Everyone will have access to a network of quality places where they can get involved in sport.
Our work in this area focuses on developing an accessible network of places with the right quality and capacity to meet the needs of sport.
To do that, we:
- work with partners to plan strategically and invest in facilities at all levels from school and community sport through to club and performance sport, where the need and impact is greatest and the outcomes are clear.
- use our statutory planning function to protect and improve places where sport happens.
Planning and design
sportscotland provides highly specialised expertise on the planning, design, construction and management of sports facilities for the benefit of Scottish sport. We can offer support at every stage of the facility development process whether we are providing financial assistance or not.
If you are involved in the development of a sporting facility, and would like to seek guidance on issues related to the planning, design, construction or management of the facility, you can contact a member of our facilities development team through our contacts page.
Investment
We invest both National Lottery and Scottish Government funding to improve Scotland's network of quality sporting facilities. Our funding streams are listed below:
Sport Facilities Fund
- sportscotland's main facility funding programme that Invests Scottish Government and National Lottery funding exclusively into sports facilities
- Grant awards of up to £500,000 up to a maximum 50% of a Project cost.
- Rolling programme with application deadlines of 1st of each month
- Projects should demonstrate that they will make a difference in terms of impact on sports participation and development.
- Focus on formal sports facility projects which will have clear sports development outcomes.
Awards for All
- Programme administered by Big lottery – sports projects funded bysportscotland
- Lottery funding for a wide variety of one-off costs.
- Grant awards between £500 and £10,000
- Projects should meet one or more of the outcomes for Scotland: People have better chances in life; Communities are safer, stronger and more able to work together to tackle inequalities; People have better and more sustainable services and environments; People and communities are healthier.