Type of work funded
sportscotland is the national agency dedicated to promoting sporting opportunities for all Scots at all levels, whatever their interest and ability. sportscotland's Lottery Fund distributes National Lottery money to sport in Scotland. The Fund backs a variety of initiatives from supporting Scotland's talented athletes to providing sports facilities.
Programmes support local sporting communities and sport in Scotland as a whole. They do not replace existing funding for sport, but are designed to bring extra benefits.
Since the first awards were made in March 1995, sportscotland has invested more than £150 million of Lottery funds in Scottish sport.
Building for Sport programme: This programme replaced the Sports facilities programme in March 2004. The new programme has two parts.
- Community facilities providing or upgrading all facilities for the community. Proposals are led mainly by local authorities, clubs, trusts and similar organisations.
- Training and competition facilities, which considers applications for providing or upgrading facilities at national and regional centres designated by the relevant national governing body for sport.
Range of grant size: minimum – maximum
£10,000 - £500,000
Types of scheme (open / closed / targeted)
Open application – please refer to Building for Sport programme application guidelines.
Geographical coverage
Scotland
Any priority areas / key messages (for example,. partnership funding)
Examples of high priority projects
- Sports halls, which can demonstrate good school or club links, club development and meet accessibility criteria.
- Upgrading existing pitches to provide good grass pitches.
- Upgrading or replacing existing swimming pools in strategic areas.
- Changing accommodation at existing or new pitches.
- Laying synthetic or grass pitches in with governing body or local authority facility strategies.
- Improving and extending existing sports halls to create community access and increase the range of sports on offer.
Examples of medium-high priority projects
- Golf facilities in line with the clubgolf initiative.
- Replacing existing concrete, bitmac or blaes tennis courts.
Examples of low priority projects
- Bowling green and clubhouse developments
These examples are not exhaustive, and as each project will tend to be different it is difficult to say what their priority is before we have assessed a stage one application. We are happy to discuss the matter of priorities in general terms with an applicant before they apply.
Application process (formal deadlines)
Application forms and further information available on our website.
Central contact details
sportscotland
Caledonia House
South Gyle
EDINBURGH
EH12 9DQ
Tel: 0131 317 7200
Fax: 0131 317 7202
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