The fund will support facilities with public leisure facilities with swimming pools with increased cost pressures leaving them vulnerable to closure or significant service reduction. Phase II will fund eligible costs relating to capital investments that reduce swimming pool facilities’ energy consumption levels.
Eligibility
Applications must be from a local authority that:
- is based in England,
- has at least one swimming pool that will benefit from improved energy efficiency because of this support
- have applied for funding towards eligible costs.
Local authority applicants (unitary, metropolitan district, district, city and borough councils) are asked to co-ordinate a single submission to the fund on behalf of all publicly accessible swimming pools in their area and engage with operators, independent charitable organisations and other tiers of government (e.g. parish councils) managing public pools within their area.
Any funding would need to be safeguarded with security of tenure. The length of the security required by Sport England varies according to the amount of the grant.
Applicants do not need to have applied for Phase I to be eligible to apply for Phase II.