OBJECTIVES:
The Grassroots365 Funding Strand aims to:
Support hyper local innovations in and through sport that drive community-led sustainable development.
Diversify the voices that shape the innovation agenda by investing in community-based innovators to contribute.
Resource grassroots groups to test, sustain, and scale their social innovations that reimagine sport for sustainable development.
WHO CAN APPLY?
The target audience for the Grassroots365 Funding Strand is intentionally broad, so as to remain accessible for smaller, community-based groups who have innovations or innovative ideas for how to advance sustainable development through sport. The target audience for applicants include:
Hyper-local, community-based groups
Registered or unregistered groups
Individuals
Examples: Collectives, associations, social enterprises, non-profits, charities, sports clubs, teams, athletes, coaches.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Applicants must demonstrate an innovation (or idea for an innovation) that utilises sport to contribute to community-based sustainable development.
Innovations can be at different stages/levels (seed, test, scale)
Innovations should be targeted towards and led by community-based groups or individuals
Applicants must be willing to share their learnings and contribute towards the development of the O365 Innovation Hub through the Knowledge and Exchange Hub.
Groups:
Applying groups must have an annual organisational income of $150,000 or less. Priority will be given to grassroots and locally-led organisations.
Your group can only apply for a grant that is 50% or less than your annual organisational income (e.g. if your organisation’s annual income for 2023 was $20,000, then you are only eligible to apply for $10,000).
- Individuals:
- Applying individuals must be over the age of 18.
- Applying individuals can only apply for a grant of $5,000USD.
*Please note that if you are applying for funds larger than $10,000 and you are an unregistered group, you would need to name a registered organisation who can act as your host/fiscal sponsor.
*Please note that if you or your group has never received funding before, you are only eligible to apply for the $5,000 grant size.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU APPLY FOR?
Applicants can apply for grants in tiers of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000. Innovations at any stage (e.g. seed, test, scale) can apply for any grant size. Grants periods will be 1 year (12 months). Grantees will be asked to consider the needs of their specific innovation when determining which amount to apply for.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications for funding:
A clear alignment of the work of the group/individual with the mission and vision of the Olympism365 Innovation Hub.
A clear and comprehensive presentation of the problem or gap the innovation is addressing, with clear, context-specific, and credible evidence.
A clear description of the proposed development of the innovation or innovative approach to sport for sustainable development.
A clear presentation of the impact of the innovation, demonstrating positive or beneficial change to the target group and problem, evidencing the unique value of the innovation as a solution.
A clear demonstration of the innovation capacity and potential innovation capability of the applicant. Within the context of the applicant, a demonstration of their approach as innovative, unique, or emergent and goes beyond core programming.
- A clear budget proposal for the funding request for how funds would be used to support the group/individual in meeting its objectives and aid in its sustainability, with connections to the identified problem, target, and Sustainable Development Goals.
LANGUAGE:
We endeavour for the Olympism365 Innovation Hub to be inclusive of groups from across the world, and language accessibility is a huge part of this. Due to constraints on our internal capacity, written applications will be reviewed in English. We encourage applicants to use tech-based translation tools to translate your application before submission, and we will ask in your application if you have used such a tool so it can be considered in the review and scoring process. For data protection purposes, only narrative and descriptive answers should be translated using tech-based tools. Personal data should not be processed via tech-based translation tools.
Please use whichever translation tool you are comfortable with. We recommend DeepL (https://www.deepl.com/en/translator) as a free tool for up to 33 languages.
The working language of the Innovation Hub will be English, and Monitoring and Evaluation will be conducted in English, though similarly we will recommend translation tools to facilitate this process for innovators and innovations who represent a diversity of languages.
HOW TO CONTACT US?
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to m.weinland@womenwin.org for further support.
Please refer to the Grassroots365 Funding Stream Information Guide for further information on the eligibility criteria and application process.
O365 Innovation Hub Grassroots365
OBJECTIVES:
The Grassroots365 Funding Strand aims to:
Support hyper local innovations in and through sport that drive community-led sustainable development.
Diversify the voices that shape the innovation agenda by investing in community-based innovators to contribute.
Resource grassroots groups to test, sustain, and scale their social innovations that reimagine sport for sustainable development.
WHO CAN APPLY?
The target audience for the Grassroots365 Funding Strand is intentionally broad, so as to remain accessible for smaller, community-based groups who have innovations or innovative ideas for how to advance sustainable development through sport. The target audience for applicants include:
Hyper-local, community-based groups
Registered or unregistered groups
Individuals
Examples: Collectives, associations, social enterprises, non-profits, charities, sports clubs, teams, athletes, coaches.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Applicants must demonstrate an innovation (or idea for an innovation) that utilises sport to contribute to community-based sustainable development.
Innovations can be at different stages/levels (seed, test, scale)
Innovations should be targeted towards and led by community-based groups or individuals
Applicants must be willing to share their learnings and contribute towards the development of the O365 Innovation Hub through the Knowledge and Exchange Hub.
Groups:
Applying groups must have an annual organisational income of $150,000 or less. Priority will be given to grassroots and locally-led organisations.
Your group can only apply for a grant that is 50% or less than your annual organisational income (e.g. if your organisation’s annual income for 2023 was $20,000, then you are only eligible to apply for $10,000).
- Individuals:
- Applying individuals must be over the age of 18.
- Applying individuals can only apply for a grant of $5,000USD.
*Please note that if you are applying for funds larger than $10,000 and you are an unregistered group, you would need to name a registered organisation who can act as your host/fiscal sponsor.
*Please note that if you or your group has never received funding before, you are only eligible to apply for the $5,000 grant size.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU APPLY FOR?
Applicants can apply for grants in tiers of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000. Innovations at any stage (e.g. seed, test, scale) can apply for any grant size. Grants periods will be 1 year (12 months). Grantees will be asked to consider the needs of their specific innovation when determining which amount to apply for.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications for funding:
A clear alignment of the work of the group/individual with the mission and vision of the Olympism365 Innovation Hub.
A clear and comprehensive presentation of the problem or gap the innovation is addressing, with clear, context-specific, and credible evidence.
A clear description of the proposed development of the innovation or innovative approach to sport for sustainable development.
A clear presentation of the impact of the innovation, demonstrating positive or beneficial change to the target group and problem, evidencing the unique value of the innovation as a solution.
A clear demonstration of the innovation capacity and potential innovation capability of the applicant. Within the context of the applicant, a demonstration of their approach as innovative, unique, or emergent and goes beyond core programming.
- A clear budget proposal for the funding request for how funds would be used to support the group/individual in meeting its objectives and aid in its sustainability, with connections to the identified problem, target, and Sustainable Development Goals.
LANGUAGE:
We endeavour for the Olympism365 Innovation Hub to be inclusive of groups from across the world, and language accessibility is a huge part of this. Due to constraints on our internal capacity, written applications will be reviewed in English. We encourage applicants to use tech-based translation tools to translate your application before submission, and we will ask in your application if you have used such a tool so it can be considered in the review and scoring process. For data protection purposes, only narrative and descriptive answers should be translated using tech-based tools. Personal data should not be processed via tech-based translation tools.
Please use whichever translation tool you are comfortable with. We recommend DeepL (https://www.deepl.com/en/translator) as a free tool for up to 33 languages.
The working language of the Innovation Hub will be English, and Monitoring and Evaluation will be conducted in English, though similarly we will recommend translation tools to facilitate this process for innovators and innovations who represent a diversity of languages.
HOW TO CONTACT US?
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to m.weinland@womenwin.org for further support.
Please refer to the Grassroots365 Funding Stream Information Guide for further information on the eligibility criteria and application process.