Sport England Protecting Playing Fields programme – notice of forthcoming application deadline (12 December 2011)

Through its Protecting Playing Fields programme, Sport England is seeking to support projects that help communities maximise the sporting benefits of playing field land.

 Grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 will be available towards:

-   The purchase of land for new playing fields and bringing disused playing fields back into use;

-   The purchase of playing field land where there is a known and established threat, such as through the expiry of a lease or a development proposal.

-   Improvements to existing pitches through levelling, drainage, reseeding and realignment.

Local Education Authorities and schools are also able to apply to the programme to provide new playing fields, bring into use disused playing fields or improve existing playing fields in order to establish and/or host a community club-schools link.

 All projects will be required to secure partnership funding.

 The application deadline for round 2 will be the 12th December 2011.

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