Grants Advisory Committee Report

The Grants Advisory Committee operates under terms of reference agreed by the Jersey Sport Board and reviewed annually. The Committee is required to meet a minimum of four times per year. The purpose of the Jersey Sport Grants Advisory Committee is to advise the Jersey Sport Board on the effective and strategic distribution of available funds.

The Grants Advisory Committee met formally eight times during 2022.

The membership of the Grants Advisory Committee as at the date of this report is;

Steve Law – Chair & Director

Claudine Snape – Vice Chair & Director

Bernard Cooper – Independent member

Peter Gough – Independent member

Steve Le Couilliard - Independent member

Dominic Simpson - Independent member

Peter Slattery - Independent member

From January 2022 the GAC’s membership changed as Jean Cross retired from the Board of Jersey Sport and her role as Vice Chair of the GAC. Claudine Snape, a recently appointed Director of Jersey Sport, became Vice Chair and it was also decided, following the annual review of the Committee’s terms of reference, to advertise and interview to increase the number of independent members. The appointments of Dominic Simpson and Peter Gough were confirmed from the 1 January 2022.

2022 Grant Awards - 2022 saw record levels of applications to both the Travel Grant Fund and Volunteer and Workforce Development Fund.

Travel - the total budget of £194,820 was awarded across 24 sports with final claims settled to £126,900 supporting 325 events off island. COVID-19 continued to impact travel plans for some, resulting in this underspend of £67,920 with the intention to reallocate in 2023.

Volunteer and Workforce Developmentthe total budget of £40,000 (50% supported by successful applications to Jersey Community Foundation) was awarded across 13 sports with final claims settled to £23,417 providing 141 volunteers with qualifications for CPD/ Mentoring. The £16,583 underspend, again caused mostly by Covid disruptions, is intended for reallocation in 2023.

There was also significant input from the Grants Advisory Committee around the design and implementation of a new, online, grants management system planned for launch in Q1 2023. I would take this opportunity to thank the Committee members, all working on a voluntary basis with special thanks to Bernard Cooper and Steve Le Couilliard who retired from the Grants Advisory Committee at the end of 2022.

Further information and details of available grant funds, terms, conditions and criteria can be found on the grants section at www.jerseysport.je/grants

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