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Physical Activity/Sport Funding Opportunities

Here is a collection of funding opportunities from local and national organisations focusing on physical activity and sport themes aimed at helping charities continue their work.

Everyday Active Small Grants from Active Kent & Medway

Formerly known as Kent Sport, Active Kent & Medway continues to provide grants to support Kent and Medway clubs and organisations.

The Everyday Active Small Grant is available for any club or organisation working to encourage and increase participation in physical activity for those living in Kent or Medway.

The funding organisers says the monies can go towards projects such as new programmes, festivals, events, launches or celebrations of activity.

At the time of writing there was no identified deadline, which means enquiries to apply for the funding could be made at any time.

More information is available at the Active Kent & Medway website.

The Laurence Plummer Foundation Funding Programme

Funding from The Laurence Plummer Foundation is designed to support young people from Kent & Medway in participating in sport with a particular focus on helping those from deprived and low income backgrounds.

The funders say they will fund:
  • Projects where individuals or organisations are at a disadvantage
  • Projects which encourage and facilitate participation
  • Applicants that cannot afford to take part in sport
  • Projects where new sports activity will be created
  • Applications from projects that encourage educational training by young people
  • Projects or Applications which assist volunteers in sport
  • Applications from projects that face significant barriers to participating in sport, or
  • Projects that benefit young people in Medway from disadvantaged background
The funders say Individuals, sports clubs, youth groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations and schools are all eligible to apply.

At the time of writing, this is a Continuous Rolling Programme, and applications can be accepted at any time.

For more information and how to apply, visit the Foundation’s website.

Due to the varying nature and progress of public policies and other related activity, MVA do advise that some of the information below may have changed since the time of its issue, and whilst every effort has been made to provide up-to-date details, they ask that readers please check with each organisation’s website for the latest news.