February 20, 2017 - 1:36pm - by Richard Ellis

To anyone interested in taking their archery skills as far as they can go - but need a little help to do so - the Alton & District Sports Council have grants available to help achieve financially with achieving this.

To quote their documentation:

"Alton & District Sports Council aims to award grants to clubs and individuals within the Alton area to enable them to develop their sport. The Sports Council has grants/donations already approved by East Hampshire District Council, Alton Town, some parish councils and businesses/individuals for this purpose.

Aim of the grant distribution

The theme is to award grants to assist clubs and members to help them to develop their sports programmes

• - The Sports Council wishes that the grants will be spent on coaching and the training of coaches to enable members to progress in their sports;
• - The sports council would also like to see seniors and juniors progressing to County level and beyond as regards coaching sessions and/or playing.

Primarily the grants will be given for one or more of the following:

• - Assisting with the hiring of an external coach to give specialised coaching that clubs are currently unable to provide themselves;
• - Assisting towards the cost of attending recognised coaching schemes;
• - Providing a partnership with other fundraisers to maximise the grant potential, e.g. local councils and other sports bodies. 

Criteria:

• - Providing that the above conditions are satisfied, the grant will normally be up to a maximum of £100; 
• - The Sports Council would like to see a report on how the grant helped the above aims to be achieved, mainly to see if there is a need to change the criteria in the future.

Note: 

• - The Sports Council will help to provide information on other funding sources if requested. Please contact one of the officers if help is needed. They are listed on the website www.altondsc.org (>> Contacts >> Officers) "

The Grant application form itself can be downloaded below:

ADSC Grant application (any year).pdf

Or you can visit the A&DSC documents website yourself.

:-D