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Other sources of funding information

Please use the links below to find out more about these agencies

Governing bodies Regional grants (GrantsNet)
Access funds Sport England
FunderFinder Sportlink
Funders Index Sports Sponsorship Advisory Service
Grants First UK Sport - Get sponsored!
Lottery funding

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Governing bodies

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Some governing bodies (e.g. The Rugby Football Union / British Cycling etc) have their own grant schemes. It is advisable to check with the governing body for your sport and ascertain whether:

  • They offer grant aid
  • They know of any other funding sources for your sport
Contact: Contact details of many regional / national officers for national governing bodies can be found at Intosport's contact pages

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Access funds

Description:

This site aims to provide the latest funding information from Central Government, National Lottery, devolved governing bodies, EU and quangos.

Access Funds has a range of services to help you fundraise including email services and training courses. The site also contains directories of funding programmes and guides to funding.

Need to sign-up to retrieve information? A free 7-day trial available.

Contact: www.access-funds.co.uk

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FunderFinder

Description: FunderFinder develops and distributes software to help individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to identify charitable trusts that might give them money.
Contact: www.funderfinder.org.uk

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Funders Index

Description: An online guide to finding funding in the East Midlands for Community based projects.
Contact: www.fundersindex.co.uk/

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Grants First

Description:

Grants First are a partnership that offer advice, support and grant funding expertise to directly meet the needs of their clients ensuring that they are targeting the most appropriate funding streams.

They offer a fast track enquiry form where the client can quickly access potential funding agents, in response to their funding requirements.

Currently Grants First has over 3000 different sources of funding open to UK organisations, which are split into four main groups; European Funding, UK Government Funding, Lottery Funding, Community Trust/Charity Grants.

Contact: www.grantsfirst.com

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Lottery funding

Description: Lottery funding is a website run by the various Lottery funders in the UK. The site allows you to search through information on current funding programmes across the UK. It allows you to narrow your search to find the most appropriate funding to meet your needs. The search requires four items of information; the location of the project, the category that best describes you or your organisation, the type of project that will be funded (i.e. sport), the amount of money that you would like to apply for, enabling the most suitable funding revenues to be found. Potential funding can be in excess of £500,000.
Contact: http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/

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Regional grants (GrantsNet)

Description:

GrantsNet gives information about grant schemes available to businesses and charities in the UK. Within the site you will find comprehensive information about grant support schemes for UK businesses and charities. GrantsNet provides a search resource where you are able to look for a grant by project type, area, and keyword.

GrantsNet aims to reduce the efforts and costs, of identifying and applying for a grant.

Contact: www.grantsnet.co.uk

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Sport England

Description: Sport England’s website.  The administration of lottery awards is the responsibility of the Sport England Lottery Fund (see National Lottery) Some regions produce their own literature on regional funding sources for sport. Please contact the appropriate regional office for further information.
Contact: www.sportengland.org/eastmidlands_index/eastmidlands_get_funding.htm

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Sportlink

Description: This organisation is a register of sportsmen, sportswomen and events and looks to link them to business sponsorship partners
Contact: www.sportlinkuk.co.uk

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Sports Sponsorship Advisory Service

Description: The Sports Sponsorship Advisory Service is jointly run by the Institute of Sports Sponsorship and the Central Council of Physical Recreation with funding from Sport England. Its primary objective is to help those governing bodies of sport that at present do not benefit from large sponsorship arrangements.
Contact: Website currently unavailable

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UK Sport - Get sponsored!

Description: The purpose of this website is to help guide talented individuals through the process of seeking and securing sponsorship
Contact: http://sponsorship.uksport.gov.uk/

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