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Sport England - Small Grants Programme

About the fund

We want to support projects that bring communities together and provide sport and physical activities for people who may be less physically active.

We also particularly want to support projects focusing on environmental sustainability.

We believe that communities that work together and share resources provide a stronger and more sustainable impact.

Therefore, we want applications from projects that demonstrate how they connect with their communities, make best use of the existing skills and assets in an area, and will provide the biggest possible impact to those who need it most.

We also want projects to show how they've sought to reduce their impact on the environment through the goods and services they use to deliver the activity.

Please be aware that we always have more applications than we're able to fund, so our priority is to support projects working with people in disadvantaged communities.

See our section on priorities below for more information.

Key information

  • Awards of £300-£15,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations.
  • Multiple applications can be submitted, but organisations can only have awards of up to £15,000 in any 12-month period.
  • Awards are to help inactive and less active people become more active.
  • Our priority is to support projects working with people living in areas of disadvantage as defined by the Indices of Multiple Deprivation areas 1 to 3.
  • Applications should explain why there's a need for the project and how end users have been involved in developing the project.
  • Applications should consider how the project adds value to services currently available in your local community, and work collaboratively with other groups to maximise the impact of the project.
  • The closing date for applications is 31 March 2024.

Funder



No Min - £15,000
no deadline
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Other grants to consider

Active Kent & Medway

Apply for: No Min - £500
Deadline: no deadline

Active Kent and Medway, in partnership with Kent Trust for Youth Sport, is able to provide funding for any club or organisation, looking to encourage and increase participation in physical activity for those living in Kent or Medway (excluding London Boroughs).
Funding could be available for projects such as new programmes, festivals, events, launches or celebrations of activity, that re-engage with their previous audience and/or encourage those new to activity to continue to be active.

The Percy Bilton charity grants

Apply for: No Min - £5,000
Deadline: no deadline

Assistance is given to organisations and individuals in need throughout the U.K: charities assisting disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities, people with mental health problems and older people may apply for grants towards furnishings and equipment (excluding office items), building or refurbishment projects.

The Henry Smith Charity

Apply for: £500 - £70,000
Deadline: no deadline

Grants for small and medium sized organisations in the UK to support projects and the running costs of organisations.
The Henry Smith Charity is an independent grant making trust. We aim to use our resources to help people and communities at a time of need and to bring about positive change.
Our Grant Funding Strategy includes our values and principles as an organisation and funding priorities for our two largest grant programmes Improving Lives and Strengthening Communities.

BBC Children in Need

Apply for: No Min - No Max
Deadline: no deadline

Children in Need fund people and organisations that:
Work in the heart of their communities, particularly in times of crisis.Put children and young people at the centre of everything they do, from design to delivery.Address the challenges the children and young people face, build their skills and resilience, empower them and extend their choices in life.Be keen to keep learning about their work so that their ability to make a difference in children and young people’s lives can keep on improving.