Applicants applying to the fund will be required to complete an
on-line application form, an additional questions form and provide
supporting documentation for their project. The fund operates a
single stage application process; however applications that receive
support from Sport England will be required to develop detailed
plans for their project following an initial funding decision.
We will be assessing applications to identify those which
demonstrate best fit against our Assessment Criteria, as opposed to
working on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This approach is
adopted because we have limited funds available and are seeking to
achieve specific sporting outcomes.
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.
Timescales
On-line applications can be submitted at any time from 10
October 2011, up until 5pm on the 19 December 2011. The assessment
of applications will not commence until after the closing date and
any applications received after this date will not be accepted.
Applicants will be notified of a funding decision by the end of
March 2012. If your application receives support from Sport
England, you will be asked to develop detailed project
proposals/plans (working with Sport England) prior to a final
funding decision being made.
There will be one more Iconic Facilities funding round opening
in Autumn 2012.
Who will make the decisions?
The administration of the fund and assessment of applications
will be undertaken by Sport England.
Sport England’s Project Committee, under delegated authority
from the Sport England Main Board, will make funding decisions on
all applications received to the Iconic Facilities fund.
For any project requesting funding above £2 million, the final
decision will be made by the Sport England Main Board. Special
consideration may be applied to exceptional projects of national
significance.
Possible outcomes
Applications will be assessed and classified as one of the
following:
- Rejection
- Detailed Development of Project
- Award - Conditional Offer
Rejection
If your application is rejected, 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 fund, a high volume of applications will not
be successful. It is critical that you consider the fund criteria
before applying.
Detailed Development of Project
Applicants invited to develop detailed project proposals/plans
will receive support from a Sport England Relationship Manager who
will work with the project team through an Action Plan. However, it
does not mean that you are guaranteed Sport England funding and the
project is developed at the applicant’s own risk.
Project Action Plans will be completed and submitted to Sport
England’s Relationship Manager for sign-off. Timescales for
submission of project action plans will need to be agreed by Sport
England. The project will then be considered by Sport England’s
Project Committee and we aim to make final award decisions within
10 weeks of receiving the completed project action plan.
Award
This will be confined to projects that are fully developed and
that Sport England are satisfied to offer an award of funding.
Certain conditions will be attached to any Award being offered to a
project. Applicants offered an award will receive support from a
Sport England Relationship Manager to work with the project
team.
Further information
For further information and queries please contact Sport England
on 08458 508 508.