Grant Application
- The grant application must be from a local sporting organisation or club;
- Membership of the club or organisation must not be subject to restrictions and/or conditions;
- The grant applicant must be located within the City Boundary or provide evidence that the majority of those using the facility live within the City area as of 1st January 2024;
- The grant application form must be completed in full along with supporting estimates/quotations attached. Please note that one quotation is required for grant applications less than €5,000 and three quotations for grant applications greater than €5,000;
- The applicant must have title to the property which they are enhancing, have a license or lease greater than 7 years, or provide a letter of comfort from the landlord in relation to title.
Proposed Works
- Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed works meet a sporting need in the area and are of a capital nature;
- Applicants must provide costings and timeline for the project;
- Show evidence of expenditure, receipts/invoices must be retained and will need to be provided to Cork City Council when requested;
- The information supplied by the applicant group/club must be accurate and complete.
Insurances/Indemnity
- All buildings must be covered by a fire insurance policy, which fully indemnifies Cork City Council;
- Applicants will be required to indemnify the Council against all and any claims arising from its involvement with the works;
- Applicants should have appropriate Public Liability Insurance and, where necessary, Employer's Liability Insurance and should ensure that any Contractor employed by them has an adequate level of cover;
- While the Council does not require copies of these insurances, this does not exempt the firms or applicants from their insurance requirements, nor does it exempt the Fund recipients from their responsibility to ensure the works and groups/firms carrying out the works are adequately insured.
Other
- Provide evidence of any other funding, evidence of own funding, and copy of previous two years' club accounts;
- Undertake to refund Cork City Council for any grant given if the facility changes use or ceases to operate;
- An acknowledgement sign will be required to be erected where appropriate;
- Inspections by Cork City Council of works/equipment funded by this scheme must be facilitated by recipients;
- Any subsequent changes to the proposal (from what was described in the original application) must be agreed in writing with the Council in advance of work commencing. Failure to do so may jeopardise the payment of the Council’s contribution;
- Successful applicants may not drawdown the current year’s grant allocation if an awarded allocation from the previous year remains undrawn;
- A maximum of one grant only will be provided to each qualifying club or organisation but if the juvenile or ladies' side of the club is completely separate then a separate grant would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- All grants must be drawn down within twelve months of the date on which the Council notifies successful applicants of their allocation.
Freedom of Information
Please note that information supplied in or accompanying this application may be made available under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Discrimination
It is understood that your Organisation/Club does not deny access on the grounds of gender, civil status, family status, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religious belief, or membership of the Traveling Community without just, reasonable and proper cause.
Child Protection
It is understood that your Organisation/Club has proper child protection and welfare policies and procedures in place.
Data Protection
Cork City Council is committed to fulfilling its obligations imposed by the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and the GDPR. Our privacy statement and data protection policy are available at
https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/public-info/gdpr. We request that you read these as they contain important information about how we process personal data.
Please note: The 2022 Sports Capital Grant Scheme online application referenced on this page is administered through a third party, Submit.com, contracted by Cork City Council to process online submissions. You will be presented with the privacy policy and terms and conditions if you choose to use the service and will be asked to register with your e-mail address. More information can be found in our privacy policy:
https://www.corkcity.ie/en/privacy/
