If you are successful

If you are offered an award you will receive a letter from us confirming that your application has been approved and explaining how to claim your award. You should take time to read the terms and conditions of the award before accepting the offer.

When you receive the letter informing you of your success, you must do the following:

• Note the deadline in the letter for you to accept the award offer
• Invoice your sponsor for the agreed amount, including an order for goods if the sponsorship is 'in kind'. Include VAT if you are VAT registered
• Check you have read our Press and Publicity Guidelines.

The following documents should be sent back to us, as outlined in the award letter:

• Your acceptance and payment claim form, signed by two authorised senior officials from your organisation
• The BACS form, signed by your treasurer or account signatory
• Your referee declaration form, completed by the nominated independent referee as stated in your application form
• Evidence that the sponsorship monies have been paid to you. This can take the form of a letter from your bank confirming that the monies have been received from your sponsor or by an up to date bank statement showing the receipt of payment
• For sponsorship provided in-kind, we will need a delivery note (or equivalent) confirming that goods are in place as specified. This should specify details such as the quantity and value of the goods.

Once we have received these documents and checked to make sure everything is in order, we can transfer the award to your organisation's bank account. Payments generally take around ten working days to be released from receipt of all relevant documentation.

Please keep all invoices, receipts and financial records relevant to the project as you will be required to submit these with your reporting forms. Sport England will also select a number of projects for monitoring visits.