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Community Sport Activation Fund (England)

. Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 will be available to Sports clubs; Schools; Local authorities; and other not for profit organisations to support grassroots sports at a very local level. The fund will provide grants to projects that are based on local need and evidence. Activities that can be funded include informal sports opportunities which could lead to regular exercise; multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of choices and opportunities; and family orientated activities with a focus on 14 plus age group; etc. Previous projects supported include Hertsmere Borough Council, which received a grant of £162,750 for it's Women and Girls Get Active in Hertsmere (WAGGAH) project and West Oxfordshire District Council which received a grant of £70,636 for its West Oxfordshire Disability Sport Project.