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Sources of Funding

 Grants and Funding are available from various agencies but only in pursuit of their specific agendas, which tend to be broadly along the lines of the following:-  

•         Increased number of juniors playing the game

•         Increased number of juniors affiliated to clubs

•         Better, more suitable facilities in support of the above

•         Better facilities in support of the Tourist market

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Community Chest

   

Amount                       - Up to £750
Eligible Items             - small items of equipment and revenue costs e.g. golf

   Balls, coach education courses, etc.

•         Who can apply           - Golf Clubs, Schools, etc.

•         How to apply - Application forms available from Local Authority Sports

   Development sections.

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 Minor Grants

 

•         Amount                       - from £750 to £10,000

•         Eligible items             - equipment with at least a 5 yr life span e.g indoor nets.

Revenue costs of up to £750 e.g. Junior Leader award.

•         Who can apply           - Voluntary organisations

•         How to apply - Applications via Sports Council for Wales                                                            (S West office   – 01267 233924)

                                            (North office             – 01248 670964)

                                            (S East office           – 029 20300500)     

   
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 Sportlot Capital

 

•         Amount                       - Over £5,000

•         Eligible items             - Drainage, Floodlighting, buildings and non-personal                                           equipment e.g. extend practice area, junior academy,

  etc.

•         Who can apply           - Voluntary orgs, Clubs, LA’s, Company Ltd by guarantee

•         How to apply - Applications via Sports Council for Wales                                                            (West Office – 01267 233924)

                                            (North office             – 01248 670964)

                                            (S East office           – 029 20300500)

  

  Sportsmatch

 

•         Designed to encourage commercial  investment in grass-roots sport, by matching £ for £.

•         Amount                       - Min £500 to max £15,000

•         Eligible items             - New or Additional Sponsorship agreements involving

   grass-roots sport.

•         Who can apply           - Golf Clubs, LA’s, etc.

•         How to apply - Applications via Sports Council for Wales                                                            (S West Office – 01267 233924)

                                            (North office             – 01248 670964)

                                            (S East office           – 029 20300500)     

   

  The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews

Royal & Ancient

 

•         No longer consider grants within GB&I

•         Interest Free Loans

•         Same priorities as Sportlot

•         Who can apply           - Members Golf Clubs

•         How to apply - External Funds Supervisory Committee                                                    (01334) 460000

 

 

  Welsh Tourist Board

 

•         Currently producing “Golf specific” strategy

•         However, will still give advice on existing schemes

•         Investment Support Scheme

•         Business Tourism Scheme

•         “Funder of last resort”

•         Amount                       - Projects with a minimum capital cost of £10,000 and

Awards of up to 35% of capital cost or £7,500 per

permanent job created (£12,500 in objective one areas)

•         Who can apply           - Golf Clubs, but need to prove tourism worth

•         How to apply - WTB Enquiries

                                            Bill Fawcett (Business Development Manager)

                                            (01446) 774849

                                            [email protected]