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A4A - Awards for All

Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities. It is for grants of between £500 and £5,000 that can be applied for in a simple and straightforward way.

It can fund projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

If you are planning a project and you need between £500 and £5,000 then Awards for All may be able to help you. Sometimes quite small sums of money can have a big impact.

ACDF - Active Communities Development Fund

The Active Communities Development Fund (ACDF) is a new revenue programme from Sport England, which will increase sports participation among the following four priority groups.

We will be investing at least half of the total fund in projects that tackle rural and urban deprivation. To complement Sport England’s main aim of increasing sports participation among the priority groups are the following objectives:

a community-led approach partnership working effective links with other programmes and funding streams setting of projects within strategic frameworks long-term sustainability.

What sort of projects will this programme cater for?

This is a very flexible fund. Projects could fall into one or more of the following categories:

ASO - Active Sport Officer

Derbyshire has employed three Officers to assist Districts with the implementation of the national Active Sport programme.

BME - Black and Ethnic Minorities


BOA - British Olympic Association

The British Olympic Association is the body which controls and develops the squads, rules, trials, and conducts medical undertakings relating to sports medicine and drug testing.

It is elected officials and professional staff. The elected officials, one from each of the Olympic sports, make up the National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Committee is the Association's decision and policy-making body.

BST - British Sports Trust

A charity that provides leadership training programmes primarily to develop young people’s skills through sport.

The Trust’s core values are:

BV - Best Value

Best Value is the Local Authorities continuous improvement programme to ensure that the services they provide are efficient and effective and appropriate.

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CAD - Community Against Drugs

This funding stream originated from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s budget in March 2001 which laid out a three year programme to support communities in tackling drugs. In total £220m was set aside for the three years (£50m/£70m/£100m) in England and Wales with the purpose being to:

Activities must be to provide additionality and funds are not to shore up mainstream provision.

Funding is channelled directly to Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP’s) based on an allocation formula.

CCPR - Central Council for Physical Recreation

The Independent voice of UK Sport the CCPR it -

"Is the umbrella organisation for the national governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation in the UK Speaks and acts to promote, protect and develop the interests of sport and physical recreation at all levels Is at the forefront of sports politics, providing support and services to those who participate in and administer sport and recreation Is completely independent of any form of Government control Has no responsibility for allocating funds Is strictly non-party and will support or oppose proposed measures only on the basis of their perceived value to sport and recreation.

CDO - Coach Development Officer


CLOA - Chief Leisure Officers Association

It is the Professional Body for Senior Leisure goers

Membership of CLOA gives the opportunity to influence change - before it influences your work environment. CLOA is a key consultee for all of the influential organisations engaged in the cultural environment. It holds regular meetings with Senior Government Ministers and consistently lobbies for positive change across the cultural sectors.

CPA - Comprehensive Performance Assessment

Is about helping local councils improve local services for their communities.

As well as looking at how well the council delivers their services, it also considers how the council is run as this will impact on how well they deliver their services in the future.

CPD - Continuous Professional Development

A structured programme of training and development opportunities to develop a career path.

CRB - Criminal Records Bureau

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) provides wider access to criminal record information through its Disclosure service. It enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving children or vulnerable adults. The CRB was established under Part V of the Police Act 1997.

Further information:

CRB information line:0870 90 90 811 http://www.crb.gov.ukhttp://www.disclosure.gov.uk

CRE - Commission for Racial Equality

The Commission for Racial Equality is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality.

It works in both the public and private sectors to encourage fair treatment and to promote equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of their race, colour, nationality, or national or ethnic origin.

CSLA - Community Sports Leaders Award

The Community Sports Leader Award gives people aged 16 and over the skills needed to lead groups in safe sporting and recreational activity.

It encourages participants to take responsibility for others, develops organisational and communication skills and instils confidence in people for whom leading groups in sporting activities is a new experience.

The majority of the course is practical in nature with an emphasis on learning through doing, rather than through written work.

CSP - Community Safety Partnership

The Crime and Disorder Act requires the 'responsible authorities' (ie, the Unitary Local Authority, or the County and District/Borough/City and the corresponding area Police Force), to co-operate and collaborate with a range of organisations to develop a local strategy to tackle the problems of crime and disorder. There is no universal partnership model, but effective partnerships will develop locally-appropriate structures, supported by systems and protocols. The best partnerships will focus on a small number of key issues and look for synergy in complementary strategies and plans to achieve a greater impact.

CSP - County Sports Partnership

Partnership of all the providers of sport and recreation working together in a coordinated manner to provide efficient, appropriate and effective opportunities for all to take part in sport and recreation.

CVS - Council for Voluntary Services


DAAT - Drugs and Alcohol Action Team


DBA - Derbyshire Basketball Association


DCFA - Derbyshire County Football Association


DCMS - Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The DCMS is responsible for Government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, film, the music industry, press freedom and regulation, licensing, gambling andthe historic environment.

It is also responsible forthe listing of historic buildings and scheduling of ancient monuments, the export licensing of cultural goods, the management of the Government Art Collection and forthe Royal Parks Agency.

DDA - Disability Discrimination Act

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) aims to end the discrimination which many disabled people face. This Act gives disabled people rights in the areas of:

The employment rights and first rights of access came into force on 2 December, 1996; further rights of access came into force on 1 October, 1999; and the final rights of access will come into force in October 2004.

In addition this Act:

The DfES aim to give children an excellent start in education, enable young people to equip themselves with life and work skills, and encourage adults to achieve their full potential through learning.

DIPPI - Derbyshire Improving Playing Pitches Initiative


DLOG - Derbyshire Leisure Officers Group


DPPSRF - Derbyshire and Peak Park Sport and Recreation Forum

The Forum is a partnership of Derbyshire County Council, Derby City, the eight District/Borough Councils in Derbyshire, the two Local Education Authorities, the Peak National Park Authority and the voluntary sports sector.

Its aim is to further provision for, and participation in, sport and recreation in Derbyshire and the Peak National Park.

There are four main areas that the Forum looks specifically to develop:

DRCC - Derbyshire Rural Community Council

A registered charity, established in 1924 Supporting people in rural communities, villages and towns throughout Derbyshire Co-operating with those communities to achieve an improved quality of life in which everyone can share Part of Action for Rural Communities in Rural England (ACRE) - the national network of Rural Community Councils Working in close partnership with other agencies to help Derbyshire’s rural communities tackle the challenges and opportunities they face – both now and in the future

The DRCC - Provides support to protect and extend rural services such as transport, post offices, shops, training, housing and child care Encourages communities to make their views known and to help themselves Supplies detailed knowledge of charity legislation and liaises with the Charity Commission on behalf of charity trustees Offers a Village Halls Advisory Service to village hall and community buildings management committees. This includes help with a range of technical and legal matters, together with extensive advice on new and changing legislation and funding applications Helps to develop community projects by supporting voluntary and community groups, advising on funding applications and providing technical assistance and advice on constitutional matters Gives support to villages and rural communities keen to develop projects involving local consultation, such as Parish/Community Plans, Village Design Statements and Village Appraisals Helps communities assess their needs and look to the future Works to address key concerns and issues in rural areas, such as economic development and community care, along with problems caused by rural disadvantage through community development work Provides specialist funding advice by offering help and support to negotiate the maze of funding programmes, trusts and Lottery cash sources – including access to computer -based search facilities Offers help and support to parish and town councils through the secretariat for the Derbyshire Association of Local Councils (DALC).

DSF - District Sports Forums


DYG - Derbyshire Youth Games


DYGIG - Derbyshire Youth Games Implementation Group

Planning and development group that meets throughout the year.

EAZ - Education Action Zone

Bodies established to raise standards and innovate in groups of schools in disadvantaged areas.

EFDS - English Federation of Disability Sport

The national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England. We work closely with the following seven National Disability Sports Organisations recognised by Sport England.

EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management

EFQM is a not-for-profit membership foundation - we are solely concerned with serving our members' information and networking needs. We manage and direct the prestigious European Quality Awards and levels of excellence and run training courses, workshops, work groups and special projects on many different types of business and quality improvement disciplines, tools and techniques.

EIS - English Institute of Sport

It is a nationwide network of world class training facilities and support services, designed to enshrine the excellence of our athletes.

The EIS features nine regional multi-sport hub sites, supported by 35 satellite centres, and represents an investment of more than £120million in high performance training venues.

The range of services supplied by the EIS spans sports science and sports medicine. Support includes applied physiology, biomechanics, medical consultation, medical screening, nutritional advice, performance analysis, psychology, podiatry, strength and conditioning coaching, sports massage and sports vision.

EMDA - East Midlands Development Agency

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) was set up in 1999 as one of 9 Regional Development Agencies in England. Our role is to:

Full details of our plans can be found in the Regional Economic Strategy (RES)- 'Destination 2010''