Physical activity, sport & leisure

Funding for physical activity, sport and leisure

  • Tesco Fruit and Veg Grants

    Schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations supporting children can apply for up to £1,500 to improve access to healthy food. Tesco has launched the new Fruit and Veg Grants scheme to replace Tesco Stronger Starts which has now closed. Fruit and Veg Grants are for initiatives that use nutritious food to help ensure that children […]

  • Morrisons Foundation

    Morrisons Foundation – set up by Morrisons supermarket chain – makes grants to registered charities undertaking projects that improve people’s lives. Grants of up to £10,000 are available for specific projects that help to improve people’s lives. To be eligible, projects must address at least one of the following objectives: tackling poverty and social deprivation […]

  • Central Social & Recreational Trust

    Grants are available for sports clubs and organisations to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of disadvantaged children who are under the age of 21 years. You can apply for up to £1,500 which can be used towards the cost of equipment for use of all members of the […]

  • South West Water: Community Funds

    South West Water provides grants to support communities in the SWW area with nature, wellbeing and learning opportunities, as well as water-saving initiatives. There are two grant schemes: Better Futures FundThis fund is for organisations that focus on physical activity, education, health and wellbeing, or environmental impact, with funding available to schools, registered charities, other […]

  • Barclays Community Sport Fund

    Barclays Community Sport Fund helps to improve access to football, cricket and tennis for women and girls. The fund supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations that are working within the most deprived areas of the UK and are making sport more accessible to women and girls, as well as engaging people from other under-represented […]

  • Rowing Foundation

    UK rowing clubs and other organisations involved in the sport of rowing (on water) can apply for a small grant from the Rowing Foundation. Grants are offered towards the costs of boat equipment or boat refurbishments to support junior and student rowers, and adaptive rowing for all ages. You can apply for funding to match […]

  • Dartmoor: Public Access Support Fund

    The Dartmoor Preservation Association has launched a new fund for projects that encourage access to Dartmoor. The Public Access Support Fund is available for projects dealing with access in broad terms – this can be: Grants start at £500 and go up to £3,000+. Applications are accepted from individuals, groups, charities, CICs, schools, collectives and […]

  • 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 […]