sportsmanagement.co.uk
April 2020 Vol 24
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£195m package to help sports sector A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the sport and physical activity sectors through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Distributed by Sport England, the funding package will be divided into four main strands. A £20m Community Emergency Fund will be opened immediately for clubs and community organisations, from which grants of between £300 ■■The lockdown has put sports under pressure
and £10,000 will be made available. An additional £55m will be made available to support the sector during
Sport England funding, allowing the
the ongoing period of restrictions.
organisations to bid for grants to tackle specific financial difficulties.
Up to £115m worth of current funding will also be rolled into 2021-22,
Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth
to give long term certainty to more
said the package would help the sector get
than 100 organisations that Sport
through the "extremely challenging times". "We want the sector not just to
England has identified as playing a
come through this crisis, but to be in
vital role in the delivery of activities. Separately, a £5m pot will be opened to organisations which already receive
a position to thrive again," he said.
We want the sector to be in a position to thrive again in the future Tim Hollingsworth
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BUYeRs' GUIDes BUDGET 2020
CORONAVIRUS
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Sport gets stuck in with relief efforts
p8
Clubs launch initiatives to help communities
p12
p25
