A £2 million pot of funding from Birmingham City Council could help you help your community to celebrate and make the most out of the city’s 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Individuals and organisations can apply for funding between £100 and £10,000 for their projects, which must meet one of three core themes:
- Getting Active – encouraging communities to get out and get active by participating in sports and recreational activities. The overriding aim should be to encourage residents, of all abilities and ages, to engage in physical activity and improve their health and wellbeing.
- Ready, Steady, Fun – delivering community projects to ensure a local area is Games ready (e.g. by improving communal space, and hosting community celebrations to develop active citizenship and reduce loneliness and social isolation).
- Celebrating Culture – developing community-led cultural events and initiatives that encourage intergenerational activities. Proposed schemes must harness the power of culture to bring people together, celebrate their identities, and the culture, heritage and stories of their communities.
Applications will be considered at online meetings led by local councillors, with community members able to have their say on what projects get funded.
The first round of applications is now in, and meetings will be held over the next two weeks to decide on project funding.
A second round of applications are now being accepted and must be submitted before 30th November 2021.
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