Fife Council

Fife Council Community Sports Grant

Our Partners at Fife Council offer further funding to sports clubs for individual athletes and for training coaches.

Fife Council’s Community Sports Grants are available to assist individuals and clubs and are available in 2 categories:

Individual Athlete Sports Grants
Coaches and Sports Officials Training Grant

Please note: All grants are discretionary and only one application will be considered from an individual in any financial year (1 April to 31 March)

Individual Athlete Sports Awards

Grants are available to support individual sports people in Fife who are competing at District, Regional or National level, to help with the costs of competitions and training, e.g.

Competition fees;
Travel costs at standard rate (receipts must be provided);
Accommodation costs up to £25 per night (receipts must be provided);
Additional training costs incurred as a representative of a Fife, Regional or National

To be eligible for an Athletes grant, applicants:

Must live in Fife;
Must not be eligible for lottery sports fund talented athlete programme or talented identification programme;
Must be participating in sports with a sportscotland recognised Governing Body;
Require a letter of selection or approval and endorsement by the respective National Governing Body of Sport;
Must submit applications prior to the training / competition commencing, as no awards will be made in retrospect.

Applicants can receive grants of up to 50% of the total costs, up to a maximum of £180 and may be subject to a random check on grant information provided.

Coach & Sports Officials Training Grant

Grants are available to encourage, support and promote the training and development of sports coaches and officials. To be eligible for this scheme applicants

Must live in Fife;
Must be volunteering within a sports club with a sportscotland recognised Governing Body;
Must provide confirmation from their Sports Club that they are attending the course for the benefit of the Club, e. supporting letter or email;
Must submit applications prior to the course / workshop commencing, as no awards will be made in
The grant will only be awarded on proof of attendance and successful completion of the course / workshop.
Applicants can receive grants of up to 50% of the total course costs, up to a maximum of £200.
Please note that applicants will be allowed 2 consecutive awards, then a rest year will be expected before they can reapply for funding assistance.

The grant will only be awarded on proof of attendance and successful completion of the course / workshop. Applicants can receive grants of up to 50% of the total course costs, up to a maximum of £200.

Contact Information

For more information on the Community Sports Grant Scheme please contact Mandy Rossiter on

01592 583334 or email community.grants@fife.gov.uk

Application forms are available under Sports Grants from Fife Grants | Fife Council

Completed forms should be emailed to community.grants@fife.gov.uk or sent to the following postal address, for assessment and processing:

Community Grants Team

Community Learning & Development, Fife Council Corporate Services, Rothesay House (F3 South), Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ

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