Funding
Funding
Funding Application
Active Eastbourne and Lewes open the Active Eastbourne and Lewes Fund once a year. If it’s open you will see ‘Apply Here’ below if it’s closed you will see ‘Is Currently Closed’.
Successful applicants can receive up to £1,000 to deliver a project or purchase equipment.
The Active Eastbourne and Lewes Fund specifically targets inequalities in access to physical activity. By encouraging and supporting funding applications for tailored projects and initiatives, we aim to:
- Increase opportunities for physical activity
- Promote community health and wellbeing
- Create an inclusive environment that addresses barriers to participation
To find out more on physical activity inequalities click here to read the Adults Physical Activity Data – JSNA Overview 25. You will be able to see the impact inequalities has on participation rates and why our targets for increasing physical activity are:
- Older Adults
- Women
- People living with long term health conditions
- People living with a disability
- Black and Asian Ethnic groups
If you are not sure where to run a project, you can use the East Sussex in Figures website to find areas of higher deprivation across Eastbourne and Lewes District. Use the map tab to show you the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) rank. You can also use Active Sussex’s Inactivity Maps or the Sport England Active Lives Small Area Estimate Tool to find out about Active and Inactive estimates.
The Sport England map allows you to search a bit more detail. On the right under ‘What would you like to do?’ go to Census 2021 (Middle SOA) click the box. Underneath you will be able to then look at Age groups, disability, female population and a few more in that area.
In line with the working groups for Getting East Sussex Moving, we will consider funding proposals that support people to be more physically active in the following groups:
- Healthy Ageing
- Active Travel
- Children and Young People
- People living with a long-term health condition or disability
In this application process you can choose to:
- Submit an application for a project or purchase you have identified as needed in your local area (green section below)
- Submit an expression of interest for a project proposed by Active Eastbourne and Lewes (blue section below).
Please Note: You must be a partner of the Active Eastbourne and Lewes Partnership to be eligible for funding.
The funding process consists of three stages, if your application is successful:
Stage One
- Submit your expression of interest.
- You will receive notification either inviting you to complete the full Active Eastbourne and Lewes funding application, or informing you that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
- Submit the full Active Eastbourne and Lewes Fund application.
- Complete the minimum Standards of Safeguarding form.
- You will receive notification of the outcome (successful/unsuccessful).
Stage Three
- Complete the Service Level Agreement.
- Complete the pre-project forms (surveys, etc).
- 50% of the project funding will be released.
- Deliver the project.
- Complete the post-project forms.
- The final 50% of the funding will be released.
Expression of Interest for Own Project or Purchase
If you are submitting your own project / purchase expression of interest form, remember applications should align in targeting the following groups to be more active:
- Women
- Older people
- People living with a disability
- People living with a long-term health condition
- Black and Asian ethnic groups
If you do have a project / purchase aimed at different groups, still submit and highlight the case for funding – opportunities are always available and getting more people physical active is the aim.
Project Proposed by Active Eastbourne and Lewes
If you don’t have a project in mind but still want to help make people more physically active, don’t worry we have you covered!
Look at the following project proposals by Active Eastbourne and Lewes. Look at the projects below, and if you are interested in running one of the projects, submit an expression of interest – you never know what opportunities may arise.
Click on each title to read the project proposal.
Funded or Discounted Taster Sessions in areas of deprivation
Supported Projects
The following are projects which have been supported by the Active Eastbourne and Lewes fund. Clicking on links will take you to their website and case study showing the results of the project.
The need for the project was identified through informal community engagement by Bourne to Sail, including conversations with parents, local schools, social media and discussion in the local community. These interactions highlighted a gap in accessible opportunities for young people to experience sailing.
Cargo Gym – identified they needed to target women who had not been previously engaged in structured exercise through local and national statistics. These show women are less active than men. With many barriers reported as lack of confidence and fear of gym environments.
Special Olympics Sussex (Swim and Gym Program for adults with learning disabilities) – identified a clear gap in accessible swimming provision for adults with learning disability across Eastbourne and Sussex. This project was developed to address the inequality and provide a safe, supportive environment for participants to engage in physical activity.
Health Qigong Banduanjin
The project responded to a clear local need for low impact, accessible, physical activity – particularly at older adults. The Baduanjin Qigong sessions were targeted at the Chinese community; the attendance figures show culturally inclusive physical activity sessions were needed.
Health Qigong Banduanjin Case Study
Whittfit Training
The Stronger for Longer project delivered by Whittfit Training Ltd, was a 14-week programme focused on strength, balance, flexibility and core stability.
Participants attended 2-3 one-hour sessions each week, led by Whittfits’s team of qualified personal trainers. Throughout the 14-weeks, instructors carefully progressed each participant’s training when appropriate, gradually increasing exercise difficulty.
Whittfit Stronger for Longer case study.
Old Town Hub CIC
The Active Eastbourne and Lewes Fund has played a vital role in supporting the setup of Pickleball at Old Town Hub CIC. The fund allowed us to purchase Pickleball equipment and line painting – we can now offer a less energetic and physical option for people staying active. Although the initial outlay was expensive, it has been justified by the growth in the sport. Thanks to the fund, permanent court markings and nets are available to hire, allowing people to enjoy pickleball at their own convenience. We also run 2 x pickleball sessions per week, and this will grow over the coming months. Everyone who has played so far has loved the experience, with many participants returning to sport after playing tennis and embracing Pickleball as a fun accessible alternative.