Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh is financially supported by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) to enable it to encourage, advise and support the development of sport in Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Grants to individuals will only be considered if they have a permanent address in the LCCC area and participate in recognised sporting activities which are not for profit.
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.
All requests must be completed and submitted on the official online application forms. In addition, a letter of support from the Governing Body must be provided as evidence of qualification or selection is required for your application.
Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh will acknowledge all requests.
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 will NOT consider grant aid in retrospect.
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.
An individual can make only one successful application for grant aid in any 18-month period.
Applications must be submitted within 3 months of the event taking place.
Exact costs of the event taking place should be submitted – no estimates.
All supporting receipts must be received within one month of the event taking place.
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.
The Executive Committee of Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh have the right to cap Grant Aid Awards as appropriate in line with available funds in the budget at the time.
It is in the interest of the applicant to provide a fully completed application form. Failure to do so will result in the application not being considered.
The decision of Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh is final.
All grants will be subject to audit by LCCC.
Please ensure that Sport Lisburn & Castlereagh is recognised in all press releases & social media content.
Applications will be considered from individuals who have a permanent residence in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council 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.