Physical activity, sport & leisure

  • Heart Research UK: Healthy Heart Grants

    Applications are opening soon for the 2025 Healthy Heart Grants. Funding is available from Heart Research UK for new community projects working with adults, that focus on promoting healthy hearts and reducing the risk factors associated with heart disease. Projects … Continue reading →

  • Devon Community Foundation

    Devon Community Foundation (DCF) has adopted a new approach to distributing grants. The foundation has an extensive database of community groups and charities and will use this to identify those that fit the funds that are available at any time. … Continue reading →

  • West Devon Borough Council: community grants

    The following funds are available to voluntary and community groups in West Devon: Community Halls Capital Grant Fund – grants up to £25,000 to support the resilience and development of community facilities, such as community halls, village halls and other … Continue reading →

  • Sport England: Movement Fund

    Sport England’s Movement Fund provides support for sports clubs and other organisations that help people to take part in physical activity. There is a total budget of £160million and Sport England has recently announced that 10% of this is being … Continue reading →

  • Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund

    The Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund has re-opened for applications for its main grants scheme. The funding aims to support the modernisation and improvement of village halls, so that they are fit for purpose and can provide activities which seek … Continue reading →

  • The Gibbons Trusts

    Charities and not-for-profit organisations are invited to apply for grants from the David Gibbons Foundation and the Gibbons Family Trust.  Both Charities have a preference for helping East Devon residents, however applications from any area of Devon will be considered.  … Continue reading →

  • Devon County Council: Locality Budgets 2025/26

    Devon County Council’s Locality Budgets 2025/26 will soon be opening for applications for funding to support projects that benefit local communities in Devon. Each County Councillor in Devon has a Locality Budget allocation of £8,000 that they can use in … Continue reading →

  • Naturesave Trust: Nature Connection

    Naturesave Trust is inviting applications for its Summer 2025 funding round. The theme this time is ‘Nature Connection’ and so the trust is looking for applications from charities, community groups and organisations that are working to connect communities to nature … Continue reading →

  • Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest

    Voluntary and community organisations can apply for a small grant for activities that help to strengthen their community and improve their local area. Grants of £300 to £3,000 are available from the Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest which has a … Continue reading →

  • Exeter Chiefs Foundation

    The Exeter Chiefs Foundation is now welcoming applications to become one of its designated charities for the 2025/26 season. Successful applicants will benefit from the official match-day collections as well as raising the profile of their charity by having their … Continue reading →