Agenda item

Large Development Grants

Minutes:

            The Director advised the Committee of the criteria used to assess the Support for Sport Large Development Grants applications, which took into account:

 

·        the club’s development plan;

·        how that plan linked to the governing body’s plan;

·        the sustainability of the initiative; and

·        how it contributed to improving quality of life, provided good relations and increased opportunities for participation

 

            He indicated that the standard of applications had been high, with two clubs passing the 50% threshold for funding.  He recommended that the top thirteen clubs be awarded grants, given that two applications had received the same score.

 

            The Director reported that, if the Committee was minded to accept the recommendations, this would result in an overspend on the £60,000 budget allocated for the large development programme.  However, it could be accommodated within the overall Support for Sport budget.

 

            The Committee proceeded to consider the following requests which had been received and had been assessed within the agreed criteria for assistance:

 

Organisation

Recommended

 

Holy Trinity Amateur Boxing Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a crime diversion, specialist coaching and mentoring initiative

 

St. John Bosco Amateur Boxing Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a local community outreach initiative

 

Grosvenor Fencing Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to two specialist coaching initiatives to develop Sabre and Epee fencing

 

St. Paul’s Gaelic Athletic Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to the delivery of a structured coach education and development programme for coaches and volunteers

 

Redhog Wrestling Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a series of coach education sessions and training camps to develop wrestling

 

CathalBrugha Water Polo Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to the development of a elite performance programme

 

 

Organisation

Recommended

 

Donegal Diamonds Water Polo Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to the development of a mini and maxi water polo coaching manual and associated improvement in water polo coaching standards

 

Linfield Youth Academy

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a sports science development project to increase performance levels and player development

 

Templemore Swimming Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a development programme to enable the Club to expand and offer alternative aquatic disciplines

 

Crusaders Football Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to a community programme aimed at developing healthy lifestyles and promoting the European Union Healthy Stadium Concept

 

Belfast Star Basketball Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to the development of a support structure for under 18 and under 20 teams

 

Shankill United Football Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to education and female outreach programmes

 

St. Patrick’s Football Club

Provision of support up to a maximum of £5,000 in relation to the delivery of a mental health and wellbeing programme

 

St. Oliver Plunkett Football Club

Do not support

 

St. Agnes Gaelic Athletic Club

Do not support

 

Cairn Lodge Amateur Boxing Club

Do not support

 

Cregagh Wanderers Football Club

 

Do not support

 

Harlequins Men’s Hockey Club

 

Do not support

 

Organisation

Recommended

 

Immaculata Football Club

Do not support

 

Windsor Tennis Club

Do not support

 

City of Belfast Swim Club

Do not support

 

Alexandra Presbyterian Table Tennis Club

Do not support

 

Malachians Football Club

Do not support

 

Ocean Youth Trust

Do not support

 

Shaftesbury Bowling Club

Do not support

 

Glenburn Methodist Table Tennis Club

 

Do not support

 

Cooke Rugby Football Club

 

Do not support

Santos Football Club

Do not support

 

Falls Bowling Club

 

Do not support

Instonians Cricket Club

 

Do not support

Stadium Youth and Community

 

Do not support

O’Donovan Rossa Gaelic Athletic Club

 

Do not support

Patrick Sarsfields Gaelic Atheltic Club

 

Do not support

Belfast Harlequins Rugby Club

 

Do not support

Immaculata Amateur Boxing Club

 

Do not support

 

Sean McDermott’s Gaelic Athletic Club

 

Do not support

 

Olympia Triathlon Club

Do not support

 

 

            The Committee adopted the recommendations.

 

 

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