Southern Culture
Did You Know?
Carnival
The Isle Of Wight has 7 carnivals, a carnival officer and offers an NVQ in Carnival
Sport: sources of funding
Financial support, guidance and advice are available from a wide range of sources
The National Lottery (http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/)
Over 13 billion has been raised so far for the National Lottery's six good causes
UK Sport (http://www.uksport.gov.uk/)
Supports talented men and women in sports in which we compete as the United Kingdom.
National Sports Foundation (http://www.nationalsportsfoundation.org/)
A Government-led initiative designed to facilitate and encourage partnerships between private investors and community sports projects in England.
Big Lottery Fund (http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/)
The Big Lottery Fund distributes half of the money for good causes from the National Lottery. It replaces the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund.
Foundation for Sports and the Arts (http://www.thefsa.net/)
Uses income generated by the football pools promoters to give grants to a wide range of projects. Contact number: 0151 259 5505.
Sportsmatch (http://www.sportsmatch.co.uk/)
A grassroots sponsorship incentive scheme which matches commercial sponsorship, pound for pound.
SportsAid (http://www.sportsaid.org.uk/)
Provides direct financial support to sports men and women between 12 and 18 years old..
j4bGRANTS (http://www.j4bgrants.co.uk/)
A free database for community groups to search for funding for sports projects.
The Sports Marketing Research Trust
Distributes grants to sports organisations to support research projects