Devon Playing Field Association Funding

Peter Harding and Rory Cunningham (Community Council of Devon) visit the new Basketball Court in Christow, Devon. Christow Play Park Group secured a grant from Devon Playing Fields Association’s sport/play grant facility – this grant helped to establish these new facilities.

Sport and Play small grants are available from bi-annual competitive bidding rounds. The deadline for applications is 31st December and 30th July each year. £4,000 per year is available at a maximum grant size of £500 per single-use outdoor facility and £1000 per multi-use outdoor facility.

Decisions are made within 8 weeks of the bidding round deadline. The grant must not exceed a third of the overall project cost. Only projects costing not more than £10,000 will be considered. You can download an application pack on our Funding pages of this website by clicking on [ application ] and [ guidance ] .

It is expected that a third or more of the costs will have been raised prior to application and will include a contribution from the Parish Council. Small grants can be secured through various trusts [ link to Factsheet No. 28 Funding Sources DPFA funding sheet ] and via community fundraising.

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• Grants Awarded During 2007/08

Bishopsteignton Parish Council (upgrade or play equipment) £1,000

Black Torrington Playing Fields Association (new goal post) £294

High Bickington Parish Council (improvement towards cycle track) £500

Winkleigh Youth Club (upgrading of play equipment) £500

Lifton Cricket Club (contribution towards a new surface for the cricket pitch) £500

Stoke Gabriel cricket club (cricket net facilitiy ) £500

Chumleigh and Mid Devon cricket club (renovate thatched club pavillion) £500

Hatherleigh Sportfields committee (replace fencing and markings to multi use court) £916

Halwill Parish council ( create multi use play area) £1,000

Bigbury parish council ( install todler swings ) £500

Mortonhamstead Tennis club ( install linear drains ) £223