The Big Lottery Fund

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The Big Lottery Fund
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• Active Futures Programme
• Eric Samuel,
• Policy and Development Manager

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Presentation format

• Big Lottery Fund
• New Opportunities Fund sports-related programmes
• Active Futures The essentials
• Application process
• Contact details
• Questions

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Big Lottery Fund Community Fund New
Opportunities Fund

• Mission To enable others to make real
  improvements to the lives of disadvantaged people
  and the well-being of communities through the
  fair and open funding of people, projects and
  programmes

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Big Lottery Fund Values

• Fairness
• Accessibility
• Strategic focus
• Involving people
• Innovation
• Additional to government

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New Opportunities FundSports-related grant
programmes

• Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL) - 23.6m
• New Opportunities for PE and Sport (NOPES) -
  88.3m
• Facilities - 52m
• Activities - 35m SPLASH - 1.3m
• Out of School Hours Learning/School Sports
  Co-ordinators (OSHL/SSCos) - 2.8m

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Policy Directions

• The Fund shall, by 2006, commit 11.5 million
  toproviding (or improving), developing,
  operating and promoting the use of sport and
  active recreation facilities or activities which
  contribute to the improvement of health,
  education and the environment in local
  communities.

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Policy Directions

• The Fund shall work closely with sportscotland
  to develop an agreed programme based on
  sportscotlands strategic framework for sport in
  Scotland.
• The Fund shall commit up to 6 million in
  support of the Executives objectives for youth
  sport development. The Fund shall commit the
  balance of funding in broadening community access
  to sports.
• The Fund shall take account of sportscotlands
  Sport 21 objectives on participation, the Sports
  Facilities Strategy and the Physical Activity
  Strategy and shall proceed in consultation with
  local authorities, the voluntary sector and
  sports governing bodies in Scotland.

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Active Futures

• Aim
• To increase and sustain participation in sport
  and physical activity among inactive 17-24 year
  olds and/or sustain participation amongst those
  who are currently active.

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Why 17-24 year olds?

• Life-forming habits
• Sharp drop in participation levels
• 58 of 17 year olds
• 41 of 24 year olds
• Sport 21
• 60 of adults by 2020
• Target 5 55 of 17-24 year olds by 2007
• Lets Make Scotland More Active
• greatest benefits when least active moderately
  active

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Funding

• 5.5 million available
• Minimum grant size 50,000
• Maximum grant size 500,000
• Average grant size 50,000 - 100,000
• One, two or three years

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PrioritiesYoung people aged between 17-24, and
particularly

• Young women
• Young people with disabilities
• Young people from BME communities and
• Projects in areas of high social, economic and/or
  rural deprivation

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Outcomes

• Increased and sustained participation in sports
  and physical activity by those in target groups
  who are currently inactive
• Sustained levels of participation in sports and
  physical activity by those in target groups who
  are currently active but who are at risk of
  stopping
• Strong, sustainable partnerships
• Trained and developed new sports activity
  leaders, coaches and volunteers

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How?

• Opening up existing facilities and activities to
  target groups
• Introducing new activity sessions and programmes
  for target groups
• Outreach to young people in their own, local
  communities

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Who can apply?

• Local sports clubs or sporting bodies
• Community or voluntary organisations
• Statutory bodies
• Health groups or bodies

• Education and training institutions
• Registered charities
• Private sector organisations
• National bodies
• PARTNERSHIPS

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Application ProcessTwo stage application process

• Stage 1 Deadline 29 April 2005
  Invite to Stage 2
  September 2005
• Stage 2 Ongoing assessment Oct 05 May 06
  Deadline 27 January 2006

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Active Future contact details

• Information and enquiries line 0870 240 2391
• E-mail scotland.enquiries_at_biglotteryfund.org.uk
• Application packs 0845 410 2030