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Covid-19: Funding Options Available to Sports Clubs

Last Updated: 20th April 2020

|Name of Fund |What does it do? |Fund Information |How can it be accessed? |

| |Direct grant support to |Scottish Government one-off grants of £10,000 to businesses that are |The scheme is open for applications until the 31st March 2021 and is being |

|Small Business Support Grant |specific businesses. |claiming Small Business Bonus Scheme or Rural Rates Relief. |administered by Dundee City Council. |

| | |If you are eligible for a grant, it does not need to be repaid. | |

|(Scottish Government Grant admistered | |The Government announced on the 15th April that it is extending the |To apply you will need to complete an application form on the Dundee City Council |

|via Dundee City Council) | |small business support grant scheme from the 5th May. In addition to a |website: |

| | |100% grant on the first property, small business rate payers will be | |

| | |eligible to a 75% grant on all subsequent properties. |Dundee City Council - Business Support Grant Application Form |

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| | | |Dundee City Council aims to make payment within 10 days of receiving a fully |

| | | |completed application. |

| |Direct grant support to Retail,|Scottish Government one-off grants of £25,000 to leisure businesses |The scheme is open for applications until the 31st March 2021 and is being |

| |Hospitality and Leisure |that own facilities with a rateable value of £18,001 to £51,000 (as of |administered by Dundee City Council. |

|Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business|Businesses with facilities. |17 March 2020). If you do not know the rateable value of your | |

|Grant | |organisation’s facility check with the person who pays your |To apply you will need to complete an application form on the Dundee City Council |

| | |non-domestic rates bill or at . |website: |

|(Scottish Government Grant admistered | |If you are eligible for a grant, it does not need to be repaid. | |

|via Dundee City Council) | |Businesses can only apply for one grant even if you own multiple |Dundee City Council - Business Support Grant Application Form |

| | |properties. | |

| | | |Dundee City Council aims to make payment within 10 days of receiving a fully |

| | | |completed application. |

| |£20 million to |Grants of £5,000 to £100,000 are available and an additional £5 million|The fund is now open and to apply applicants must first complete an eligibility |

|Third Sector Resilience Fund |ensure health and |in 0% interest loans starting at £50,000. |checker to assess their suitability for the fund. |

| |continued viability |This fund is designed for charities, voluntary organisations, social | |

|(Delivered by Firstport, Social |of third sector |enterprises and other third sector organisations that already deliver |Eligibility checker, application form and FAQ’s are available on the Third Sector |

|Investment Scotland and the Corra |organisations. |services but now find themselves in financial difficulties directly as |Resilience Fund section of the SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) |

|Foundation) | |a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, as opposed to pre-existing |website: |

| | |financial difficulties. | |

| | |Main aim of the funding is to help organisations stabilise and manage |SCVO - Third Sector Resilience Fund |

| | |cash flows during this period. | |

| | |Organisations must have already been delivering services prior to March|Organisations are required to include the following documents alongside their |

| | |2020. |application; a copy of their most recent audited accounts, bank statement dated in |

| | | |the last 6 months and a copy of the organisations governing document. |

| |£50 million fund |£17 million has been allocated to immediate priorities and the |Expressions of interest are open and can be made on the SCVO website: |

|Wellbeing Fund |across Scotland. |remaining £33 million is open to applications from third sector | |

| | |organisations. |SCVO - Wellbeing Fund |

|(Scottish Government) | |Fund is to support third sector organisations that are providing | |

| | |important services for people as a result of coronavirus e.g. purchase | |

| | |and delivery of food, activities to support mental health, | |

| | |co-ordination of local activity and staff/volunteer expenses. | |

| |Supports local charities and |Providing immediate funding to support |Applications now open via Foundation Scotland: |

|Community Response, Recovery and |grassroots organisations |constituted community groups and charities that are responding to the | |

|Resilience Fund |across Scotland to |coronavirus pandemic in their local community. |Community Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund |

| |help them respond |Funding between £1,000 and £5,000 is available with a focus on | |

| |to the outbreak of |immediate community needs. |**Currently funding is focused on immediate needs to support the COVID-19 crisis |

| |the coronavirus |In the medium and longer term, Recovery and Resilience will be about |however applications for loss of income may be part of secondary phase. |

| |pandemic and |funding a wider group of local charities and community organisations | |

| |recover from its |whose operations and finances have been affected so they can recover. | |

| |impact. | | |

Information for Sports Clubs with Employees

Last Updated: 20th April 2020

If funding for staff salaries is received through external funding please discuss the current situation with your funder in the first instance.

|Name of Scheme |What does it do? |Scheme Information |How can it be accessed? |

| |UK employers |UK employers with a PAYE payroll |If you are considering this option we advise that as soon as possible you carefully|

|Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme |with a PAYE |scheme that was created and started on or before 19 March 2020 can |read full details on the scheme available on the Government website to check |

| |scheme will be able |apply – this includes businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and |eligibility and understand the steps you need to take: |

| |to access support |public authorities. | |

| |to continue paying |If you cannot maintain your current workforce because your operations |Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Government Guidance |

| |part of their |have been severely affected by coronavirus, you can furlough employees | |

| |employees’ salary |and apply for a grant that covers 80% of their usual monthly wage | |

| |for those |costs, up to £2,500 a month, plus the associated Employer National |Claims can be made online via |

| |employees that |Insurance contributions and pension contributions. | |

| |are unable to work during the |Employers must designate affected employees as “furloughed workers” and|Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Claim for Wages |

| |crisis. |notify employees of this change. | |

| | |This is a temporary scheme in place for 3 months starting from 1 March | |

| | |2020, but it may be extended if necessary and employers can use this | |

| | |scheme anytime during this period. | |

| | |Any employees placed on furlough must be furloughed for a minimum | |

| | |period of 3 consecutive weeks. When they return to work, they must be | |

| | |taken off furlough. | |

| | |Employees can be furloughed multiple times, but each separate instance | |

| | |must be | |

| | |for a minimum period of 3 consecutive weeks. | |

| | |Employees can be on any type of contract, including: Full time; | |

| | |part-time; agency contracts; flexible or zero hours contracts. | |

| | |To be eligible for the grant, when on furlough, an employee cannot | |

| | |undertake work for, or on behalf, of the organisation. | |

| | |While on furlough, the employee’s wage will be subject to usual income | |

| | |tax and other deductions. | |

| |Will support self-employed |The scheme will provide a taxable grant to self-employed individuals or|The online service you’ll use to claim is not available yet however HMRC will aim |

|Self-Employment Income Support Scheme |Individuals whose income has |partnerships, worth 80% of their trading profits up to a cap of £2,500 |to contact those eligible by mid- |

| |been negatively |per month. |May with the aim to make payments by early June 2020. |

| |impacted by |The grant will be subject to Income Tax and | |

| |COVID-19. |National Insurance contributions but does not need to be repaid. | |

| | |You’ll get a taxable grant based on average | |

| | |trading profit over the 3 tax years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19. | |

| | |The scheme will be open for an initial three months but may be | |

| | |extended. | |

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| | |Please read full guidance and criteria on the Government website: | |

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| | |Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support Scheme | |

Covid-19: Sport Specific Funding Options

|Name of Fund |What does it do? |Fund Information |How can it be accessed? |

Last Updated: 20th April 2020

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| |Support rugby clubs through the|The fund is open to all SRU affiliated clubs with the aim of supporting|Applications are now open until the 30th April and an application can be made via: |

|Scottish Rugby Union Hardship Fund |closedown of domestic rugby due|clubs with cash flow issues which have arisen due to COVID-19. |

| |to COVID-19. |Clubs can apply for up to a maximum of £5,000 however in exceptional |d |

| | |cases, and at Scottish Rugby’s discretion, larger sums may be | |

| | |considered. |Applications will take about one month to be reviewed and clubs will find out if |

| | | |they are successful at the end of May 2020. |

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Covid-19: Financial Advice for Sports Clubs

Last Updated: 20th April 2020

It is extremely important that sports organisations think about ensuring ongoing income during the Coronavirus pandemic. The links below contain details of some fantastic models that can be replicated across sports.

Sportscotland: Managing your club during the Coronavirus pandemic

Basketball Scotland Club Finance Advice

Further advice on how to run a third sector organisation during this time can be found at:

Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus Third Sector Information Hub

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