Bermuda Football Association and Bermuda Cricket Board shouldn’t expect to get an increase in their grant when the Budget is announced in February.The two sports governing bodies used the recent Commission of Inquiry to outline the negative impact the loss of Government funding was having on their ability to provide a variety of projects, including combating anti-social behaviour at the Island’s clubs.However, Glenn Blakeney, the Minister of Sport, speaking at the publication of the Commission’s final report yesterday said the belt tightening was likely to be even tougher this year than last.“We have, the last fiscal year, cut funding as a result of our commitment to austerity going forward in these challenging economic times,” he said.“I can say that, you know, it’s going to be as tight a belt on the national Budget this ensuing fiscal year, 2012-13, as it was last year, because we are still in an economic climate that is not very conducive to just funds being available ad-infinitum. We are definitely crossing our ‘t’s and doting our ‘i’s.”Overall the Commission, led by chairman William Madeiros, gave the BFA and BCB a thumbs up in terms of their financial standing and the way they had used the millions of dollars of special funding.However, Blakeney said there was still room for improvement and that would be something he looked for going into next year.“I’m never happy with things as they are,” said Blakeney, “but I think with any process, it’s about endeavouring to improve. I would look for improvement on all levels, because, as you heard the chairman say, there are issues outside of the remit, concerns, and an acknowledgement, that there is huge room for improvement and challenges to overcome with regards to resources and funding.”With Government funding likely to drop further, the need to approach the corporate sector for help is expected to become ever more pressing. And the Commission said that both the BFA and BCB had a lot to do in terms of improving their public image, something that would help raise money in the long run.“The Commission feels very strongly that both governing bodies need to work harder at their own public relations,” the Commission said in yesterday’s report. “Had the governing bodies been far better at their public relations efforts, the Commission believes that at some stage when the Government grants were no longer available, those grants, in fact should have been made up by corporate sponsorship assistance.”