COMMUNITY sport projects across Shropshire can now apply for a share of £60,000 of grant funding.

Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin has invited community sport and physical activity projects to apply for funding as part of on-going work to help more individuals in the region get active.

Awarded by Sport England and the National Lottery as part of its support of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the £60,000 funding will support sport and physical activity to become more accessible across more deprived areas of Telford and wider Shropshire.

Eligible community organisations can apply for between £100 and £2,500 for their project or event.

Applicants must show how their proposed project or event will support those who need it most or are from underrepresented groups.

Jessica Bradbury, head of operations at Energize STW, said: “We are really excited to be in a position to invest in the people and conditions that make community sport and physical activity happen locally. We recognise the long term impact a skilled workforce can have to support our most in need communities to improve both their physical and mental wellbeing”

Phil Smith, Partnerships Director of Sport England, said: “We want to use Birmingham 2022 as a catalyst to help more people in the Midlands be active. We are investing around £30 million in doing that, and today’s new funds are for local groups to use to make sport and physical activity more accessible to more people."

Applications are now open – the deadline for submissions is August 31, 2022.