Umbrella checks 2024-2025

About the project

Umbrella checks 2024-2025 (also called Association checks) are smaller grants that non-profit associations can apply for for development projects in sports, leisure and culture. 

Contact

Nina Eriksson Fyrsjö
Project Manager
nina@leaderpolaris.se
070 610 21 57

Purpose and goals

The purpose of the Association Checks is to stimulate associations to engage in activities that create meeting places and activities.

The goal is for the sub-activities to have created one of the following:

– Recurring events
– Newly created or preserved meeting places for leisure and culture
– Newly created activities/events within the leisure and/or cultural sector
– Preserved leisure or cultural activities
– Restored natural or cultural environments
Read more about the support and apply here!

Approved sub-projects:

  • Children's Festival at Revanschen, Revanschen Festival Association, Jokkmokk.
    The project organized a theater performance for children.
  • Nature park in the village, Purnuvaara Local History Association, Gällivare.
    The project has created a nature park with plants and rocks from the local environment, where people can meet and have small events. The project also arranged an inauguration of the park.
  • Magic show at Jokkmokk's Autumn Market, Jokkmokk SK, Jokkmokk.
    The project has arranged a magic show for children, and in connection with it also a cinema screening and a fishing pond.
  • Safe, developing riding trails for young people, Vuollerim Riding Club, Jokkmokk.
    The project has created a 1 km long riding trail that is safe for children and young people to practice riding on.
  • Renovation of trails and heritage-listed paths, Norrskenets Skoterklubb, Överkalix.
    The project has cleared the Kypasvägskojan Forest Cycle Path and repaired a bridge along the route, so that the path can be preserved for use by the public and the tourism industry.
  • Children's activities Nordcupen Motocross, MMCK, Gällivare.
    The project has arranged children's activities such as bouncy castles, mini electric cars, mascots, candy showers, etc. in connection with the motocross competition NordCupen.
  • Distance riding in the North, Överkalix Riding Club, Överkalix
    The project has organized a competition and an online lecture in the equestrian sport of endurance riding.
  • Hockeyloftet – community and learning in a safe place, Överkalix IF Ice Hockey, Överkalix
    The project has prepared a meeting room adjacent to the ice rink, to be able to arrange meetings, training courses and events.
  • Lectures during Gällivare Pride, Byakult, Gällivare
    The project will arrange 2 lectures, "Basic LGBTQI+ knowledge, norms and attitudes", aimed at high school students and the general public.
  • Activities for children, Invisible People Contemporary Dance, Jokkmokk
    The project has arranged 5 activity evenings that focus on games and play for children, with the aim of creating joy, community and movement.
  • Children's activity at Nordenskiöldsloppet, Jokkmokks SK, Jokkmokk
    The project arranged a craft activity at the finish line of the Nordenskiöldsloppet, where the children got to make flags, signs, instruments, etc. to cheer on the racers.
  • Nature trail for children and adults, Jokkmokk's new local history association, Jokkmokk
    The project has set up wooden signboards around a nature trail, in order to be able to arrange annual tip rounds and thereby increase both children's and adults' interest in nature issues.

About the project

Project period
Apr 2024 – Aug 2025

Project owner
Polaris

About financing

Granted project support
Swedish Board of Agriculture SEK 267,895
Leader Polaris 122,948 kr
Public resources from municipalities 9,000 SEK

Total financing
SEK 399,843