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National funding information
Please use the links below to find out more about the initiatives listed.
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Name of scheme: |
Active Living Fund |
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Details: |
The fund will give small grants to fund projects and activities that directly lead to people taking part in sustained physical activity. The aim of the fund is to help remove the “barriers” which stop people being active |
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Who can apply: |
Charities, voluntary and community organisations. Schools can apply but the fund will only consider contributing towards extra curricular activities that promote sustained physical activities. |
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Grant available: |
Up to £1,000 |
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Contact: |
www.kelloggs.co.uk/company/corporateresponsibility/activelivingfund/ |
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Name of scheme: |
Awards For All |
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Details: |
This a programme aimed at helping small groups. It is supported by Sport England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council of England and the National Lotteries Charities Board |
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Who can apply: |
Any non-for-profit group can apply e.g. sports club, voluntary groups or school or college linking with a local sports club |
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Eligible projects: |
Projects will only be funded which improve opportunities for more people to take part in sport. Priority will be given to projects that meet the following criteria: - Support community activity
- Extended access and participation
- Increase skill and creativity
- Improve quality of life
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Grant available: |
£300 - £10,000 |
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Contribution required: |
No partnership funding required in cash. Contributions of time, effort or materials will be accepted |
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Contact: |
www.awardsforall.org.uk |
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Tel: |
0845 600 2040 |
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Additional Info: |
Decision will be made in 12 weeks. You must use the grant within one year. |
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Name of scheme: |
B & Q One Planet Living (OPL) Grants |
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Details: |
Offers community groups funding between £50 - £500 in the way of materials for a project that involves at least one of the following themes: environment/energy saving, natural habitats/wildlife and local culture/heritage |
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Contact: |
Contact the Manager at your local store. You can find your local store at www.diy.com For more grants information please visit the b and q website/social responsibility |
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Name of scheme: |
Barclays Spaces for Sports |
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Details: |
Works with communities to develop neglected land into sporting facilities. Also: - Supply equipment to refurbished sites
- Help establish clubs and activity programmes
- Help make these activities sustainable
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Who can apply: |
Community groups / Sports Clubs |
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Contact: |
www.barclays.co.uk/spacesforsports |
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Name of scheme: |
BBC – Children in Need |
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Eligible projects: |
Application should demonstrate how the project will change the lives of children for the better. It should be entirely focused on children. Grants will be awarded for up to 3 years at a time, but they only give one year grants for – Capital Projects, holiday play schemes, holidays and equipment. |
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Maximum grant available: |
Grants up to £25,000 per year over 3 years. |
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Who can apply: |
Organisations working with disadvantaged children in the United Kingdom – Voluntary Organisations / Charities. Their disadvantages will include - Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
- Any kind of disability
- Behavioural or psychological problems
- Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
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Contact: |
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/charity/grants.shtml |
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Post: |
BBC Children in Need
PO Box 76
London W3 6FS |
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Tel: |
0208 576 7788 |
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Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) |
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Details: |
While not a grant giving group this website (from Inland Revenue) outlines tax break opportunities for community sporting clubs. |
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Who can apply: |
Sports Clubs |
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Contact: |
www.cascinfo.co.uk/ |
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Name of scheme: |
Community Club Development Programme (CCDP) |
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Details: |
Provides funding to the National Governing Bodies of 19 sports to develop community projects that are the grassroots of sports development. |
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Who can apply: |
Limited to selected sports. You will need to work with your NGB to develop an application. |
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Contact: |
http://www.ccdprog.org/ |
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Name of scheme: |
Community Investment Fund (CIF) |
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Details: |
The Community Investment Fund (CIF) is overseen by Sport England and is distributed by the nine regional sports boards. |
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Who can apply: |
Any application for funding will be assessed against the East Midlands Regional Plan for Sport. Those applying for a grant will need to ensure that their project contributes to this plan. |
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Eligible projects: |
Priority for funding will be given to projects that fulfil the East Midlands Regional Funding Criteria and increase participation in sport. |
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Maximum grant available: |
The East Midlands Region has £18.5 million to distribute up to April 09. Minimum award amount of £10,000 – no maximum is set. |
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Contribution required: |
CIF will only fund a proportion of a project. Other funding will be required |
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Contact: |
www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_get_funding/cif.htm |
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Additional information: |
Sport Nottinghamshire can provide advice and assistance with any CIF application. |
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Name of scheme: |
The Dickie Bird Foundation |
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Details: |
The vision of the foundation is to assist financially disadvantaged young people under 18 yeas of age to participate, to the best of their ability in n the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity and to ensure that in doing so, they improve their chances both inside and outside sport. |
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Who can apply: |
Any individual under the age of 18 who may be financially disadvantaged |
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Contact: |
http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.org |
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Name of scheme: |
Football Foundation |
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Details: |
The Football Foundation offer grants in a number of different areas, see below for more details. |
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Who can apply: |
Any not-for-profit group can apply e.g. sports club, school/college, charity, local authority, voluntary groups etc. |
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Eligible projects: |
- Facilities Scheme – provides grants to develop new or improve existing facilities for community use.
- Community Scheme – provides funding for schemes that aim to build communities and improve social cohesion.
- Small Grants Scheme – funds small projects that aim to increase participation in grass roots football.
- Goalpost Safety Scheme – helps to replace unsafe goalposts.
- Junior Kit Scheme - provides money for junior kit and equipment to under 18 teams and adults with disabilities
- Kikz – a football programme that targets some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country to create safer, stronger and more respectful communities through the development of young people's potential.
- Football Stadia Improvement Fund - provides money for clubs (restrictions apply) who want to improve their facilities.
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Grant available: |
Various – depending on scheme |
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Contact: |
www.footballfoundation.org.uk |
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Name of scheme: |
Foundation for Sports and the Arts |
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Details: |
Set up by the football pools promoters, this body supports a wide range of activities where there is clearly beneficial impact across the community. Particular focus is to encourage active participation by young people. |
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Who can apply: |
Any not-for-profit group can apply e.g. sports club, school/college, charity, local authority, voluntary groups etc. |
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Contact: |
www.thefsa.net |
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Additional information: |
No new applications for funding will be considered after the end of March 2009. |
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Name of scheme: |
Futurebuilders |
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Details: |
Futurebuilders is a government-backed fund offering support and investment to third sector organisations to deliver public services. |
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Who can apply: |
Voluntary and community sector organisations. |
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Eligible Projects: |
Investment packages offered to organisations delivering services, or would like to deliver services, in one or more of the following areas: children and young people, community cohesion, crime, health, and education and learning. |
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Contact: |
www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk |
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Name of scheme: |
Heart Research UK |
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Details: |
The Healthy Hearts grants programme aims to support lifestyle interventions in communities to prevent or reduce the risk factors of heart disease. Grants of up to £10,000 are awarded to community groups and voluntary organisations. |
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Contact: |
www.heartresearch.org.uk/healthy_heart_grants.htm |
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Name of scheme: |
Peter Harrison Foundation |
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Details: |
Provides support for sporting activities or projects which provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and to develop other personal and life skills. |
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Contact: |
www.peterharrisonfoundation.org |
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Name of scheme: |
The Legacy Trust |
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Details: |
The Legacy Trust will support a wide range of innovative cultural and sporting activities for all, which celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and which will leave a lasting legacy in communities throughout the United Kingdom. £1.6M has been allocated to the East Midlands. |
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Who can apply: |
More details about the grants themselves and how to apply will became available in December 2007. |
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Contact: |
www.legacytrustuk.org |
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The Lord's Taverners |
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Details: |
The Lord's Taverners mission is to give young people (under the age of 25), particularly those with special needs, a sporting chance. |
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Who can apply: |
Grant aid is provided for youth cricket, specially adapted minibuses and sport and recreation for young people with special needs. |
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Contact: |
http://www.lordstaverners.org/taverners.cfm?menuid=1&menupos=7 |
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Name of scheme: |
National Sports Foundation |
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Details: |
The National Sports Foundation is a Government-led initiative designed to facilitate and encourage partnerships between private investors and community sports projects in England. The Foundation provides a great opportunity for both investors and community sports organisations to work together to improve the sporting infrastructure of the country. |
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Who can apply: |
In order to be considered eligible for Foundation match-funding your organisation must be a non-profit distributing body and be properly constituted. All applicants who fall within this category can apply for funding, including governing bodies, sports clubs, charities, local authorities, county sports partnerships, social enterprises, and voluntary organisations. |
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Eligible projects: |
Projects must: - be focused on improving community-based, sporting activity at grass roots level in England
- involve a recognised sporting activity, as defined by Sport England.
- be designed to deliver one or more of the following outcomes:
- Increased participation in sporting activity
- Increased club membership
- Increased numbers of qualified and active coaches delivering instruction in sport
- Increased numbers of active volunteers supporting sport in the community
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Grant available: |
£ for £ matching of commercial or private sponsorship |
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Contribution required: |
You must first find commercial sponsorship to be matched |
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Contact: |
www.nationalsportsfoundation.org/ |
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Tel: |
0845 603 6069 |
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Name of scheme: |
The Princes Trust |
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Details: |
This trust focuses on young persons who are described as 'at-risk' and other disadvantaged groups of young people. Whilst aimed primarily at young people the trust can benefit clubs who will run projects which have a direct impact on young people in their area. |
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Contact: |
www.princes-trust.org.uk |
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Tel: |
0800 842842 (freephone) |
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Name of scheme: |
SportsAid |
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Details: |
SportsAid provides direct financial assistance to young sportsmen and women between the ages of 12 and 18, with proven ability so that they can meet the ever increasing and unavoidable cost of their sporting development |
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Contact: |
http://www.sportsaid.org.uk/ |
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Name of scheme: |
Sport Relief |
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Details: |
A national initiative from Comic Relief. Details are being finalised for 2008 programme and suitable projects will then be identified. Sport Relief aims to fund work in the UK which uses sport and exercise to tackle exclusion and isolation experienced by some communities. |
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Contact: |
www.sportrelief.com |
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Name of scheme: |
Sportsmatch |
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Details: |
Sportsmatch can match £ for £ commercial business sponsorship for a grass roots sporting event or activity. Sportsmatch acts as an incentive by offering to double the pot of money available from your sponsor on a £ for £ matching basis. Any not-for-profit group can apply, matching money from any profit-making business. |
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Who can apply: |
Any not for profit group. |
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Grant available: |
£500-£50,000 |
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Contribution required: |
You must first find commercial sponsorship to be matched. |
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Contact: |
http://www.sportsmatch.co.uk |
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Name of scheme: |
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards |
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Details: |
Funded by Sport Relief, UnLtd Sport Relief Awards provide opportunities for young people to bring communities together, to help them promote understanding and solve conflict through sport and being active. |
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Who can apply: |
11-21 year olds |
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Grant available: |
£250-£5,000 |
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Contact: |
http://www.unltd.org.uk/template.php?ID=1&PageName=whatareunltdawards |
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Name of scheme: |
UK Villages Community Kitty |
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Details: |
Grants awarded to support community projects. |
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Grant available: |
£50 - £500 |
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Contact: |
www.ukvillages.co.uk |
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Name of scheme: |
Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN) |
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Details: |
Charity and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to bid for funding capital projects which will make a real difference to their community. Projects could include: - public parks, community gardens or country parks
- community centres, village halls and youth centres
- play areas, skateparks and multi-use games areas
- nature reserves or community woodlands
- sports centres and recreation grounds
- museums and visitors centres.
To qualify, projects must be site-based and located within 10 miles of any landfill site, and have to satisfy certain public access requirements – i.e. that the facility must be open to all, to a wide variety of user groups, either four evenings a week, two days a week or 104 days a year. |
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Grant available: |
From £75,000 to £250,000 |
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Contact: |
http://www.wren.org.uk/WRG-Challenge |
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