The Scottish Volleyball Association has long advocated a policy of club development being one of the primary threads of the overall development of the volleyball landscape.  The Clubs which populate the work of the SVA represent both centres of excellence for current players, and the positive learning environment for developing junior players.

The Club Development Grant Programme is designed to acknowledge the value of our clubs, and provide an opportunity for clubs to seek grant resources to further improve their structures or delivery.

The grant award scheme has four separate levels to it:-

• Club Start Award - This grant is available to clubs newly formed/being formed or exisiting clubs entering a new team into the Junior National League or upgrading into National League.
  
• Early Club Development Award – grants in this category would be available to all affiliated clubs (junior and senior) to help with minor projects.  This level of award would also include all of the grants currently being made available to school clubs
• Club Development Award – grants in this category would be available to all affiliated clubs to help finance various projects – this would still include school clubs.
• Gold Star Club Development Award – grants in this category would only be available to affiliated senior clubs, and only for major projects.

Grant Award sums

The grants can be used for varying projects which satisfy the criteria of helping develop the structures or the delivery of your club.  To apply for a grant please contact at the SVA Office for further details.  There clearly are a limited amount of funding available, and therefore a limited number of grants which can be awarded, however all of the relevant information regarding amounts and application deadlines will be provided on request.

Stuart Edgar from Kilmarnock Volleyball Club applied for a Club Development Award to help with the cost of buying a video camera and was successful.  To view feedback from Kilmarnock on the success of the project please click here

Margaret Ann Fleming
CEO Scottish Volleyball Association