Dateline: 18th November 2009

From Natasha Howard,
Cornwall Sports Partnership.

The Sport England Sportsmatch programme has announced that it is to resume its grant making activities in December 2009 for activities that will take place during the 2010/11 financial year. Through the scheme, Sportsmatch offers pound for pound matched funding to investments made by businesses, trusts and individuals into projects that encourage sports participation at grass roots level. From October 2009, Since it started in 1992, Sportsmatch has awarded over £48 million to almost 6,000 projects across the country, and has brought in over £58 million for these projects from the commercial sector. Previous grant recipients include:

• Devizes School in Wiltshire which obtained a three year sponsorship from a local construction firm which amounted to £10,000 per year. The school matched this with a further £10,000 from Sportsmatch and were able to run an annual multi-sports coaching camp during the school summer holidays.
• The Children's Kayak Charitable Trust obtained £1,180 in sponsorship from a local watersports retailer. They matched this with a Sportsmatch award and ran a three year project offering free kayak coaching to children from 12 local schools.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

www.sportengland.org/funding/sportsmatch.aspx

Kind Regards

Natasha Howard
Club Development Officer & Netball Development Officer
Cornwall Sports Partnership
Tel: 01872 323347 / 07966 892284
www.cornwallsportspartnership.co.uk
www.cornwallnetball.co.uk