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Belfast City Council: Small Grants - Support for Sport Large Development Grants

Open or will open again Health, wellbeing and sport Sport and physical recreation Belfast City Small (up to £10,000)

Overview

Funding Limits

Maximum award: £5,000 each financial year, organisations may only submit one application.

Purpose of the fund

The Belfast City Council Support for Sport Large Development Grants are designed for Belfast based sports clubs who wish to develop by undertaking a new project.

Support for Sport: Large Development Grant - specific conditions for eligibility

Organisations must have/ be:

  • be a club or organisation affiliated to a governing body recognised by Sport Northern Ireland (National Governing Bodies are not eligible to apply)
  • Belfast based, that is, must meet, train, compete and be administered within Belfast and / or have Belfast residents comprising at least 75% of its membership.
  • Have in place a current, active club development plan covering a minimum of three years with at least 1 year remaining. It should include the project for which you are applying. Out of date plans will make the application ineligible.
  • Have a National Governing Body Development plan  
  • Open to all sections of the community.

Eligible Project Costs

  1. This scheme is aimed at encouraging the development of sports within the Belfast area, either through the growth of existing clubs, or through projects aimed at encouraging new people to take up sporting activity.

Completing your budget for small grants

You must show that all costs are reasonable and necessary to complete the project, and you should give them enough detail to assess this. For example, you should give the unit costs and quantities needed, 10 artists x £50 = total cost £500.

Key dates

Application deadline midday 04/07/2025