Rebuilding Lives Through Sport

CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS

Following help from Norwich Union and the Peter Harrison Foundation, the Rebuilding Lives through Sport programme was introduced in August 2008 with the aim of providing grants to sports clubs and organisations for projects that actively encourage and promote the participation of wheelchair users in sport.

Grants of between £1,000 and £50,000 were available for a wide range of projects on the condition that they involved recognised Paralympic sports. This included everything from boccia to skiing and wheelchair rugby. The last of the funds were distributed in October 2010, marking the official closure of the programme.

Over £370,000 has been awarded in grants to thirty six sports clubs and organisations for projects ranging from skiing courses in Sweden and the USA to establishing a dedicated weightlifting facility for spinal cord injured people. Here’s what some of the grant recipients have had to say:

“The Rebuilding Lives Through Sport programme has enabled more clubs than ever before to engage in wheelchair fencing, making their club environments more accessible to prospective wheelchair fencers.”

-   British Wheelchair Fencing Association

 “The grant has facilitated the fast-tracking of disabled skiers from grassroots level to racing for Great Britain. This has provided a far more cohesive pathway for the future development of Paralympic skiing.”

-   British Disabled Ski Team

“The grant has enabled the development of a whole new activity for both members and guests, with regular weekly coaching and inter-club games and leagues. Outcomes far exceeded expectations and the project has been and continues to be a great success.”

-   Windsor Ascot and Maidenhead District Sports Association for the Disabled

Please follow this link to see the full list of grant recipients

If you have any questions regarding the Rebuilding Lives through Sport programme, please call Nic Johnson on 0845 678 6633 or email him at n.johnson@spinal.co.uk