Sports Capital Programme (DAST)

The national lottery-funded Sports Capital Programme, which is advertised on an annual basis, allocates funding to projects that are directly related to the provision of sports facilities and are of a capital nature. This means that the project must involve:

improving or building an asset; or
buying non-personal sports equipment that will be used for at least five years.
Funding can be allocated to the following organisations under the programme:

Funding can be allocated to the following organisations under the programme

voluntary and community organisations, including sports clubs;
national governing bodies of sport and third level education institutions, where it is evident that the proposed facility will contribute to the regional and/or national sporting infrastructure; and
in certain circumstances, primary and post-primary schools, VECs and local authorities (see the Guidelines, Terms and Conditions to the 2008 Programme for more information)

For more details visit www.dast.gov.ie.