The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.1 billion. The Programme for Government commits to continuing the SCEP and to prioritise the investment in disadvantaged areas.
The 2020 round of the Programme closed for applications on 1st March 2021. By this closing date, 3,106 applications had been submitted seeking over €200m in funding. This is the highest number of applications ever received.
Approximately one thousand of the submitted applications were for 'equipment-only' projects. These applications were assessed first and grants with a total value of €16.6m were announced on 6 August 2021. The remaining capital applications were then assessed and 1,865 individual grant offers with a total value of over €143.8m were announced on Friday 11 February.
Details of all 3,106 applications submitted under the 2020 SCEP round can be viewed at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/991ea-sports-capital-and-equipment-programme-2020-applications/.
A list of all successful applicants can be viewed at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/
In relation to invalid applications, applicants will be given the opportunity to appeal the Department's decision and such relevant applicants will be contacted shortly with details of the appeals process.
