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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.
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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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 - Strengthening Organisations 16194
National Lottery Community Fund - Scotland is offering funding of up to £50,000. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland that are currently receiving funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and work with people experiencing poverty, disadvantage, or discrimination to try out new approaches and projects or develop their current work. The Fund is intended to give existing grant holders the capacity to tackle challenges and try fresh ideas and approaches.
No deadline is stated
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Great Ideas 16176
National Lottery Community Fund - Wales is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations, and statutory bodies, to support innovative and strategically important project ideas that encourage positive social change in Wales. The funding is intended to support projects that deliver positive outcomes for local communities.
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
Newcastle - Ward Committees Grants 16316
Newcastle City Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to support single projects, activities and events that benefit all residents within a ward. The Council aims to offer grant aid to community and voluntary groups providing individual projects on a one-off, short-term basis.
Deadline: 31 December 2026
Norman Family Charitable Trust 16282
Norman Family Charitable Trust is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available for registered charities and other non-profit, voluntary organisations, in areas in the South West of England. The funding is intended for a wide range of charitable work.
Deadline: 22 October 2026
North Berwick Trust Forever Fund 16314
North Berwick Trust Ltd. is offering funding of up to £32,000. Grants are available for community organisations, charities and individuals in North Berwick for projects and initiatives that deliver against the Trust’s funding themes. The funding is intended for not-for-profit organisations with projects that deliver against one or more of the Trust’s funding themes, which are to: Support and enhance recreational, cultural and sporting activities and facilities for the community.
Deadline: 30 October 2026
North Devon - Community Councillor Grants 16285
North Devon Council is offering funding of up to £1,000. Grants are available to support not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations located within the North Devon District, whose projects or services benefit the local community or area. The aim of North Devon District Council when awarding grants to voluntary organisations is to help develop activities and facilities that will benefit the socio-economic culture and environment of North Devon.
Deadline: 31 January 2027
North Hertfordshire District Council - Community Grants 16328
North Hertfordshire District Council is offering funding of up to £1,500. Grants are available for third sector organisations working for the benefit a local area in North Hertfordshire. Community Grants are aimed at independent and not-for-profit organisations working to benefit a local North Herfordshire community, to enable people to participate in the work and enjoyment of voluntary groups and activities.
Deadline: 27 September 2026
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund - Prestatyn, Meliden and Rhyl 16236
Greencoat UK Wind is offering funding of up to £10,000. Grants are available to community organisations for projects that will benefit the residents of Prestatyn, Meliden and Rhyl. Funding is available to support community based projects that will make a positive difference to the lives of the residents of Prestatyn, Meliden and Rhyl.
No deadline is stated
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
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
Pembrokeshire - Bluestone Foundation: Community Events 16228
Bluestone Foundation is offering discretionary funding. Expressions of Interest are invited for constituted, non-profit organisations in Pembrokeshire to host community fundraising events at the Blue Lagoon Water Park. The funding supports local good causes, with proceeds from community ticket sales benefiting both the host organisation and the Bluestone Foundation. Since 2024 the Blue Lagoon Water Park has been open to the local community as part of a series of evening events raising funds for charities, non-profit organisations and constituted groups in Pembrokeshire.
Deadline: 21 September 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sasha Foundation 16121
Sasha Foundation is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charitable organisations across the UK working to support young people suffering from mental health and drug abuse issues. This fund aims to support charitable organisations working with young people, with a preference for those suffering from depression and mental health issues, or those who are confronting drug abuse issues.
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Scott Bader Commonwealth Global Charity Fund 16199
Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited is offering funding of up to £25,000. Grants are available for UK registered charities to fund environmental and educational projects and which help young or disadvantaged people in communities worldwide. The Scott Bader Commonwealth Global Charity Fund aims to provide grants to charitable organisations registered in the UK for projects around the world, and in particular in the local communities in which Scott Bader Group facilities are based.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
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