FreeSport

Summer 2016
Prospectus
THE MAYORS SPORTS LEGACY PROGRAMME

In Association with Coca-Cola Zero ParkLives

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COPYRIGHT

Greater London Authority

April 2016

Published by
Greater London Authority
City Hall
The Queens Walk
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London SE1 2AA

www.london.gov.uk

Copies of this document are available

from: www.london.gov.uk/freesport

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CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3

About FreeSport ......................................................................................................................... 4

Eligibility .................................................................................................................................... 5

Assessment Criteria .................................................................................................................... 6

How to Apply and Timeline ......................................................................................................... 7

Making a Strong Application ...................................................................................................... 9

Attracting and engaging inactive people .................................................................................... 9

Disability inclusion ................................................................................................................... 12

Making activities sustainable ................................................................................................... 14

Requirements for Successful Applications ................................................................................. 16

Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................... 17

Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................................... 17

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INTRODUCTION
FreeSport, in association with Coca-Cola Zero ParkLives, is part of the Mayor of London's Sports
Legacy Programme. It allows sports clubs, organisations, youth groups and community groups to
apply for grants of up to 1,500 to run free sporting or physical exercise activities for Londoners, of all
ages and abilities, to encourage more people to get active.

Over the past few years, we have supported a large number and wide range of projects some
traditional, some innovative. FreeSport offers opportunities for a variety of organisations across
London to engage new participants in their programmes, as well as providing a platform for
organisations that do not traditionally provide sporting activities to do so, strengthening Londons
grassroots sporting legacy in the aftermath of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In this funding round, we are looking to spread our funding as wide as possible and to fund
as many organisations as possible that have not previously received FreeSport funding.

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ABOUT FREESPORT
FreeSport aims to get London active.

We fund projects that focus on attracting people who are currently classified as inactive1.
Applicants should identify participants for their project and explain why they believe this group is
likely to be inactive. For example, research shows that some demographic groups are more likely to be
inactive such as females, disabled people and people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME)
background. Applicants should explain how their project will attract, engage and be accessible to their
target group. We consider applications that aim to increase participation among any demographic
group. Applicants must be mindful of the GLAs duty to promote equality of opportunity for all
persons irrespective of their race, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion; to eliminate
unlawful discrimination and to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups,
religious beliefs and sexual orientation.

FreeSport projects should deliver a series of sessions, rather than one-off taster events, to encourage
participants to stay active after the FreeSport sessions end. To encourage sustained behavioural
change, successful applicants must provide a minimum of eight hours of activity with at least 70%
of participants completing six or more hours of activity.

Projects may apply for a grant between 400 and 1,500. All projects are expected to contribute
match or in-kind funding. This can be sourced from an organisations own resource or from a third-
party funder and could include volunteer time. There is no minimum match funding requirement, but
the more match funding, the better. Match funding cannot be secured by charging participants to
attend FreeSport sessions and must be used to support the FreeSport sessions only. Match funding
used to support other activities will not be accepted.

Successful projects will be provided with a range of support, including:

Documentation to ensure effective and consistent monitoring of participants and activity;

Advertisement of their project to potential participants on a central FreeSport website;

A range of marketing materials including posters, flyers, and T-shirts for project coaches.

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Sport England definition of inactive: a person who has participated in less than 1 x 30 minutes of moderate intensity
exercise in the past four weeks.

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ELIGIBILITY
The FreeSport Grants Panel will only consider applications which meet the following requirements.

Organisations must:

be not-for-profit: this includes voluntary and community organisations, social

enterprises, local authorities and schools;

have a clear strategy for attracting at least 20% previously inactive participants;

provide a minimum of eight hours activity in total to ensure that 70% of participants
take part in at least six hours of activity;

ensure that at least 10% of participants consider themselves to have an impairment,

disability, or require assistance to take part in activities;

provide adequate and equal opportunities for disabled people to participate in the
sporting activities on offer (as participants and as coaches/officials);

have an organisational bank account into which any funds awarded can be
transferred;
This must be registered in the name of the organisation NOT in the name of the applicant i.e.
Richmond Tennis Club NOT Joe Bloggs.

provide opportunities for women and girls to participate in the project;

There is no minimum target for female participants, but projects targeting women and girls will
score higher when assessed by the Grants Panel than those that do not.

monitor and record information about participants and their activity;

We will provide successful applicants with the necessary documentation. See Project
Monitoring for further information about data collection and monitoring requirements.

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ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA
All applications will be evaluated according to the following assessment criteria.

Criteria Evidence Sought

Demand, benefit and Your application must show:

likelihood of success Sufficient demand and need for the project;
A realistic number of participants;
A realistic number of inactive participants;
A strong likelihood of success.

Your Project must:

Number of inactive
people; approach to
encouraging regular
participation and approach
to encouraging
participation by disabled
people.
Ensure at least 20% of participants are inactive;
Demonstrate appeal of project to inactive people and have few barriers to
entry.
Demonstrate a clear engagement strategy to keep them involved.
Demonstrate a clear strategy to ensure at least 70% of participants
participate in a minimum of six hours of activity;
Demonstrate that the project is inclusive with a clear strategy for attracting
disabled participants.

Your application must include:

Value for money
A budget breakdown detailing how the requested grant will be spent;
The overall number of participants engaged, the number of previously
inactive participants, the amount of match-funding and the type, quantity
and quality of provision.
Your project must demonstrate:
Sustainability, signposting
A clear plan to use the FreeSport activity to increase demand for sporting
and partnership working
activities within their organisation or local area in the future;
Partnerships with others to aid future sustainability;
How the project will signpost participants, where appropriate, to other local
sports clubs and organisations.

Projects that have previously received FreeSport grants must clearly communicate how they intend to
attract new participants to the programme.

In this funding round, we are looking to fund as many organisations as possible that have not
previously received FreeSport funding. This is not to say that previously funded organisations are
ineligible, but applications from organisations that have not previously received FreeSport funding will
be looked upon favourably.

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HOW TO APPLY
AND TIMELINE
FreeSport grants will be allocated through a competitive application process. All application forms will
be assessed against the criteria outlined in this document.

To apply for a FreeSport grant, use our online application form, which is available at:
www.london.gov.uk/freesport.You will be required to create an online profile to complete the
application form.

The application form contains guidance on how to complete it and we have a range of supporting
materials in the section entitled Making a Strong Application. Please ensure you have read and
understood this section.

Information required to complete the online application form:

Applicants will be required to submit the following information as part of their application:

Organisation Details including: address, charity number, VAT number (where applicable).

Detailed information about the proposed activities including dates and venues.

An itemised budget including amount of FreeSport grant and match-funding.

An estimated demographic breakdown of the projects participants.

Clear and consistent strategies about how the project will engage participants who are:
inactive and disabled.

Confirmation of the organisations safeguarding and health and safety policies, and their
eligibility to apply for a FreeSport grant.

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FreeSport Summer 2016 Deadlines:

Timeline
4 April 2016 Application process opens.
9 May 2016 Noon - Deadline for applications
10 May 10 June 2016 Evaluation of applications
17 June 2016 Applicants will be notified of application outcome
1 July 2016 Deadline for successful applicants to accept their grant offer
8 July 2016 Deadline for Grant Agreements to be signed
11 July 2016 FreeSport Launch Event
18 July 31 October 2016 FreeSport activity takes place.
These dates may be subject to change.

NB: Grant funding decisions are subject to a formal decision-making process. You must not place any
reliance whatsoever on financial support until formally notified in writing and your authorised
signatories have executed and returned a funding agreement which will be provided by the GLA
should your application prove successful.

Accordingly, any expenditure that you incur and/or to which you commit (including that which you
have incurred or committed in relation to the preparation of your proposal for funding), prior to
formal notification and execution and return of the funding agreement, is entirely at your own risk.

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MAKING A STRONG
APPLICATION
Attracting and engaging inactive
people
The Mayor of London has made addressing inactivity in London one of his priorities. Every project
funded through the Mayors Sports Legacy Programme (MSLP) is required to implement strategies
addressing inactivity and ensure that their project will attract and engage inactive people2.

The Mayor seeks to fund projects that have a strong focus on attracting people who are currently
classified as inactive (people who have participated in less than 1 x 30 minutes of moderate intensity
exercise in the past four weeks).

All projects funded by the MSLP must: appeal to inactive people; have a clear strategy to engage and
keep inactive people involved; and demonstrate that there are low barriers to entry.

It is important to appreciate both the unique challenges associated with engaging inactive participants
and the need to implement a targeted strategy to address these issues.

All projects should: understand the issue and associated challenges with engaging inactive
participants; diagnose requirements in their area and identify target groups; and act to attract and
engage those groups through a targeted strategy.

Understanding the issue

Research published by Sport England in June 2014 shows that 58% of adults in England (16+) are
currently inactive. The cost of inactivity to the NHS in London is approximately 105m per annum as
inactivity doubles the risk of developing heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease
and strokes.

Barriers preventing participation in sport and exercise can include: cost, time, motivation, access, body
image, kit, transport, religious beliefs, family/carer responsibilities, unwelcoming environments,
cultural sensitivities etc.

Although increasing opportunities to participate in sport is a good thing, specific strategies are
needed to break down inactivity barriers, otherwise it is likely that already active individuals will end
up doing more sport.

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Diagnosing requirements and targeting groups more likely to be

inactive
Participation barriers vary between groups; addressing these barriers therefore differs accordingly.

The first step is to identify the local demographic and establish a target group. Certain demographic
groups are more likely to be inactive than others e.g. those aged 26+; females; disabled people; ethnic
minorities; elderly people; those from disadvantaged communities or deprived backgrounds.

Women and girls Women in Sport exists to transform sport for the benefit of every woman and girl in
the UK. Their website has a wealth of information about how to attract and
engage females into regular sporting activity; for more information visit
www.womeninsport.org/.

Ethnic Minorities Sporting Equals exists to actively promote greater involvement by all communities
that are disengaged especially the black and minority ethnic population in sport
and physical activity. For more information and to seek advice about how to
engage BAME participants, please visit www.sportingequals.org.uk

Other key groups that projects could target, include: lapsed participants (people who used to be
active); school/university leavers; overweight people; new mothers etc.

Attracting and engaging inactive participants

Once projects have identified a target group they could cater for, they should tailor a project to suit
them and lower barriers to participation. There are many ways to do this, but we expect all projects to
demonstrate a number of different techniques to support their strategies. Think about:

Communication Will your project appeal to inactive participants? Is it advertised for and marketed at
beginners? Have you said that no experience is required and that anyone can give it a go? Do the
images youve used reflect the range of participants you are targeting (i.e. disabled, female and BAME
participants)? Is your marketing approach friendly/attractive to families? Have you communicated the
advantages of your project over and above just physical exercise?

Timing Is the timing of your sessions suitable for specific groups? Does the timing of your sessions
rule out certain groups from participating?

Targeted sessions - Will you run sessions for specific target groups, such as: weight-loss groups;
female-only groups; disability groups; schools outreach; youth club work; police/GP referrals; mother
and toddler sessions; religion specific programmes etc.

Partnerships What organisations have you contacted about supporting your project or about
referring participants to your project, for example: the NHS (Clinical Commissioning Groups, GPs,
Public Health Organisations); National Governing Bodies of sport; Disabled Peoples Organisations;
schools/colleges/universities; youth organisations; ethnic minority community organisations; Local
Authorities etc.

Kit Can anyone turn up and participate without specific kit? Will you provide all of the equipment
needed to participate? Has this been communicated in your marketing?

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Accessibility Is the project accessible to your target groups? Have you considered outreach work to
take the project to the participants, rather than expecting the participants to come to you?

Adapting the offer What have you learnt from previous projects? What methods have other local
projects used to engage inactive participants and can you replicate their success?

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Disability inclusion

One of the Mayors sporting priorities for London is to get more disabled Londoners involved in sport
and physical activity. Every project funded through the Mayors Sports Legacy Programme is required
to put in place strategies to address the issue and to ensure that their project is able to attract and
engage disabled people to their programme.

To create an inclusive and active London, all FreeSport projects must demonstrate how they will be
inclusive of disabled people.

This factsheet, produced by Interactive in partnership with the Greater London Authority, outlines
some basic principles all projects will need to follow regarding disability inclusion in sport.

About Interactive
Interactive is a Disability Equality in Sport Charity with a vision of London as the worlds leading city
for equality and inclusion in sport and physical activity participation. Through the FreeSport
programme, we are working with the Greater London Authority to achieve our mission, to lead
change, challenge attitudes and connect different sectors to create opportunities so that disabled
Londoners can choose to be active for life.

Delivering an inclusive FreeSport project

All FreeSport projects have a disability participation targets of at least 10%. To achieve these targets,
it is vital to concentrate efforts on stimulating demand, as well as improving supply. This means
ensuring that disabled people are aware of the activities on offer, and given an incentive to attend.

There are a number of ways to achieve this, but it will take more than sending posters to disability
partners and Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools.

Directly contact local Deaf and Disabled Peoples Organisations (DDPO, also known as DPULOs).
These are primarily local third sector organisations, run by and for disabled people. They are often a
central point of information for disabled people in a community, which can provide access to many
inactive disabled people that would not otherwise be aware of the activities on offer. Contact them
directly, meet with them, and present to their members if there is an opportunity. These are often
small organisations with limited capacity, so be prepared to be proactive; this will create an important
local partnership that will last beyond your FreeSport project.

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DDPOs in London. Additionally, a list of organisations can be found on the Office for Disability Issues
website, at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-user-led-organisations-
list-and-contacts.

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Other types of organisations to get in touch with are local disability charities, such as borough
branches of Mencap, national charities operating in London, the local County Sport Partnership
London Sport, local authorities Sports Development Officers, and National Disability Sports
Organisations (NDSOs - impairment-specific organisations that support National Governing Bodies to
be more inclusive a list of contacts can be found at
http://www.efds.co.uk/assets/0000/5138/Find_the_sport_for_you.pdf).

Contact local schools, and not only SEN schools. Over 80% of young disabled people in education are
in mainstream schools. Again, think beyond only sending out marketing materials. Good outreach is
invaluable. Meet with the school, present at assemblies, find out who is interested and adapt your
sessions in advance.

Do not only focus on one impairment group. Consider physical impairments, sensory impairments,
learning disabilities and difficulties, autism, and mental health conditions when promoting and
delivering the project.

When creating electronic or printed marketing materials to attract disabled people to the project,
make sure it is accessible. A clear font of at least size 14, appropriate colour contrasting, good
spacing, avoid unnecessarily complex wording, and use Microsoft Word if sending anything via email
(many computer screen readers used by people with a visual impairment do not read pdfs). Also, think
about the imagery being used. When trying to encourage disabled people to attend sessions, use
images of disabled people doing the sport being delivered. When aiming sessions at specific
impairment groups, make sure people can relate to the images being used.

Ensure the project delivery team is confident running inclusive sessions for participants of all abilities
and impairments. Interactive can provide online disability equality training through the Be Inclusive
and Active course, and deliver disability inclusion workshops for coaches and other support staff,
tailored to their needs. Interactive can also signpost projects to our partners impairment specific
courses, should these be more appropriate. For further information contact our Training and
Education Officer at josef.baines@interactive.uk.net, or tel: 020 7717 1699.

Finally, if you are unsure about anything, ask the experts. Again, this is where disability sector
partners will be invaluable. DDPOs, disability charities and NDSOs can all help.

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Making activities sustainable

FreeSport funding aims to provide free opportunities for Londoners to participate in sport and to
encourage participation in sport after FreeSport sessions have ended.

By sustainability we mean: How the participants will be able to continue doing the same activities, in
their local area, once the sessions funded by the FreeSport programme have come to an end.

Continuing the activity at your club/organisation

The most obvious way to ensure sustainability is to continue running the same sessions after
FreeSport funding has expired. However, there can be several barriers that prevent this from
happening, for example the cost of venue hire, coaches and/or equipment.

Projects that offer to train a volunteer or staff member to deliver future sports coaching sessions as
part of the FreeSport application are looked upon favourably. It is acceptable to include the cost of a
coaching qualification as part of the FreeSport project budget.

FreeSport funding can be used to purchase small-scale, non-fixed equipment to run sporting
activities. Items such as balls, bats, rackets, goals, nets etc. can all be retained after the FreeSport
activity and used to deliver future sessions.

You could introduce a fee for participants to take part in future sessions. Although all FreeSport
sessions must be free of charge to participants, free sessions may stimulate their interest in sport so
that they are willing to pay a small fee to continue participating.

Finally, your organisation may already run other sessions of the same sport, and the FreeSport funding
is targeted specifically at engaging new members into your club. You could offer a discounted
membership rate to those participating in FreeSport and encourage them to join your club when
FreeSport sessions end?

Signposting to other activities in your area

If projects are unable to provide sport beyond the FreeSport sessions, they should demonstrate a
strong understanding of other local sporting opportunities available and ensure that participants are
aware of how to continue participating in sport and physical activity.

There are many sports clubs and community organisations across London which may offer similar
activities to your FreeSport project. Projects should identify local clubs or other relevant organisations
to which participants are signposted.

Every sport recognised by Sport England has its own National Governing Body (NGB) who aim to
increase participation in that specific sport. Find out who your NGB is and identify other local clubs by
visiting:

https://www.sportengland.org/our-work/national-work/national-governing-bodies/sports-that-we-
recognise/

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Remember, although highlighting local clubs to participants is important, it can still be daunting for
someone to go to a new club, without knowing people or the venue. Why not speak with other local
clubs and see if you can take participants along for one session as part of the FreeSport activity?
Alternatively you could invite a coach from a local club to deliver one of your FreeSport sessions to
familiarise the participants with the clubs staff.

You could also identify a local league or regular competition that you could enter a team into, creating
a sustainable route through which FreeSport participants can continue their sport.

Building partnerships with other organisations

Working with other local organisations and building partnerships is an excellent sustainability strategy.
Without partnerships, you will struggle to demonstrate a strategy for sustainable participation.

Partnering with local community groups, faith groups, schools, existing leisure providers, and estate-
based organisations is an excellent way to attract participants to your project and ensure that people
are comfortable and confident enough to participate alongside people they already know.

Working alongside local Deaf and Disabled Peoples Organisations (DDPOs) is an excellent way to
engage disabled participants and make your activities more inclusive. DDPOs are often an information
point for disabled people in a community, which provide access to many inactive disabled people that
would be otherwise unaware of the opportunity.

Local Authorities are an invaluable resource for projects to work with to attract participants and
signpost to further opportunities.

Incentives and other social opportunities

Incentives are a great way to ensure participants continue to attend, where they get something in
return for their participation. For example: is there a local caf that could offer a free cup of coffee
after attending six sessions? Could you advertise a social hour after each session for participants to
build friendships? Do you have any t-shirts to give away? etc.

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REQUIREMENTS
FOR SUCCESSFUL
APPLICATIONS
Successful projects are required to capture data about individual participants and the activities that
they attend. Projects will be provided with online monitoring forms to capture this information.

The bullet points below set out the minimum requirements and expectations:

All successfully funded projects are required to collect and provide a minimum amount of data for
each registered participant (whilst always complying with the provisions of the Data Protection Act
1998). This includes: age, gender, ethnicity, attendance and disability status. Projects are
expected to ask each participant upon registration whether or not they have taken part in at least
one 30 minute (minimum duration) session of moderate intensity exercise or sport in the previous
four weeks.

This data provides an initial baseline from which progress can be monitored and to provide key
participant demographic information to the GLA and Coca-Cola Great Britain.

All projects are expected to retain participant records for any potential monitoring and evaluation
exercise undertaken by the GLA and/or for audit purposes.

Grants will be paid to projects up front. However, the GLA reserves the right to reclaim grant
payments in the absence of timely provision of required performance/monitoring information.

In addition to each projects monitoring requirements, random mystery shopper visits occur
throughout the funding period to ensure that activity is taking place as required and advertised.

All projects must receive parental approval for children under the age of 12 to participate
in FreeSport activity.

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APPENDIX 1
Frequently Asked Questions
1) How much funding can I apply for and what can I use it for?
You can apply for a minimum of 400 and a maximum of 1,500. Your project must provide free
sporting activities any time between 18 July and 31 October 2016. The money should be used
primarily for revenue costs (the day-to-day running of your project, such as coaching or venue hire). A
small amount may be used for small-scale, non-fixed equipment.

2) Who can apply?

Any not-for-profit organisation can apply, but funding can only be awarded to projects that meet all
of the mandatory criteria specified in the fund prospectus. See full eligibility criteria.

3) How will you choose whom to give the funding to?

Completed application forms are assessed by the FreeSport Grants Panel, which includes members of
the GLA Sports Team, London Sport, Coca-Cola Great Britain and Interactive.
Projects are assessed against the assessment criteria set out in the fund prospectus.

4) What do you mean by inactive?

Sport England defines inactivity as a person who has participated in less than 1 x 30 minutes of
moderate intensity exercise in the previous four weeks.

5) Regarding the Sport England definition of inactive how will school children
be considered?
For a school child (those aged 16 and under) to be classified as inactive, they must have participated
in less than 30 minutes (minimum duration) of moderate intensity exercise or sport, in the past four
weeks, outside of statutory PE lessons.

6) How many projects will receive grants in this bidding round?

The intention is to fund up to 150 different projects in this funding round.

7) Will there be another FreeSport funding round in the near future?

At the current time, there is no further FreeSport funding round scheduled.

8) How many participants should my project engage?

Every project is different and the number of participants will vary depending on a number of factors,
including: the sport on offer; the number of sessions delivered and the age of the participants.
Applicants will be assessed not just on the number of participants they intend to engage, but the
value for money that their project represents.

9) How many sessions do we need to put on?

A key criteria for assessing FreeSport applications is that more than 70% of all participants must take
part in at least six hours of activity. To ensure this target will be achieved, all applicants will need to
provide a minimum of eight hours of activity.
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10) Can my project offer more than one sport?

Yes, projects can deliver a number of different sports, but there must be enough sessions of each
sport to allow participants to take part in six hours of one particular sport. FreeSport funding is not
intended to offer taster sessions to participants in a variety of sports. The purpose of FreeSport
funding is to engage participants in a minimum of 6 hours of sessions in one particular sport to
increase the likelihood of continued take-up following the funding period.

11) What other targets will our project be set?

All projects must be able to achieve the following minimum targets:

i. 20% of all participants were previously inactive;

ii. 10% of all participants consider themselves to have an impairment, disability, or require
assistance to take part in activities.
iii. 70% of participants must complete at least 6 hours of activity

12) What age should participants be?

FreeSport funds projects for all age groups.
NB: All projects must receive parental approval for children under the age of 12 to participate in
FreeSport activity.

13) My organisation/project is new, am I eligible to apply?

Yes. We want a broad range of organisations to apply for funding, including those who have never run
sporting activities before.

14) How much match funding do I need to secure?

The more match funding that applicants can contribute to the project, the better. Projects with a high
percentage of match funding (including funding in-kind) will be looked upon favourably.

15) When will we know if our application has been successful?

The intention is to contact all projects by email with the outcome of their application the week
commencing 13 June 2016.

16) If we are successful will you be able to make an advance payment for my
project?
All grant funding will be paid upfront upon successful completion of a Funding Agreement between
the applicant and the GLA. The GLA retains the right to reclaim the grant should the applicant fail to
satisfy the terms and conditions of the Funding Agreement.

17) What support will we have to market the project to potential participants?
Successful applicants will receive support including: posters and flyers to advertise activities locally;
advertising on the FreeSport website to enable people to find your activities and a marketing pack to
help you maximise interest in your project.

18) We want to use FreeSport funding to offer our clubs current members a free
series of sessions, is that ok?
No. FreeSport is an opportunity for you to engage new people in a regular series of sporting activities.
If you are an existing sports club, you should look to use the funding to attract new members to your
club, not to subsidise the activities of your current members.
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19) What monitoring requirements will there be for successful applicants?

Successful applicants will be required to record key information about their projects participants, and
about the sessions that have taken place. Online monitoring forms will be provided to successful
applicants to submit information. Random mystery shopper visits will occur throughout the funding
period to ensure that activity is taking place as advertised. See further details.

20) Our organisation has previously received a FreeSport grant; will that exclude us
from this application round?
No. However, projects that have previously received FreeSport grants must clearly articulate how they
intend to attract new participants. Additionally, in this funding round, we are looking to fund as many
organisations as possible that have not previously received FreeSport funding. This is not to say that
previously funded organisations are ineligible, but applications from organisations that have not
previously received FreeSport funding will be looked upon favourably.

21) When does this application round close?

Applications must be submitted by noon on 9 May 2016. See more dates and deadlines.

22) Is my organisation able to make more than one FreeSport application during
this funding round?
Yes, but each application must be for a distinct project. You will need to contact FreeSport for an
extra online application to be released for you.

23) Will you be selling drinks or giving away free Coke Zero to FreeSport
participants?
No, we are not offering drinks to those involved with FreeSport.

24) Can I apply to both Sportivate and FreeSport for funding?

Yes, but the FreeSport funding must be used for different participants from your Sportivate project.

25) My project will only target male participants, am I eligible for funding?
Yes. However, projects that target women and girls will score higher when assessed by the Grants
Panel than those that do not.

26) I am applying on behalf of a school am I eligible for a FreeSport Grant?

Activities taking place during school hours (i.e. a form of PE lesson) are not eligible. Activities taking
place on school property, but outside of school time (e.g. after school clubs) are eligible.

27) I have a bank account registered in my name, but which I only use for my
organisation; can the funds be transferred into this?
No. All applicants must have an organisational bank account registered in the name of the
organisation. NB most organisational bank accounts require 2 signatories i.e. if your account
only has 1, its unlikely to be an organisational one!

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