Round Three
Opens: 14 May 2012
Closes: 5pm 9 July 2012
Round 3 runs from 14 May 2012 and applications can
be submitted to Sport England up until 5pm on the 9 July 2012.
The assessment of applications will not begin until after the
closing date and any applications received after this date will not
be accepted.
Applicants will be notified of a funding decision approximately
10 weeks after the closing date.
If your application receives support from Sport England, you
will receive a site visit where a technical agronomist survey will
be carried out, and possibly an operational assessment of your
project. The technical and operational assessments will be
considered and may affect the final funding decision.
We have allowed a relatively short time to assess bids and if we
receive a much larger number of applications than we anticipate, we
may need to extend the assessment periods to ensure all applicants
are treated fairly.
If this happens, we will notify all applicants as soon as
possible.
Decisions
A Project Board will consider
applications, techincal and operational reports and make
recommendations to Sport England's Project Committee who will make
final funding decisions.
Possible outcomes
Applications will be assessed and initially
classified as one of the following:
- Unsuccessful
- Award - conditional offer
Unsuccessful
If your application is unsuccessful , you will receive formal
notification of this decision together with a brief explanation of
why your project did not receive support.
Unfortunately, due to the competitiveness of the programme, a
significant number of applications will not be successful. It is
critical that you consider the programme criteria before
applying.
Award – conditional offer
Successful applicants will be offered an award which is subject
to technical assessments and confirmation of costs.
Support will be give from a Sport England Development Manager to
help with any developmental aspects of the project.
What next?
If your organisation does receive a conditional award, you will
be fully briefed on the next steps by your Development
Manager. This will include an explanation of all funding paperwork
and reporting requirements. A key element will also be the roles
and responsibilities of parties in terms of working with the Sport
England appointed agents and contractors.
This phase will be very different to capital programmes that
Sport England has previously run.
In most case the technical and construction elements of the
project will be managed by our consultants including the site
investigations, specification, tendering, procurement and
construction phases.
Appeals
Unsuccessful applicants will be advised of the opportunity to
make a formal appeal within 21 days of receiving the decision.
Measurement and evaluation
To ensure the investment made is delivering the agreed outputs
and outcomes we will monitor all projects.
We are required to demonstrate that the Lottery grant has been
used for the purposes for which it was awarded and we will measure
the amount of sporting activity being achieved.
We therefore expect successful applicants to monitor the use of
the facilities and provide us with data on activity levels at six
monthly intervals through our online reporting tool.
Further information
For further information and queries please contact Sport England
Funding Helpline on 08458 508 508.
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