Sporting Heritage are offering funding specially aimed at engaging community access to sporting heritage collections as part of National Sporting Heritage Day 2019. Funded by the Art Fund, this programme will support increased engagement to local collections which tell the story and stories of sporting activity, heroes, and endeavour. 
About National Sporting Heritage Day – 30 September 2019
Sporting Heritage Day aims to raise awareness of the relevance of sporting heritage, encourage new and different audiences to have access to these collections, and encourage heritage and sporting organisations to recognise sporting heritage as an ongoing, significant element of their work, not just something of importance during major sporting events.
How much can you apply for?
Organisations and groups can apply for funding of between £200 and £500 to support National Sporting Heritage Day community activity.
National Sporting Heritage Day Community Grants are open to any groups and organisations with a formal constitution. This includes, but is not limited to, museums, archives, libraries, sports clubs and governing bodies, schools, uniformed groups, youth clubs, and community history groups.
The primary aims of this funding strand are to:
1. Celebrate National Sporting Heritage Day – increasing the awareness and understanding of sporting heritage
2. Inspire and engage communities to better understand and share their sporting heritage
3. Ensure that sporting heritage collections – whether tangible such as objects and artefacts, or intangible such as stories and music – are better understood, looked after, and shared
For further information and to apply, visit: www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/news/national-sporting-heritage-day/open-community-grants-2019, or email: [email protected].
Deadline: 24 July, 17:00