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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Big Issue Invest - Impact Loans England 16139
The Foundation for Social Investment is offering funding of up to £400,000. Loans are available for social enterprises and registered charities in England to help them grow and continue the good work they are currently doing. The Impact Loans England programme offers a range of loan products that support charities and social enterprises that are registered and delivering social impact in England.
No deadline is stated
Common Ground Award 2026 to 2027 16363
MHCLG offers grants of up to £250,000 for organisations working to build social cohesion. Open to charities, CICs and community organisations in England. Funding supports projects that reduce prejudice, resolve tensions and strengthen connections between diverse communities. Closing date: 12 October 2026.
Community Facilities Programme (Wales) 16156
Welsh Government is offering funding of up to £300,000. Capital grants are available for community-led voluntary and community sector organisations to develop and improve community facilities in Wales in order to tackle poverty and its effects. The funding is intended to help organisations develop and improve facilities for communities in order to tackle poverty and its effects, increasing opportunity, creating prosperity for all, and developing resilient communities where people are engaged and empowered.
No deadline is stated
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
Foundation Scotland - Social Investment Fund 16172
Grant and loan investments of between £10,000 and £250,000 per organisation with up to 25% of this in the form of a grant are available to social enterprises, community organisations and charities across Scotland to benefit local communities. The fund aims to provide blended grant and loan investment to incorporated community organisations to meet the needs of the business, achieve a vision and secure the organisation's future.
No deadline is stated
Heywood - Pride in Place Fund: Capital Grants 16557
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is offering funding of up to £180,000. Grants are available for voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFE) sector organisations across Heywood to support capital projects to improve community spaces. This fund aims to support capital expenditure on physical community spaces in Heywood where people come together and that enable the lives of Heywood residents to be improved. Deadline: 30 November 2026.
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.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Action (Scotland) 16123
National Lottery Community Fund - Scotland is offering funding of up to £250,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for community-led projects that build open and inclusive community cohesion.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - Fairer Life Chances 16175
National Lottery Community Fund - Scotland is offering funding of up to £500,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community and public sector organisations in Scotland for projects that support children, young people and families, or help people to be healthier and have better access to support, with a focus on those experiencing poverty, discrimination and disadvantage. The Fund is intended for projects working to achieve the following objectives: Children, young people and families thrive.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - People and Places (Wales) 16193
National Lottery Community Fund - Wales is offering funding of up to £500,000. Grants are available to voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Wales to support the delivery of projects that work closely with communities, building on their strengths and experiences and helping with the issues that matter most to them. The funding is intended to support voluntary, community and public sector organisations to deliver new or existing projects that benefit local communities.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Communities 16142
National Lottery Community Fund is offering funding of up to £20,000,000. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations, including schools, statutory or public bodies, serving communities in England for activities that support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination and support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives. The priorities are for projects that: Support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination Support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening Communities (Northern Ireland) 16165
National Lottery Community Fund - Northern Ireland is offering funding of up to £500,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Northern Ireland for community projects that build community cohesion, with a focus on those experiencing poverty, discrimination and disadvantage, and early intervention. The Fund aims to support community led projects that: Involve people who experience poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Start Fund 16195
National Lottery Community Fund is offering funding of up to £150,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for work that helps young people (aged 8 to 24) to become more confident and play an active part in realising their potential. The Fund aims to create opportunities for children and young people aged between 8 and 24 years to help them realise their potential.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund – The Solidarity Fund 16143
National Lottery Community Fund is offering funding of up to £5,000,000. Grants are available for organisations in England taking action on the root causes of inequality, such as poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.
No deadline is stated
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
Sports Facilities Fund 16202
Sportscotland is offering funding of up to £250,000. Grants are available for the provision or upgrading of sports facilities in local communities throughout Scotland. The Sports Facilities Fund aims to support capital projects that provide opportunities for people to get involved in and participate in sport and physical activity in Scotland.
Deadline: 1 April 2027
Strengthening Communities 16401
The National Lottery Community Fund offers grants of up to £500,000 for community-led projects. Open to charities, CICs and community organisations in Northern Ireland. Funding supports projects tackling poverty, disadvantage and discrimination, helping people improve wellbeing, build connections and reach their potential. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
The Evelyn Trust 16348
The Evelyn Trust is offering funding of up to £250,000. One-off grants are available to charities and not-for-profit organisations for medical research and health and wellbeing projects in Cambridgeshire. The funding is intended for medical research and health and wellbeing projects taking place in Cambridgeshire that are run by charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Deadline: 6 November 2026
The Evelyn Trust 16472
The Evelyn Trust is offering funding of up to £250,000. One-off grants are available to charities and not-for-profit organisations for medical research and health and wellbeing projects in Cambridgeshire. The funding is intended for medical research and health and wellbeing projects taking place in Cambridgeshire that are run by charities and not-for-profit organisations. Deadline: 6 November 2026.
Ulster Garden Villages: Grants for Charities 16213
Ulster Garden Villages is offering funding of up to £1,000,000. Grants are available to charitable organisations for community projects that improve the lives of people across Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on poverty, housing and homelessness, health and wellbeing, and community resilience and cohesion. Ulster Garden Villages (UGV) provides charitable grants to organisations across Northern Ireland to support projects that address significant social needs and improve the lives of local communities.
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Ulverscroft Foundation 16179
The Ulverscroft Foundation is offering funding of up to £500,000. The Foundation provides funding for projects in the UK that benefit visually impaired people. The Foundation supports charities, community interest groups and social groups in the UK and worldwide with projects that help visually impaired people.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
Wales Community Asset Loan Fund (CALF) 16180
Welsh Government is offering funding of up to £300,000. Loans are available to community groups in Wales that are seeking to bring property into community ownership. Additionally, small grants are available to support purchasing organisations with the sustainable management of their property. The funding is intended to support local organisations in purchasing property for community use, or for use by groups that will benefit the community.
No deadline is stated
Youth Fund 16378
Paul Hamlyn Foundation offers grants of up to £150,000 over three years for core costs. Open to organisations working with young people aged 1425. Funding supports established youth organisations to sustain and grow their impact. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.