Stockton on Tees Volunteer and Coach Support Funding
The Stockton Borough Council's Play Your Part Volunteer & Coach Support Scheme Funding is an NHS Stockton funded grants programme that is open to volunteers & coaches who reside or volunteer within a sports club within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
The aim of the scheme is to support the development of a more robust infrastructure for sport and active leisure by providing an opportunity for sports volunteers and coaches to access professional development opportunities.
We award grants of up to £200 in a simple and straight forward way with applications being received until 19th August 2011. Grants will be awarded in three rounds via a grants panel, which will consist of a group of impartial members that will meet during January, April and August 2011 to assess applications. All applicants will be informed after each meeting of the panel as to whether their submission has been successful.
More than one application can be made, however priority will be given to applicants who have not previously been a beneficiary of this scheme. Unsuccessful applications do not need to be submitted into subsequent rounds, if appropriate they will be reconsidered automatically.
Please be aware that any funding awarded to you through this grant application process must be spent within one year of receipt of the funding.
Applicants will need to identify how many people will benefit from the receipt of the funding and how many voluntary hours will be delivered. Preference will be given to applications that are the most beneficial to the community of Stockton-on-Tees. Volunteers & coaches that engage with hard to reach groups will be looked upon more favourably and the application should clearly state ways in which you will achieve this.
What will be expected in return?
You will be required to become a member of the Stockton Borough Council's Play Your Part Volunteer and Coach Support Scheme.
You will be required to complete a Terms and Conditions of Funding Form that will include an agreed number of voluntary hours being met within the community of Stockton on Tees
You will be required to complete monitoring and evaluation forms and report against agreed performance indicators for a minimum of 1 year.
You will be expected to have Public Liability Insurance and have appropriate training and safeguarding procedures in place.
You will be required to provide evidence of payment and completion of your training and any resources that this funding provides
We will also be expected to have a current Criminal Record Bureau certificate of clearance (or be prepared to undertake prior to receipt of funding) and a current learning in Safeguarding & Protecting Children qualification (or equivalent). These may be accessed from the Leisure and Sports Development Team.
Please note that Stockton Borough Council will provide support to help you achieve all of these requirements
Examples of what will be funded:
- Sports coaching or fitness related qualifications
- Officiating qualifications
- Travel expenses (if you need to travel outside the Tees Valley area to attend the training)
- Safeguarding training
- Inclusive training
- Appropriate training to support Officers of your Club Committee to be more effective or efficient
- Resources to support the delivery of higher quality activity
Examples of what will not be funded:
- Accommodation
- Equipment
- Expenses
- Facility hire
Identified Outcomes
All applications must demonstrate how they will support the delivery of at least one of the following outcomes:
- More adults participating in 3x30 minutes of moderate intensity sport or active leisure per week
- More young people participating in high quality PE and sport per week
- More people volunteering in sport for at least 1 hour per week
- More people from under-represented groups participating in sport and active leisure, thus greater equality of opportunity
- Greater awareness of the sport and active leisure opportunities available to the local community
- Halting the year on year rise in obesity amongst children under 11 years
- A reduction in health inequalities
- Improved personal well being of older people
- Increased opportunities for children/young people in care
- Increased provision of positive activities for children/young people
When considering applications Stockton Borough Council will also consider the following:
- Who and how many people in the community will benefit from you project
- If your application is an efficient use of funds
- If your application would help to break down barriers to participation
For more information please contact
Susanne Marshall
Leisure & Sports Development Co-ordinator
Stockton Borough Council
1st Floor, Kingsway House, Billingham, TS23 2NX
01642 526694
07739670291
Susanne.Marshall@stockton.gov.uk
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