Overview​

The Scoring Goals Grant is an annual small‑grant programme designed to co‑fund community‑based hockey projects that actively support one of the EuroHockey Foundation’s three core objective focus areas:​

• Gender Focus​
• Urban Integration​
• Intellectual Disability​

These grants are designed to accelerate delivery on the ground, enabling local organisations, clubs, NGOs, schools, and community partners to turn identified needs into practical, inclusive hockey‑led social impact projects.​

​Purpose​

• The Scoring Goals Grant exists to identify and activate local solutions where hockey can be used as a tool for social good. By providing targeted, co‑funding support, the grant helps communities:​
• Create safe and accessible places to play​
• Remove barriers to participation for under‑represented groups​
• Deliver people‑focused programmes that improve health, inclusion, education, and equality​
• Projects must align clearly with at least one of the three objective areas and demonstrate direct public benefit.​

Grant Characteristics​

• Small grants awarded annually​
• Co‑funding model (match‑funded with local authorities, NGOs, clubs, or other partners)​
• Time‑bound projects with a clear delivery plan​
• Designed to start or scale initiatives already rooted in community need​
• Flexible enough to respond to local contexts, while aligned to Foundation objectives​

Eligible Projects​

• Examples of Scoring Goals Grant projects include:​
• Hockey programmes increasing girls’ and women’s participation in underserved areas​
• Community hockey initiatives supporting refugees, migrants, or urban communities​
• Inclusive hockey activities for children or adults with intellectual disabilities​
• Temporary or permanent activation of safe play spaces using hockey as the engagement tool​
• Pilot programmes testing new inclusive delivery models​

Expected Impact​

• Each funded project must demonstrate measurable outcomes aligned with the Foundation’s impact framework, including:​
• Increased access to sport and physical activity​
• Improved social connection and wellbeing​
• Stronger community engagement and local ownership​
• Clear contribution to one of the Foundation’s social objective areas​
• The Scoring Goals Grant is a catalyst: small, focused investment that unlocks meaningful local change.​

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