General

Sport England Small Grants and Sportsmatch

Sport England's 2012-17 funding strategy is now in place. Its Small Grants and Sportsmatch streams will be the first programmes to make awards with the new focus on young people aged 14-25. As a result of the change in strategy, all applications submitted after 1 April 2012 must show how they meet Sport England's current strategic outcomes including:

An increase in the proportion of 14-25 year-olds playing sport once a week
A growth in regular (once a week) participation for all those aged 14+
A reduction in participation drop-off at key ages
Growth in participation by people with a disability

Although this means applications focused exclusively on primary age children will not be as likely to secure funding, there will be exceptions, for example in the case of applications for growing participation in disability sport, where age range will not be the deciding factor.

The programmes otherwise remain unchanged with £3m available annually for Sportsmatch and £7m for Small Grants. The Sport England website has been updated and now features new tools to help applicants, including a guide on writing a good application and a template to assist in project planning.

Find out more on the funding pages of Sport England's website or by calling the Sportsmatch or Small Grants teams on 08458 508 508.

Barclays Community Sports Awards

Award to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups that use sport to benefit communities across the UK. If you would like to nominate a person, group or not for profit organisation which has used the positive power of sport to make a real and lasting difference in their community then please complete the online form. Each monthly winner will receive £1,000 for their group or organisation, a limited edition trophy and will be entered into the end of season award to win a further £5,000. For details and to nominate visit Barclays Community Sport

SITA TRUST - Young Volunteering Fund

Grants of up to £10, 000. Projects that lie within the SITA zone may be eligible to apply for the fund that supports volunteering opportunities for young people. The Young Person’s Volunteering Fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to volunteer their time to create or enhance facilities that can be enjoyed by the wider community. For more information click HERE

People’s Postcode Trust - Small Grants Programme

Grants of between £500 and £10,000 (£500 and £5,000 if in Wales) are available to small organisations, community groups and charities. The Trust aims to make Great Britain a better place for both people and nature and by supporting projects which may include: - Advancement of Health - to promote, maintain, improve and advance health. - Community Development - to advance citizenship or community development. - Public Sports - to advance public participation in sport. For more information click HERE

V Cashpoint

V Cashpoint is funding ideas for a London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games inspired volunteering project to improve your community http://vinspired.com/vcashpoint

Sussex Community Foundation

The Foundation awards grants to community and voluntary groups whose work benefits people in East Sussex, West Sussex or Brighton & Hove. They are particularly interested in supporting smaller community based groups where a small grant can make a really big difference. Click here for more information on their grants.