Investing in national governing bodies

National governing bodies of sport ( NGBs ) are critical in helping Sport England achieve our goal of helping more people develop a sporting habit for life. This is why they are at the heart of our youth and community sport strategy.

Earlier this year, eligible NGBs submitted whole sport plans detailing how they plan to use National Lottery and Exchequer money to grow the numbers of people playing their sport once a week, as well as nurturing talent. 

Investment decisions were announced on 17 December 2012 - and you can read sport-by-sport details here.

Who is eligible for NGB funding?

To be eligible for 2013-17 Whole Sport Plan funding, NGBs had to fulfil at least one of these two criteria:

1. Received 2009-13 whole sport plan investment. This includes all London 2012 Olympic or Paralympic sports. This allows us to build on investments made in previous cycles.
   
   
2. They are governing bodies of sports with more than 75,000 people in England taknig part once a week (as measured by Active People Survey 5, (October 2010 to October 2011). These sports have the biggest impact on our aim to increase regular and sustained participation.

How did we assess each application?

Each application was assessedagainst six investment principles, which are:

1. Sport England investment in NGB whole sport plans for 2013-17 is a privilege, not an entitlement

2. Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis to those NGBs putting forward the strongest plans and which have a good track record of delivery

3. Whole sport plan investment must deliver one or more of Sport England’s talent and participation outcomes

4. Of the total investment available for participation, Sport England expects 60% to benefit young people aged 14-25 and 40% to benefit the rest of the adult population

5. NGBs whose sport is played in schools must deliver a robust transition programme creating links between school sport and club and community sport

6. NGBs will need to demonstrate how they will connect, work and have an impact on participation at a local level