[August 25, 2011] : SFW delivers IT for Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund Tweet Aug 25, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- SFW has delivered the software to manage grant applications under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme. The Inspired Facilities programme(http://inspiredfacilities.sportengland.org/) is planned to distribute grants from a 50 million National Lottery fund to improve up to a thousand local sports clubs and facilities. The fund was launched in July by the Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP. Investment will be available to improve tired facilities that can be unattractive to sports participants, expensive to run and difficult to maintain. There will also be money available to convert existing buildings into venues that are suitable for sport. In order to open the Inspired Facilities funding programme, Sport England required some development and configuration work to the funding application system previously developed by SFW. The system delivered by SFW makes the process as simple as possible because applications are made online. The database then facilitates processes within Sport England to review, check and analyse applications before a final decision on funding is reached. The programme has been designed to be as simple and accessible as possible for potential applicants, making it attractive to community groups and sports clubs who may not have received public funding before. The website is built on .NET technology and supported by an SQL database. It allows members of the public to make applications and upload supporting documents, and it helps to manage the workflow within Sport England to reach funding decisions efficiently. Sport England's Chief Executive, Jennie Price, said: "I hope many of the groups who benefit from Inspired Facilities will be receiving Lottery funding for the first time. We have worked hard to simplify the application process, with a shorter form and a catalogue of ready-made options to choose from." Steve Elliot, Director of SFW, has said: "We are delighted that the flexibility of our original system has enabled SFW to continue to do great work with Sports England. The fundamental software can be readily modified and extended in order to suit a variety of different projects." ENDS. Notes to Editors For any press-related queries regarding SFW Ltd, please contact: Lisa Henshaw Fourth Day Public Relations +44 207 403 4411 [email protected] About SFW SFW, established in 1992, is an IT Systems and Services company based in Woking, Surrey. SFW is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner with extensive experience of working with public and private sector organisations. SFW develops systems for knowledge, content and document management, business intelligence (BI), case management, and the provision specialised database applications to automate an organisation's unique business processes. For more information about how SFW can help your organisation transform itself, visit www.sfwltd.co.uk or call 01483 722219. About Sport England Sport England is the government agency responsible for building the foundations of sporting success, by creating a world-leading community sport environment of clubs, coaches, facilities and volunteers. Sport England's focus is around growing and sustaining the numbers of people taking part in sport while improving talent development to help more people excel. Sport England is focused on the delivery of a mass participation legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Places People Play is a 135 million National Lottery programme being delivered by Sport England, in partnership with the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA). Sport England is accountable to Parliament through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and it has a role protecting sports provision as a statutory consultee on planning applications that affect playing fields. More information on Sport England is available at www.sportengland.org To find out more about Inspired Facilities http://inspiredfacilities.sportengland.org/ ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]