Blitz development is currently funded by the Big Lottery Fund.  The Big Lottery Fund distributes half of all National Lottery good cause funding across the UK.  The Fund aims to enable others to make real improvements to the lives of disadvantaged people and the wellbeing of communities, through fair and open funding of people, projects and programmes.  With the funding received from the Big Lottery Fund the Inverness Blitz employs a full time development officer (line managed by the Blitz commmitte) to co-ordinate and implement the organisation's long term development plan.

Coupled with the support received from the Big Lottery Fund, the Inverness Blitz has teamed up with ProjectScotland (who provide support for full time volunteers aged 16-21).  Together the Blitz and ProjectScotland provide placement opportunities for young people to work as part of the Blitz Development team (line managed by the development officer).  At anyone time there are normally around 2-3 full time assistant development officer working to develop the Inverness Blitz.

The Blitz Development team carry out the following activities:

• Working with the Active Schools Co-Ordinators to implement American Football programmes in local primary and secondary schools
• Accessing funding from a range of funding bodies including lottery funding, trusts and sponsorship
• Supporting the club structure / teams of the Inverness Blitz
• Activly promoting American Football
• Carrying out tasks for the management committee
• Planning, implementing and reviewing projects
• Develop coaches by organising and running courses and clinics
• Forming partnerships