Active Kent & Medway’s FANS scheme (Free Access for National Sports People) provides support to the county’s leading sports performers through free, off-peak access to a number of sports facilities within the county for training and development. As part of the scheme, FANS members in full-time education in Kent and Medway can apply for grant aid to help them with the costs associated with competing at a national level.
In our latest round of funding applications, Active Kent & Medway has awarded a total of £4,500 grant aid to 34 young sports performers across the county. The young performers represent 14 different sports, including Artistic Roller Skating, Artistic Swimming, Athletics, Badminton, Gymnastics, Korfball, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Pool, Roller Hockey, Swimming, Tennis, Trampolining and Triathlon. The individual grants will support the FANS members with equipment costs as well as travel and accommodation to National, European and World championships.
“Thank you, that’s fantastic news. The grant will cover this month’s invoice for the upcoming training trip to Portugal which is a real help.” Ben, Roller Hockey
“This is great news. Many thanks for helping me on my journey of playing for England.” Kavin, Badminton
“My daughters were overjoyed when I told them about the grant that you have awarded to each of them, this is really appreciated.” Parent of Guilia and Martina, Korfball
Elise Rendall, Physical Activity Manager at Active Kent & Medway said,
“We’re delighted to be able to support so many young performers across the county who are starting out on their sporting careers. We know how much this small grant helps them when competing at such a high level. We wish all the recipients the best of luck in their upcoming competitions and look forward to hearing how they get on”.
The next round of FANS small grant funding (for those in full time education) opens in September 2024. For more information about the FANS scheme and the FANS small grant, please click on the links below:
