered within 12 months of the award agreement
What can the funding be used for?
The funding can be used to cover running costs, equipment, events, staffing, training, transport, utilities and volunteer expenses. It cannot be used for alcohol, contingency costs, profit making or fundraising activity, VAT that can be claimed back, religious activity (although religious organisations can be funded if the project can benefit the wider community).
How much can we apply for?
Awards up to £15,000 can be applied for, however our preference would be towards the upper end of this scale in order to gain the most benefit from the service and leverage more funding into the county. If you have a proposal for a smaller project please do still get in touch and there may be more suitable pots of funding that we can signpost towards.
More information about the National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-england
Next steps
If you have an idea and would like to see if it's suitable for this opportunity, please fill the online form below and Charlotte Bird (Active Ageing Officer) will be back in touch to discuss your idea further.