| Name of Funding Agency |
What the Fund is For? |
Who Can Apply? |
Amount of Funding? |
Contact Website |
Contact Telephone |
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| Awards for All |
Region Specific outcomes need to be met, to run local/ county/regional projects |
Sports Groups (clubs, leagues) and voluntary associations |
£300 - £10,000 |
link |
08456 002040 |
| Barclays Spaces for Sport |
Revitalising local communities through developing sporting facilities and providing coaching kit/equipment |
Sports clubs, schools and associations |
Kit/equipment plus financial support for facilities |
link |
08000 274221 |
| BIFFA Award |
This award provides local small grants for improving community facilities and opportunities |
Community groups and clubs |
£5,000 |
link |
08700 361000 |
| Big Lottery Fund |
Brings together the work of the two national lottery distributors: the community fund which provides funding for charities and voluntary sectors, and the new opportunities fund which provides for health, education and environmental projects |
Voluntary and community organisations, individuals, schools, county and regional associations |
Various |
link |
08454 102030 |
| BT Community Connections |
Provides 1700 Internet ready computers for voluntary or community groups |
Local Community & Voluntary Groups |
Approx £1,300 worth of IT equipment |
link |
02072 994163 |
| Camelot Foundation |
Grants Manager: support for bringing marginalised groups/people into mainstream of UK life |
|
|
link |
02078 286085 |
| Central Council for Physical Recreation |
Guidance for National Governing Bodies |
|
|
link |
02078 548500 |
| ChangeUP |
ChangeUP is a government initiative designed to improve voluntary and community sector infrastructure |
|
Various |
link |
02070 350438 |
| Community Club Development Programme (CCDP) |
This programme enables identified national governing bodies of Sport to strategically identify capital projects for investment |
Clubs |
Various |
|
01908 268400 |
| Community Chests |
Supports activities of formal and informal community groups in the most deprived areas. This is a first step towards more formal involvement in neighbourhood renewal |
Both formal and informal community groups in the most deprived areas are eligible for the NRF Fund (see neighbourhood renewal fund) |
£5,000 |
link |
02077 139326 |
| Community Champions |
The Community Champions Fund was set up to help people who can inspire others to get more involved in renewing their neighbourhoods through participation in community groups. |
|
£2,000 |
link |
01142 594586 |
| Community Dividend |
Supports projects that fulfil a need in the local community |
Community, Self Help and voluntary groups. Charities |
£100 - £5,000 |
link |
08450 901456 |
| Community Foundation Network |
A National network linking, promoting and supporting over 60 community foundations throughout the UK |
All grant making is done by local community foundations which reflect the communities’ priorities. |
|
link |
02077 139326 |
| Community Investment Fund |
Increase participation in priority groups, as identified by Sport England regional sports boards |
To support projects (capital & revenue) that supports the delivery of regional plans |
|
link |
08458 508508 |
| Continyou |
Funding opportunities for Out of School Clubs. |
Voluntary community organisations |
Through Schools |
link |
02087 099900 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
Through ‘sport’ on their website, links to various funding agencies |
|
|
link |
02072 116200 |
| European Regional Development Fund |
The European Regional Development Fund was set up in 1975 to stimulate economic development in the least prosperous regions of the EU. |
See Website |
Various |
link |
01483 882255 |
| European Sponsorship Association |
Assistance for putting together sponsorship packages for sport |
Sports clubs, individuals, and associations. |
|
link |
01932 866875 |
| Foundation for Sports and The Arts |
Community Sport that meets the aims of the foundation |
Sports Clubs |
Various |
link |
01512 595505 |
| Help Yourselves! |
Develop communities through funding health, play/leisure and safety projects. |
A young person linked to an adult led group, or an organisation that works with young people |
£1,000 |
link |
|
| Learning & Skills Council |
To raise participation and attainment through high-quality education and training which puts learners first. |
As a student you can get financial help with your living and learning costs |
|
link |
08709 006800 |
| Lloyds TSB Foundation |
Support grass-roots charities which help people, especially those disadvantaged or disabled, play a fuller role in the community. |
Charity Organisations |
£500 - £10,000 |
link |
08704 111223 |
| Local Network Fund |
Provides support and funding to enable community groups to develop and provide services and activities for children and young people. |
Local Groups |
£250 - £7,000 |
link |
08451 130161 |
| Lottery Good Causes |
To search through lottery funding databases |
|
|
link 1
link 2 |
08452 750000 |
| National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service |
The NACVS is a growing network of more than 350 CVS’s around England – links to local offices. |
|
|
link |
01142 786636 |
| National Council for School Sport |
Currently developing awards for Schools and Teachers |
|
|
link |
01509 226600 |
| National Sports Foundation |
A government led initiative designed to facilitate and encourage partnerships between private investors and community sports projects. |
Three priority areas for funding are Fit For Sport, 2012 Kids and Women Into Sport |
Total pot of £34.5m up to 2008 |
link |
08456 036069 |
| Neighbourhood Renewal Fund |
Aims to enable England’s most deprived areas to improve services |
|
|
link |
08450 828383 |
| New Deal for Communities |
Helps some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the country by giving grants to community based partnerships |
Community partnerships in specific deprived areas across the country |
Approximately £2 Billion committed to the 39 Partnerships |
link |
08450 828383 |
| New Opportunities Fund |
Linked to Big Lottery, see website for more details |
|
|
link |
02072 111800 |
| Office of The Deputy Prime Minister |
Various Including tackling Social Exclusion |
|
|
link 1
link 2 |
02079 444400 |
| Prince’s Trust |
Disadvantaged young people. Not always direct funding, though partnerships available. |
Sports Clubs, County Associations and regional associations |
£5,000 |
link |
0800 842842 |
| Russell Commission |
To develop a new national framework for youth action and engagement |
Organisations that support volunteering work. |
£150 million to implement commission’s recommendations |
link |
02070 353535 |
| Sport England |
Various Funding information available on their website |
|
|
link |
08458 508508 |
| Sporting Champions |
Sporting Champions brings World Class Athletes into schools and local communities to inspire and motivate young people to take up sport. |
|
|
link |
08003 284903 |
| Sporting Equals |
Working for Racial Equality in Sport. |
|
|
link |
01217 103014 |
| Sportlink UK |
Organisation that has a register of sportsmen and women and links them to business sponsorship partners |
Individuals |
|
link |
01798 872555 |
| SportsAid |
Grants for Elite competitors |
International Level Athletes |
|
link |
02072 731975 |
| SportsMatch |
To help fund grass roots and community sports by matching sponsorship funding on a pound for pound basis |
Sports Groups, Local Authorities, voluntary youth associations and schools |
Minimum £1,000 Maximum £50,000 |
link |
02072 731942 |
| Tesco Sport for Schools and Clubs |
Collecting vouchers when shopping at Tesco’s to help supply sport’s equipment and coaching |
Clubs and Schools |
|
link |
08703 333365 |
| UK Sport |
Various funding Information available on their website |
|
|
link |
02072 115100 |
| Volunteering England |
Funds projects that raises the number and quality of volunteers |
Local Groups |
|
link |
02075 208991 |
| Young People’s Fund |
Big Lottery: Grants to individual young people, grants to voluntary and community organisations, grants to voluntary organisations to fund national project |
Individuals, Sports Groups |
Various |
link |
08454 102030 |
| Youth Sport Trust |
Programmes with the aim of delivering high quality PE and Sport to all young people regardless of ability |
|
|
link |
01509 226600 |
