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South West Region

Coach Development Fund

The South West RDT has limited fund to help develop Paddlesport in the region.

Some of this money is available to help with coach development, however as the funding is limited the RDT has to prioritize its funding.

Funding for coaches is only available to volunteer coaches within Canoe England affiliated clubs the funding is further prioritized with clubs holding the Canoe England Clubmark award getting a higher priority than those working towards the Clubmark award and finally any other affiliated clubs.

Canoe England South West Region
Training Grants
Application Criteria

The RDT bursary panel will meet four times a year to allocate available funding as per paragraph 5 below, the closing date for each round of applications and panel meeting dates will be promulgated on the grants page of the canoe-southwest web site.
Please complete one grant application for each person/coach and course.
The application must be submitted by a club and the check boxes filled which is the electronic equivalent of signing.
The RDT will endeavor to let any applicants know the outcome of the application within 4 weeks but can't guarantee this time scale.
The application should link in with the club development plan, this should show a clear need for the training grant and how it will benefit the club a copy of the clubs development plan must be attached to the application
Grants will only be available to Canoe England affiliated clubs. Priority for grant allocation will be to Canoe England Clubmark clubs followed by clubs actively working towards the award followed by all other clubs. If an award is made to a non Clubmarked club the RDT may ask the club for a commitment to gaining the Clubmark award.
Proof of qualification/course completion and receipt for course must be submitted to the RDT treasurer within 10 weeks of course completion, failure to meet this dead line may mean the grant not being paid.
The club will also be required to evidence the benefits to the club (as per paragraph 4 above) and submit a short written report of this to the RDT within 12 months of completion of the qualification/course, failure to do so could reflect on further applications for training grants.
For coaches who already hold a coaching award then the coach must be current and updated, as laid down by Canoe England.
Bursary will be paid to the club and not the individual.
The bursary will only be paid at the discretion of the RDT provided all the above criteria has been met along with any additional conditions set out in the letter of confirmation sent to the club.

The following courses are fundable

BUC UKCC Level One Coach
BCU UKCC Level Two Coach; including transfer course (Grant will only be paid upon successful gaining the award)
BCU UKCC Level Three Coach (Grant will only be paid upon successful gaining the award the club will need to demonstrate that the coach takes a lead role within the club)
BCU 4 * & 5* training and assessment (Grant will only be paid upon gaining the award)
BCU moderate water endorsement (Grant will only be paid upon gaining the award)

The next funding application dead line is the 6th April 2011 then the 6th July 2011 and 6th October 2011

Complete an online application form Here

If you are unable to complete an online application please email here for a hard copy please give details of where to send the application.

Most County Sports Partnerships are offering some form of bursary funding for coaching awards.

Link below so you can contact them.

Active Devon

Active Dorset

Active Gloustershire

Cornwall Sports Partnership

Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership

Wiltshire and Swindon Activity and Sports Partnership

West of England Sport Trust

Cash4Clubs

Cash 4 Clubs is a sports grants scheme which gives clubs a chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000, whether it be to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications, or generally invest in the sustainability of their club. Click here for more information or here for the Cash4Clubs web site

Sport England Funding

Big Lottery Fund

Cornwall Sports Partnership

Check out our funding page

Active Devon

Grassroots Grants click here

Mars Refuel

Closed at present but may start again so link left here for you to check

Applications can be made online at www.marsrefuel.com

Awards for All

Supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England.

They award grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community. 'Awards for All' fund projects for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

It is important to carefully read the guidance notes before writing your application. They give information on who can apply for a grant, the kinds of things they will give grants for and what happens after your application is received.

Who can apply?

You can apply if:

you are a not-for-profit group or you are a parish or town council, school or health body
you have a bank account that requires at least two people to sign each cheque or withdrawal

you can use the grant within one year.

For more information visit the Awards for All website.

Always worth checking with your local County Sports Partnership, as they may have information on local funding opportunities links below.