Deadline: 6 September 2015
Fare Network is currently accepting applications for its Campaign small grants to promote football as a mean to community development. The Small Grants are designed to offer seed funding to grassroots organizations in Europe such as supporters groups, community groups, NGOs and activists help them run activities in their community, stadium, town or city during the Football People action weeks in October.
The pool of small grants aims to fund activities and events at local and regional level that tackle discrimination, promote social inclusion and use football to bring people of different communities together.
The scheme is destined for anti-discrimination activities in Europe.
Programme Objectives
Activities should meet one or more of these objectives:
- Fight discrimination in football
- Celebrate diversity in football
- Improve the representation of minorities and women in football
- Develop ideas and new practices that challenge exclusion
- Use football as a tool for empowerment, social inclusion and education
What can be funded?
- Proposed activities must take a clear stand against discrimination in football and promote the sport as a tool for inclusion.
- Priority will be given to activities that actively involve and propel the inclusion and empowerment of migrants, ethnic minorities, refugees, asylum seekers, women, LGBT communities or disabled people.
- All activities supported through the Small Grants scheme must be implemented during the Football People action weeks in October 2015, using the Football People branding.
- Fare encourages applicants to develop ideas for new activities and to seek innovative forms of activism to reach people and raise awareness of discrimination.
Grants Available
The maximum funding through the Small Grants is €500. Fare encourages applicants to seek other means of funding such as crowd funding platforms or sponsors to help generate larger budgets.
Who can apply?
The Small Grants scheme is open to all formal or informal groups or organisations in Europe that want to tackle discrimination in and through football.
Application Process
- Applicants must send their reports and photos online through the website.
- Successful applicants will be notified about the amount of funding in September via email. The grant will be paid into your bank account after you have run your activities and submitted a short online report and high-resolution photos.
- The Football People action weeks will take place between 08 and 22 October 2015.
For more information, please visit Small Grants 2015.
