Sports clubs grant for disability access enhancements

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Sports clubs who want to begin or upgrade disability-specific activities can now get a grant of between €1,000 and €5,000 to support the process, writes Brian Byrne.

The initiative is from a €2 million ‘Sport for All’ Disability Supports Club Fund aimed at making sport even more accessible for people in communities, especially for those with a disability.

The grants can be used for education and training for making the sport available to people with a disability, for helping to deliver the programme, and for small scale equipment and infrastructure acquisition.

The scheme is open to all clubs affiliated with Sport Ireland, and can be accessed through application to the individual sport's national governing body. Application close on 1 September.

The initiative has been welcomed by Kildare South TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon who has encouraged all clubs in the county to consider it.

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