With thanks to Lucy Acheson for writing this guest blog post, read on for the lowdown on National Lottery Awards for All funding. There have been some big changes in the organisations that distribute lottery funding. The Big Lottery Fund…
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has launched a new capital grants programme to help transform tennis facilities in local communities. The overall aim of the programme is to increase people playing tennis at a grassroots level. This involves developing accessible…
The Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme gives teachers the opportunity to apply for a Nike football kit package or a range of sports equipment. What is available? The kit package includes 14 Nike football shirts and 1 Nike…
To celebrate the 60th year of grant giving, the Garfield Weston Foundation has launched a new one-off fund for community projects. What is available? Grants of between £30,000 and £150,000 are available for capital projects that benefit communities. Funding is…
Tesco’s Bags of Help programme is back and looking for local projects to support. It uses the money raised from the 5p carrier bag charge in England to donate to good causes. The charity Groundwork will be helping to review…
The Department for Education is accepting applications for another round of funding for character education projects in schools. Last year, there was a total of £3.5 million available. This year, there is £6 million worth of grants available. The grants are aimed at…
Grow the Game provides grants for the creation of new football teams and coaching qualifications. The funding is administered by the Football Foundation on behalf of the Premier League and The FA. For this round of funding, the following teams…
The Rowing Foundation gives grants to clubs, schools or other organisations to help them purchase equipment for rowing projects. What is it? Grants of between £500 and £3,000, up to 50% of the total project cost, are available. The Foundation prefers…
What is it? Round 8 of Sport England’s Protecting Playing Field programme is now open. It is part of Sport England’s £28 million investment of National Lottery funding to create new, and improve existing, community sports fields. Funding can be…
Sport receives a funding boost in Northern Ireland What is it? Sport Northern Ireland has released details of a new Facilities Fund. It will invest £17.5m funding into sports facility projects over the next five years through three strands. The…