New round of Sports Capital Programme to open
A new round of the Sports Capital Programme has been announced.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin today announced that €40 million is being made available under a new round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP).
The SCP is the Government’s primary vehicle for providing support to sports clubs and communities to develop sports infrastructure around the country. Applications can only be made online from 9am on Friday, September 7, until 5pm on Friday, October 19. 2018.
Minister Ross said the Sports Capital Programme had transformed sports facilities in practically every community in Ireland.
“The €40 million that is now available provides an opportunity for even further improvements and I would urge all organisations with a suitable project to apply”.
Minister of State Brendan Griffin highlighted the changes to the terms of the new programme. “While the Sports Capital Programme is already hugely popular with sports clubs across so many different sporting disciplines, we are determined to make the application process as simple and user-friendly as possible.
“We undertook a detailed review of the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme and the recommendations arising have been fully factored in to the new terms and conditions of the 2018 scheme.
“In particular, we are introducing some significant changes in our assessment methodology to ensure that we minimise the number of invalid applications.
“We will also give even greater priority to applications from disadvantaged areas and projects that promote the sharing of sports facilities with other clubs and the wider community.”
All applicants must be registered on the Department’s online system and the Ministers encouraged any clubs which are not already registered to do so now. The guide to making an application was also published on the Department’s website today on www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie. Registrations will close at 5pm on Friday, October 5.