Physical activity, sport & leisure

Funding for physical activity, sport and leisure

  • Big Bike Revival 2026

    Applications can now be made for funding to support Big Bike Revival events in 2026. The aim of the Big Bike Revival is to make cycling accessible for everyone. It provides funding to community and voluntary organisations to deliver free events that encourage people to start cycling, cycle more often or to take up cycling […]

  • Community Care Fund

    Caremark is offering three awards of £3,000 each to community projects that bring people together and make a positive difference. Projects can include improving a play area, supplies for a community garden, equipment for inclusive sports or activity groups, supporting a food bank or revamping a village hall. The grants are intended to support activities […]

  • Asda Foundation: Local Community Spaces Fund

    Registered charities and CICs can apply to the Asda Foundation for funding to repair, maintain, expand or improve community spaces so that they can continue delivering vital activities and services. The Local Community Spaces Fund provides grants to support safe and welcoming community spaces that bring people together, connect communities and address loneliness and isolation. […]

  • Clark Foundation

    Not-for-profit organisations with a community project in Plymouth or Barnstaple can apply to the Clark Foundation for a capital grant towards building or equipment costs. The funding can be used for the following types of projects: You can apply for a community grant for any amount over £1,000: most grants are for less than £10,000. […]

  • One Stop Community Partnership

    Groundwork has announced this year’s deadlines for applications to the One Stop Community Partnership programme. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store. This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store* […]

  • Children’s Alliance

    Non-profit organisations including schools, registered charities, community interest companies and registered community groups can apply for grants to deliver water-based projects for disadvantaged children. The funding comes from the Children’s Alliance which aims to get children into water safely to learn, develop and purposefully play for the benefit of their physical and mental wellbeing. The […]

  • Nineveh Charitable Trust

    The Nineveh Charitable Trust supports a broad range of UK-based projects and activities, with an emphasis on promoting better understanding of the environment and countryside. Grants are available to registered charities and Community Interest Companies but other organisations, including schools, can also be funded if there are clear outcomes, in line with the aims of […]

  • Boost Charitable Trust

    The Boost Charitable Trust aims to fund and support inspiring programmes that help to improve the lives of the disabled and disadvantaged through the power of sport. Small grants are available to charities or non-profit making organisations that have a real passion for improving people’s lives through sport. It focuses on five areas of disadvantage: […]

  • The Happiness Fund

    Applications open on 2nd March for the first 2026 round of the Happiness Fund which will award two £5,000 grants. Small not-for-profit organisations in the UK can apply for funding for grassroots, neighbourhood-based community projects. The focus is on mental health, wellbeing, inclusion and skills development. Applicants must be community based, not-for-profit and non-political and […]

  • Garfield Weston Foundation

    The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest UK grant-making foundations, supporting charities across the UK with donations totalling around £100m each year. Most grants from the foundation are in the range of £10,000 to £50,000 but smaller and larger grants can be awarded, including major grants of over £100,000. The grants can be […]