The Sport for Development Coalition has issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) to produce secondary research which will lead to a better understanding of the cumulative effect that Covid-19 has had on the wider social outcomes delivered through community sport and sport for development.
The research will also seek to understand the impact that different support mechanisms may have in sustaining and enhancing the wider outcomes delivered by the sport for development sector during the recovery and rebuild from the pandemic.
The secondary research will address three focus areas and associated sets of research questions:
- Impact on wider social outcomes: What impact has Covid-19 had on the wider social outcomes delivered through community sport and sport for development across the country? How does this compare with other sectors?
- Adaptation and modification: To what extent have organisations utilising sport for development approaches adapted and modified delivery models and programming in response to Covid-19? What inferences can be made about the impact of these adaptations on sustaining the wider social outcomes delivered by the sector?
- Targeting responses and support: What additional responses and support within the sector, from Government (across levels and portfolio areas) and public bodies, and from Third Sector and business partners, would help to sustain and enhance the wider outcomes delivered by community sport and sport for development? What impact will different types of support, and different targeting of this support, have on the wider social outcomes delivered? How does this compare with other sectors?
It is envisaged this research will draw on secondary data and utilise a range of analytical approaches which reflect the varied nature of the data to be analysed, including inferential statistical modelling and scenario planning.
Proposals are requested by March 28th.
Download the full Research Brief and Request for Proposals document here.
