To ask the Minister for Communities to detail if not-for-profit organisations applying to the Olympic Legacy Fund can chose not to use Crowdfunder UK to raise their 35 per cent portion of costs.

This issue is an operational matter for Sport NI, which will be responsible for delivering the Olympic Legacy Fund on behalf of my Department.

I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:

“Not-for-profit organisations applying to the Olympic Legacy Fund must use Crowdfunder UK to raise 100% of project costs. Subject to a project meeting the conditions of award, Sport NI will pledge 65% of project costs to an applicant’s crowd funding campaign. The remaining 35% must be raised through pledges from the applicant’s ‘crowd’ (or community).”