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

Want some money from Canoe England well here's your chance

A new project has been launched by Canoe England to provide Clubmark accredited clubs with the opportunity to purchase equipment at a reduced cost.

The Canoe England Paddlesport Participation Programme has been successful in applying to Sport England as part of the Capital Grants programme for funding to support the purchase of equipment under the Canoe England Accredited Club Equipment Project 2010. This equipment will support paddlers in the later stages of Paddlesport Development and as they move on towards the Train to Train phase of Long Term Paddler Development.

As part of the project, clubs will be able to purchase equipment in partnership with Canoe England resulting in the cost to the club being approximately 50% of the retail price. All Clubs who are currently accredited with Clubmark /Top Club /Top Club Gold status are eligible to apply.

A requirement within the project will be to provide the equipment to support local events through Canoe England’s Participation Programme and also make them available to local clubs to hire from time to time. In addition your club will be required to provide data on club membership, volunteers and coaches annually.

The equipment will be of a basic/club construction and we do not anticipate purchasing and Elite/Extreme constructed equipment. We are currently producing a list of equipment and prices and will forward this to your club on receipt of your form. It is anticipated that there will be a £2,000 cap on expenditure per club based on the retail prices (ie cost to club £1,000). Priority will be given to clubs that have not received funding in previous bids.

For more information or if your club would like to get involved in this project and purchase equipment, in partnership with Canoe England, then clubs should complete the Expression of Interest form available here. More information is also available by emailing CECG

The closing date for expressions of interest in Project 2010 is Monday 8th March 2010.

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

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?

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

Quite often local councils have funds that can be accessed by clubs and individuals so worth talking with them.