Match funding from Sport Northern Ireland
Funding: Up to £5,000
Eligible: Sports clubs, organisations, PTAs
Aim: Level the playing field by supporting activities that help remove barriers to participating in sport.
Are based in Northern Ireland
Connect communities
Enable more people to take part in sport
Constituted sports clubs
Community/voluntary sector organisations
Charitable trusts
Parent teacher associations
Women and girls
People with disabilities
Children and young people (aged 11-18 years)
Older people aged over 65
Ethnically diverse communities
LGBTQ+ community
People living in areas of greatest need
People living in rural areas
Add a project on Crowdfunder. Tell us your story, how much you need to raise, and why you need to raise funds.
Apply through your dashboard, Sport NI will review your application and decide if you're successful.
Once successful, go live with your project, raising your proportion of match funding from at least 25 unique supporters to receive extra funding from Sport NI.
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Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys GAC used a £5,000 Creating Opportunities match fund to raise a total of £10,000, launching women & girls football teams that now see over 80 members aged 3+ enjoying the sport.
Thanks to a £5,000 match fund from Sport NI, Lisburn CC have been able to expand their women & girls programme with winter sessions, after-school cricket and school outreach, opening the sport up to all ages and abilities.
Neurodiversity UK used their Creating Opportunities funding to expand sport and activity programmes for young people and adults with conditions like autism, ADHD and dyslexia, providing a vital outlet that boosts mood, builds confidence and supports mental and physical wellbeing.
Limavady Youth FC raised £10,000 through crowdfunding to implement a girls section into their club and in the process raise the awareness of their club in the local area.
Before applying please read the Sport NI Creating Opportunities eligibility and pledge criteria.
All funded projects are required to agree to the Sport NI Creating Opportunities Grant Conditions.
A full copy of the programme guidance note can be found at www.sportni.net.
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