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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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.
Earley Charity - Organisation Grants 16529
Earley Charity is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for registered charities, voluntary and community groups, and other organisations working in Earley and East Reading to deliver a range of projects that benefit local communities. The fund will support a variety of projects and activities that benefit residents and communities in the Charity's area of benefit, with priority given to those that align with the Charity's current areas of interest. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
Fairhive - Thriving Communities Fund 16549
Fairhive Homes Limited is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community groups for projects that improve wellbeing for the people living in the Vale of Aylesbury and beyond through participation in cultural, sporting and social activities, as well as supporting and equipping services for those most in need. Funding is intended to support voluntary and community organisations delivering projects and services in Aylesbury Vale which aim to improve the quality of life for all Vale residents. Deadline: 30 September 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.
Gosport - Community Fund 16530
Gosport Borough Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for charities, communities interest companies, social enterprises, and other local community organisations in Gosport to deliver a variety of projects and activities that enhance community places, promote community cohesion, improve sustainability, develop people, skills, and provide opportunities. This fund aims to support local groups and organisations in improving community places and spaces, as well as delivering community activities. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
Gosport - Events Fund 16531
Gosport Borough Council is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available for voluntary and community groups, charities, businesses, faith groups, and schools to deliver inclusive community events in Gosport. This fund aims to support inclusive community events in the borough that bring people together, celebrate and enhance local attractions and amenities, provide local opportunities, and contribute to the local economy. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
Greenham Trust - Community Grants 16289
Greenham Trust is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants are available for charities and not-for-profit organisations undertaking charitable activities that benefit communities in West Berkshire and North Hampshire. Funding is intended for charities and other not for profit organisations undertaking charitable activities that directly benefit local communities in West Berkshire and North Hampshire.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation - Michael Austin Harlick Sports Award 16540
Portsmouth City Council is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to sport organisations towards the cost of awards that recognise the sporting achievements of young people. The fund supports the provision of awards that recognise young people's sporting achievements. Deadline: 26 October 2026.
Hampshire County Councillor Grants 16542
Hampshire County Council is offering discretionary funding. One-off grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for projects that will benefit local residents throughout Hampshire. Funding can assist with a wide range of groups and activities. Funding is aimed at local groups and organisations for one-off revenue and small capital projects which will benefit their local area. Deadline: 28 February 2027.
Heart of Bucks - International Day of Older People Microgrants 16292
Heart of Bucks Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £500. Grants for community-based events to celebrate older people in Buckinghamshire as part of the International Day of Older People (IDOP). The aim of the Fund is to improve social connectedness for older people, aged 65 years old and over, in Buckinghamshire by supporting community events to mark IDOP.
Deadline: 24 September 2026
Heart of Bucks - Kop Hill Climb Fund 16522
Heart of Bucks Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £7,500. Grants are available from the proceeds of the Kop Hill Climb Festival for community projects in Princes Risborough and the surrounding area. The annual Kop Hill Climb Fund aims to support community projects in the Princes Risborough and surrounding area of Buckinghamshire with a focus on projects that: Are aimed at addressing social isolation or deprivation. Deadline: 13 October 2026.
Here for Hart Community Grants 16290
Hart District Council is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations in Hart District to deliver projects and activities that benefit local communities and residents. This fund aims to support initiatives that help residents to stay well, promote inclusion and community connection, and support people facing challenges.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
KCC Village and Community Hall Grants 16575
Kent County Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to the management committees of village and community halls in Kent for capital projects to improve an existing facility or build a new one that meets an identified need in the community. The aim of the grant scheme is to give support to active local communities that rely on their village/community hall to provide a venue for a wide variety of activities and services. Deadline: 31 December 2026.
Mid Sussex District Council Community Grants 16293
Mid Sussex District Council is offering grants to community groups and charitable organisations for projects that help the Council meet its aims and benefit the residents of Mid Sussex District. Grants are available for projects that support community activity and are in line with the Council priorities areas.
Deadline: 24 September 2026
NextEnergy South East England Solar Impact Fund 16576
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 NextEnergys solar assets in Southeast England. The funding is intended for activities that will have positive social, economic and/or environmental impacts on the area. Deadline: 31 December 2026.
Oak Grants – Milton Keynes Community Foundation 16286
Milton Keynes Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available to support well-established not-for-profit organisations in Milton Keynes to scale up, embed change, or address root causes of disadvantage. Oak Grants are designed to support established organisations to scale proven approaches, embed lasting change, and tackle systemic disadvantage in Milton Keynes.
Deadline: 11 September 2026
Oxfordshire - Councillor Priority Fund 16558
Oxfordshire County Council is offering discretionary funding. Funding is available to support a broad range of community projects in Oxfordshire that meet County Councillor priorities for their local areas. The fund has been created as part of the councils commitment to supporting local communities across Oxfordshire in creating a greener, fairer and healthier county. Deadline: 30 November 2026.
Oxfordshire - Step Change Fund 16457
Oxfordshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £75,000. Grants for local charities to support projects that can demonstrate realistic plans for increasing reach and impact and for building longer-term resilience for the future. Grants are available to local charities and social organisations to establish firm foundations and build their core capacity and continue delivery of critical services. Deadline: 30 October 2026.
Sapling Grants Milton Keynes Community Foundation 16491
Milton Keynes Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to charities and community groups in Milton Keynes to develop and strengthen community projects or emerging organisations with a clear local benefit. Sapling Grants aim to develop and strengthen community projects and emerging organisations, helping them grow, increase their impact, and create lasting local benefits in Milton Keynes. Deadline: 18 December 2026.
South Oxfordshire - Councillor Community Grants 16505
South Oxfordshire District Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for projects to benefit communities in South Oxfordshire. The funding is intended to bring better outcomes for South Oxfordshire residents and contribute to the council's corporate plan priorities: Protect and restore the natural world. Deadline: 4 December 2026.
South Oxfordshire - Performing Arts Grant 16550
South Oxfordshire District Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in South Oxfordshire for projects that improve community wellbeing by engaging people in the performing arts. Funding is available to support community and voluntary sector organisations groups in South Oxfordshire with the aim of enhancing the cultural landscape of the district through increased access to the performing arts. Deadline: 30 September 2026.
Surrey County Council - Your Councillor Community Fund 16560
Surrey County Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to help voluntary and community organisations in Surrey deliver activities that benefit local people in their neighbourhoods. Through the annual Your Councillor Community Fund programme (formerly the Members' Community Allocation), each of Surrey's county councillors has funding to distribute to help residents, voluntary and community organisations deliver activities that benefit local people. Deadline: 31 January 2027.
Sussex Community Foundation Main Grants Programme 16287
Sussex Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £10,000. The Foundation manages various funds that are available to voluntary and community groups whose work improves the lives of people in East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove. Sussex Community Foundation (SCF) is a charity that promotes philanthropy and is working to build a substantial permanent fund to support communities across East and West Sussex, and the city of Brighton and Hove.
Deadline: 11 September 2026
Test Valley Borough Councillors Community Grant Scheme 16535
Test Valley Borough Council is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants are available to encourage community-led initiatives that will deliver solutions to local issues. The Councillors' Community Grant Scheme supports local residents to establish their own priorities and deliver local solutions to local issues. Deadline: 22 March 2027.
The Homity Trust 16516
Homity Trust is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based and working in Sussex to support local causes and those suffering financial hardship. The funding is intended to support community groups with local causes where a small grant will make a big difference. Deadline: 10 December 2026.
Turners Court Youth Trust Grant 16573
The Turners Court Youth Trust is offering funding of up to £2,500. Grants are available for registered charities and small community groups whose work is focused on the needs of vulnerable and disaffected children and young people up to the age of 23 years in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. The funding is for charitable projects in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire that share and reflect the Trusts charitable objects which are to: Provide and assist in the provision, care and support for children and young people (23 years and under) with emotional and Deadline: 31 October 2026.
Wealden - Sports Infrastructure Fund 16566
Wealden District Council is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available for sports clubs, town and parish councils, and other not-for-profit organisations across Wealden to deliver projects to improve sports facilities and wider sports participation in local communities. This fund aims to support projects and activities that improve outdoor sports pitches and facilities through the Wealden District and increase sports participation in local communities. Deadline: 31 March 2027.
Winchester - Small Grant Scheme 16561
Winchester City Council is offering funding of up to £700. Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for one-off projects that benefit the residents of Winchester. This scheme aims to make small grants easily available to local voluntary and community groups in Winchester. Deadline: 31 January 2027.
Winchester City Community Grants 16562
Winchester City Council is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for activities and projects that make improvements to local communities and neighbourhoods across the city of Winchester. This fund aims to support not-for-profit organisations working in the city of Winchester to empower them to make improvements to their local community or neighbourhood. Deadline: 31 January 2027.
Wokingham - Grants for Voluntary Organisations 16288
Wokingham Town Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for projects that directly benefit the residents of Wokingham Town. The scheme aims to provide funding to voluntary groups, charities or any organisation that has a project that directly benefits the residents of Wokingham Town.
Deadline: 11 September 2026
Worthing Community Chest Fund - Grants for Growth 16574
Worthing Community Partnership is offering funding of up to £1,500. Grants for established groups or projects to benefit local residents in Worthing. Grants are available to established local groups in Worthing to support projects or services for the benefit of local residents. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
Young Futures Fund 16294
Heart of Bucks Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants for projects to benefit children and young people living in Buckinghamshire (excluding Milton Keynes). The aim of the fund is to improve the quality of life for children and young people (from birth to 30 years old).
Deadline: 25 September 2026