Archery NI is delighted to announce that Sport NI and the Department for Communities has launched a £25 million Sports Sustainability fund. The purpose of this Sports Sustainability Fund is to help address the economic consequences of the COVID 19 health pandemic effecting the sports sector. It will provide the financial interventions needed to stabilise and sustain sports core governing bodies of sport; enabling them to withstand the worst impacts of Covid19, specifically it will: • Minimise the financial stress on the sports sector due to lost income as a result of COVID-19 lockdown and ongoing restrictions so as to sustain the sector. • Enable Governing Bodies and clubs to plan and prepare to increase opportunities for participation in sport, recreation and community use following the end of COVID-19 restrictions. Sport NI will only accept applications from governing bodies, therefore all applications by archery clubs must be made via an application to Archery NI. The programme is designed to cover losses which can be evidenced through financial records such as (but not limited to): • Membership income • Event income • Sponsorship • Fundraising Further details of the fund and the documentation a club will be required to provide are available at the following link: http://www.sportni.net/funding/our-funding-programmes/sports-sustainability-fund/ The closing date for the final application to be submitted to Sport NI is 11th January 2020 therefore it is necessary for all applications to be submitted to admin@archeryni.org.uk no later than 5pm on 5th January. If you require any assistance, do not hesitate to contact us at the email address above.