Kent Trust for Youth Sport
What is it?
The Kent Trust for Youth Sport is a charity which aims to help young people within the county access sports opportunities.
What can it fund?
The Trust's funding can go into any sport.
The priorities for funding include the following:
- Helping clubs and individuals in financial need to meet the cost of purchasing kit or equipment
- Making small grants to pay for individuals to qualify as coaches
- Contributing to the costs of sports development programmes
- Funding sports events
- Funding to enable young people to represent Kent on a national stage
Applications for funding from eligible organisations will take priority, although applications from individuals in financial need are welcomed.
What is the size of the grants?
Grant size can vary according to the project and the level of need. However, in most cases the grant to an organisation will not exceed £1,000 and the grant to an individual will not be greater than £500.
Who is eligible to apply for funding from the Trust?
The primary objective will be to help clubs and organisations. However, any individual up to and including the age of 21 years in full-time education or constituted organisation within Kent can apply for funding. The Trust will consider applications only from those organisations and individuals applying from within their county governing body of sport geographical boundaries.
Consideration will be given, where possible, to the financial needs/circumstances of the applicant when assessing grant applications.
How can I apply?
There is a very simple application form that should be completed
and sent to the Chair of Trustees at the address stated on the form.
The application form can be sent to you on request by post or downloaded:
download application form for organisations
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download application form for individuals
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How quickly will my application be considered?
Applications will be considered on at least four occasions per year.
Deadlines for applications are as follows: 15 February, 19 May, 27 August and 22 November 2010.
What are the conditions of funding?
The conditions of funding will be sent to you with the application
form and can also be downloaded: download conditions of funding for groups (pdf)
download conditions of funding for individuals (pdf)
The conditions are not onerous, but do ask that a representative of the Trust be invited to any event, that support from the Trust is acknowledged in any publicity material and press releases, and that following an event, a photograph is sent to the Trust with a short report on the activities.
Note to Sponsors
For an informal discussion about how you or your organisation could contribute funding to support sport for young people in Kent, contact us on (01622) 605054.
Contact Us
By email:
info@kentsport.orgOr by post:
The Chair of the Trustees
Kent Trust for Youth Sport
C/o Kent Sports Leisure & Olympics Service
30 Gibson Drive,
Commercial Services Building, Kings Hill,
West Malling, Kent, ME19 4QG