The club direct fund is now exhausted for this year and is therefore closed, club direct grant scheme will re open in April 2019. 

The club direct grant scheme was launched to help basketball clubs in their activities. It helped clubs in promoting the sport of basketball throughout the country.

Activities that it wished to support were:

• To increase participation
• To encourage Women in Sport
• To promote cultural inclusivity
• To encourage players with disabilities

You can read the full statement around the 2018 scheme, and more detailed information on the announcement, from Basketball Ireland Board Chairperson, Fran Ryan, here: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10033025/