Club Grants Available for HER Outdoors Week 2022
This August Triathlon Ireland are encouraging women to get outdoors with their girls, and we have grants available to help our clubs make this happen!
HER Outdoors Week 2022
HER Outdoors Week will take place from 8th-14th August 2022. The week aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being outdoors while bringing visibility to the opportunities for women to get involved in outdoor physical activity.
The first ever HER Outdoors Week was held in August 2021 and it was a huge success. With over 250 events taking place nationwide and nearly 5,000 women and girls active across 7 days! Sport Ireland want to build on this for 2022.
This week will be an opportunity for women and girls to head to the outdoors, and try something new. Read on to find out how your club can get involved…
Me and My Girls – Club Events
Triathlon Ireland wants to encourage women to get outdoors and bring their girls along too; mums, daughters, nieces, friends, cousins and grannies.
This is also a great opportunity for clubs to introduce the sport to new participants, and to increase club membership. We want our clubs to get involved, and are offering funding for your initiatives around HER Outdoors week.
Some ideas could be ‘Yoga and Dip’ aimed at mothers and daughters or a cycle followed by a pilates session aimed at women in your local community. The idea could be a one-off event or session, or a series of initiatives.
The project must have a target group in mind with a clear goal.
Available Grants
Triathlon Ireland has 8 grants of up to €300 available for clubs to run programmes or projects to encourage women to get outdoors. The grants can support;
- Venue hire for the duration of the project
- Coaching costs for the duration of the project
- Any equipment hire needed
- Kayak support if an open water event
The deadline for applications is close of business on Monday, 18th July. All club committees have been emailed a link to the grant application form.
Grant Stipulations
- The program must run during HER Outdoor Week or be launched during the week
- The grant may not be used for any other costs other than detailed above.
- The club must provide Triathlon Ireland with a report including a copy of receipts/invoices to show how the grant was spent.
- Any underspend on the grant should be returned to Triathlon Ireland
- The grant must be applied for in 2022 and must be spent in 2022 and on a HER Outdoor project.
- The club must ensure ALL participants have adequate Triathlon Ireland insurance prior to beginning the programme. All sessions must have a ‘guest’ sign on sheet, this will be provided by Triathlon Ireland.
- Marketing support will be provided to each successful club. Clubs must promote the project using the correct Triathlon Ireland Logo and HER Outdoors Logo. These will be provided upon receipt of the grant. All promotional material must be approved by Triathlon Ireland by emailing digital@triathlonireland.com.
Clubs with questions should contact Triathlon Ireland Women in Sport Lead Anna Grealish.
