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.
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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.
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Cherry Family Foundation 16514
The Cherry Family Foundation is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available for smaller grassroots charities in London, the East and the South East of England who organise programmes that support young people between the ages of 10 and 30 years. The fundings is intended for a wide range of small grassroots charities to help advance the lives of young people (aged 10 to 30 years old) who come from difficult circumstances to help them lead healthy, happy, successful lives. Deadline: 10 February 2027.
Croydon Almshouses Grant Fund 16544
Croydon Almshouses is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups helping residents who experience poverty or disadvantage in Croydon. Funding is intended to tackle poverty, hardship and disadvantage in Croydon. Deadline: 28 September 2026.
Enfield - Energy Champions Partnership Fund 16504
Enfield Voluntary Action is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for community and voluntary organisations across Enfield with a member of staff or long-term volunteer who is an EVA-accredited Enfield Energy Champion to deliver projects that provide energy advice for local residents and expand their energy champion's existing work through new activities. This fund aims to support groups with an existing EVA-accredited champion to deliver projects that demonstrate: Evidence of providing energy advice through an existing EVA-accredited Enfield Energy Champion. Deadline: 4 November 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.
Greenwich Healthier Communities Fund 16525
NHS Greenwich Charitable Funds is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charities, community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and other organisations across the London Borough of Greenwich to deliver projects and activities that prevent and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities in local communities. This fund has two core aims: Preventing health and wellbeing inequality in Greenwich, focusing on programmes and projects that aim to tackle the contextual factors that can lead to poor health and wellbeing in the borough. Deadline: 14 December 2026.
Hammersmith United Charities 16517
Hammersmith United Charities is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available to constituted, not for profit organisations for projects that benefit residents of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The funding is intended to support small, local organisations with projects that will make a difference to local people and address one of the following priority areas: Meeting basic needs (food, shelter, advice etc). Deadline: 11 January 2027.
Heathrow Community Trust - Projects for Young People 16503
Heathrow Community Trust is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available for local authorities, schools, charities, community groups and not-for-profit companies in Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne, Richmond, Runnymede, Windsor, Maidenhead and South Bucks that are delivering projects that will improve the lives, employment opportunities and resilience of young people up to the age of 24. The Projects for Young People scheme aims to improve young people's lives by increasing their skills, raising their aspirations and breaking down their barriers to employment. Deadline: 2 December 2026.
Hounslow Council - Thriving Communities Fund Small Grants 16317
London Borough of Hounslow is offering funding of up to £1,500. Grants are available to support voluntary and community groups across the London Borough of Hounslow to carry out activities and projects that promote community cohesion. The funding aims to support community and voluntary organisations and groups with locally based, small-scale, impactful community projects promoting social cohesion, civic pride and volunteering.
Closing date: 18 January 2026
I AM Brent – Community Microgrants 16325
I AM Brent is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for charities and other not-for-profit organisations in the London Borough of Brent to deliver projects and activities aimed at young people to reduce violence in local communities. This fund aims to support projects designed to benefit young people aged 25 and under, their families or community members who live, work, study, or spend substantial time in at least one of the following areas: Chalkhill Estate.
Deadline: 27 September 2026
Inspire Hounslow 16320
Inspire Hounslow is offering grants (large and small) for organisations across Hounslow to deliver projects and activities that support young people across Hounslow. This fund aims to support projects and activities that benefit disadvantaged young people who work, live, or study in Hounslow.
Closing date: 8th January 2027 (large grants)
Islington - Local Initiatives Fund 16323
London Borough of Islington Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups in Islington to deliver events, activities or projects which bring benefit to local residents. Funding is intended to support locally run initiatives that will have a positive impact on the local community.
Deadline: 21 January 2027
Jack Petchey Foundation – Educational Visit Grants 16148
Jack Petchey Foundation is offering funding of up to £1,200. Grants are available for schools, colleges, and non-uniformed youth organisations in London and Essex to support educational experiences and opportunities for young people aged between 11 and 25 to learn outside of the traditional classroom environment. This fund aims to support schools and youth organisations with the costs of making visits to museums, theatres, science shows and other educational experiences to help young people to develop a wide range of valuable personal and social skills.
No deadline is stated
London - Green Roots Fund 16523
Greater London Authority (GLA) is offering funding of up to £500,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit, public and civil society organisations across London to support projects to create and improve green and blue infrastructure in London. Funding is for projects that: Enhance blue and green infrastructure in London, making neighbourhoods healthier, more nature-rich and climate resilient, so that they are higher quality and natural spaces are better connected. Deadline: 14 January 2027.
London Communities Micro Grant Fund 16322
Thrive LDN is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for grassroots community groups across London to support projects and activities that serve marginalised communities and promote community wellbeing, resilience, and belonging. The fund aims to support grassroots and community-led organisations working with some of London's marginalised and underserved communities to deliver project and activities that support wellbeing, resilience, and belonging.
Deadline: 21 September 2026
Mayor of London – Investment in Youth Clubs Programme 16318
Mayor of London is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for voluntary and community sector organisations delivering youth clubs across London to help them stay open later to give young Londoners a safe place to go during evenings, weekends, and school holidays. This fund aims to help youth clubs to stay open later and longer, giving young Londoners a safe place to go on weekday evenings, weekends, and school holidays, reach more young people aged 14–24 years old, and strengthen the quality and sustainability of their provision.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
Pathways - Grants Programme 16539
Housing Pathways Trust is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations working in Brentford and Ealing to deliver projects and activities that benefit local communities and support disadvantaged people. This fund aims to support projects working with people on a low income, people disadvantaged through ill health or disability, survivors of domestic violence, those needing support into employment and education, and community groups working to overcome isolation and support and Deadline: 24 November 2026.
Richmond Foundation 16545
Richmond Foundation is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charitable organisations serving local community needs in the areas covered by postcodes TW9, TW10, SW13, and SW14 in Richmond, London. This fund aims to support projects and activities that align with the following priorities: Accessing support and advice. Deadline: 28 October 2026.
Richmond Upon Thames Climate Action Microgrants 16538
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council is offering funding of up to £500. Grants are available for community groups and other not-for-profit organisations across the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames to support small-scale locally led climate action initiatives. This fund aims to support activities and initiatives that promote positive behaviours in the local community around climate change and sustainability. Deadline: 23 October 2026.
Rose Foundation 16570
Rose Foundation is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants and professional expertise are available to registered charities and exempt bodies for building projects in London. The Rose Foundation assists registered charities with small building projects in the London area. Deadline: 31 March 2027.
Sir Walter St. Johns Educational Charity 16484
Sir Walter St. Johns Educational Charity is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for charities and voluntary and community groups across the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth to deliver educational projects and activities for disadvantaged children and young people in the area. This fund aims to support projects and activities that promote the education and training of children and young people under the age of 25 who live across the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth and are in need of financial assistance. Deadline: 1 December 2026.
St Olave’s Foundation Fund 16319
St Olave’s Foundation Fund is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available for youth groups and schools in the London Borough of Southwark for educational projects and activities for young people. This fund aims to support activities for young people under the age of 25 years old in pursuit of education and who are residents in the London Borough of Southwark.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
The Span Trust 16546
The Span Trust is offering funding of up to £20,000. Grants are available to London based charities for projects that alleviate poverty, disability, age or ill health and advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment. The Span Trust currently supports charities based in London and surrounding areas that advance or promote the Trusts objectives, which are to: Advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment in areas of social and economic deprivation, in particular Deadline: 29 January 2029.
Walking and Cycling Grants London 16326
Transport for London (TfL) is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to VCSE organisations in Greater London for projects that engage communities in safe, enjoyable and inclusive walking and cycling activities. The programme aims to: Increase walking and cycling in London (including new, lapsed or occasional cyclists).
Deadline: 28 September 2026
Wandsworth – Community Access Revenue Grant Fund 16079
Wandsworth Borough Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the London Borough of Wandsworth to deliver sports and physical activities initiatives that benefit local communities. This fund aims to support new sport and physical activity programmes that directly benefit residents of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
Wandsworth – Women and Girls Capital Grant Fund 16080
Wandsworth Borough Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the London Borough of Wandsworth to support the improvement and maintenance of infrastructure and facilities that promote inclusive access for women and girls. This fund aims to support physical improvements to facilities and equipment that promote inclusive access for women and girls.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
West Hackney Parochial Charity 16520
West Hackney Parochial Charity is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for organisations in West Hackney to deliver projects that support education, the relief of poverty, the advancement of life, and provide organised breaks for families and children. The scheme aims to improve the lives of people who are resident in the Parish of West Hackney. Deadline: 11 October 2026.
Westminster Amalgamated Charity Grant 16453
The Westminster Amalgamated Charity is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available for registered charities who are working for the benefit of local residents in the 'old' City of Westminster. The Westminster Amalgamated Charity provides funding to registered charities working for the relief of those in need who live in the 'old' City of Westminster (the area south of Oxford Street). Deadline: 23 October 2026.