Sport England Grant Application (Case Study Sample)

SPORT ENGLAND’S GRANT APPLICATION
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Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u SPORT ENGLAND’S GRANT APPLICATION PAGEREF _Toc393118962 \h 1Introduction PAGEREF _Toc393118963 \h 3Reasons for a Grant Application PAGEREF _Toc393118964 \h 4Application Criteria PAGEREF _Toc393118965 \h 7Reference list PAGEREF _Toc393118966 \h 10
Introduction
Sport England is name given to brand an English Sports Council. It is a departmental public body which falls under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The motto of this organization is creating a sporting habit for life. With such a motto, the focus of the organization is prioritized to ensuring that people and communities develop a sporting habit as part of their daily lives (Sportengland.org, 2014). As depicted in the website of the organization, the objective of the organization entails investing more than a billion pounds between 2012 and 2017. This money is to be distributed between organizations and different projects. Other than this objective, the organization has very specific and governed roles which include building foundations of community sport system by working collaboratively with National Ministries and other relevant bodies which govern sports (Sportengland.org, 2014). It aims at encouraging people and boosting them by numbers to sport, sustain the level that is already motivated to sports and to seek out exemplary talent from people by nurturing and helping them move up the top-notch level. Sports are an essential undertaking in the lives of different communities. Therefore, sports England have a role of protecting the provision of sports and acts as a point of reference towards any planning that affects the playing fields within the English territory.
There are different challenges that face the implementation of sports within the community. One of the challenges that is prevalent in most cases is the lack of finances. However, this does not mark an end of sport and sporting impact to be enhanced. There are a variety of sources that can be used to promote a sporting culture. According to club mark, a club quality accreditation is determined by the facilities that are available to the members. Quality is assured where the sporting environment is involving and caters for the welfare of the members (Clubmark.org.uk, 2014). Accreditation eliminates discrimination. The result is that the participants of the club of all ages are catered and provided with the attention and assistance they need. Grants are fundamental in paving way and providing a means to facilities. These facilities will then equip more people by providing a platform to engage in sport. By getting proper funding, the supply of proper facilities in the key areas is in fact, the wholesome goal for Sport England. It already recognizes the storm that is already brewing in the Local Authorities. Hence, the need and urgency for a strategic review of their provisions to make the council cost effective and financially stable. Therefore, Sport England has a major role to play in the sector, from channeling the local strategic planning and review of sports facility provision to capitalizing in major provisional projects of strategic prominence (Clubmark.org.uk, 2014).
Reasons for a Grant Application
There are different sources of funds. However, Grants are the main mechanism for funding. It is essential to understand the different areas where grants are applicable which are inclusive of charity laws, campaigns, public services, volunteering works, welfare workforces and governance. In all these, grants play a key role in strategic planning and funding. Though they create dependency, for direct capital investments, a number of key local authority projects are cited and identified through their needs assessment (Clubmark.org.uk, 2014). Various reasons contribute to the success or failure of funding a project. Projects funded through grants are no exception. The proposal is the gateway that determines whether a project will be funded or not. Providing a compelling and persuasive proposal is critical to ensuring that the project is a success. Grants provide the ability for any organization, institution or club to surpass its expectation in terms of performance. They are an avenue that can be used to enhance the performance of the expected organization as they are the foundation of resources (Lewis et al., 2013). The applicant must prove to the lending organization that he meets the base criteria that are required for funding.
These grants will help the organization attract other sources of income as well as funding. However, this is not definitive but there have been cases in the past where grants have pooled in other sources of income especially for upcoming organizations. A grant received through the lottery bid will help Bromsgrove Gymnastic Club (BGC) to fund the cost of purchasing a new building as well as refurbishing it with new equipment. The current performance of Bromsgrove Gymnastic is promising. From the requirements of the grant, it can be argued that the gym has the potential of meeting the expectations of the grantor. The club has risen to the ranks of the GymMark. According to the British Gymnastics, the GymMark has been developed in coordination with Sport England to ensure that accreditation is offered to clubs that are promising and that are committed to the welfare of their members through offering quality services (Gymnastics, 2014).
The ideas behind the outsourcing of funds for the club are viable. The club has the duty of providing quality services and shaping the lives of its members. The members are people from the surrounding community. Therefore, the grant is essential to the gymnastics club because it will assist in developing safe, high quality, sustainable, well-designed facilities in their appropriate locations (Gymnastics, 2014). As seen earlier, the quality of service offered by an organization determines how appropriate the organization is in relation to catering for the welfare of its members. The allocation of a grant will also help provide the necessary gymnastic equipment, which will in turn maximize the sport participation of people. People have the tendency of being attracted to a sporting environment that provides quality and modern facilitates of training and exercise. The availability of a grant will result in the club having the finical muscle to cater for the welfare of its people through the acquisition of quality equipment (Gymnastics, 2014). The allocation of a grant will encourage the club to use local, regional, and sports facilities. It will also be a success as it will help prioritize provision of sport facilities to suit the needs of the disadvantaged areas. Sports should be used as a means to include and integrate the entire community. This means that the organization will be in a good position to enhance its services to the community. The vision and mission of the club are not limited within a local performance. This can be seen in the ability of the club to produce individuals that are performing exemplary as coaches from its setting. In this regard, it surpasses the expectations of the local community and operates on a global scale. Therefore, it qualifies as a perfect candidate for the grant (Lewis et al., 2013).
Another advantage that accrues to the club through the provision of grants is that they will enable social innovation and accountability which is very vital. Tracking the performance of a club ensure that not only are the financial inductions accounted for, but also provides room for evaluating qualitative performance of the club. Prior to approval of the grant, it is vital that the current state of the organization be recorded. This ensures that the organization can be tracked in terms of performance and how effective it is in utilizing the funds awarded. From a business point of view, a firm that is splendid in its performance is evaluated periodically, and essential decisions are made (Amann, 1989). Characterizing the performance of the firm in relation to the finances supplied is critical to determining the future of the firm. Arguing from an economist point of view, every investor puts their finances where there is a promise of better performance (Amann, 1989). The obvious reason here is that those who are seeking returns on investments are less tolerant of the acquired risks and that innovation is what is prioritized for smooth management to occur. If proper analysis on the risks and the returns is not carried out, there is a high probability that the entire organization and the invested funds will be in jeopardy.
For Sport England, small organizations need to team up. ‘Crowd’ in their efforts and personnel to achieve their goal which is to nurture talent and keep the people engaged and fit. In so doing then, these grants will encourage a huge diversity of suppliers, namely these small groups or organizations. In turn, this will elevate the need for more investors. The theory of the first mover in the market implies that they can either possess and rule the market as a monopoly or create room for other upcoming firms in the same field to flourish based on the need to effect change within the region or overrule competition (Vernor, 1981). If the motivation is to enhance the standards of living of the people and mobilize a common goal of creating a culture that exercises sports as a way of life, then the notion of applying for a grant will not be hindered by misguided propositions. The firm has not hidden agenda and as a forerunner, it is not intimidated by competition despite the lack of funds. Therefore, the approach of making a formal request for the funding is not done behind crossed doors.
Grants will also give way to an increased part...