Grant Sources 

Potential Funding Sources for Boating: Nationally and in the RYA Southern Region

National Grants  

The Sport England site captures and briefly explains a number of the national grant providers. Most national grant providers will want evidence that local councils and sports bodies actively support your project and that some matching funding will be provided by other grant providers and the organisation requesting the grant.

http: //www.sportengland.org/index/funding.aspx  

One relatively new Sport England grant is called Inspired Facilities, which is focussed on making it easier for local community and volunteer groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non sporting venues into modern grassroots sport facilities. A number of sailing clubs received grants of circa £50K from this grant source in 2011.

The Humber Sports Partnership provides a guide to grant sources. This document can be accessed on their website on:

http://www.humbersport.com/club-development-toolkit/funding-information/sources-of-funding

Their website also has a simple guide to apply for funding

http://www.humbersport.com/club-development-toolkit/funding-information/applying-for-funding 

Hampshire Sports Grant Sources  

The following link describes all the main grant services provided by Hampshire County Council. It is important to target the right grant source at the right time of year for your project to be considered. Contact t Sport Hampshire & Isle of Wight for details.

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/shiow/fundingsupport.htm

Area Grant Sources

The following link describes grant providers in specific areas and boroughs within Hampshire. These providers generally have very limited grant funds, but are worth approaching for small local grants that provide them with positive publicity.

http: //www3.hants.gov.uk/grants/grantsusefullinks.htm

RYA

OnBoard: For details of financial support for club volunteers involved in setting up and delivering the OnBoard scheme, contact your RYA Regional Development Officer Andy Hooper on mobile: 07748 806733 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    or refer to http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/onboard/about/Pages/OnBoard.aspx

Adult Development Funding: The RYA has funding up to 2013 from Sport England to help us develop sailing at all levels. The Government is focussing on getting 1 million more adults active before the games; which gives us a great opportunity to help you get more adults sailing between now and then, whilst continuing to support and grow our youth programmes. Contact your RYAS Development Officer  Andy Hooper on mobile: 07748 806733 or   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 to tap into this grant source

Volvo RYA Championship Club: This scheme provides a range of benefits  to participating clubs. Contact your RYA High Performance Manager, Chris Atherton on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or refer to www.rya.org.uk/programmes/volvoryachampionclubs/Pages/clubandcoachfunding.aspx

Subject to final agreement with Sport England, the RYA will be providing time limited additional Club and Coach funding to build on the existing Volvo RYA Champion Club programme by providing volunteer grants, additional coaching days, and supplementary coaching resources to potential and existing Volvo RYA Champion Clubs.

The RYA Race Officials are able to offer you a whol range of courses and activities at your club and at virtually no cos as they will receive Sport England grants until 2011. For more information: www.rya.org.uk/raceofficials or email Martin Smethers (Regional Rules Advisor) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Trust Funds

The following trust funds within the RYA Southern Region invite applications for grants. Note that the conditions, availability and timing of aweard of grants may vary from the information provided below:

Flagstaff Trust: The trust pays for part, or on occassions, all costs of training places on all manner of sailing courses. Eligible to those between 8 and 25 and to have your full time address within 50 miles of Hamble. Applicants can be at any level of sailing ability.

The Hamble River SC offers several courses for cadets at the Club through its own RYA Instructors or at other centres such as SWAC in Southampton. Sailing clubs and schools outside the Hamble River area have already benefited from Flagstaff grants. Contact Hamble River SC on 02380 452070 and talk to Jenny Shawcroft, Peter Slimming or Peggy Dorothy for application details.

Royal Southern Yacht Club Trust: Grant awards are made in March and September, but restricted to the Hamble River area. Applications should be made within four categories:

• Young people wishing to take part in training or youth development activities
• Disadvantaged people e.g. disabled or unwaged.
• Tall ship or other voyage participants.
• Participation in Class or RYA recognised Championships

Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 02380 450300 for details.

Commercial Grant Sources

Many large corporations will provide grants to meet what they perceive as their corporate social responsibility and to gain positive publicity. Small local grants of up to £1000 can often be initiated at local level with Public Relations Departments, or even by individual employees, in companies such as BT and ExxonMobil although in some cases authorisation will probably come from their HQ
For example, ExxonMobil's Volunteer Involvemet Programme at Fawley is a scheme that provides grants to recognise the contribution made by employees and their families who contribute their time, talent and energy to schools, charities and non-profit making organisations. For details, contact Alison Jones, ExxonMobil Community Affairs Advisor 0n 02380 896799 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Projects that train or help to keep safe young sailors are particuarly favoured.  

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For major grants, the activity or project must align closely with their public relations and corporate social responsibiliy strategies. Example of the conditions large UK corporation may put on providing sports sponsorship are: 

• It should be used in the context of brand building, fostering business relationships and integrated marketing activity.
• Sponsorship of individual sport teams, may not be encouraged.  
• Proposals may need director level approval before any commitments are given.
• Proposals for sponsorship of individuals at any level may be discouraged.
• Sponsorship of events or tournaments ishould ideally be of national or international importance and run over a period of time.

Whilst sailing provides a positive message as being sustainable and as an activity that encourages community involvement at all ages, it can be difficult and time consuming to convince large corporations that they should provide sponsorship.