Grant Aid
The Grant Aid programme provides financial help to athletes and coaches who require help with competition expenses.
Applicants must reside in the Lisburn & Castlereagh area. The grant covers accommodation and travel for competitions outside of Northern Ireland.
Guide to Grant Aid
Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh is financially supported by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) to enable it to encourage, advise and support the development of sport in Lisburn and Castlereagh.
The decision of Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh is final and all grants are subject to audit by us.
Grants to individual athletes or coaches will only be considered if they have a permanent address in the LCCC area and participate in sporting activities which are not for profit.
Applications must be submitted within 3 month of the competition or course taking place. Applications submitted after the competition or course has taken place will not be considered.
Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh will only forward grant payment on delivery of relevant receipts, which correspond to the original grant application. Payment will not be made prior to the event.
If the applicant does not hold their own bank account, please nominate who the cheque should be made payable to.
Points to note:
- All requests must be submitted on the official online application forms, fully completed and with appropriate signatures and National Governing Body support
- Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh will acknowledge all requests and will not consider grant aid in retrospect
- The amount of financial assistance received or applied for in the previous 18 months from other sources (such as Lottery Sports Fund, Mary Peters Trust, National Governing Body, Educational Establishment) and sponsorship must be declared and will be taken into account when considering grant requests
- Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh must relate the amount of grant applied for to its financial resources and needs at the time of an application
- Any member of Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh must declare their interest in a submission for grant aid
- Individuals cannot apply for Grant Aid to cover course training costs if their affiliated club has applied for funding to cover course training costs through the Sports Club Accelerator Fund
- An individual can make only one successful application for Grant Aid in every 18 month period
- Only fully completed applications will be considered
- All supporting receipts must be submitted within one month of the event taking place
Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh must be recognised in all press release and social media content.
Applications will be considered from individuals who have a permanent residence in our area as follows:
- Competitions outside Northern Ireland where they have been selected by their Governing Body or qualified to represent their sport at national level or above. Grant may include travel, accommodation and entry fee. Personal clothing and equipment will not be considered.
- Course fees that lead to UKCC Level 2 qualification or above. Where the course is based outside Northern Ireland travel and accommodation may also be considered.
- Grant Aid may be considered for other aspects of coaches’, officials’ and competitors’ development. A case must be submitted in detail for consideration with the support of the Governing Body.
N.B. When a number of individual applications are received for financial assistance to travel to the same venue/competition Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh may consider the application as one.