Community Foundation for Greater Manchester

Believe Talent Fund Believe Sport Talent Fund Application Form and Guidelines

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This application form must be completed on a computer and returned via email to [email protected] Please make sure you have read the application guidelines at the end of this form. Please ensure that ALL boxes on this form are completed. To avoid any delays in processing your application we ask you to include all the additional information that is requested in the checklist at the end of this form. Please be aware that applicants, who have an outstanding End of Grant Form from a previous Believe Sport Talent Fund application, will be unable to submit any new application for funding until you have returned the information requested.

If you have any queries about the application form or application process, please contact us on: Telephone: 01942 488495 Email: [email protected]

Sections of this form  About the Applicant  About your sport  Financial need  Budget  Bank detail  Authorised Signature Details  Monitoring  Checklist  Declaration

OFFICE USE ONLY Date Received ID No. App No. Scheme

Name of Applicant

1 Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Believe Talent Fund

Is this application for Mainstream or Emergency Funding?

About the Applicant Name

Date of Birth Age

Address

Postcode

Telephone Email

1 Please indicate below your preferred method of contact (please tick)

Telephone Email By Letter

Preferred Time of day

2 Please indicate your ethnic origin below

Asian or Asian Black or Black Dual Ethnicity White British British

Bangladeshi African Asian and White British Black African and Indian Caribbean Irish White Eastern Pakistani Other Black Black Caribbean and White European Other Asian Other Dual Other White Ethnicity Gypsies and Travellers

If you wish to describe your ethnic origin in another way, please do so below

2 Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Believe Talent Fund About your sport

Name and Address of Club

Use this space if you would like your coach to add any additional comments to support your application

3 Please tell us about your current sporting activities

Please detail below how you gained entry to recent events/trials?

Name of Event Selected Only open to Open to all Other through people of who apply route ability/trials certain standard for entry

4 Please provide a brief history of your achievements to date in your chosen sport/activity. (e.g. county, national)

5 If you are successful with your application, how will the funding help you progress within your chosen sport over the next 2 years?

Financial Need

The Believe Sport Talent Fund was established to help ensure that those athletes who are at risk of failing due to financial restraints are supported to reach their full potential. To this end, the panel prioritises funding to those applicants who can demonstrate that financial pressures are limiting their ambitions, and to whom alternative sources of income are unavailable.

6 Please tick all boxes which apply to your family circumstances.

In receipt of Job Seekers In receipt of Income In receipt of Housing Allowance Support Benefit

In receipt of Council Tax In receipt of Incapacity Single parent family Benefit Benefit

Working Tax Credit

If other please specify:

6 Please explain in more detail why you and your family have difficulty in financing your sporting activities?

7 What funds have you received in the last 12 months in relation to your sporting activities?

Where from Amount

8 If you are applying for an Emergency grant, please explain the reason why you need funds quickly. Total costs for Emergency applications should not exceed £200.

Budget

Please provide a start and end date for your grant:

Start Date End Date

Please note that you cannot apply for funding for events/activities that have already taken place or for items that have already been paid for.  The maximum amount you can apply for is £500  You will have to provide written quotations or catalogue pages for all items of equipment and services totalling £200 and above (i.e. accommodation/equipment)

Type of Cost £ Amount Description (Including VAT)

Example : accommodation 3 nights x £38 on 20th – 22nd October 2015 £114

If any of your costs relate to overseas travel, how will this help you to progress further in your chosen sport?

If you are applying for costs towards competition/events, please list these in the table below.

Event Date

6 Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Believe Talent Fund Bank Details Please give the account name to which the grant should be made payable to. This should be your club or other official sporting body who is willing to accept the grant on your behalf. We cannot pay a grant to a personal account.

Account Name Bank/Building Society

Name Account number

Sort code Bank/Building Society address Postcode

Statement from organisation that has agreed to accept the grant for the applicant

I confirm that my organisation has agreed to accept the grant for the applicant’s activity. I am authorised to give this permission. I agree to ensure that all the grant funds will be passed on to the applicant to be spent solely for the purpose for which it was given, and that I will account for the grant separately in my organisation’s annual accounts.

Name Position

Signature Date

7 Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Believe Talent Fund Authorised Signature Details 9 Please ask your respective National Governing Body to complete the section below; and/or you may enclose a supporting statement from your local Sports Development team.

Name of Officer

Contact Address

Post Code

Daytime Tel Number

Email address

How long have you known the applicant? Months Years (if applicable) I confirm that I have read this application Yes No

Please tell us in your own words why you wish to support this application.

I am satisfied that the applicant: Is competing at the correct level Yes No

Has demonstrated financial need Yes No

I confirm that this applicant is eligible to apply for funding from the Believe Sport Talent Fund and to the best of my knowledge, all information contained within this application is correct.

Signature Date

8 Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Monitoring Information

To help us monitor our grant-making programmes effectively, please complete the following information. This information will be recorded on a database and used to gather general data for reporting purposes. (Please Note: No individual details will be made public without prior consent. Any information you provide will not affect the outcome or your application)

How did you hear about the Believe Sport Talent Fund?

Recommendation Who?

Volunteer Advisor Who?

WBSC Website Leaflet / Poster

Local Newspaper Word of mouth

Social media i.e. Facebook, Radio / Television Twitter

Other (Please specify)

Please tick the boxes below if you are happy for us

To pass your details on to other funding bodies

To send you information about our other related opportunities Checklist

This checklist will help you to check that you are sending us a fully completed application. Please tick the boxes below to confirm that you have provided or enclosed the following information:

Written quotations to support your application (if single items total £200 and above)

Application signed by nominated authorised signatory or letter of support (which includes the necessary information) from relevant National Governing Body

Bank account details of club/organisation that can accept the grant on behalf of the applicant

Application form signed by parent/guardian if applicant under the age of 18

Make sure you sign the form and keep a copy for your records

Charity Registration Number: 1105278 Believe Talent Fund Declaration It is essential you understand and agree to sign up to the following statements. Failure to do so may have an impact on future funding.

1. I certify that the information contained in this application is correct.

2. If the information in the application changes in any way, I will inform Inspiring healthy lifestyles.

3. If successful I will not use the grant for any other purpose other than that specified on the grant award letter without first contacting Inspiring healthy lifestyles to seek authorisation. 4. I accept that I may be asked to return this grant should Inspiring healthy lifestyles deem the evidence for spend provided by me in the End of Grant report unsatisfactory. This will also apply if Inspiring healthy lifestyles discovers that money has been spent on items not specified in the original application form and grant offer. 5. I will provide all relevant monitoring and evaluation information and return all original receipts evidencing grant expenditure by the dates specified in the grant award letter. I will photocopy the receipts for my records. Originals will be kept on file by Inspiring healthy lifestyles. 6. I agree to fulfil the obligations listed in the grant award letter and highlight the support of the Believe Sport Talent Fund in all publicity material and send copies to Inspiring healthy lifestyles at the end of the project. 7. I agree for Inspiring healthy lifestyles to use details about me and the grant awarded for promotional purposes if my request for funding is successful.

Applicant Parent/Guardian (Person completing this application) (if applicant under 18 yrs)

I give my consent for my son/daughter to I agree to the above terms and conditions submit this application for funding Signature Signature Full Name Full Name Date Relationship

Thank you for completing this form.

Don’t forget to save it and email the completed form to [email protected]

Information correct as at 22/01/16. Terms of the fund will be reviewed periodically and are subject to change. Believe Talent Fund Believe Sport Talent Fund Application Guidelines

For maximum grants up to £500 If you need advice or support to complete your application form please contact Katie Shone, Club & Workforce Officer. Telephone: 01942 488495 Email: [email protected] Please read this information carefully before completing the application form.

Information correct as at 22/01/16. Terms of the fund will be reviewed periodically and are subject to change. Believe Talent Fund

What fund are you applying to? Inspiring healthy lifestyles manage the Believe Sport Talent Fund in partnership with Wigan Council. The Fund is open to those athletes who are deemed to be of national standard or those that have the potential to reach national standard within 1 year of submitting your application, as deemed by the respective National Governing Body. Funding can help with travel, accommodation, competition/training fees and equipment.

To be eligible you must:  Be aged between 11 and 24, (exception to this is Gymnastics, as this sport is recognised by Sport England as being an early specialisation sport). Disabled athletes outside of this age range are also eligible to apply.  Be an athlete within a sport recognised by Sport England. For a list of Sport England recognised sports visit www.sportengland.org/our-work/national- work/national-governing-bodies/sports-that-we-recognise;  Reside in the Wigan Borough* and be in need of financial assistance to help you achieve your full potential.

*Applications may also be considered from athletes, that meet each of the above criteria, but that reside outside of the Wigan Borough where they are deemed to make an exceptional and direct contribution to grassroots sport within the Wigan Borough. These athletes must train/be affiliated to a sports club within the Wigan Borough.

Applications must be validated by the appropriate National Governing Body or by a supporting statement from a nominated member of your sports club.

Who can apply? This application pack can be used by athletes living in the Wigan Borough*.

How much can you apply for? The maximum grant request that will be considered is £500. If you are successful in your application and awarded less than £500, you may be eligible to apply for further funding within a 12 month period to bring you up to the £500 maximum. Before any further applications can be considered, you must have satisfactorily completed and returned an End of Grant form.

Emergency applications Applications for grants up to £200 are for genuine emergencies or time critical requests only. Applications will be processed within 20 working days once all the information has been received. Please note that this is a very limited funding stream that has been designed to react swiftly to time critical emergency requests only. You must contact Inspiring healthy lifestyles on 01942 404995 prior to submitting a fast track application.

What we CAN and CANNOT fund Prority is given to applicants that:  Are struggling to reach their potential due to a lack of financial support.  Do not have access to other sources of funding.  Applications from athletes nominated for the Believe Sports Awards (timescales permitting) are also encouraged. For more information visit http://www.inspiringhealthylifestyles.org/BelieveSportsAwards/.

Please be aware, there is a limited amount of funding available. All applications will be judged on their merits by an independent panel.

Who and what cannot be funded?  Individuals who are in receipt of world class or TASS funding.  Costs relating to coaching expenses/professional fees.  Costs relating to Gym Memberships.  Costs relating to food/refreshments unless directly associated with accommodation costs.  Costs relating to items for enhancements i.e. supplements.  Athletes living outside the Wigan area*.  Retrospective Grants i.e. events/activities that have already taken place or for items that have already been paid for.  More than one application at any one time for the same project.

Athlete requirements A condition of receiving funding will be to volunteer time, to help bring recognition to the fund and to support local activities and events. Athletes may be asked to fulfil each or all of the following (volunteering will be subject to a satisfactory risk assessment).  Appearance in press/web release (ages 11-24).  Appearance at up to three events/activities (ages 14-24).  Complete at least 6 hours sessional volunteering and 2 hours event volunteering (ages 14-24).  Attendance at Annual Believe Sports Awards (ages 11-24).

How to complete the application form Please complete all sections of the application form, even if you are enclosing supporting or corresponding information, as this will speed up the assessment process. If your application is incomplete this will delay the processing of your application. Please remember for applicants under the age of 18, the application form will also need to be signed by a parent/guardian.

Contact details Please give all your contact details accurately as we aim to keep our records as complete as possible. We will try and communicate via the email address and/or phone number you provide to ensure the swift progress of your request. (If there are certain times in the day when it would be best to contact you by phone, please indicate these.)

Cost of the project In this section you are asked to provide a clear idea of how much money you need for your project/activity. Please give as thorough a breakdown of costs as possible using the table provided on page 6 of the application form.

Finances Please give the account name to which the grant should be made payable to. This should be your club or other official sporting body who is willing to accept the grant on your behalf. You will need to ask this group to sign and complete the statement on the application form. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT MAKE FUNDING PAYABLE TO INDIVIDUALS.

Support and advice If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible to apply for a Believe Sport Talent Fund grant or require support with your application form, please contact Club & Workforce Officer, Katie Shone, email: [email protected] or telephone: 01942 488495.

Timescale Please be realistic about the speed at which we can provide you with a decision. Unless you are applying through our ‘Emergency’ application process, (grants up to £200) it can take up to 16 weeks before we can inform you of a decision. We endeavour to turn around all requests as quickly as possible, however you must take note of the respective closing date when planning your activity. We can only process your request once all the required information has been received.

What happens next? 1. Email your completed application form to [email protected] and remember to include any supplementary information. 2. We will contact you to confirm receipt of your application and advise if further information is required. 3. Following receipt of all information requested your application will be passed on to an independent panel for consideration. The panel will decide if your request can be funded. 4. Inspiring healthy lifestyles must then approve any decisions taken at panel before we can contact you. 5. We will then contact you to advise you on the panel’s decision and, if successful arrange BACS payment.

Information correct as at 22/01/16. Terms of the fund will be reviewed periodically and are subject to change.