Sports
Ashford Leisure Trust Fund
SportsSports clubs, community groups and charities offering physical activities or physical health support can apply for up to £10,000 to support the delivery of healthy recreational activities in the borough of Ashford, prioritising people of all ages living in areas of deprivation. Eligible activities include indoor and outdoor pursuits, those that increase physical well-being and…
Sport England: Return to Play
Covid 19 SportsIn response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Sport England have opened their £16.5 million Return to Play fund. There are three parts to this new fund – Small Grants and the Community Asset Fund, which have been adapted from pre-coronavirus funds, and Active Together crowdfunding, which has been extended – with all three now focusing on a…
Kent Sport: Everyday Active Small Grant
Covid 19 SportsKent Sport, in partnership with Kent Trust for Youth Sport and Kent & Medway Sports Board, are providing grants of up to £500 to support Kent and Medway clubs and organisations in the following two key areas: Inspire InnovationFunding is available to inspire clubs and organisations who have innovative ideas and projects that encourage and support people who are…
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Health & Social Care SportsThe Dan Maskell Tennis Trust supports people with all disabilities, e.g. physical impairment, deaf, learning disability, visually impaired etc.) by awarding funding to individuals, groups, clubs and disability programmes that wish to engage with tennis. Both individual and group/club applicants can apply for funding towards specialist sports wheelchairs, tennis equipment, coaching fees and court hire.…
Burg-Wächter: Secure Communities Scheme
Community Buildings/Halls Health & Social Care Older People Sports YouthBURG-WÄCHTER, Europe’s largest safe and post box manufacturer, is awarding up to £1,000 and security products/advice to charities, social enterprise, not for profit and community ventures to help secure their success. Any grassroots project or activity that would benefit most from this scheme are those with a security aspect as well as a funding need.…
Premier League & The FA: Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme
SportsThe Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme awards grants of up to £10,000 for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing facilities. The aims of this scheme are to: Support the growth of football clubs and activity. Prevent a decline in football participation. Make improvements to facilities to address…
The Liebreich Foundation
Education & Employment Environmental Health & Social Care SportsThe Liebreich Foundation makes occasional small grants to charitable organisations focusing on the following areas: Climate and Environment Disability and Inclusion Education Entrepreneurship Sport and Health Sustainable Development Veterans, Refugees and Victims of Violence Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. For more information and how to apply please click here.
Frank Brake Charitable Trust Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People Sports YouthThe Frank Brake Charitable Trust Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants of up to £5,000 to projects for children, young people and families, participation in sports, improvements to community facilities such as village halls and community centres, volunteering, employability, the elderly and the disabled in South East Kent with a priority given to…
Comic Relief: Safe, Secure, Settled
Health & Social Care Sports YouthComic Relief’s Safe, Secure, Settled fund awards grants of between £100,000 and £500,000 to not-for-profit organisations with projects that are using sport to improve the lives of children and young people (up to 25 years) who are homeless or living in temporary accommodation to gain skills to lead safe and positive lives. Projects should take a creative approach,…
Veolia Environmental Trust: Landfill Communities Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Local Grants SportsThe Veolia Environmental Trust funds constituted, not-for-profit organisations through the Landfill Community Fund. Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates in one of the following categories: Community buildings and rooms: community centres; village halls; community spaces within religious buildings, Scout…
Brett Landscaping
Arts & Culture Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Health & Social Care Heritage Local Grants Older People Sports YouthBrett Landscaping’s Community Engagement scheme supports small charities and community and voluntary groups with cash (up to £250) and product donations, such as concrete, bricks or paving slabs. Organisations wishing to apply must be working within the vicinity of a Brett Landscaping plant (Cliffe or Sturry, Kent). Projects renovating public outdoor spaces are favoured, but…
Biffa Award: Main Grants
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Local Grants SportsBiffa Award’s Main Grants Scheme awards grants (through the Landfill Communities Fund) to projects that provide or improve biodiversity, community spaces, cultural facilities, and places for outdoor recreation. You may have a building that needs improvement in order to increase the range of services on offer to the local community. You could have a site-based project…
Boost Charitable Trust
SportsThe Boost (Building On Overlooked Sporting Talent) Charitable Trust offers grants of up to £500 to support charities or non-profit making organisations champion the disabled and disadvantaged and to inspire them to overcome their challenges through the power of sport. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. Applications are reviewed within two months. For more information and to apply please…
Hedley Foundation
Health & Social Care Sports YouthThe Hedley Foundation’s principal aim is ‘to effect change for the better in the lives of young people’. The Foundation makes grants to small charities working with young people in the areas of Recreation, Sport, Training, Health and Welfare, Support and outdoor Education of young people. The Foundation is particularly keen on open air and…
William Brake Charitable Trust
Arts & Culture Health & Social Care Heritage Local Grants Older People Sports YouthThe William Brake Charitable Trust provides funding to registered charities which are based and working in Kent. Typically the Brake family suggest charities which are known to them to be considered for funding from the Trust. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. Trustees meet twice per year. For more information and how to apply please contact: Mr…
Kent County Playing Fields Association
Local Grants Sports YouthThe Kent County Playing Fields Association offer grants of up to £1,000 to parish councils and voluntary organisations towards the cost of providing children’s recreational facilities only. The fundamental objective of the Association is to ensure that there are adequate facilities for recreation in every city, town and village in Kent and to encourage the provision, improvement,…
Sport England: Community Asset Fund
SportsSport England’s Community Asset Fund offers grants of between £1,000 – £50,000 to community organisations, sports clubs, statutory bodies and educational establishments to enhance local community spaces which encourage people to play sport and get active. The programme aims to: Improve and protect existing sports facilities that support the needs of local communities Invest in…
Lord’s Taverners: Accessible Minibuses
Health & Social Care Sports YouthThe Lord’s Taverners provides a range of specially adapted minibuses for SEN Schools catering for young people (under 25 years old) with learning and physical disabilities. Each minibus costs in the region of £61,000. The customised minibuses are provided to enable schools to engage pupils in a range of sporting and recreational activities within the local…
The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
Arts & Culture SportsThe Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation issues grants to charitable organisations with particular emphasis on those connected with the performing arts and the promotion of cricket. There is no minimum or maximum amount you can apply for. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. For more information and how to apply please contact: Mr Andrew Studd Russell Cooke Solicitors 2…
Peter Harrison Foundation: Opportunities Through Sport
SportsPeter Harrison Foundation’s Opportunities Through Sport programme supports UK registered charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs offering sporting activity or projects. Activities should provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and to develop other personal and life skills. Grants will often be “one off” grants for capital projects. The Foundation will,…
Maidstone Leisure Trust: Grants for Sport & Active Leisure Activities
SportsMaidstone Leisure Trust offer grants of up to £1,000 to small-scale local clubs, organisations and individuals involved in sport and active leisure activities who are either using Maidstone Leisure Centre or who operate in the Borough of Maidstone. Applicants activities should support sporting and active leisure activities for the local community. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme…
Sport England: Small Grants
SportsSport England use National Lottery funding to make awards of between £300 and £10,000 to not-for-profit organisations and statutory bodies (sports clubs, voluntary organisations, local authorities, schools or governing bodies of sport) to help more young people (aged 14+) and adults take and keep a sporting habit for life. Projects must adhere to Sport England’s Youth…
Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
SportsThe Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust funds projects that give disadvantaged young people the chance to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors. Outdoor activities means walking, climbing, cycling, kayaking, sailing, horse riding and residential courses at outdoor centres. The Trust supports projects taking place within the United Kingdom, for reasons of cost-effectiveness. Usually only…
The Adint Charitable Trust
SportsThe Adint Charitable Trust makes grants of between £250 and £15,000 to registered charities for general charitable purposes, but has a preference for charities working in the fields of education, training, disability, sport and/or recreation. Applications can be submitted at any time. Applications should be in writing to the address below and include full details…
Wooden Spoon
Health & Social Care Sports YouthWooden Spoon is a charity that changes children’s lives through the power of rugby. Each year they fund around 70 projects, from community programmes and specialist playgrounds to medical treatment centres and sensory rooms. If your project is a physical, tangible asset of a permanent nature, the following must apply: It must have a minimum predicted life…
Kent Sport: Small Grants for Organisations
SportsThe aim of the Kent Sport Small Grants for Organisations scheme, is to encourage and increase new participation in sport and physical activity by residents within Kent County Council or Medway Council administrative areas (excludes London boroughs). Funding is available for formally constituted not-for-profit or statutory organisation providing sports opportunities. For example: sports clubs; voluntary…
Kent County Council: Capital Grant Scheme for Sport
Local Grants SportsKent County Council’s Capital Grant Scheme for Sport awards grants of up to £10,000 to Voluntary Sports Clubs, Schools, Governing Bodies of Sport and Parish Councils. Funding is intended for the following purposes: Provision of facilities for the community of Kent, including specialist facilities, training centres and centres of excellence and performance Purchase of new…
Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund
SportsThe Premier League & The FA Facilities, managed by the Football Foundation, awards grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 to football clubs, schools, councils and local sports associations. It is focused on supporting the development of new or refurbished local football facilities, improving the experience of playing the national game at the lowest levels, and…
The Childwick Trust
Older People Religion SportsThe Childwick Trust offers grants (typically between £5,000 – £20,000) to UK registered charities. The overall focus of the charity is to award grants for the promotion of health, particularly for the relief of the disabled and older people in need. The other grants categories are: Jewish charities; Horseracing charities; and Education in South Africa.…
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Health & Social Care SportsThe Bruce Wake Charitable Trust was established to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the disabled. Trustees will consider grant applications related to the provision of leisure activities for the disabled but favour particularly applications whereby the potential beneficiaries meet one or all of the following criteria: The potential beneficiaries are physically…