Opportunities from KPMG, Lloyds of London, NBC Universal and 11 others.

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On The Ball is a fortnightly newsletter and digital platform sharing opportunities, tools, tricks, and templates to help you unlock new income for your business or non-profit in sport.

We’ve got some BIG announcements coming over the next few months - watch this space!

This week we have 14(!!) opportunities for you to consider, including:

- Nine grants and/or funding competitions
- Two charity of the year partnerships
- One networking event
- Two consultancy/supplier opportunity

Don’t forget, only paid members get full access to the list plus 24/7 access to the On The Ball + digital hub featuring a full events calendar, grants database and more.

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So, let’s get into it:

Sport Ireland is looking to appoint a supplier to provide innovation support services for their Sport 4 Empowerment programme. This will involve identifying and developing the skills and competencies of a network of Social Innovation in Sport Officers and providing support to Sport Ireland and their partners in the delivery of the programme. The contract duration is four years and the value of the contract is 180,000 EUR. Proposals must be submitted by April 17th to be considered. The programme and supplier contract is funded by the European Commission.

Grants of up to $10,000 USD are available from the John F Wegman Fund to support projects that improve wellbeing of the elderly and character-building opportunities for youth in Monroe County, New York. Most awards are one-time grants for specific, participant-driven projects. Preference is for agencies, projects, and programs that are small scale, start-up, innovative (develop or adapt new strategies), and participant-driven (based on identified needs of beneficiaries). The upcoming deadline to submit an application is 4 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Applications are now open for the Lloyd’s of London Foundation’s charity partnerships for 2024/26. This is an opportunity for charities to apply for a grant of £50,000 per year for a total partnership of two and half years (to December 2026), to support a project in any of the areas of: Health, Homelessness, Young People and Climate. Multiple partners are expected to be selected. Apply before April 21st, and shortlisted applicants will be contacted by April 29th to further discuss their applications.

UK based charities with an annual income of less than £2m are invited to apply to the Barratt Foundation for a grant of £5,000 – £30,000. Grants will be made to organisations delivering programmes that focus on children, young people and people experiencing poverty and inequality of opportunity; prioritising education, employability, social mobility, homelessness and mental health projects. Up to 20 grants are expected to be awarded, and proposals must be submitted by Monday 22nd April.