Here are some examples of what a grant can pay for:
- equipment hire or purchase
- feasibility studies for community building projects
- improvements or additions to playing facilities
- information technology equipment
- building, refurbishment, landscaping or property projects (including playgrounds and temporary buildings) costing £75,000 or less (including VAT)
- materials for use in your project
- publicity materials for use in your project
- sessional workers (those who work only as and when required)
- start up costs
- team clothing or kit
- training
- transport costs
- updating equipment for health and safety reasons
- venue hire
- volunteer expenses
- VAT that you cannot recover.
But we won’t pay for:
- activities that happen or start before we confirm our grant
- any costs you incur when putting together your application
- any expenditure incurred or committed before we pay our grant (including deposits)
- day-to-day running costs (for example, utility bills, council tax, rent and insurance)
- contingency costs
- endowments
- existing activities and repeat or regular events, including those we have funded before
- fundraising activities for your organisation or others
- items that mainly benefit individuals (for example, equipment that is not shared)
- building, refurbishment, landscaping or property projects (including playgrounds and temporary buildings) costing more than £75,000 (including VAT)
- loans or interest payments
- ongoing staff costs (including salaries of permanent or fixed term staff)
- political or religious activities
- projects that you cannot maintain because of high ongoing costs or the need for specialist skills
- projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide
- projects that cannot be completed within 12 months
- registration and affiliation fees for existing clubs
- routine repairs and maintenance
- used vehicles
- VAT that you can recover.
