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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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.
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Community Foundation North East - Tyne & Wear High Sheriff's Awards Scheme 16311
Community Foundation North East is offering funding of up to £1,000. Awards are made in recognition of groups in Tyne & Wear who encourage useful and beneficial pursuits for young people aged between 10 and 25, supporting them to be upstanding citizens and deterred from criminal activities and/or to positively turn their lives around. Awards are made in recognition of groups in the community who encourage useful and beneficial pursuits for young people, supporting them to be upstanding citizens deterred from criminal activities and/or to positively turn their lives around.
Deadline: 19 October 2026
Community Relations Council - Community Relations/Cultural Diversity Grant Scheme 16526
NI Community Relations Council is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to help voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland develop their capacity to engage in community relations work. The funding is intended to help community and voluntary groups throughout Northern Ireland develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake. Deadline: 15 January 2027.
Cornwall Councillor Community Chest Grant Scheme 16521
Cornwall Council is offering funding of up to £750. Grants are available to voluntary and community groups in Cornwall for projects that are beneficial to local residents and the local area. This fund aims to support a variety of projects that benefit local communities. Deadline: 12 February 2027.
Corra Foundation – Boost Small Grants 16170
STV Children's Appeal is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to support grassroots organisations and charities delivering community-led activities to children and families across Scotland affected by poverty. This fund aims to ensure accessible, supportive, community-led activities remain available to children and families despite the challenges the cost-of-living poses for charities and community groups.
No deadline is stated
Craven Trust 16297
The Craven Trust is offering funding of up to £1,500. Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for projects that improve the quality of life of local people living within the Craven Trust area. The Trust supports local community projects that build better and stronger communities for the benefit of future generations in the Craven area.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
CRH Charitable Trust 16462
CRH Charitable Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charitable and not-for-profit organisations in the North West of England that work with mental illness and mental disability. The Trust provides a small number of grants each year to support children, young people and adults in north west England who are experiencing a range of mental illnesses and mental disabilities. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
Crook Hill Community Benefit Fund 16513
Ørsteds is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to a range of not-for-profit organisations for new or existing community and environmental projects that benefit local residents off the Cumbria and Lancashire coast. The funding is aimed at a wide range of not-for-profit groups and organisations that are working for the benefit of the local community in the area of the Crook Hill Wind Farm. Deadline: 10 February 2027.
Crowdfund Lancashire Culture and Sport Fund (with Crowdfunding) 16300
Lancashire County Council is offering funding of up to £15,000. Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations, town and parish councils, businesses and individuals who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign to deliver culture and sport projects in Lancashire.
Deadline: 17 September 2026
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.
Cruden Foundation Limited 16187
Cruden Foundation Limited is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for registered charities in Scotland working for the support and improvement of their local community. This fund aims to support charitable projects and activities in Scotland for the benefit of people living there.
No deadline is stated
Cumbria Community Foundation - Barrow Helping Barrow Fund 16302
Team Barrow is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to community groups and charities to deliver projects that respond to local priorities and make a positive difference in Barrow. The fund supports community groups and charities to deliver projects that respond to local priorities and make a positive difference in Barrow.
Deadline: 21 September 2026
Cumbria Community Foundation - myLakeland Community Fund 16553
Lakeland Limited is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available for charitable organisations for projects and activities in Cumbria that improve the health and wellbeing of local people and protect the environment, with priority for projects located in South Cumbria. This fund aims to support projects and activities in South Cumbria that improve the lives and wellbeing of residents, as well as activities that improve the environment. Deadline: 30 October 2026.
Cumbria Waste Management Environment Trust 16499
Cumbria Waste Management Environment Trust is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants are available to community groups and organisations for environmental and community projects that are within a 10-mile radius of either Hespin Wood or Flusco Pike landfill sites (in parts of Eden, Carlisle and Allerdale). The Trust acts as a grant distribution body, and aims to fund environmental and community projects within the local authority areas of Carlisle, Eden and Allerdale, where the project is within 10 miles of Hespin Wood or Flusco Pike landfill sites. Deadline: 1 December 2026.
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust 16364
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust offers grants of up to £1,600 for equipment and participation costs. Open to disabled tennis players and organisations including schools, clubs, charities and local authorities. Funding can support specialist wheelchairs, equipment, coaching and court hire. Closing date: 26 October 2026.
DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16) 16126
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is offering funding of up to £648,000. DCMS is seeking one or more delivery partners or consortia with expertise in engaging and supporting young people to deliver a three-year 'Connections through Gaming' pilot in England. The programme will use gaming to engage boys aged 11-16 who may be experiencing loneliness, social isolation or low wellbeing. The funding is intended to support delivery of a programme that combines gaming-based activities with structured wellbeing and confidence-building support.
Deadline: 11 September 2026
Digital Learning Grant 16112
JustGiving is offering discretionary funding. Fully funded places are available for charity fundraisers to develop their digital fundraising skills through online training, coaching and learning resources. The Digital Learning Grant aims to help fundraisers and charity professionals strengthen their digital fundraising knowledge, confidence and capability.
Deadline: 12 September 2026
Do It For East Yorkshire Community Grant 16256
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants for voluntary and community sector organisations, town and parish councils in East Riding of Yorkshire to support activity that will provide community activities to improve health and wellbeing, improve access to local resources and services, and reduce social isolation. East Riding of Yorkshire Council recognises that the cost-of-living crisis is putting unforeseen pressures on residents and community groups across the county.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Dormant Assets for All 16394
The National Lottery Community Fund offers grants from £300 to £20,000. Open to voluntary and community organisations in Northern Ireland. Funding supports organisational development including governance, digital skills, leadership, financial resilience and volunteer management. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Dorset Community and Culture Project Fund 16278
Dorset Council is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to community organisations in Dorset for new projects benefitting local people in the areas of the arts, museums, heritage, sport, physical and play activities. The fund's purpose is to help community organisations start new activities and events that benefit the local community.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Dorset Council - Capital Leverage Fund 16284
Dorset Council is offering funding of up to £25,000. Grants are available to community and cultural organisations for capital projects which provide new and improved facilities for local residents in Dorset.
Deadline: 10 January 2027
Dudley - Voluntary Sector New Beginnings Funding 16266
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants are available to VCSE organisations in Dudley supporting newcomers (i.e., refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) into the community. Funding is available to VCSEs operating in Dudley borough to provide a range of activities and safe spaces in the community for newcomers to meet and make connections.
Deadline: 18 September 2026
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.
East Lothian - Community Intervention Fund 16483
East Lothian Council is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grant for capital projects to support community groups in East Lothian. The aim of the Community Intervention Fund is to provide grants towards capital projects for a wide range of local community groups in East Lothian. Deadline: 30 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.
East Riding of Yorkshire - EDI Community Grant Fund 16563
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to local community groups and organisations within East Riding of Yorkshire for projects that celebrate diversity and promote community cohesion. The funding is intended to support local community groups and organisations delivering projects and activities in East Riding of Yorkshire that celebrate diversity and promote community cohesion. Deadline: 31 January 2027.
East Suffolk - Youth Fund 16352
East Suffolk Council is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups to support young people in East Suffolk.
Deadline: 2 October 2026
Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited 16460
Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available for charities and organisations to support the education, training, care and welfare of people with special educational needs, particularly those under 25 years, with emotional and behavioural difficulties in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. The funding is for charities and organisations located in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, or those with projects located in this region, to support children and young people with special educational needs. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
Edward Holt Trust 16528
Edward Holt Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to constituted groups working to address poverty, disadvantage, and homelessness across Greater Manchester. This fund aims to support initiatives that alleviate poverty and disadvantage in local communities, including working with people who are homeless. Deadline: 16 October 2026.
Endrick Trust 16241
Endrick Trust is offering funding of up to £50,000. Funding is available to registered charities in Greater Glasgow for general charitable purposes, in particular the relief of poverty and community development. Funding is available to support charitable causes in the Greater Glasgow area.
Deadline: 2 October 2026
Energy Resilience Fund 16131
Architectural Heritage Fund is offering funding of up to £250,000. A mixture of grant and loan funding is available to support community organisations and social enterprises in England to install energy saving measures or technology and purchase energy efficient or environmentally friendly vehicles or equipment. The Energy Resilience Fund provides eligible charities and social enterprises in England with a blended funding package of loan (60%) and grant (40%) to improve their energy resilience.
No deadline is stated
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.
Enovert Community Trust 16487
Enovert Community Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations undertaking community and environmental projects located in the vicinity of Enovert's landfill sites in England. The funding is intended to support community and environmental projects in the vicinity of Enovert's operations across the UK. Deadline: 4 December 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.
Fat Beehive Foundation 16114
Fat Beehive Foundation is offering funding of up to £2,500. Grants are available to small UK registered charities to help them improve their digital presence. The funding is intended to support the creation of websites or digital products that enable small charities to carry out their work in a more efficient and effective way, resulting in positive social benefit.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
FCC Community Action Fund - England 16137
FCC Communities Foundation is offering funding of up to £100,000. Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for public amenity projects eligible under Object D of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) and located within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment landfill site. The funding is intended to support not-for-profit organisations with the costs of making physical improvements to single amenity sites that are open and accessible to the general public.
Deadline: 18 November 2026
Fermanagh and Omagh - Community Services Project Development Grants 16222
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is offering funding of up to £2,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Fermanagh and Omagh to help identify local need and/or further develop community project ideas. The funding is intended to improve services and facilities, build community capacity, and create positive change, promoting social inclusion in the community.
No deadline is stated
Fermanagh and Omagh - Significant Sporting Achievement Fund 16223
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is offering funding of up to £500. Grants are available to sports teams in Fermanagh and Omagh who have been selected or qualified to compete at the highest level within their sport. The funding is intended to support sports teams that have achieved significant success by being reaching a final, tournament, competition or event following a performance-based selection or qualification process.
No deadline is stated
Fermanagh Trust 16225
The Fermanagh Trust is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community groups working to improve and promote the wellbeing of those who are disadvantaged and socially excluded in Fermanagh communities. The funding is intended to support local organisations in Fermanagh and the surrounding area engaged in social and community development work to enhance living conditions.
No deadline is stated
Football Foundation - Facilities Grants 16145
The Football Foundation is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing community football facilities in England. The funding is intended to enhance the grassroots football experience by supporting projects ranging from the purchase of goalposts to improving changing pavilions.
No deadline is stated