Get Active Opens for Applications

The Get Active in the Community Cash Grant Awards scheme is open to all community and voluntary groups. The purpose of the scheme is to assist projects from existing groups that want to introduce a new physical activity, and new groups undertaking a physical activity project for the first time.

Funding can be awarded only to projects from these two sources and all funding requests must not exceed £500. Each group can make only one application. Grants are made on the condition that projects will be completed between May and December of the grant year.

Organisers of projects not completed within this timeframe will be asked to return grant awards.

To be short listed for an award your application must demonstrate how the project meets at least one of the four objectives of the scheme.

• Overcoming barriers: Project helps people overcome the main barriers to being physically active such as nobody to exercise with, lack of access to facilities, lack of confidence and lack of willpower.
• Acquiring new skills: Project provides opportunities for people to acquire new skills through participating in physical activity.
• Promoting health benefits: Project raises awareness of the health benefits of regular moderate activity.
• Promoting local facilities: Project raises awareness of local leisure facilities, the local environment and physical activity opportunities.

Since the Get Active in the Community Cash Grant Awards scheme was launched in 1999, it has helped 1,191 groups to improve health in their local communities through physical activity.

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has been commissioned to process and judge the applications. Their support is gratefully acknowledged.

How to apply

Complete the application form available as a download from the HPA website.

Application deadline: 4.00pm 7 April 2008

www.getalifefetactive.com

CFNI Telephone: 028 9024 5927

HPA Telephone: 028 9031 1611