SPORTS ACCESS
Programme
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 SPORTS ACCESS PROGRAMME ARE OPEN 1 FEBRUARY – 30 NOVEMBER 2025
NEW FOR 2025 – SPORTS ACCESS PROGRAMME!
The SPORTS ACCESS Programme is a brand-new initiative launched by Jersey Sport for 2025. The programme has £40,000 to support young islanders who have financial barriers to access sport and physical activity.
Its mission? To eliminate the challenges and worries of costs that prevent children residing in Jersey, getting involved in local sport! Thanks to seed funding from the Philip Gower Foundation and Barry Burns Foundation, this programme helps new, returning and existing participants get and stay active in Jersey.
WHAT WILL BE FUNDED?
This funding associated with the Sports Access Programme supports children and young people to access sport. This can cover costs such as membership or participation fees, as well as necessary kit or equipment.
Costs which are associated with higher level or off-island travel are not eligible to be funded by the programme. Instead, please visit Jersey Sport’s Travel Grant or Performance Sport Programme which supports islander’s sport needs in other ways.
WHICH ISLANDERS ARE ELIGIBLE?
To be eligible to receive funding from the SPORTS ACCESS Programme, participants must:
- be aged 0 to 17 years old, and
- resident in Jersey, and
- demonstrate financial barriers that prevent access to sport and physical activity, and
- be new to the sport, returning to the sport or to maintain existing activity with sport.
WHICH SPORT ORGANISATIONS ARE INVOLVED?
Sport organisations must meet the full requirements of Jersey Sport’s new Safe and Sustainable Sport ‘Health Check’ achieving green status to participate in the SPORTS ACCESS Programme. We do this to ensure we only promote pathways into sport and physical activity with sport organisations who can evidence that their governance standards are strong and operating practices are both safe and sustainable. This hopes to ensure that all children have an enjoyable, safe and fun experience in sport, encouraging positive and life-long engagement with physical activity.
To find out more about the Safe and Sustainable Sport Health Check and to view a list of sport organisations involved in the Sports Access Programme, visit our website:
SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CHECK
Jersey Sport supports sport organisations to develop and enhance their inclusive offer in order to meet the need(s) of islanders. If you would don’t see a sport organisation you were hoping to on our list, please contact us: grants@jerseysport.je.
All funding will be distributed to the sport organisation directly. No funding will be provided to individuals or families/guardians, to keep in line with Jersey Sport’s existing grant distribution.
WHO CAN MAKE AN APPLICATION?
Applications (for up to 5 children) can be submitted via this form by parents, guardians, carers or family members. A named sponsor will be required to endorse the application (e.g. Teacher, Social Worker, Family Support Worker or similar).
Applications for multiple referrals (up to 10 children) can be submitted via this one form by Teachers, Family Support Workers or Sport Organisation Volunteers—anyone who act as a bridge between potential participants and the programme.
BEFORE STARTING YOUR APPLICATION
Before starting your online application, please ensure you read all of the following documents to ensure your application is eligible and meets all the relevant criteria:
2025 Prospectus READ PROSPECTUS
2025 Questions (Parents/Carers/Guardians) QUESTIONS
2025 Questions (Professionals/Sport – Individual Referral) QUESTIONS
2025 Questions (Professionals/Sport – Multiple Referrals) QUESTIONS
2025 T&’Cs for Sport Organisations READ T&C’S
Parents, Carers & Guardians
Please complete this APPLICATION FORM, where you can refer up to 5 children.
Professionals & Sport Organisation Volunteers
Please complete the following applications depending on the number of referrals:
Individual Referral
- Log into our SmartSimple grant management system (or register for an account on the same page if you don’t already have one).
- Select ‘Funding Opportunities’ to ‘Apply Now’ to the SPORTS ACCESS PROGRAMME 2025.
Multiple Referrals
Please complete this APPLICATION FORM, where you can refer up to 10 children.
TIMESCALES FOR APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS 2025
All applications, award claims and reporting will be processed electronically through Jersey Sport’s existing online grants management system, SmartSimple.
All applications will be responded to within two weeks of submission. We will aim to distribute funding and provide access to sport as soon as possible. Check-ins will be conducted to understand how the participant is engaging and support provided as necessary.
Fund Schedule
1 FEB–30 NOV SPORTS ACCESS Programme opens for applications
NOVEMBER Feedback from families/guardians in receipt of funding
DECEMBER Review of the Programme, ahead of 2026 delivery
Should you have any questions or need any further advice, please contact the Jersey Sport Team at: grants@jerseysport.je