Application Form and Guide

Recreational Competition funding:

application form and guide

The Tennis Foundation (TF) is excited to introduce our Recreational Competition Funding guide, supporting the TF’s Network Programme develop disability competition opportunities locally, and help bridge the gap into our regional competition structure.

If successful in your application the TF will support you with a grant up to a maximum of £200 which must be used towards the cost of running a disability specific recreational competition.

What is a recreational competition?

Competition doesn’t have to be a scary concept; it can be adapted to create new sessions or social events that are fun and inclusive. The Tennis Foundation wants to develop recreational competition, creating more opportunities by using our local networks. Get Creative!

SUCCESSES OF 2017:
York Disability Tennis Network hosted a Learning Disability “Handicap Social Competition”; 16 players were ranked and given a score based on their tennis experience. Some players may start on “-1 point” others “+5 points” matches were played to a 10 point tiebreak.
Shrewsbury hosted a “one up-one down” event for their wheelchair players. Doubles pairings were formed of one wheelchair player and one running player. The social competition was a success and was run alongside a Club Day.
Loughborough Tennis Club hosted a Learning Disability “Fun Festival” where over 30 individuals from local schools and community groups enjoyed a day of competition, fun games and food.
Leeds Visually Impaired Match Play day saw 19 players come together for a fun day of competition and socialising.

Please note that grants will be paid retrospectively on completion and you will be required to provide a cost breakdown post-event.

In order to be eligible to receive a grant you must satisfy the Eligibility Criteria set out below. We have a limit onthe number of grants we can give in any one year.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible to be considered for a grant you must satisfy the criteria set out below:

• Have access to a club or facility with the capabilities to host the proposed event;
• Have a proposal which is engaging and likely to boost the appetite to competition for those involved;
• It must have an identified target audience;
• Apply for funding 1 month prior to the event taking place
• Provide feedback to the TF post-event on the running of the event

Application

If you satisfy the Eligibility Criteria set out above, your application will be considered by the TF’s selection panel (consisting of two members of the TF’s Disability Competitions Team). The panel will review your application and supporting statement and your application will be assessed on the basis of the criteria set out below:

• How will the funding be used to run a successful event
• How will this funding help engage individuals to play more competition

About you / grant applicant

Name
Address
Telephone number
Email address
Impairment Targeted with Event / Physical / Visual / Hearing / Learning Disability / Other
(please detail below)
Proposed Venue
Proposed Date
Amount you are applying for (up to £200)

Target audience

How many individuals do you plan to attend the event?
Where will they be sourced from?

Description of the event/competition: (max 300 words, please include how the day will run, staffing requirements and any support you may need from us e.g. volunteers, kit etc.)

Finances

Please provide a breakdown of your expected income and expenditure for the event:

INCOME / PROPOSED BUDGET
E.g. Entry Fees, sponsorship, value in kind (reduced court costs etc.) / £
£
£
£
£
TOTAL / £
EXPENDITURE
E.g. Balls, catering, courts, equipment, trophies / £
£
£
£
£
TOTAL / £

I confirm the information in this form is correct.

Signed
Date

The TF may ask you to tell us about your experience and how your network/players have used and benefitted from the funding. By signing this form you agree that such information and any information submitted as part of this application (including but not limited to the supporting statement) may be used by the TF for the purposes of promotional activity in order to encourage more people to get involved in tennis (including published on the TF’s website and social media accounts), and you agree to the use of any such information and any other details and/or materials submitted as part of the application and for any other promotional purpose the TF may deem appropriate.

By signing this form you consent to the use of your personal data for the purpose of administering the TF Recreational Competition Funding Application and for the promotional purposes set out above, sufficient to enable TF and its licensees to comply with their obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 and any other applicable legislation.

Please return your application form to:

Recreational Competition Funding, Tennis Foundation, National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, LondonSW15 5JQ

Or via email: (subject –Recreational Competition Funding)