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Opportunities through Sport - Peter Harrison Foundation
Grants are available to UK charities running sports projects which provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and develop personal and life skills.
Two levels of funding are available:
Major grants - £5,001 to £30,000.
Small grants - up to £5,000 (for organisations with a turnover of up to £500,000).
The foundation provides single year or multi-year funding.
Initial applications can be made at any time.
There is a two-stage process. Applicants should first submit an enquiry using the online form.
Selected entries will then be invited to complete a full application. Full applications are considered quarterly. The application deadlines for the trustees' meetings each year are:
1 January - spring meeting.
1 April - summer meeting.
1 July - autumn meeting.
1 October - winter meeting.
Active Travel Grant
UK charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding from the national disability transport charity, Motability, to develop, expand and improve active travel options for disabled people. Grants of between £100,000 and £4 million are available over three years to help charities and organisations, including universities, to ensure disabled people have equal opportunity to make decisions about how they travel in the UK by providing access to quality and affordable active travel equipment and journeys – whether by walking, cycling, push scooters, or use of wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
Community Transports Grants - Motability
Charities and organisations working in the Community Transport sector catering for disabled people can apply for grants ranging from £100,000 to £4 million to expand and improve community transport options. Applications can be submitted at any time until March 2025.
Community Football Fund - Barclays
Grants of £500 are available for groups wishing to start offering football, those keen to expand their existing provision to new audiences or those already delivering football to under-represented young people. Alongside the grants, the programme will be offering training and support resources to groups to help reduce inequalities in the participation of football.
The programme will focus on including girls and young people from lower socio-economic and under-represented groups: including racially diverse communities, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ+ community.
Ann Rylands Small Donation Programme
Charities supporting sick and disadvantaged people across the UK can apply for grants of up to £2,500. Funding supports projects of a humanitarian nature or supplement core funding, with priority given to organisations supporting the elderly, people with disabilities or living with serious illness, or those facing challenges with mental health, social exclusion, homelessness or other difficulties in their lives.
On going applications
The Wolfson Foundation
These grants are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment. They fund a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science & medicine, health & disability, heritage, humanities & the arts.
Decisions are made June and December annually
Garfield Weston Grants
Two grant options are available small grants of up to £100,000 and major grants of £100,000 or more. The types of grant made fall into one of three categories – Capital, Revenue (often called ‘core costs’) and Project work. The most important thing is that you apply for what you need.
Ongoing deadline
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation
Grants of £500 - £5,000 for small charities or groups that support older people 65+, adults with a physical or learning disability or mental health problems. They favour applications that help improve people’s mobility, independence and quality of life. Their funding focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community.
Ongoing deadline
The Yapp Charitable Trust
Offer grants for core funding to registered charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £40k who are undertaking work that focuses on one of the following:
• Elderly people
• Children and young people aged 5 - 25
• People with physical impairments, learning difficulties or mental health challenges
• Social welfare
• Education and learning
Grants of up to £3,000 per year for three years are available.
Trustees meet 3 times per year to consider applications and a decision time can take up to 5 months from the date of submission.
Percy Bilton Fund
Two grants available: Large grants for £2000+ to fund furniture and equipment and Small Grants up to £750. Only registered charities in the U.K. whose primary objectives are to assist one or more of the following groups: Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (under 25), People with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities) or mental health problems, Older people (aged 60+).
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Bernard Sunley Foundation
They give grants towards the building or refurbishment of scout huts, village halls, community centres, youth clubs, boxing clubs, outdoor activity centres, farm and outdoor learning centres, sports centres and pavilions, playing fields and playgrounds. They also fund the purchase of new minibuses that assist those most in need in their local communities.
The Manchester Guardian Society
Grants of up to £3,500 are available for Greater Manchester organisations working with young people, sick and disabled people, the elderly and disadvantaged members of society, educational initiatives by arts organisations and community associations.
Always open funds
These funds have a rolling deadline and can be applied for at any time.
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The programme supports development by allowing artists, cultural practitioners and organisations to work in new ways and to get their work out to new audiences.
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The Core Costs Funding Stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year.
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Funding for specific projects and activities children and young people aged 18 or under. Priority to smaller, local organisations and rarely fund organisations with income above £1 million. For UK wide Hospices and Housing Associations there is no maximum income limit. They will only consider applications for over £15,000 pa, if you are a registered non profit.
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Minor Grants are aimed at supporting small local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. They fund core costs, average grant size is £500 - £4,999
Community Grants are aimed at assisting and supporting the development of smaller local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. Grant Size in the range of £5,000-£20,000
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Grants are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on Communities or people most affected being involved in campaigning or leading change / Work which makes connections across our aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. You must have an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Funds of £30,000 upwards
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The grant is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
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A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.
Suitable for Voluntary or community organisations
Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community thrive – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for projects that last up to five years. They’re looking for projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
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