About
The Rowing Foundation is a UK charity established in 1980 with the aim of "putting young people on the water." The foundation provides grants towards the cost of boat equipment purchases (boats, blades, etc.) or boat refurbishments to support junior and student rowers at clubs and university boat clubs. In recent years, the charity has broadened its scope to also offer grants to further adaptive rowing for people with disabilities of all ages. The foundation matches spending up to a maximum of £4,000 per grant and is supported by the Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust.
Funding Opportunities
Refurbishment Grants
The Rowing Foundation offers refurbishment grants to UK rowing clubs for boats used exclusively by juniors, those in full-time education, or adaptive rowers of any age. The grant provides financial support for hull and tops service refurbishment work on rowing boats. The maximum grant available is £4,000 in any five-year period across both equipment and refurbishment grants, or 50% of the refurbishment cost, whichever is smaller. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no specific deadlines. Clubs must secure their own quotes from boat repairers and demonstrate that matching funds are already available. All refurbished boats will display saxboard stickers acknowledging the support of the Rowing Foundation and Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust.
The Rowing Foundation Equipment Grant
The Rowing Foundation provides equipment grants to UK rowing clubs and organizations involved in on-water rowing-type activities. The program awards grants as a 50% match to monies spent by the club on equipment purchased, up to a maximum of £4,000 in any five-year period. Applications must be non-elitist and either for the benefit of young people, those in full-time education, or for the disabled. The foundation prefers to encourage participation in rowing by the young or disabled through the provision of items which get them on the water, namely rowing/sculling boats, sculls, oars, riggers and parts thereof. Grants are awarded to established clubs with an active junior/student programme or with existing facilities suitable for disabled rowers. Applications must be for specific projects and purposes, such as purchasing a particular boat for a defined age group or skill level. The Trustees meet three times per year to consider applications, and all equipment purchased under this scheme must display a sticker indicating the contribution of the Rowing Foundation.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 2
- Active Now
- 2
- Source Domain
- therowingfoundation.org.uk
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