Active Partnerships to share £25m on place-based work

Sport England has earmarked £25m worth of funding, to be spent across the national network of 43 Active Partnerships.

The funding, through the Place Universal Offer, has been designed to support Active Partnerships to help tackle inequality and inactivity.

According to Sport England, the investment will help “create the conditions for change” and to “support different parts of the sector to work together”. It will also help partners evaluate the impact they’re having in their most important communities.

The Place Universal Offer is part of the £250 million of National Lottery funding being invested into local communities across England in the next five years.

According to Sport England CEO, Tim Hollingsworth, the funding will help provide targeted interventions.

“Everyone in society has the right to take part in, and enjoy, playing sport and being active,” Hollingsworth said.