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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

www.awardsforall.org.uk

tel: 0845 600 2040

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

Organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 18 or under are able to apply for funding through the BBC’s Children in Need Programme. Funding is available to organisations, (including schools) that work with young people who are suffering from: illness; distress; abuse or neglect; are disabled; have behavioural or psychological difficulties; are living in poverty or situations of deprivation.

The type of funding available includes both capital and revenue grants. There is no minimum or maximum amount when applying for funds from BBC Children in Need and organisations can apply for up to 100% of project costs. Organisations wishing to apply for funding need to complete the BBC Children in Need online grant application form. No paper applications will be accepted.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (the Trust) is an independent grant-making organisation that was established in 1999 to improve the quality of life in Britain’s coalfield communities.

The Trust offers small grants (£500 - £5,000) in the Bridging the Gap programme and a main grants programme of £10,000 - £300,000

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N.B. Following a review of the current level of reserves, the Trustees have decided to cease the activities of the Foundation at the end of March 2012. This will enable them to continue to make awards at the current annual levels, and to bring matters to a close in the same year as the London Olympics. To assist a smooth closure program, no new applications for funding will be considered after March 2009.

The Foundation for Sport and the Arts, Walton House, 55 Charnock Road, Walton, Liverpool, L67 1AA
Tel: 0151 259 5505
Fax: 0151 230 0664
e-mail: contact@thefsa.net
web: http://www.thefsa.net/

• 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.

In association with Nike, Gamechangers are looking to help fund facility development for projects that break barriers, improve education, increase access to health or one of many other social catalysts.

Projects may be in located in rural, semi-rural or urban areas; they may have singular goals or have multiple functions, but should address one or more of the following key areas:

• Improved access to opportunities to participate in sport
• Removal of physical, economic, social and gender barriers to participation in sport
• Improved social cohesion
• Improved physical activity
• Provides innovative alternatives to play spaces for communities that lack resources
• Positively affects the environment or reduces negative environmental impact of sport-related initiatives
• Opportunities for social and economic empowerment generated by the project

The goal of the program is to support the design and construction of innovative facilities through a matching grant fund.

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.

Three project type priority levels:

• Top priority: Innovative (new) ways of getting non-active individuals active.
• Second priority: Existing projects or activities that adapt or expand so that they are available to new groups of people or new geographical areas.
• Third priority: Existing projects or activities that need new or replacement equipment, or existing projects that require replacement funding.

Four beneficiary type priority levels:

• Top Priority: Family units, children and adults undertaking physical activity together.
• Second Priority: Children aged up to 18.
• Third priority: Adults aged 25 and over.
• Fourth priority Young adults aged 19-24.

Projects must:

1. be focused on improving community-based, sporting activity at grass roots level in England
2. involve a Sport England recognised sporting activity
3. be designed to deliver one or more of the following outcomes
4. Increased participation in sporting activity
5. Increased club membership
6. Increased numbers of qualified and active coaches delivering instruction in sport
7. Increased numbers of active volunteers supporting sport in the community

www.nationalsportsfoundation.org/

tel: 0845 603 6069

www.princes-trust.org.uk

tel: 0800 842842 (freephone)

Promote and develop community amateur rugby in England. Two capital funding streams:

• Groundmatch Grant Scheme: grant funding for playing projects which contribute to the recruitment and retention of community rugby players.
• Interest Free Loan Scheme: provides loans to clubs to help finance capital projects which contribute to the recruitment and retention of community rugby players.

Groundmatch Grant Scheme: £1,500 - £6,000 on the basis of “matching” clubs’ own funds (internally or externally generated) on a 50:50 basis. Clubs may only apply for one grant per project and are eligible for only one grant per financial year (i.e. per season).

Interest Free Loan Scheme: £1,500 - £100,000, interest free with the maximum loan period being 15 years.

The Company Secretary, Rugby Football Foundation, Rugby House, Rugby Road, Twickenham, TW1 1DS

e-mail: foundation@therfu.com
Web: http://www.rfu.com/microsites/rff/

The Channel 4 TV show has teamed up with the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme to launch the Secret Millionaire Fund. Grants ranging from £300 to £10,000 are up for grabs for local community groups, schools, parish councils and health bodies to show their charitable side and carry out much-needed projects in their area. Similar to the popular programme, where successful businessmen and women go “undercover” in search of worthy good causes in their local area, the fund is open to applications (or nominations) from organisations that work to improve the lives of disadvantaged people.

The fund is particularly keen to support initiatives that:

• Give people a better chance in life by improving their skills and increasing their access to training.
• Promote stronger communities with active citizens who work together to solve local issues.
• Improve rural and urban environments.
• Promote healthier lifestyles.

Sport England offer financial support in different streams. Applicants should check the information on the website carefully before applying to ensure selection of the most appropriate fund. Projects must meet at least one of Sport England’s 3 core objectives - Grow, Sustain and Excel.

1) Small Grants Programme – No deadline

This fund offers between £300 and £10,000 for a variety of club development initiatives including equipment, coaching and facility hire for a festival or special event but not building projects or renovations.

2) Sportsmatch – No deadline

Sportsmatch is an ongoing fund to help sports clubs attract external sponsorship and double any investments made.  Sportsmatch can match between £1000 and £100,000 that a club can generate from a single external source or donations from up to 5 individuals.

The funding available is primarily for running costs (maximum grant £100,000) although capital awards of up to £25,000 can be made through the scheme. This can include non personal sports equipment such as outdoor basketball nets; kwik cricket surfaces; boats; sports; wheelchairs, etc. The scheme is open to community based sports projects, in particular those that benefit young people, disability groups, black and minority ethnic groups and/or women and girls.

3) Sustainable Facilities – Application deadline: 31 December 2009

The Sustainable Facilities fund is aimed at a small number of large scale, high-impact projects that will be able to generate their own revenue and keep the new or improved facilities at a very high standard for years to come. The funding can include contributions to the costs of a new build, modernisation and refurbishment.

4) Rural Communities Themed Round – Application deadline: 30 June 2009

The deadline for this fund has passed – more information will follow shortly.

5) Innovation Fund – Application deadline: 10 August 2009

Like the above two funds, the Innovation fund is a competitive fund. Sport England anticipates making a small number of awards between £10,000 and £500,000 to between 10 and 20 projects. The fund will invest in new ideas and solutions which will reach a whole new audience, providing sporting opportunities to a wider range of people including those new to sport.

A national initiative from Comic Relief.  Details are regularly updated as suitable projects are identified.

Sport Relief aims to fund work in the UK which uses sport and exercise to tackle exclusion and isolation experienced by some communities.

Any organisation that can deliver high quality sport to local children and encourage them to join sporting activity away from their school.  This can include:

• Local voluntary clubs
• Private businesses / coaches
• Youth bodies

www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk/Sport_Unlimited.php

You can download more information about deadlines for applications and eligible projects in the Sport Unlimited year 3 planning pack [PDF 147KB]

The Administrator, The Swimathon Foundation, PO Box 4500, London W1A 7LF

e-mail: info@swimathonfoundation.org

Tudor Trust supports work addressing the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of society. It is particularly interested in smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services and involve the people they work with in their planning.

New funding guidelines have been announced for 2009 to 2011. The Trustees will still make grants across their established funding areas (youth, older people, community, relationships, housing, mental health, substance misuse, learning, financial security and criminal justice) but are also open to hearing about work in areas not previously funded.

The guidelines do not focus on specific themes and programmes, but support a wide range of organisations and people to achieve lasting change in their communities. The Trust aims to encourage growth, progression and development and prefers to focus on groups with an annual turnover of less than £1m.

There is no maximum or minimum grant amount and grants are usually made over one, two or three years. Grants can be used for core, development, and project funding, or capital funding for buildings or equipment. The Trust has introduced a two-stage application process. For information on what to include in the first stage application, and for further details and a list of exclusions, visit the website.

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 – ie 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.