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Committee Material Published 20 Apr 2026 ↗ View on Parliament

We recommend that the Government requires Sport England and other public funders to further simplify and standardise funding application processes to make them more accessible for grassroots organisations. This should include piloting alternative application formats such as video or interview‑based submissions, introducing a light‑ touch initial eligibility stage, and improving pre‑application support. (Recommendation, Paragraph 23)

We recommend that the Government requires Sport England and other public funders to further simplify and standardise funding application processes to make them more accessible for grassroots organisations. This should include piloting alternative application formats such as video or interview‑based submissions, introducing a light‑ touch initial eligibility stage, and improving pre‑application support. (Recommendation, Paragraph 23) Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: response_pending