Applications are invited for a new Active Rother small grants programme. This programme has two elements:
- Workforce development grants to supports coaches and instructors to develop their skills and create new opportunities to engage more effectively with inactive adults (age 16+) within targeted areas and population groups in Rother.
- Session delivery grants to set up new sessions or increase the opportunities for new inactive people to take part in existing sessions
Applications are invited to cover one or both elements. Before you apply, please ensure you have read the guidance which accompanies the application form carefully.
This is a small grants programme brought to you by Rother District Councils’ Active Rother programme in partnership with Active Sussex, for grants up to £650. (Note that larger grants may be offered in exceptional circumstances, but please contact us before submitting a larger grant applications).
The aim of this initiative is to provide small grants towards coach, instructor and/or volunteer training, that can help encourage and support inactive people to be active. Specifically, grants can be used to:
- Attend training to enable you to engage with more inactive participants at your current sessions, for example training around behaviour change or marketing.
- Increase the number of coaches in your club by training more volunteers to level one, two or three.
- Qualify you to deliver a new activity.
- Qualify you to work with special populations, such as people with specific long term conditions or disabilities.
- Set up new sessions or increase the opportunities for inactive people to take part in your existing sessions. Please be aware that a plan must be in place for sustainability of sessions to ensure they can continue once the grant funding is spent.
Funding should be used to enable recipients to address inactivity in the following Active Rother priority population groups and areas/communities.
Priority population groups:
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- People with long term health conditions (see the attached list of courses)
- People from lower socio-economic groups
Priority areas/communities
- Sidley
- Bexhill – Sackville
- Bexhill – Central
- Pebsham
- Rye
- Eastern Rother – Camber
How to apply
Only applications made using the application form will be accepted.
Active Rother Workforce Development – Small Grant Application Form 2022
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 7 March 2022.