Education and training

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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.

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Antrim and Newtownabbey - Grants for Sport and Leisure Clubs 16211

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to support sports clubs to attend high level competitions, deliver coach education programmes or purchase specialised equipment to improve facilities. The funding is intended to support sports clubs to attend high level competitions, deliver coach education programmes or purchase specialised equipment to improve facilities.

Deadline: 31 October 2026


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Be Active Wales Fund 16065

Grants of up to £50,000 are available to support community sports clubs and organisations in Wales for projects to reduce inequality, create long-term sustainability and introduce new or different ways of operating. The funding is intended to support projects aimed at upskilling volunteers, developing new ways of delivering physical activity, using technology to engage more people, and reaching those currently under-represented in sport and physical activity.

Next deadline: 11 September 2026


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Cairngorms National Park – Outdoor Learning Travel Grant Scheme 16125

Cairngorms National Park Authority is offering funding of up to £300. Grants are available for schools, community groups, and voluntary organisations in Scotland to support transport costs for educational trips to the Cairngorms National Park. This fund aims to support outdoor learning activities in the Cairngorms by helping groups cover transport costs to and from the National Park.

No deadline is stated


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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


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Ford Britain Trust 16149

Ford Britain Trust is offering funding of up to £3,000. Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations and schools for projects that benefit local communities in Great Britain with preference given to Essex, East London, Southampton, Daventry, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bridgend (South Wales). The Ford Britain Trust was created for the advancement of education and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

Deadline: 31 October 2026


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Foundation Scotland - Glenkens & District Community Fund 16082

Grants of between £500 and £25,000 are available to support the local community areas in Dumfries and Galloway with funds from the Blackcraig and Windy Rig wind farms. The Glenkens & District Community Fund aims to enable communities to be connected, resilient and carbon neutral places, where people will want to live, work and visit, to bring up their families, and to grow old.

Next deadline: 16 September 2026


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Gallaher Trust 16226

The Gallaher Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that create jobs, develop skills and support disadvantaged adults in the wider Ballymena community. The funding is intended to support projects that align with the Trust's objectives to benefit adults living in Ballymena.

No deadline is stated


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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


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John Watson's Trust 16244

John Watson's Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for education purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged. The Trust awards grants for educational purposes to children and young people under the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability, or who are socially disadvantaged.

Deadline: 23 October 2026


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Kingspan Kickstart Sports Fund (Island of Ireland) 16161

Kingspan Group is offering grants that are available to amateur athletes, amateur sports clubs and community sports facilities based on the island of Ireland to support them in achieving their sport development goals. The funding is intended to provide financial support to amateur athletes and sports clubs throughout the island of Ireland, specifically for acquiring equipment, training and essential resources.

No deadline is stated


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Letchworth Garden City - Community Investment Fund (Wellbeing Through Nature) 16069

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants for groups to improve resident's wellbeing in Letchworth Garden City through engagement with nature. The aims of the nature engagement programme are to support fully or part-funded projects that: Ensure communities have access to information on green spaces and nature-based activities, and how they can improve wellbeing.

Next deadline: 14 September 2026


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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


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Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park – Engagement Travel Grants 16191

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority is offering funding of up to £250. Grants are available for schools and groups working with disadvantaged people across Scotland to cover transport costs for educational trips to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. This fund aims to support schools and groups visiting Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park by covering travel costs to the National Park and the costs of accessing Inchcailloch Island for outdoor learning activities.

No deadline is stated


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Scottish Gambling Education Hub – Gambling Education Youth Fund 16200

GambleAware is offering funding of up to £500. Grants are available for groups of young people across Scotland to deliver gambling education and prevention projects and activities. This fund aims to enable youth workers and young people to transform their ideas into action and create their own local gambling education and prevention project.

No deadline is stated


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SIIC Grant Scheme 2026 16267

Shropshire Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to support young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) to improve their skills, resilience and employability. The fund aims to address the challenges faced by unemployed young people by supporting innovative projects, services and initiatives that provide education and training.

Deadline: 25 September 2026


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Soirbheas Community Grants 16242

Soirbheas is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants for a range of projects and activities to benefit residents in the community council areas of Glen Urquhart and Strathglass. The aim of the scheme is to support local initiatives that help protect the environment, provide training and promote employment opportunities, and projects that help make the communities of Glen Urquhart and Strathglass more resilient.

Deadline: 14 October 2026


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Sport Northern Ireland - Creating Opportunities (with Crowdfunding) 16158

National Lottery is offering funding of up to £5,000. Match funding is available to community organisations in Northern Ireland for innovative crowdfunding projects aimed at promoting accessibility and inclusion in sports, coaching, officiating and leadership for traditionally excluded groups. The funding is intended to connect communities across Northern Ireland, increasing participation in sport and physical activity.

Deadline: 29 January 2027


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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


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Thomas Wall Trust - Grants for Registered Charities 16178

Thomas Wall Trust is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for UK registered charities for specific projects that improves communication skills for disadvantaged adults and supports NEET people into employment. The Trust views communication skills as critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

Deadline: 11 September 2026


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Twinkl Community Collection support fund 16339

Community Collection is a monthly support fund for schools, community groups, and educators, and it's totally free to enter. The fund offers support to help schools, educators and educational settings bring their projects to life. Recipients receive the funds to decide how they want to use them, whether it is for a new sensory room, more equipment for outdoor/active play, or, as one recent recipient used it, a brand new mud kitchen!).

  • Funding Amount: A £1,000 cash grant. A new giveaway is open each month.

  • Eligibility: Open to all UK schools, community groups, and registered educational charities.

  • Criteria: A simple 5-minute application (100 words or less) explaining how the funds will be used.

September deadline: 30/09/2026


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Walter Dickie Leadership Bursary 16151

Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) is offering funding of up to £2,500. A bursary is available to provide financial support for an individual working in Wales' voluntary sector seeking to develop their leadership skills. The funding is intended to support a selected individual engaged in Wales' voluntary sector to become a better leader.

Deadline: 16 October 2026


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WCIT Charity 16342

WCIT is offering funding of up to £15,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver IT projects and activities that support the themes of education, inclusion, IT for charities, and understanding of IT.

Deadline: 3 November 2026


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Whitbread Plc Chairman's Fund 16106

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation is offering funding of up to £5,000. Grants are available for locally based small charities and community groups in South Bedfordshire for projects that focus on skills and inclusion, reducing rural social isolation and community cohesion. The aim of the fund is to provide financial support to charities and community groups across South Bedfordshire, including Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Leighton Buzzard and the surrounding rural communities, as far as the county boundary to the south west.

Deadline: 29 September 2026


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Ymddiried - Media Grants Cymru 16205

Grants are available to support individuals in Wales to extend their skills in television, film, radio and digital media, and to support organisations that promote the development of educational skills and resources for the creative industries, as part of the wider Ymddiried initiative. The funding is intended to support: Individuals to extend their skills from the traditional (such as TV, film and radio) to the digital (such as podcasts, virtual reality content and content for streaming platforms, e.g YouTube).

Deadline: 1 November 2026


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