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.
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North Lanarkshire - Grant Awards Programme (GAP) 16245
North Lanarkshire Council is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community groups in North Lanarkshire for projects or activities that will benefit the local community. The aim of the annual Grant Award Programme is to offer discretionary funding to community and voluntary organisations who contribute to the North Lanarkshire Partnership.
Deadline: 25 October 2026
North Lincolnshire - SSE Local Keadby Wind Farm Fund 16258
SSE is offering funding of up to £20,000. Grants are available to benefit the local communities of North Axholme and Gunness & Burringham. The SSE Local Keadby Wind Farm Fund aims to support a range of community projects for the benefit of the local residents of North Axholme and Gunness & Burringham.
Deadline: 21 September 2026
North Lincolnshire - SSE Sustainable Development Fund 16489
SSE is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants to support strategic projects across North Lincolnshire enabling projects to achieve significant impact in local communities. SSE Renewables established the Sustainable Development Fund as part of its community benefit arrangements to support projects that will bring transformational change and significant community benefits to the regions in which SSE Renewables operate. Deadline: 14 December 2026.
Northern Ireland - Police Property Fund 16150
Northern Ireland Policing Board is offering funding of up to £30,000. Grants are available for local voluntary and community groups for projects which have a real impact on reducing crime, disorder and the fear of crime in Northern Ireland. The funding is intended to support community groups with charitable purposes, as defined by the Charities Act 2008.
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Northern Powergrid Foundation Grants 16257
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for capital projects that improve community buildings, equipment and spaces in the Bradford District. The funding is intended for capital projects that create, extend, improve or refurbish community facilities and enable community organisations to take ownership of underused but valued local assets.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
Northumberland High Sheriff Awards Fund 16313
Community Foundation North East is offering funding of up to £1,000. Awards are made in recognition of groups in Northumberland 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 provide constructive and developmental activities for young people aged between 10 and 25 years old.
Deadline: 26 October 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
Oldham – Rotary Community Grant 16303
Chadderton and Failsworth Rotary Club is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available for constituted voluntary groups in Oldham to deliver projects and activities that bring people together and make a difference in local communities. This fund aims to support groups and organisations to deliver projects and activities that benefit local people and address specific priorities in their communities.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Open Grants Programme - Small Grants 16397
Clothworkers' Foundation offers grants of up to £15,000 for capital projects. Open to charities, schools and CICs. Funding supports buildings, equipment, vehicles and digital infrastructure that increase organisational reach, impact and sustainability. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
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.
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.
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.
Pembrokeshire - Pride in Place Impact Fund 16496
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is offering discretionary funding. Funding is available to organisations to support community-based enhancements across Pembrokeshire, as part of the Pride in Place Impact Fund. The funding is intended to support projects focused on the following investment categories: Community spaces - creating, extending, improving or refurbishing existing community facilities and enabling community organisations to take control of underused but valued local assets. Deadline: 31 December 2026.
Pembrokeshire - South Hook LNG Community Fund 16232
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS) is offering funding of up to £5,000. Financial assistance is available to local, not-for-profit organisations and community groups in Pembrokeshire to assist with the costs of community projects and initiatives. The funding is intended to support projects and initiatives which: Support communities in Pembrokeshire.
Deadline: 2 November 2026
Peter Kershaw Trust - Ordinary Grants 16304
Peter Kershaw Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to registered social welfare charities working in Greater Manchester and North Cheshire for the benefit of disadvantaged people. The grants are for registered charities operating in Greater Manchester to support a wide variety of purposes under the general heading of "social welfare", such as assisting people with medical conditions, disabilities, addictions, to help the aged, youth work etc.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Port of Milford Haven's Community Fund 16477
Milford Haven Port Authority is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to charities, voluntary organisations, community organisations and social enterprises working within Pembrokeshire for projects and events that benefit local communities. The funding is intended for projects and events that support community action and the Port's aims of maintaining safety on the waterway, protecting the environment and creating opportunities for future generations. Deadline: 16 November 2026.
Power NI - Brighter Communities Fund 16162
Power NI is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to charitable, sports and community organisations in Northern Ireland for equipment purchases or projects and activities that enhance their offering within their local community. The funding is intended to enable community organisations in Northern Ireland to 'shine a little brighter', whether that is through acquiring equipment, a revamp of their space, or providing resources for their service users.
No deadline is stated
Provincial Walsh Trust for Bolton 16537
Provincial Walsh Trust for Bolton is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for voluntary groups, community groups, and charities across Bolton to deliver a variety of projects and activities that support vulnerable communities and individuals. This fund aims to support people who are most in need and/or vulnerable and/or who live in the most disadvantaged areas of Bolton Borough. Deadline: 23 October 2026.
Pump House Trust 16390
Pump House Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 for revenue and capital costs. Open to charities in Scotland. Funding prioritises community development, environmental projects, youth work, women's initiatives and activities promoting social inclusion. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Queensberry House Trust 16077
Queensberry House Trust is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available to registered charities and social enterprises in Edinburgh and the Lothians for projects focused on improving the lives of vulnerable older people. The Trust's objective is ' the advancement of citizenship and community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities), and also having regard, but not exclusively, to the locality.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
Reaps Moss Community Benefit Fund 16532
GrantScape is offering funding of up to £3,500. Grants are available for community projects which will benefit residents in the area of the Reaps Moss wind farm on the moors between Bacup and Todmorden. The Fund is intended to support community and environmental projects taking place within the area of the Reaps Moss wind farm. Deadline: 17 February 2027.
Responsive Grant-Making Programme 16375
The Paristamen Charity offers unrestricted grants of up to £1,000 for core costs. Open to small and medium-sized Scottish charities. Funding supports organisational sustainability, with particular interest in faith-based organisations and those committed to climate action. Closing date: 1 February 2027.
Richard and Siobhán Coward Foundation - Grants for Community Photography 16116
Richard and Siobhán Coward Foundation is offering funding of up to £1,500. Grants are available to support the provision of participatory projects in the UK which seek to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people under 25. The use of photography must be a core element of the project. The funding is intended to support children and young adults under the age of 25 to take part in organised activities that allow them hands-on experience of photographic techniques.
Deadline: 30 September 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.
Riverhorse Trust 16117
Riverhorse Trust is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for small UK registered charities with limited resources who are working to deliver frontline services in their communities. The Trust is looking to support organisations that are 'impactful and committed to investing in their own resilience'.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Robert Clutterbuck Charitable Trust 16138
The Robert Clutterbuck Charitable Trust is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales with a preference for projects in Cheshire and Hertfordshire. The Trust awards grants to registered charities to support projects rather than running costs.
Deadline: 31 December 2026
Robertson Trust 16196
Robertson Trust is offering funding of up to £250,000. Grants are available to registered charities in Scotland that are working with communities experiencing poverty and trauma. The Trust's funding strategy for 2020-30 aims to provide £200 million in funding over the next ten years to help improve the lives of people and communities experiencing poverty and trauma.
No deadline is stated
Robertson Trust - Big Change That Lasts Fund 16177
Robertson Trust is offering funding of up to £500,000. Multi-year funding is available to charities, community interest companies, housing associations and credit unions in Scotland for strategic work, including policy work, campaigning, and research, focused on financial security. The Fund aims to support projects that demonstrate strong potential to deliver big change that lasts, meaning strategic, systemic or long‑term impact on poverty and trauma in Scotland.
No deadline is stated
Robertson Trust - Community Spaces 16197
Robertson Trust is offering funding of up to £60,000. Grants are available to registered charities in Scotland with an annual income of between £30,000 and £500,000 to support the running costs of community spaces in areas experiencing high levels of deprivation and trauma. The Fund is intended to support local community centres, hubs or anchor organisations that are delivering and/or hosting a range of services and activities in places that are significantly affected by poverty and trauma.
No deadline is stated
Robertson Trust - Supporting Resilience Fund 16166
Robertson Trust is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to charities in Scotland that are currently receiving funding from the Robertson Trust's Small Grants programme to undertake initiatives which contribute to organisational and staff resilience. This is a new fund, intended to invest in work that strengthens organisations from the inside.
No deadline is stated
Robertson Trust - Wee Grants 16198
Robertson Trust is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for small charities and community groups in Scotland carrying out charitable work in local communities to address poverty and trauma. The Trust launched a funding strategy for 2020-30 which aims to provide £200 million in funding over the next 10 years to help to improve the lives of people and communities experiencing poverty and trauma.
No deadline is stated
Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust 16272
The Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to registered charities based in Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire and Herefordshire for projects that support the Trust's priorities. The grants are for registered charities working in the following key areas: adults in need, young people in need, mental health support, poverty and the enviornment.
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.
Roughley Trust 16268
The Roughley Trust is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to Birmingham-registered local charities for projects supporting community work, special needs, health and wellbeing, education, arts and leisure, heritage, and the environment. The funding is intended to support registered charities addressing special needs, deprivation and disadvantage, promoting health and wellbeing, education and community development, and encouraging engagement with the arts, heritage and environment.
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Royal Leamington Spa - Community Grant Fund 16506
The Town Council of Royal Leamington Spa is offering funding of up to £2,000. Funding is intended to support community and voluntary organisations with projects that are of benefit to the wider community of Royal Leamington Spa. The aim of the Fund is to support community and voluntary organisations for projects that are of benefit to the wider community in Royal Leamington Spa. Deadline: 4 December 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
Saddleworth Hydro Sustainability Fund 16554
Saddleworth Community Hydro is offering funding of up to £20,000. Grants are available for community groups, clubs, societies, and other not-for-profit organisations to deliver sustainability projects across Oldham, with a preference for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This fund aims to stimulate and assist community sustainability projects in Oldham and the surrounding area, particularly projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Deadline: 30 October 2026.
Saintbury Trust 16279
The Saintbury Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for registered charities in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire that are undertaking activities that fall within the Trust's areas of interest which includes work to support people with disabilities.
Deadline: 30 September 2026