Other sources of funding

Sport England Funding Opportunities

Sport England funds hundreds of projects in grassroots sports every year, of which your club project could be one. The following programmes could help to greatly improve your club’s facilities. 

Community Asset Fund

Whether it’s the park you run through, the hall you do classes in or the cricket pitch you play on, welcoming and accessible spaces have a big impact on a person’s experience – and likelihood of coming back. Traditional sports facilities where people spend time getting active are an important part of this, but it can be much wider too. It doesn’t have to be a traditional space – or a traditional sport or form of the game. Sport England’s Community Asset Fund is a programme dedicated to enhancing the spaces in your local community that give people the opportunity to be active.

Find out more about the Community Asset Fund.

Small Grants

Sport England use National Lottery funding to make awards from £300 to £10,000 to not-for-profit organisations to help more people get active. Sport England want everyone in the country, regardless of age, background or level of ability, to feel able to get involved in sport and physical activity. Their Small Grants programme aims to support this by offering funding to projects involving adults and young people aged 14 or over, which meet one or more of the aims of their ‘Towards an Active Nation’ strategy.

Find out more about how to apply to the Small Grants Scheme.

Wiltshire Council Funding

Area board community grants

If you are looking to fund a community project, you may be eligible for a community grant. Those who can apply include community or voluntary groups, community enthusiasts and town or parish councils.

All grant applications should relate to and reference the local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) community priorities which can be found on the  Wiltshire Intelligence website. For more information about applying for a community area grant, please click here.

Wiltshire and Swindon Sport

Funding A-Z

There are a number of sources of funding for sport and physical activity for clubs and organisations, coaches, facilities & improvements and talented individuals to apply for.

Wiltshire and Swindon Sport has and will continue to develop a Funding Directory (A – Z) to assist and signpost you to help identify the most applicable source of funding for you. Visit the A-Z funding directory.