Small Grants Fund
The Small Grants Fund offers the opportunity to expand the range of sport and physical activities which groups and organisations can offer.
See further information about the Small Grants Fund:
- funding requirements and criteria
- apply for Small Grants Funding
- what the Small Grants project will fund
- responsibilities of Small Grants Fund bid winners
Funding requirements and criteria
Grant applications must meet one of the following criteria, with groups and organisations aiming to:
- improve engagement with their local communities
- reduce health inequalities
- increase participation in sport
- encourage applications from groups where the primary beneficiary of the application are one or more of the following groups as these groups have been underrepresented in previous funding rounds:
- women and girls
- disabled people
- lower socio-economic backgrounds
- refugees and asylum seekers
- our minority ethnic communities
- children and young adults
- LGBTQ+
- older people
A member of the group or organisation must also sign up for Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity+ training. This person will be responsible for being the mental health and wellbeing champion for the club and members.
Apply for Small Grants Funding
Small Grants Funding applications will only be considered during the annual application windows, the timeframes for which will be provided on this page when applications are due to open.
Applications for Small Grants Funding are currently closed.
For any further help applying for funding, contact the Sport and Active Leisure Team.
What the Small Grants project will fund
Small Grants Funds are available for:
- coach and volunteer training
- help people overcome financial barriers to participating
- equipment costs
- venue hire (this is only for new activity or used as part of a promotion, for example, utilizing the saving on venue hire to then give light fees for a few weeks)
- new activity programmes
Responsibilities of Small Grants Fund bid winners
If you're successful, you'll receive up to £750 of funding to spend on improving your sport club.
We'd expect one member of your club to complete the mental health awareness certificate for that member to become a ‘Mental Health Champion’, responsible for the mental health and wellbeing of the club and its members.
You'll be required to fill in a development report to analyse how the grant you received impacted the club.
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