Sports Funding

If your club is researching or attempting to secure funding for development projects such as junior section development or captial builds then please look through the below list of useful potential funders and information.  

The sport and leisure team can provide advice, help and guidance with regards to the funders available, advice on writing applications and provide valuable data regarding need and policies.  For further information contact Jane Smedley on 01225 776655 or email jsmedley@westwiltshire.gov.uk

WEST WILTSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL COMMUNITY GRANTS

The District Council as a whole has a range of grants available, including Community Development related grants.  For further information please visit our Community Grants page on the website.

EFN BULLETIN

This is a Southwest Region funding and news bulletin that contains information regarding new and on-going grants both nationally and local that could provide funding for projects.  For further information or to subscribe to the bulletin contact Graham Harris, grahamharris@wiltshire.gov.uk

CHARITIES INFORMATION BUREAU (CIB)

Charities Information Bureau South & West provides community groups, organisations and individuals in the South West of England, with information, advice, support and training on charitable funding and charity registration and regulation.  The funding information database offers a FREE searchable facility for individual project searches and ready-to-go packs for particular themes, such as Sport, Health and Social Welfare.

Tel: 01380 729279
Email: enquiries@cibwilts.org.uk
Website: www.cibsouthandwest.org.uk

YOUTH OPPORTUNITY FUND

The Wiltshire Young People's Opportunity Fund (WYPOF) is a pot of money available for young people (13 – 19 year olds) to help them to run activities and projects they would like in their local area.  This may include residential, youth councils, dance projects, environmental projects, arts/drama, sports and much, much more!  The total sum available is £800,000 to be given out over two years, which will be allocated in four phases.  The application can only be made by young people.

Tel: 01380 735781
Email: youthdevelopmentservices@wiltshire.gov.uk
Website: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/youth-opportunity-fund

NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING

The National Lottery makes a difference to us all by investing in people and places across the United Kingdom.  Outlined below are the different Lottery distributors that operate in England and across the UK.  The National Lottery works in partnership with 14 Lottery distributors to support good causes in the arts, heritage, health, education, environment, sport, community and charity sectors.

Tel: 0845 275 0000
Website: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk

AWARDS FOR ALL

Awards for All provides small Lottery grants of £500 - £5,000 to support local community activity.  Awards for All is a joint Lottery programme supported by: Arts Council England, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Sport England.  The national aims of the programme are to:

• Extend access and participation
• Increase skill and creativity
• Improve the quality of life

Tel: 0121 200 3511
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk

BIG LOTTERY FUND

The Big Lottery Fund brings together the work of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund and gives out half of all money raised by the National Lottery for good causes.  We are the largest funder of the voluntary and community sectors, and will play a key role in tackling disadvantage and improving the quality of life in communities.

Tel: 0845 410 2030
Email: enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

SPORT ENGLAND

Sport England is the strategic lead agency for sport in England and invests both National Lottery and Government funding into sport.  Sport England’s vision is to increase participation in sport and to make England the most active and successful sporting nation in the world.

Tel: 0845 850 8508
Email: info@sportengland.org
Website: www.sportengland.org

UK SPORT

UK Sport works in partnership to lead sport in the UK to world-class success through World Class Performance, World Class Standards and Worldwide Impact.  UK Sport’s aim is that the UK will continue to develop its status as one of the world's leading sporting nations, measured by athlete performances at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Lottery funding is awarded by UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme and the World Class Events Programme.

Tel: 0207 211 5100
Email: info@uksport.gov.uk
Website: www.uksport.gov.uk

FOUNDATION FOR SPORT AND THE ARTS

The Foundation for Sport and the Arts channel money donated by Littlewoods Gaming to a wide range of sporting and artistic causes.  Many communities, organisations and individuals throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland have benefited, from major capital projects through to modest but critical training bursaries. Our goal is to increase active participation in sport and the arts, especially amongst young people and those with more ability than resources.

Tel: 0151 259 5505
Email: contact@thefsa.net
Website: www.thefsa.net

SPORTSMATCH

This is a government initiative, which aims to improve the quality and quantity of business sponsorship at the grass-roots level.  Every pound put up by a new business sponsor starting from a minimum of £1,000 has the potential to be matched on an equal basis.  

Tel: 020 7273 1942
Website: www.sportsmatch.co.uk

SPORTSAID, THE CHARITY FOR SPORT

SportsAid works with the National Governing Bodies of Sport to identify young athletes and help them to achieve their sporting potential.  This intervention is often the difference between a talented athlete staying with their chosen sport or quitting.  SportsAid can help in two ways, either through the new Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, which provides tailored services to meet the needs of the next generation of sporting talent, or through traditional SportsAid offering direct financial support to young athletes.

Tel: 0207 273 1975
Email: mail@sportsaid.org.uk
Website: www.sportsaid.org.uk

GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT

Very few of the governing bodies have their own grant aid schemes. It is advisable to check with the governing body for your sport to enquire.

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The Football Foundation is a unique partnership funded by The F.A. Premier League, The FA and the Government. The Foundation is the UK’s largest sports charity.  The Foundation is playing a key role in revitalising grass roots sport, investing in parks, schools and playing fields and harnessing the power of the game within communities, to promote education and social inclusion.

Tel: 0800 027 7766
Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.footballfoundation.org.uk