The Fund was designed to:-
- Assist groups and angling providers attract and introduce new participants to angling.
- Develop angling as a healthy, affordable and accessible sport available to the widest possible range of participants and user groups.
- Promote angling as an effective means of tackling poverty and overcoming social exclusion by attracting under-represented groups.
- Promote the positive advantages of angling to women, young people and people with a disability.
Groups and angling providers were able to facilitate an angling event with funding up to £500.
The Events Fund approved funding period has now ended. The scheme was closed for applications as of Monday 7 November 2022. A post project evaluation is required to be completed for the event fund before another scheme can be considered. Any future scheme will require Ministerial approval.
Any enquiries relating to the scheme should be sent to the DAERA Inland Fisheries mailbox at:
anglingcorrespondence@daera-ni.gov.uk