We know there are times when a little extra cash is needed to get a project off the ground. Whether you have an idea for a community project, need support to keep an existing group running or need to pay for professional development, there are plenty of funds out there which may be able to help out.
The Movement Fund
Apply For Funding
The Movement Fund provides crowdfunding pledges, grants and support to help projects that get more people active. If you're eligible and your project aligns with our goals, you could receive up to £15,000 to cover a wide range of costs and items that'll help deliver positive change in your community.
Find the Right Funding Opportunity for You
Below you will find details on funding currently available. This page is updated when we become aware of new opportunities, so please check back for the latest information.
If you are an organisation providing funding and would like to be included on this page, please get in touch with Paddy
Use the dropdown menu to filter opportunities by topic to find the best type of funding to suit your organisation.
The Peter Harrison Foundation - Sport and Physical Activity programme
Small Grants of up to £5,000 and Major Grants of between £5,001 and £30,000 are available to UK registered charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) for sports-based projects providing sport and physical activity opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people and/or people with a disability.
- Application deadline: TUESDAY 1st OCTOBER 2024
- We prioritise applications from organisations with a turnover of up to £500,000
- We are able to provide: capital, project and core funding
- Funding over 1,2 or 3 years
- To apply please see webpage for more details How to apply | Peter Harrison Foundation
Funding opportunity for talented athletes who live or train in Swindon
The GLL Sport Foundation is an athlete focussed support programme providing athletes across the UK with tangible support to aid their sports performance.
Support can include free access to facilities and financial awards up to the value of £1,250. Since its inception the Foundation has provided over 17,000 athlete award bursaries totalling over £9 million worth of support. In 2023 we supported 33 athletes (from 13 different sports) from Swindon with support totalling over £21,500.
To find out more and to apply please click on the links below:
Main website (applications made here through an online portal. Deadline is 20th February 2024):
http://www.gllsportfoundation.org/
For information on funding criteria:
Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust
Grants are available to clubs, community groups or teams in the UK to encourage vulnerable and underprivileged children and young adults to get active and enjoy taking part in sport.
Amount: £5,000
Community Ownership Fund
The £150m Community Ownership Fund (COF) exists to help communities across the UK to take ownership of assets at risk of closure. It will run until March 2025
IWG Women & Sport
The International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport has today launched the Anita White Fund (AWF) to support female leaders in sport around the world, marking the first time financial support has been offered to advance gender equality by the IWG in its 29-year history.
A legacy of the Anita White Foundation, the AWF has been established to honour Dr Anita White OBE and Cath Sweet – two leading figures in the women and sport movement who collaborated on a number of international sport development projects.
The AWF consists of two sets of awards to reflect Anita and Cath's respective fields of expertise, with each one granting amounts of up to £2000 per successful applicant in one funding cycle.
Young Gamechangers Fund
Apply now for the Young Gamechangers Fund
The Young Gamechangers Fund Steering Group is looking for applications from young people aged 10 - 25 that are working to create positive social change in their communities, environment or society.
The Young Gamechangers Fund is a £4.5m partnership between the Co-op Foundation, Co-op and the #iwill Fund that's putting young people in charge of change.
To read more about the fund, check out our website here!
Go to our eligibility checker using the link below.
Find out if you can apply for funding
Bike Bike Revival Grants Programme
Cycling UK - Big Bike Revival Grants Programme
Deadline: 15/12/2023
Grants are available for voluntary groups, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit organisations to deliver cycling projects and activities across England for people who do not normally cycle.
Get Fishing Fund
Deadline: 08/12/2023
Grants to support angling clubs, fisheries, charities, schools and local authorities in England to deliver angling events and activities that will get more people into fishing and retain them within the sport.
The Phoenix Way – Children and Youth Round
The Phoenix Way – Children and Youth Round
Deadline: 03/12/2023
Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations, and charities across England and Wales to deliver projects and activities that work with Black and racially minoritised children and young people to prevent and reduce violence.
Make Moves Fund
Nike and Spotify have linked up to launch the Make Moves Fund - a social impact-led initiative designed to get the least active girls moving through music. The fund will provide grants to UK-based community organisations to pioneer innovative and girl-first programmes that combine music and movement.
WASP Funding Programmes
WASP deliver two programmes which offer the opportunity for your club, group, or organisation to access funding. Find out more on the pages below.
Access Funding through our ACP to enable more people to access physical activity through your club or organisation.
Apply for funding for completion of a UKCC Coaching Course.
The Together Fund
The Together Fund (formerly, Tackling Inequalities Fund) was launched by Sport England to support groups whose activity levels have been most affected by Covid-19. We have supported over 20 organisations across the County apply for this funding, enabling groups to come together and be active at a time when they needed to the most.
More Information
If you have a question about funding, or would like support to submit an application, get in touch with Alan.
