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.
Funding up to £15,000 is available – either as a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant. Projects should aim to:
- Get inactive people to start exercising
- Keep people active
- Get active people to exercise more
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 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:
Grants for sports organisations and clubs to encourage more people to get physically active, improve access to sports opportunities and become more environment friendly
Application deadline:
Apply at any time
Fund description:
https://www.sportengland.org/funding-and-campaigns/our-funding/movement-fund