True Venture is on a mission to inspire and support young athletes in North Wales by improving access to positive opportunities through sport. They believe every child deserves an equal opportunity to enter and succeed in sport.

The True Venture Fund in partnership with True Venture Foundation has been established to provide additional support to small community-based sports clubs working across North Wales with children and young people to encourage them to try sport, love sport and stay in sport.

The fund will prioritise groups that provide individual sports opportunities *such as athletics, swimming, boxing, cycling etc and multi-sports such as triathlon etc, rather than group/team-based sporting activities such as rugby, football, hockey etc.

Third sector sports-based local community groups across Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Flintshire, Denbighshire and/or Wrexham are encouraged to apply for funding to support their work with children and young people.

Grants ranging from £500 to £2,500 are offered to eligible groups.

Examples of expected applications include:

• Equipment to enhance taster session offerings
• Programs and marketing efforts to attract children to the sport
• Coach training courses to support youth development
• Increased venue rental for extended or additional sessions under a sustainable model
• Membership or affiliation costs to sporting bodies for improved governance.

When requesting project funding, keep in mind that the True Venture fund prefers to finance complete items rather than contributing to broader expenses. For example, in a recent funding round, the fund supported the purchase of 8 backstroke start wedges, but didn’t fund a section of fencing for venue security.

NB. This list is not exhaustive and we would love to see new, innovate ideas. We encourage you to book a call with our Grants Officer to discuss your project in more detail before applying. The Grants Officer will be able to point you in the right direction for any further support you might need or can advise you if your project does not meet our expectations, to save you unnecessary time and effort spent.

The fund is looking to support grass roots, local community sports clubs, constituted groups and regional bodies, but will consider an application from a sporting body based outside of North Wales, if the application is to establish a local group in North Wales.

You must be one of the following:

• Constituted Group
• Registered Charities or a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
• Non-profit Company Limited by Guarantee with charitable aims and a named asset lock
• Community Interest Company with a named asset lock
• Social Enterprise

The True Venture Foundation would love to hear from you, if you feel you have a project that is related to the aims of this fund but doesn’t meet funding limits or other key criteria. In this situation, please reach out to info@trueventure.org.uk