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 […]
Physical activity, sport & leisure
Funding for physical activity, sport and leisure
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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* […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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: […]
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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 […]
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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 […]