Active Southwark Olympic Legacy Fund

Application process

1. If you have met the online eligibility you can access the grant application portal, start your online application form, and submit once completed
2. An advisory panel including external advisor/s from London Sport and Community Southwark will review applications and agree on the application shortlist. The shortlist is then revised and agreed by the Cabinet Member for Transport, Parks and Sport
3. The panel will check:
   • if the idea is feasible and fits the grant criteria and commitments
   • how and when the idea might be implemented
   • how much the idea might cost
   • whether the idea is sustainable
   • sometimes, proposals may have to be adapted to meet local requirements or split into more than one application (we will contact you if your idea needs changes)
   • you will be advised if your idea is more suitable for revenue funding and asked to apply to the Neighbourhoods Fund
4. Cabinet Member for Transport, Parks and Sport considers the proposals and costs for all shortlisted projects and approves them
5. For medium and larger-sized grants, if you are successful with the initial application, you will be asked for follow-up information such as:
   • development plan
   • business plan
   • quotes (at least 3 quotes are needed for any costs for projects over £5,000)
   • accounts
   • details of planning permission needed (If your project can not get planning permission your project will be cancelled and the funding allocated returned to the council)
   • architect and survey designs
6. Decision notifications are sent to applicants via email

Successful grants 

If you're awarded a grant, you'll be sent a pack including:

1. A grant letter outlining the conditions of your grant
2. Conditions of the grant funding document include:
   • a cost breakdown (the budget)
   • a timetable for all project stages from start-up to completion (the programme)
3. Any outstanding organisational documents not attached with the original application ^{(PDF, 366kb)} needed in order to release the grant, for example:
   • constitution/ memorandum and articles
   • audited accounts or financial statement
   • equal opportunities policy/statement
   • up-to-date insurance, including theft, fire, employer's liability and third-party damages, which cover the extent of the proposed project
4. You must return a signed and completed conditions of grant funding document. Your grants officer will confirm that all the information is in order and give you the go-ahead to start your project
5. If you are unable to deliver your idea within two years, we will undertake a review and councillors may reallocate the funding to other ideas

Page last updated: 12 September 2023