Welcome to the Sported Funding Bulletin. This page is here to help you find funding opportunities that may be available to your group or organisation.
We know that funding is a priority for many groups in our network, and that finding the right opportunity can sometimes feel complicated.
Use the search and filter options on this page to narrow down the list of funds.
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You can search by keyword, or tick the filters that apply to you and select Apply Filters. This will make the list shorter and help you find funds that may be a good match.
Each fund has its own eligibility criteria. If you find a fund that looks suitable, please open the website link and read the guidance carefully before applying.
Finding a fund is an important first step, but it is not the only part of securing funding. If you need more support, you can also explore the resources available on the Hub.
If you are part of the Sported network, you will also receive a monthly Funding Bulletin by email, highlighting selected funds. If you would like extra support, our team of staff and volunteer consultants across the UK would be happy to arrange a chat with you.
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Augean Community Fund 16346
GrantScape is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available to not-for-profit groups for community and environmental projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities located within ten miles of the King’s Cliffe landfill site in Northamptonshire or the Thornhaugh landfill site in Peterborough.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Augean Community Fund 16474
GrantScape is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available to not-for-profit groups for community and environmental projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities located within ten miles of the King’s Cliffe landfill site in Northhamptonshire or the Thornhaugh landfill site in Peterborough. Grants are intended for community and environmental projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities located within ten miles of the King’s Cliffe landfill site in Northhamptonshire or the Thornhaugh landfill site in Peterborough. Deadline: 11 November 2026.
Better Derbyshire Dales Fund 16345
Derbyshire Dales District Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Funding is available to support the work of new or existing community and voluntary groups or organisations that are working within the Derbyshire Dales to develop or strengthen communities and people's health and wellbeing.
Deadline: 5 November 2026
Better Derbyshire Dales Fund 16471
Derbyshire Dales District Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to support the work of new or existing community and voluntary groups or organisations that are working within the Derbyshire Dales to develop or strengthen communities and people's health and wellbeing. Funding is available to support the work of new or existing community and voluntary groups or organisations that are working within the Derbyshire Dales to develop or strengthen communities and people's health and wellbeing. Deadline: 5 November 2026.
Blaby District Council Community Revenue Grants Scheme 16102
Blaby District Council is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to develop projects and services that benefit the community in Blaby. Grants are available to develop projects and services that benefit the community.
Next deadline: 4 December 2026
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust 16089
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charitable organisations carrying out social welfare or community activities in Nottinghamshire or Norfolk. The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking a range of charitable purposes.
Rolling programme (trustees meet three times a year to consider applications)
Charnwood - Small Community Grants 16473
Charnwood Borough Council is offering funding of up to £750. Small grants are available to community and voluntary organisations within Charnwood Borough which are working to benefit Charnwood residents. Funding is intended to support voluntary and community organisations with their activities including organisational running costs and projects (for up to one year), environmental projects, and one-off contributions for equipment costs for projects.
Deadline: 6 November 2026
East Midlands Airport Community Fund 16332
East Midlands Airport is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants are for voluntary and community organisations located in areas affected by the operations of East Midlands Airport, in order to undertake projects that will have a lasting benefit, bring communities closer together through sport and recreation and offer environmental improvements and heritage conservation. The Fund awards grants to support eligible projects that have a long lasting community and/or environmental benefit to those areas most affected by the airport's operations.
Deadline: 5 October 2026
East Midlands Airport Community Sponsorship Fund 16492
East Midlands Airport is offering funding of up to £200. Small grants are for voluntary and community organisations located in areas affected by the operations of East Midlands Airport to help fund projects and events that will provide a benefit to the local community. The fund awards small grants to support projects that provide a benefit to the local community and which otherwise might not be able to take place. Deadline: 31 December 2026.
Ford Britain Trust (Small grants) 16365
Ford Britain Trust offers grants of up to £250 for capital and project costs. Open to charities, schools, sports clubs and community groups near Ford locations. Funding supports education, environmental projects, youth activities, inclusion and wider community benefit. Closing date: 31 October 2026.
Lincolnshire - Michael Cornish Core Grants Programme 16263
Lincolnshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to support the activities of charitable and not-for-profit constituted community organisations working to benefit people in Greater Lincolnshire. The funding aims to empower and support the resilience of community organisations with the potential to change lives for the better across Lincolnshire.
Deadline: 16 October 2026
Lincolnshire - Q Futures Community Fund 16344
Lincolnshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to support projects across Greater Lincolnshire that are creating employment, training and skills opportunities, helping local people to thrive now and in the future. The fund aims to support not-for-profit groups working to improve and create employment and training opportunities in communities across Greater Lincolnshire.
Deadline: 1 November 2026
Lincolnshire - Q Futures Community Fund 16468
Lincolnshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to support projects across Greater Lincolnshire that are creating employment, training and skills opportunities, helping local people to thrive now and in the future. The fund aims to support not-for-profit groups working to improve and create employment and training opportunities in communities across Greater Lincolnshire. Deadline: 1 November 2026.
Martin Trust for Young People 16490
Martin Trust is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants are available to individuals or local voluntary youth organisations for projects that directly benefit young people living in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. The Trust aims to directly benefit young people living in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Deadline: 16 December 2026.
NextEnergy Midlands and North Solar Impact Fund 16493
Next Energy Group is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available for local groups to support social and environmental projects and activities that benefit the residents around the NextEnergy’s solar assets in the Midlands and the Northwest of England. The funding is intended for activities that will have positive social, economic and/or environmental impacts on the area. Deadline: 31 December 2026.
Peak District National Park - Connect Fund Grant 16452
Peak District National Park Foundation is offering funding of up to £500. Grants are available for schools, community groups and associations to help pay for the cost of a trip to visit the Peak District National Park. The funding is designed to remove barriers for disadvantaged and marginalised communities to access, understand and enjoy the park. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
Rushcliffe – Community Wellbeing Fund 16331
Rushcliffe Borough Council is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants are available to support community wellbeing projects that are helping to tackle social isolation, loneliness and cost of living pressures in the borough. The funding is intended to support town and parish councils, local groups and community organisations to set up, sustain or expand projects that improve inclusivity and wellbeing within the Rushcliffe Borough.
Deadline: 2 October 2026
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust Grant 16395
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust offers grants of up to £50,000 for project, capital and core costs. Open to registered charities and community organisations. Funding supports a broad range of charitable activities, with preference for projects in Coventry, Warwickshire and the Midlands. Rolling programme.
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust Grant 16091
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for registered charities or CICs working in, or benefiting the people of, Nottinghamshire, for the benefit of people of socially and medically disadvantaged groups, particularly children and young people, older people, and people with disabilities.
Rolling applications: The trustees meet four times a year to review applications
Yelvertoft Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund 16351
Northamptonshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £30,000. The Fund aims to provide grants to support a range of charitable, educational, environmental and general community amenity projects in the parishes of Clay Coton, Crick, Lilbourne or Yelvertoft.
Deadline: 2 October 2026