Gateshead Council

This section gives an overview of some of the options you might consider for infrastructure funding, it is by no means an exhaustive list. As the 5-Stage Process outlines, it ensures the financial sustainability of infrastructure development and ongoing maintenance. Revenue costs need to be considered from the earliest possible stage.

Revenue Funding

The amount of money regularly coming in to support the operation of the building and organisational costs - e.g.: staff, programmes, marketing, security, energy, equipment, repairs, renewals, cleaning and materials, licences, insurance.

For further, non infrastructure specific, information on the main culture and sport funding bodies please visit the living places resources section on funding.

Infrastructure Funding

The basic building, facilities and equipment needed for the functioning of a building (may be either new build or extension of existing facilities).

This section of the toolkit identifies opportunities to secure mainstream funding for culture and sport, particularly where financing requirements are not related entirely to the impacts of the new development.

In assessing the appropriateness of potential funding sources, partners should consider the following:

• What is the type and nature of the scheme or programme?
• What are the most appropriate sources for your scheme?
• Are there other partners who can jointly deliver the particular facility or service?
• Where can we best utilise existing council assets and resources?
• How can capital costs be supported?
• How can management and operational costs be supported and sustained through revenue sources?

There are many ways to secure the necessary funding from a variety of sources to deliver culture and sport schemes, including:
    
Public Sector

• Existing Local Authority Assets  
• Big Lottery Fund
• Heritage Lottery Fund
• Growth Area Funding and Community Infrastructure Funds
• Living Places partner organisations (including Sport England and Arts Council)
• Central government funding (including the Area Based Grant for the Departments for Communities and Local Government, Health, and Children, Schools and Families.

Private Sector

• Planning Obligations (section 106 agreements)
• Community Infrastructure Levy

You can find more sources of capital and revenue funding, including sources available from partner cultural agencies, in the living places Funding Guidance section.

Links to Further Guidance and Advice

CABE, Building Excellence in the Arts: a guide for clients, 2009
CABE, Creating Excellent Buildings: a guide for clients, 2003
CABE, Paying for Parks, 2006
DCLG, Area Based Grants
Sport England, Funding Support Pack, 2004