Funding is available for charities to support grassroots sports projects. Projects must provide opportunities for self-development for people living in the most disadvantaged areas who encounter physical, mental, social, or economic barriers. The funding is for physical activity initiatives that: Two levels of funding are available and will cover capital, project or core costs: Applications…
Erewash Borough Council has a small pot of grant funding for local community and voluntary groups who own or long-term lease the premises they operate from. This funding is for energy-saving improvements to the building. These include solar panels or heat pumps. Basically energy saving initiatives that will reduce carbon emissions and lower bills. Eligible…
The Social Value of participatory sport and physical activity Sport England’s latest research, published October 2024, finds that community sport and physical activity generates a staggering £107.2 billion in annual social value across the UK, highlighting its crucial role in national health and wellbeing and the importance of our work at Active Derbyshire and Active…
Nottinghamshire County Council’s Local Communities Fund supports the delivery of projects that help to deliver the strategic aims of the County Council Nottinghamshire Plan Vision and Ambitions. The latest round of the Local Communities Fund is now open until Friday 8 November. Capital Programme The Capital Programme is designed to contribute to improvements of facilities or…
The Belvedere Trust has a new initiative to identify registered UK charities with innovative, under-funded, scalable ideas that have the potential to transform children’s lives through sport. Up to £10,000 to run a pilot project that tests a new solution or improves upon an existing one, and that could be revolutionary at scale. The deadline to…
Sport England’s Movement Fund is open to applications for emergency flood relief support. They are accepting applications to our Movement Fund from community organisations who’ve been impacted by the recent storms across the country. The Movement Fund helps to get more people active in England. Sport England understand that the places people use to be…
The fund is a total of £60,000, open to community groups, schools and landowners within the Wild Peak Boundary that want to start or continue a project that improves land for nature in and around the Peak District. There is also an element of using community engagement to aid this and further develop the projects.…
This week Active Derbyshire supported the Derbyshire Active Schools Network (DASN) Primary PE conference at Pride Park – it was really well attended and had some great content, including interactive sport workshops facilitated by the relevant sports. It was a great opportunity for primary schools across Derbyshire to gain additional knowledge about how they can…
A new online forum to support clubs and groups locally has just launched across the East Midlands. Franky Boyland, the Active Derbyshire Sport Welfare Officer (SWO) is working in partnership with other Sport Welfare Officers (SWOs) from across the East Midlands to provide support and guidance to club welfare officers, coaches, committee members and volunteers…
Community Action Derby are pleased to announce that they are administering a new funding stream on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). The Women’s Health Hub Small Grants Fund is now open to voluntary and community groups and organisations in Derby city. The objective of the Women’s Health Hub Small Grants…
