Sport Grant Scheme In Highland

3rd July 2012

Eight area sports councils administer a scheme of sports grants on behalf of The Highland Council.

The Council wants to encourage organisations and individuals to join and take an active part in their local sports council and grants are usually only available for affiliated and paid-up sports council members. In exceptional circumstances, a non-sports council member may be able to apply for a discretionary grant.

The maximum level of funding any club can receive from Highland Council funds in any one financial year is £1000.

The maximum level of assistance any person can receive from Highland Council funds in any one financial year is £500. This applies both to direct grants paid to an individual and indirect assistance to an individual via a club application.

Individuals are eligible to apply only if they are members of an area sports council and there is no affiliated club for their particular sport in the area.

To receive financial assistance from the Highland Council all organisations who work with children, young people or vulnerable adults must have appropriate policies in place to protect them from harm or abuse. Grant aided premises which hire out their facilities must also have systems in place to check that relevant groups have appropriate policies in place. More information available here.

Grants are available for sports activities which are recognised by sportscotland http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

All applications must be made directly to the relevant sports council - contact details below. Categories of Grant (103kb doc) are listed for your information.

Sports Councils Contacts

General http://www.salsc.org.uk/htdocs/index.php

Badenoch & Strathspey http://www.bandssc.co.uk/
Caithness http://www.sportscaithness.org.uk/
Inverness http://www.sportinverness.co.uk/
Nairn http://www.sportnairn.com/index.asp
Ross & Cromarty http://www.ross-sport.org/

For information, please contact:

Jeannie Graham, External Funding Manager
Tel: (01463) 702064
email: jeannie.graham[AT]highland.gov.uk