Physical activity, sport & leisure

Funding for physical activity, sport and leisure

  • 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. DCF will then invite relevant organisations to submit an application. If you have submitted an […]

  • 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 community buildings which provide a range of services to their local communities. Arts and Activities […]

  • 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 earmarked for clubs and groups that are looking to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable. […]

  • 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 to achieve one or more of the following outcomes for their communities: improved health and/or […]

  • 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.  Small and local Devon organisations are given priority over large, national charities applying for Devon […]

  • 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 this financial year (until March 2026). Devon County Council Members can use their Locality Budget […]

  • 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 volunteers collecting on match days. Charities and organisations that are based within the wider Exeter […]

  • North Devon Community Councillor Grants

    Community groups in North Devon can now apply for funding from this year’s Community Councillor Grants scheme. North Devon Council runs the scheme which allocates £1,000 to each North Devon councillor so that they can support projects or groups in their area. Charities, voluntary and community groups and not-for-profit organisations can apply for a small […]

  • Arts Council England: funding for libraries and museums

    Arts Council England (ACE) is inviting libraries and museums to apply for grants from the following programmes: Museum Renewal Fund 2025/26 Grants of between £10,000 and £1m for museums owned and directly maintained by local authority funding, or with a governance link to a local authority. The aim of the funding is to ensure financial […]

  • Grassroots Fund

    FA-accredited clubs and leagues with a project involving grassroots football can apply for support from the Grassroots Fund. These small grants are intended to help clubs with practical projects such as making improvements to a clubhouse and can also be used to help clubs to improve their game and their playing environment. The fund is […]