Sport England has launched a new small grants programme to replace its existing Small Grants Programme and Active Together fund. The new Movement Fund has a budget of £160million over the next four years for sports clubs and other organisations that help people to take part in physical activity.
Funding up to £15,000 is available – either as a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant. The money can be used for a range of projects that promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities. It can be spent on equipment, refurbishing or upgrading facilities, developing new capabilities and skills, delivery costs and emergencies. The Movement Fund cannot cover general running costs and you cannot apply for football-only projects which are eligible for the Football Foundation.
The Movement Fund is particularly interested in providing opportunities for groups facing barriers to activity, such as people on low incomes, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, older people, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQ+ groups or unpaid carers.
The fund is also keen to support projects that are doing the following:
- encouraging positive experiences of sport and physical activity
- involving the community in planning and delivery
- prioritising environmental sustainability
- making good use of public money
The Movement Fund supports a variety of formally constituted not-for-profit organisation types, including:
- sports clubs
- charities
- local authorities
- schools
- Community Benefit Societies
- not-for-profit companies
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Small grants for projects to get more people active, reduce the number of inactive people and tackle inequalities
Application deadline:
Applications may be submitted at any time
Fund description:
https://www.sportengland.org/funding-and-campaigns/our-funds/apply-funding