The Federation was delighted to co-host a webinar for members with our Partners 2into3 on the practical steps members can take to make their CSFF grant applications more robust. Expert insights were shared by Patricia Keenan the Director of Funding Services at 2into3. She has worked for local authorities, government departments and social enterprises at a senior level before embarking on consulting in 2005. She has a track record of delivering 50+ webinars and in-person events to over 5,000 attendees and has directly supported more than 80 CSFF grant applications across a wide range of sports with a 93% success rate overall. The event proved very popular with member and there was excellent engagement.
The Community Sport Facilities Fund is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.
- The Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, has allocated over €1.4 billion to almost 19,000 projects since 1998.
- The programme prioritises participation, accessibility, and sustainability, with targets including 60% national participation in sport by 2027.
Being Grant Ready for CSFF – tell the story!
1.Who are the people that will benefit from this project?
2.What would you like to fund? Ambition…
3.Why should you get this over another application?
Once you answer these then think about….
I.Where is the project
II.How much will your ambition cost? How much funding would you like to get from the Community Sport Facilities Fund? How will you match this?
III.When will you complete the work?
Members can look back at the full webinar. To request the link and slideshow presentation, please email info@irishsport.ie