Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 September 2018
33. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the exact criteria that must be met by applicants under the sports capital programme as recently announced in order to qualify for the maximum grant. [37723/18]
View answerThe 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) was opened for applications on 7 September and the deadline for applications in 5pm on 19 October. All applications must be submitted online on www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie.
While the exact scoring system for this year's applications has not been finalised, the guide to making an application is available on the Department's website and contains a section on how applications will be assessed and also details the maximum grants available. Every valid application will be assessed against 6 criteria:-
- Likelihood of increasing participation and /improving performance.
- Whether the facility will be shared with other sports clubs/organisations.
- The level of socio-economic disadvantage in the area of the proposed project.
- The technical merits of the project.
- The level of own- funding being provided by the club/organisation.
- The level of SCP funding received in the past 10 years.
Applicants are also advised that the assessment process is competitive and that simply meeting the minimum criteria under the headings above does not guarantee funding. Prior to knowing the number of applications received and commencing the assessment process, it is not possible to state whether any application will receive the maximum grant available.
