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British Gas Energy for Tomorrow plans to expand its grassroots sports sustainability crowdfunding programme after a successful 2025 pilot with Team GB and Paralympics GB. The pilot enabled five clubs to reach their fundraising targets and secure £141,000 for energy-saving upgrades. The fund now aims to help clubs reduce energy costs through measures such as…

The SGA Board Development Fund offers organisations within the UK sport and physical activity sector the opportunity to access free development training, specifically for their board members. This support provides tailored training when needed. Delivery occurs in person or online to match organisational priorities or development gaps. The fund gives organisations flexibility to shape training…

Grants of up to £1000 are being provided by The One Stop Community Partnership Programme for community groups operating within two miles of a One Stop store. This programme supports projects that are assisting low-income families, tackling food poverty, helping vulnerable/elderly people, running youth sports teams, reducing or recycling waste, and improving the local environment.…

Across England, a new national funding programme has begun to protect, restore and grow staffed adventure playgrounds. The Adventure Playground Fund is a £500,000 programme that is offering unrestricted grants of £20,000 to £50,000 per playground, alongside expert sustainability support and peer learning available to eligible organisations. This programme aims to help adventure playgrounds build…

The Learning through Landscapes Local School Nature Grant Programme is offering a grant to Schools (including Early Years, Infant, Primary and Secondary settings) whose learners are passionate about making environmental improvements for the benefit of their pupils, staff and the community. The programme is funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. The grant is…

The McCarthy Stone Foundation is offering around 20 grants of up to £7,500 each to help with the project costs of running dementia clubs and memory cafes in areas of high deprivation affecting older people. The target beneficiaries are older people over 65 years old living with dementia, plus their carers. Community organisations including charities…

British Rowing and Love Rowing have joined forces on a new fund aimed at making rowing more accessible and inclusive. Rather than funding one-off activity, the fund focuses on creating welcoming, sustained participation experiences, with a particular emphasis on people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, disabled people, and ethnically diverse communities. Grants range from £500 to…

Foundation Derbyshire’s 2026 Funding Support Day will be held on Tuesday 19 May. There will be two different opportunities available on the day to access advice and help with your group’s future bids: One to One Support Visit Foundation Derbyshire’s office in Belper to get 1:1 face-to-face bespoke support from its Grants Team. A bank…

The Severn Trent Community Fund is supporting local charities and community groups with £2million a year, every year until 2030.  First check if an element of your organisation’s water supply or waste service is provided by Severn Trent: postcode checker New project funding Funding for brand new projects that have genuine community need and a real…

The Screwfix Foundation was established in 2013 to support local projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need. The focus of the fund is supporting people in need whether by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress.  Grants are up to £5,000 for projects which improve a physical…