BENEFIT TO SPORT IN THE UK FROM PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN UNION
ERASMUS+ FUNDING PROGRAMME
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Benefit to Sport in the UK from participation in Erasmus+ 2 TABLE OF CONTENT
1 - Introduction ...... 1
2 - Erasmus+...... 1
3 - Sport in Erasmus+...... 2
4 - Centralised and decentralised projects...... 3
5 - UK sport organisations participating in Erasmus+ through decentralised projects...... 3
6 - UK sport organisations participating in Erasmus+ through centralised projects...... 9
7 - Financial value of participation in Erasmus+...... 14
8 - Non-financial benefits to sport in the UK...... 14
9 - Advice to UK organisations following referendum...... 15
10 - Possible post-Brexit future participation ...... 16
11 - Other funding programmes...... 16
12 - Conclusion...... 17
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1 - INTRODUCTION Following the UK referendum on 23 rd June 2016 the concept of “Brexit” and what it could mean to the UK has been much debated. All sectors in the UK, including sport and physical activity, benefit from EU funding. To study the potential impact of Brexit on sport in the UK it is useful to analyse current levels of EU funding. This report shows, as much as possible, the extent of EU funding to the UK sport sector, focussing on the Erasmus+ programme.
2 - ERASMUS+ Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. It runs for seven years, from 2014 to 2020. It is open to education, training, youth and sport organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning, including school education, further and higher education, adult education and the sport and youth sectors. The funding for Erasmus+ over the seven years is €14.7 billion broken down as shown in the following image 1.
1 From: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/about-erasmus
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Erasmus+ is structured around five actions:
Key Action 1 Mobility of Individuals
Key Action 2 Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
Key Action 3 Support for Policy Reform
Jean-Monnet Support and funding to academic institutions to promote excellence in European integration studies in higher education
Sport Support actions that result in the development, transfer, and implementation of innovative ideas and practices in sport at a European, national, regional and local level
3 - SPORT IN ERASMUS+ The Sport Chapter in the Erasmus+ Programme aims to support European partnerships in sport to pursue the following objectives: To tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination; To promote and support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes; To promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity, through increased participation in, and equal access to sport for all. The sport chapter is worth 1.8% of the total budget which corresponds to €264.6 million (approx. £226 million) over the seven year period. Sport projects are expected to result in the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices at European, national, but also at regional and local levels and to contribute to the development of a European dimension of sport. It is important to note that funding in the Sport Chapter is only available for organisations operating in sport. However all other Key Actions and funding streams are ALSO available to sport based organisations. Therefore sport organisations can bid for projects in the Sport Chapter and also they are fully eligible to be funded in projects in other areas such as vocational education and training, schools, higher education and youth. Indeed the budget allocated to these areas is much higher than that allocated solely to sport in the Sport Chapter.
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4 - CENTRALISED AND DECENTRALISED PROJECTS Centralised projects are funded directly from Brussels through the European Agency (Education and Culture Executive Agency). Decentralised projects are funded through each EU Member State, in the UK through the UK National Agency (jointly managed through British Council and Ecorys UK).
5 - UK SPORT ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN ERASMUS+ THROUGH DECENTRALISED PROJECTS 2
Key Action 1 is a decentralised fund that relates to providing opportunities for individuals to improve their skills, enhance their employability and gain cultural awareness. Often this can relate to mobility – the opportunity to study abroad. In 2015 (Deadline 4 March) in the area of vocational education and training 50 UK organisations were funded in the sport and physical activity sector with funding of €4,069,747.00 In 2015 (Deadlines 4 February) in the area of youth 5 UK organisations were funded in the sport and physical activity sector with funding of € 181,060.00 These details of these projects are as follows: 2015 UK Erasmus+ decentralised funding for sport KA1, KA2 (VET and Youth) NOTE: For these projects the UK organisation receives 100% of the budget UK Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Projects 2015 Deadline 4 March 2015 VET KA102
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) Aldershot Town Football Augmented Apprentice Employability Via € 39,230.00 Club Limited European Mobility Alloa Football & Athletic Enhancing Employment Prospects for € 49,240.00 Club Limited Apprentices Through Mobility Sport Coaching Development - A Step nearer to AMsportstours Limited € 161,985.00 the workplace Barking Abbey Sports Academy Programme Barking Abbey School Enhancement & Exit and Progression € 54,954.00 Opportunities Barnsley Football Education & Sport for Young Tykes € 73,385.00 Company Charlton Athletic Football Enhancing Apprentice Success With European € 49,435.00 Company Limited Mobility
2 Lists of projects and funding in this section taken from https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/funding-results
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Fleetwood Wanderers Using Mobility to Combat Apprentice € 62,125.00 Limited Unemployment FAW Football in the Using Mobility To Enhance Apprentice Success in € 150,823.00 Community Wales Greenock Morton Enhancing Employment Prospects for Inverclyde € 45,244.00 Football Club Limited Apprentices Through Mobility FootballCV Academy Academy Work Placement Project € 29,732.00 Limited European Mobility as a Springboard for Heart of Midlothian Plc € 63,805.00 Apprentice Sporting Success
Hull City Tigers Limited Mobility as a Springboard for Employment € 91,218.00
League Football Enhancing ASE, Progression, Personal € 535,970.00 Education Development and Recent Graduate Employment Irish Football Association Improving Coaching Skills Through European Co- € 86,965.00 Ltd operation
Leicester College Sustainable Tourism and Sports Work Placement € 146,328.00
Leicester Football Club Enhancement of AASE in Rugby via EU mobility € 85,440.00 PLC Leicester Riders Charnwood Riders Academy Enhancement & Exit € 58,556.00 Foundation and Progression Opportunities
Linfield Football Club Enhancing NI football skills via EU co-operation € 44,675.00
Liverpool Football Club Liverpool FC Apprenticeship Enhancement & Exit and Athletics Grounds € 77,182.00 and Progression Opportunities Ltd Lawn Tennis Association Apprenticeship LTA Operations Limited Enhancement & Exit and Progression € 54,954.00 Opportunities Luton Town FC Apprenticeship Enhancement & Luton Town Football Club € 43,374.00 Exit and Progression Opportunities
Lymm High School La Manga Sports Coaching € 47,750.00
Macclesfield Town Improving Apprentice Success Rates in the € 51,692.00 Football Club Northwest via Mobility
Meynell Plays Limited iP-D!P Development of Playwork Programme € 52,820.00
Morecambe Football Using Mobility to Enhance Apprentice Skills & € 45,609.00 Club Employability
New College Sports Training Enriching Public Services € 65,574.00
NEWT Employment Ltd Fit for Europe € 362,771.00
Noel-Baker School Noel-Baker Basketball Academy Enhancement & € 47,200.00
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Exit and Progression Opportunities
North Hertfordshire College Sports Academy North Hertfordshire Programme Enhancement & Exit and Progression € 85,460.00 College Opportunities Oldham Athletic (2004) Oldham Athletic FC Apprenticeship Enhancement € 39,230.00 Association Football Club & Exit and Progression Opportunities Ross County Football Enhancing Employment Prospects for € 35,740.00 Club Limited Apprentices in the Scottish Highlands Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) Education & Sport for Young Millers € 71,585.00 Limited Salt (Merseyside) Limited LFC Foundation College Programme € 58,248.00 University of Liverpool Enhancement & Exit & Progression Opportunities Enhancing the Employability of Scottish Rugby Scottish Rugby Union Plc € 146,300.00 Coaches Through European Mobility Sheffield Wednesday Improving Apprentice Skills Through Mobility € 59,000.00 Football Club Southampton Football Southampton FC Apprenticeship Enhancement & € 59,322.00 Club Exit and Progression Opportunities European Mobility as a Catalyst for Coaching Stoke City Football Club € 51,275.00 Success The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Enriching the ASE Programme € 51,680.00 Limited The Bolton Wanderers Maximising Success for Apprentice Football Football & Athletic € 66,035.00 Players Through European Mobility Company The Burnley Football & Enhancing football apprenticeship programmes € 45,609.00 Athletic Company Ltd via EU co-operation The Cowdenbeath Enhancing Employment for Fife Apprentices € 37,440.00 Football Club Through Mobility The Dundee United Optimising Apprentice Employment Prospects € 54,690.00 Football Company Through European Mobility The Queen's Park Improvement in Club & Community Coaching via € 50,710.00 Football Club Limited European Mobility Newcastle College Lifestyle Academy Programme Corporation of NCG € 87,051.00 Enhancement & Exit & Progression Opportunities The Rangers Football Using Mobility as a Catalyst for Apprentice € 49,397.00 Club Limited Success The St Johnstone Using EU Mobility to Improve Employability for € 42,720.00 Football Club Apprentices in the Scottish Highlands
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The Sunderland Improving Apprentice Employability through € 45,795.00 Association Football Club European Mobility Tranmere Rovers Education & Sport for Young Rovers € 71,585.00 Football Club
Wigan and Leigh College Development of Sport Through Partnership € 62,079.00
Skills improvement in Rugby Union via EU Co- WRFC Players Limited € 79,575.00 operation Apprenticeship Enhancement & Exit and York City Football Club € 41,185.00 Progression Opportunities
TOTAL € 4,069,747.00
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Projects 2015 Deadline 4 February 2015 Youth KA105
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€)
Active Youngsters Let's Move € 30,892.00
Ceredigion County Healthy lifestyles and Sport € 28,560.00 Council Youth Service Dungannon United Youth Improving youth development and education € 15,470.00 C.I.C through sport via EU Co-operation
Eyes Wide Open Active Lives, Active Citizens € 58,376.00
Warwickshire Association Physically Fit: Promoting healthy behaviours € 47,762.00 of Youth Clubs through sports volunteering
TOTAL € 181,060.00
In 2016 (Deadline 2 February) in the area of vocational education and training 16 UK organisations were funded in the sport and physical activity sector with funding of €1,946,041.75 In 2016 (Deadline 2 February) in the area of youth 5 UK organisations were funded in the sport and physical activity sector with funding of €103,482.33 These details of these projects are as follows: 2016 UK Erasmus+ decentralised funding for sport KA1 (VET and Youth)
NOTE: For these projects the UK organisation receives 100% of the budget
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Projects 2016 Deadline 2 February 2016 VET (KA102)
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) Absolute Coaching Keep on Tri-Athlon € 59,766.00 Limited
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Sport Coaching Development - A Step nearer to the AMsportstours Limited € 179,115.00 workplace Athletics Northern Developing elite athletic skills in Northern Ireland € 53,610.00 Ireland
Barking Abbey School Student Mobility in Sport € 109,600.00
Community Sports Community Sports Coaching Mobility Project € 25,901.00 Coaching & Development
Eliteform Limited Developing Careers in Sport € 87,695.00
FootballCV Academy FootballCV Academy Sweden Work Placement € 34,164.00 Limited Project
Gecko Programmes Ltd FIT FOR EUROPE 2 € 202,816.00
Gower College Swansea European Football Development Project € 151,174.75
Irish Football Association Improving Coaching Skills in Women's & Men's € 88,760.00 Ltd Football Through EU Co-operation League Football Enhancing ASE, Progression, Personal Development € 755,712.00 Education and Recent Graduate Employment LTA Apprenticeship Enhancement and European LTA Operations Limited € 54,954.00 Progression
New College Park Lane Sports & Media Inspiring Lifechanging Experiences € 69,204.00
Noel-Baker School Enhancement of AASE Basketball Apprenticeship € 47,200.00
The Patrick Thistle Increasing Coach Employability Through European € 26,370.00 Football Club Limited Mobility
TOTAL € 1,946,041.75
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Projects 2016 Deadline 2 February 2016 Youth (KA105) Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) Change Agents UK Charity Outdoor Education at Hollowford € 9,566.33
Gloucestershire Sporting Culture and Cotswold 'Oympicks' € 12,750.00 Mentoring and Support LionHeart In The EU Achieving Change Through Sports! € 20,372.00 Community Project 2020 Community Born 2 Run € 17,970.00 Interest Company Warwickshire Association Promoting healthy behaviour through sports € 42,824.00 of Youth Clubs volunteering
TOTAL € 103,482.33
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Key Action 2 is about enabling organisations to work together in order to improve their provision for learners and share innovative practices. Under Key Action 2 organisations can apply for funding to work in partnership with organisations from other participating countries. In 2014 (Deadline 30 April) in the area of vocational education and training one UK based project received funding of €377,523.00 In 2015 in the area of youth one UK based project received funding of €207,461.00 In 2016 in the area of youth one UK based project received funding of €218,014.00 Within these projects there are partners from several countries who are all funded from the project budget for their role in the project. These details of these projects are as follows: UK Key Action 2 projects 2014, 2015, 2016
NOTE: The UK project leader named here only receive a proportion of the total project budget alongside other partners
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Projects 2016 Deadline 2 February 2016 Youth (KA205)
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) University East London I am a Sport Entrepreneur – what R U? € 218,014.00
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Projects 2014 Deadline 30 April 2014 Vocational education and training (KA202)
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) CoachLearn - Enhancing sport coaches' learning, Leeds Beckett mobility and employment within the context of a € 377,523.00 University European Sport Coaching Framework
UK Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Projects 2015 Deadline 4 February 2015 Youth (KA205)
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title Awarded (€) StreetGames UK Ltd Youth Leaders Across Borders € 207,461.00
In addition to receiving decentralised Erasmus+ funds through the UK national agency as project leader, UK sport organisations are also eligible, within this type of transnational project, to be partners in projects led from any other EU Member State.
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One example of this is the S2A project to develop the skills of sport administrators led by EOSE and submitted through the French National Agency. Within this project EOSE Services and the University of Chester are UK based partners. It is extremely difficult to research how many sport projects have UK sport organisations as partners that are funded through the national agency in other member states as there are no easily searchable databases of projects in English for most countries.
6 - UK SPORT ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN ERASMUS+ THROUGH CENTRALISED PROJECTS 3
58 UK organisations are currently being funded through Erasmus+ Sport projects from the 2014 and 2015 calls. In 2015 Erasmus+ Sport funded projects Collaborative Partnerships related to the EU Sport Guidelines there were 19 projects with total EU grants awarded of €7,783,165.74. 10 of the 19 projects had at least one UK partner with one being led by a UK organisation as the coordinator. In 2015 Erasmus+ Sport funded projects Collaborative Projects related to Other Topics there were 21 projects with total EU grants awarded of €7,900,844.14. 12 of the 21 projects had at least one UK partner with two being led by UK organisations as coordinator. Details of the projects in which there are UK partners in the 2015 funding round for Erasmus+ Sport are as follows: 2015 centralised sport projects where there is a UK partner
NOTE: The UK partners only receive a proportion of the total project budget alongside other partners
Erasmus+: Sport 2015 - Round 2 - Collaborative Partnerships (EU Sport Guidelines) Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title UK Partner Organisation/s Awarded (€) Activity Square Europe - FIT SPORT AUSTRIA A European Information GEMEINNUTZIGE and Innovation Hub on € 435.755,12 Youth Sport Trust GMBH Sport- and School Sector Cooperation Active School Youth Sport Trust BG BYDI AKTIVEN Communities € 470.000,00 South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture INTERNATIONAL European Healthy Stadia SPORT AND CULTURE SportVoice € 500.000,00 Network ASSOCIATION
3 Lists of projects and funding in this section taken from https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/selection-results_en
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INSTITUT NACIONAL Training Athletes for The International Centre for D'EDUCACIO FISICADE Sports Events € 416.415,20 Sport Security Europe CATALUNYA Management FUNDACION ATHLETES GLOBAL Laureus Sport for Good Erasmus+ AGM+ € 330.038,75 MANAGEMENT Foundation SPORTS Community Voluntary MEDJIMURJE COUNTY ON THE MOVE € 462.572,55 Services for Broxbourne and East Herts SCUOLA CENTRALE 3SP: Special Sports for FORMAZIONE € 489.771,33 Coleg Cambria Special People ASSOCIAZIONE SCF Improving Para-Athlete Coaching and Training Merseyside Expanding STICHTING EURICON € 193.712,00 Careers in Sport Horizons Limited
STICHTING EUROPEAN European OldStars - Tottenham Hotspur FOOTBALL FOR Legends: Walking sport Foundation € 498.550,00 DEVELOPMENT for all Fulham Football Club NETWORK Foundation The Rugby Football League RLEF LIMITED RLEF Training and Education Limited € 465.999,87 (Coordinator) Portal Scotland Rugby League Ltd Wales Rugby League Ltd
Erasmus+: Sport 2015 - Round 2 - Collaborative Partnerships (Other topics) Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title UK Partner Organisation/s Awarded (€) Voices for truth and dignity - Combatting DEUTSCHE sexual violence in NWG Network SPORTHOCHSCHULE € 497.616,39 European sport through KOLN Edge Hill University the voices of those affected International Council for Coaching Excellence ARISTOTELIO FIX the FIXING: Proactive The Queens University of PANEPISTIMIO quelling of sports events € 361.968,16 Belfast THESSALONIKIS manipulation The International Centre for Sport Security Europe International Council for UNIVERSIDAD PABLO Sport Psychology as a € 381.494,61 Coaching Excellence DE OLAVIDE strategic tool for prevention and training The International Centre for
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on grassroots sports Sport Security Europe Fare Network Ltd
AJUNTAMIENTO DE University of Leicester SANT CUGAT DEL Ethics4Sports € 396.952,66 VALLES AFC Barwell ASSOCIAZIONE European Youth for Xchange Scotland € 284.639,02 LUNARIA NOMADs Inclusive Sport Scottish Sports Futures The Rugby Players EUROPEAN ELITE Association ATHLETES 2016 PROtect Integrity € 488.305,00 The Remote Gambling ASSOCIATION Association Ltd PCA Management Ltd STICHTING JOHN Unmasking The BIG BLANKENSTEIN € 500.000,00 Pride Sports Secret FOUNDATION GDYNSKIE CENTRUM Move up to be healthy € 270.408,00 TEACHSPORT 2010 CIC SPORTU and happy TODOS A GALOPE Riding Together - ASSOCIACAO € 480.030,00 The British Horse Society Solidarity on Horseback EQUESTRE ASSOCIATA Civil Society – a Fair Play V2020 (Vision 2020 € 147.589,91 EURODEMOS Actor of European Union Leadership Initiative) The Homeless World Cup Foundation HOMELESS WORLD International Partners Centrepoint Soho € 490.582,96 CUP FOUNDATION Sharing Skills (iPass) Northern Ireland StreetLeague Street Football Wales
SUPPORTERS DIRECT Clubs&supporters for Supporters Direct better governance in € 181.391,34 (Coordinator) football FC United Ltd
In 2014 Erasmus+ Sport funded projects Collaborative Partnerships related to the EU Sport Guidelines there were 18 projects with total EU grants awarded of €7,112,656.18. 8 of the 18 projects had at least one UK partner with two being led by UK organisations as coordinator. In 2014 Erasmus+ Sport funded projects Collaborative Partnerships related to O ther Topics there were 20 projects with total EU grants awarded of €8,150,075.08. 11 of the 20 projects had at least one UK partner with one being led by UK organisation as co-ordinator.
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Details of the projects in which there are UK partners in the 2014 funding round for Erasmus+ Sport are as follows: 2014 centralised sport projects where there is a UK partner
NOTE: The UK partners only receive a proportion of the total project budget alongside other partners
Erasmus+: Sport 2014 - Collaborative partnerships covering topics on EU Sport Guidelines
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title UK Partner Organisation/s Awarded (€)
EUROPEAN HEALTH Promoting Physical SkillsActive UK AND FITNESS Activity and Health in € 275.700,00 ASSOCIATION Ageing Coventry University
PROMOTE PHYSICAL UNIVERSIDAD EXERCISE IN FRAIL € 499.998,12 Diabetes Frail Limited PUBLICA DE NAVARRA ELDERLY
FUNDACION Developing an innovative UNIVERSITARIA SAN European Sport Tutorship Leeds Trinity University € 328.798,16 ANTONIO DE model for the dual career Europa Community Limited CARTAGENA of athletes Gold in Education and INSEP € 499.711,00 The University of Stirling Elite Sport ISTITUTO PROFESSIONALE DI Not Only Fair Play € 437.392,0 Dundee and Angus College STATO FRANCESCO DATIN The Sport Physical Caterbury Christchurch HANZEHOGESCHOOL Education And Coaching University GRONINGEN € 494.420,70 in Health (SPEACH) STICHTING International Council for Project Coaching Excellence THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND European Collaborative SCHOLARS OF THE Partnership on Sport and € 499.340,00 University of Oxford UNIVERSITY OF Health Enhancing OXFORD Physical Activity (Coordinator) UNIVERSITY OF Supporting Policy and University of Gloucestershire GLOUCESTERSHIRE Action for Active € 498.359,0 University of Oxford (Coordinator) Environments
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Erasmus+: Sport 2014 - Collaborative partnerships covering all other topics, 1st round
Total Grant Project Coordinator Project Title UK Partner Organisation/s Awarded (€) Social Inclusion and SYDDANSK Volunteering in Sports € 500.000,00 University of Sheffield UNIVERSITET Clubs in Europe ARISTOTELIO Strengthening the Anti- PANEPISTIMIO Doping Fight in Fitness € 411.708,80 Kingston University THESSALONIKIS and Exercise in Youth ORGANISATION International Council for Strengthening Coaching EUROPEENNE NON coaching Excellence with the Objective to € 255.532,80 GOUVERNEMENTALE Raise Equality National Coaching DES SPORTS (ENGSO) Foundation ENTE NAZIONALE Encouraging Girls' DEMOCRATICO DI € 418.960,00 The Access to Sports Project Participation in Sports AZIONE SOCIALE SOCIETÀ SPORTIVA Sport and Support € 494.340,00 Everton in the Community LAZIO S.P.I.N. Sport, EURO Partnership, Inclusion € 353.280,00 TeachSport 2010 CIC and Network CENTRO POLIFUNZIONALE DON CALABRIA, CASA FILIALE DELLA CONGREGAZIONE SPORT+4 ALL - ACTIVE € 481.985,00 The Cedar Foundation POVERI SERVI DELLA AND INCLUDED DIVINA PROVVIDENZA, CASA BUONI FANCIULLI, ISTITUTO DON CALABRIA EUROPEAN GOLF PGAs of Europe GoGolf Europe € 400.000,00 ASSOCIATION (EGA) University of St Andrews STICHTING Youth Sport Trust Sport Empowers Disabled HOGESCHOOL VAN € 500.000,00 Youth The Wheelchair Dance Sport AMSTERDAM Association SLOVENSKA ANTI- DOPING ORGANIZACIJA, Doping Prevention ZASEBNI ZAVOD ZA Institute of National Anti- Through Peer Learning € 261.037,98 PREPRECEVANJE Doping Organisations DOPINGA V SPORTU, Among Youth LJUBLJANA
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A European Effective THE FOOTBALL Practice Model and The Football League LEAGUE Impact Measurement (Community) Limited € 500.000,00 (COMMUNITY) LTD Tool for sport-inspired The Scottish Professional (Coordinator) social inclusion Football League Trust programmes
The list of 2016 successful projects for funding has not been published yet. NOTE: the only publicly available information is the total grant for each project and whether there is a UK partner. As the budget for each partner is not accessible, it is impossible to know what allocation of the project budget has gone to the UK organisation. Further research could include contacting the European Commission who would hold the per-partner budget, or contacting UK partner organisations and asking them to divulge their allocation of the project budget.
7 - FINANCIAL VALUE OF PARTICIPATION IN ERASMUS+
It is very difficult to put an exact figure on the amount of Erasmus+ funding is received by sport organisations in the UK. For Key Action 1 projects which focus on mobility we know the funding to the UK sport organisations was around €4 million in 2015, and around €2 million so far in 2016. For other projects the total funding for a project is available but the exact funding within the project for the UK organisations is not publicly available. Within the sport chapter we know the funding is around €15 million each year and UK partners receive a proportion of this. Further research would have to take place with the participating organisations to learn the exact amount. Based on the information we have available the best we can estimate is to say sport in the UK benefits from Erasmus+ funding to the tune of several million pounds per year. The unknown amounts of funding to UK organisations within collaborative partnership projects makes it harder to put a more exact figure on it without further research.
8 - NON-FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO SPORT IN THE UK
In addition to the project funding, perhaps the real benefit of the Erasmus+ programme to sport in the UK is the opportunity for individuals and organisations to learn and share from experiences and joint working with sport organisations in Europe. Many thousands of young people, particularly on apprenticeships, have benefitted from mobility projects where they can train and learn abroad.
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Collaborative partnerships between organisations across Europe which include UK organisations develop knowledge and capacity in areas including vocational education and youth work. In the area of sport collaborative partnerships focus on priorities of the EU in good governance, match fixing, health enhancing physical activity, anti-doping and grassroots sport – it is clearly beneficial for UK organisations to learn, share and collaborate in these areas.
9 - ADVICE TO UK ORGANISATIONS FOLLOWING REFERENDUM
There will be some uncertainty in the UK about the status of current and future funding applications. Some statements have been made to reassure those currently working within the programme or preparing bids. The Erasmus+ UK website posted this statement on 28 June 2016 4: There is no immediate change to the UK’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme following the EU referendum result and the UK National Agency will continue to manage and deliver the programme across the UK. All participants and beneficiaries should continue with their Erasmus+ funded activities and preparation for the published application deadlines in 2016 and 2017. This position is supported by the statement from Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science, published on 28 June 2016, the extract on Erasmus+ stated: The referendum result does not affect students studying in the EU, beneficiaries of Erasmus+ or those considering applying in 2017. The UK’s future access to the Erasmus+ programme will be determined as a part of wider discussions with the EU. More broadly, existing UK students studying in the EU, and those looking to start in the next academic year, will continue to be subject to current arrangements The website of the European Commission relating to Erasmus+ states: According to the Treaties which the United Kingdom has ratified, EU law continues to apply to the full to and in the United Kingdom until it is no longer a Member. This therefore also applies to the projects financed through the Erasmus+ programme.
4 https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/news/eu-referendum-update
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10 - POSSIBLE POST-BREXIT FUTURE PARTICIPATION
While negotiations would determine the nature of UK participation in EU funding programmes, we can look at the current position of other non-EU countries 5. Erasmus+ is open to a number of countries across Europe and beyond. UK organisations receive Erasmus+ funding to work with partners in other countries to deliver their projects. These countries are referred to as participating countries and are divided into two groups: Programme Countries Partner Countries Programme Countries include all the Member States of the EU, plus Non-EU Programme Countries of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Turkey. All Programme Countries can fully take part in all Erasmus+ actions. Partner countries include Switzerland, and also Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Territory of Russia as recognised by international law. Partner Countries can take part in certain Actions under Erasmus+, subject to specific criteria or conditions. All other countries in the world are able to participate in some Actions under Erasmus+ but only under certain circumstances. Under any arrangements the UK should still be able to benefit from Erasmus+ funding, but the ability to lead projects and full access to the programme could be curtailed post Brexit, depending on the negotiations and the designation of the UK in these categories.
11 - OTHER FUNDING PROGRAMMES
Erasmus+ is just one funding programme of the EU. There are larger funds available through “Structural funds” which include the European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). ESF is related to employment opportunities and skills. The main objective of the ERDF is to support the projects and activities which reduce the economic disparity within the member states of the EU. The UK allocations for structural funds 2014 -2020 is €10.8 billion 6. ESF and ERDF funding can be on a larger scale than Erasmus+. ERDF can include funding for facilities.
5 https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/participating-countries 6 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307492/bis-14-772-uk-allocations-eu- structural-funds-2014-2020-letter.pdf
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In the sport and physical activity sector the website of the Welsh Government states that ERDF funding was used between 2007 and 2013 for the National Sailing Academy in Pwllheli (£4.3m) and the redevelopment of Ponty Lido (£3m). The Sport and Recreation Alliance has also reported on ERDF funding in a submission to Government: 7
The following examples illustrate the value of some of the projects that the ERDF has funded in the UK and Europe. The Alliance believes that sport should be more widely recognised for the crucial role that it can play in regional development and hopes to see funding granted to more and more similar projects in the years to come: The National Indoor BMX centre in Manchester was completed in 2011 and was co- financed with ERDF money. Together with the Manchester Velodrome it forms the National Cycling Centre, which is a fantastic facility for both local residents and world-class athletes alike. Further ERDF funds have been used to improve transport links and infrastructure in the surrounding area to make the facilities more accessible to the local community. A company based in Cornwall which designs and manufactures innovative and interactive youth sports and exercise equipment has expanded into international markets with ERDF support. The company now employs a number of people from the local area which would not have been possible with the ERDF funding. The Sporting Chance Initiative helps Scottish businesses with less than 250 employees to develop new products and services for sports markets. With the help of ERDF funding it provides up-to-date market information and access to world class expertise, research and facilities in Higher Education, as well as funding to assist with research projects.
These are just examples, research with the appropriate agencies could determine the current level of funding within EU structural funds for the sport and physical activity sector in the UK.
12 - CONCLUSION
This report provides details a range of EU funded projects in sport and physical activity where there are UK partners and funded bodies within the Erasmus+ programme. Further research with participating organisations could determine the exact financial value to UK sport. There are clearly financial and non-financial benefits to sport in the UK from taking part in the programme. The nature of the UK’s future participation in Erasmus+ funding will be subject to Brexit negotiations. This report also highlights the types of projects which the sport sector may wish to seek to be funded nationally if EU funding opportunities are reduced following Brexit negotiations and final settlement.
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