Funding and Grants

Please see below information on current funding that is available.

Morrisons Foundation Continues to Make a Difference in Local Communities Across Britain

Based in Bradford, the supermarket chain Morrisons established the Morrisons Foundation in 2015 to support local good causes across Great Britain. 

Nearly 10 years later, the Foundation welcomes applications from registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales.

 Grants of up to £10,000 (previously the maximum grant was £25,000) are available for specific projects that help to improve people’s lives.

 To be eligible, projects must address at least one of the Foundation’s funding objectives of:

• Tackling poverty and social deprivation.

• Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services.

• Improving health and wellbeing.

 The funding is to be used for capital spend or direct project delivery and must wholly fund the project.

 Priority is given to smaller charities with an income of less than £1 million, though applications will be considered from larger charities.

 The Foundation will not generally support salaries and other running costs or ongoing service delivery.

 There are no deadlines. Applications can be submitted at any time. 

For more information and to apply, click here.

Henry Smith Foundation - Holiday Grants - Supporting fun, enriching experiences for children

The Holiday Grants Programme offers one-off grants for schools, youth groups and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips.

They understand that memorable experiences can have a lasting impact, boosting wellbeing, building confidence, and offering a break from daily pressures. This programme helps provide these opportunities for children who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability.

They prioritise groups supporting disabled children and those with limited access to funds to go on holiday. In 2025, 60% of grants went to organisations working in the UK’s most deprived areas.

For more information and to read the criteria and access the application form click here.

Barclays’ Female Coaches for Girls Grant Accepting Applications

Barclays is providing small grants to get more women in the UK qualified as coaches for girls.

The fund is available to all clubs and groups that run football, cricket or tennis activities for girls and who wish to get more female coaches qualified.

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, including community groups, youth groups, and traditional sports clubs, who are submitting on behalf of the individuals who want to undertake their coaching qualifications. Groups who have already received a grant from the Barclays Community Sport Fund can also apply.

The fund provides two coaching grants per club to cover the cost of, or a contribution towards, a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for the chosen sport (football, tennis or cricket).

Grants of £200 are available for tennis and cricket and grants of £160 for football.

To be eligible for funding, the female coaches must be:

• Aged 16+

• Already coaching girls or would like to start

• Part of a club or group with girls’ provision where they would like to begin or continue coaching (i.e. current player, parent of a player, volunteer etc.)

• Ready to book on to a coaching course as soon as possible after receiving the funding and spend the funding, ideally within six months of receipt of the grant.

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2025.

For more information and to apply click here.

KCOM Community Grants

Their community grants scheme gives funding of up to £1,000 to charities, community groups and schools that are working to make a positive difference to life in our region. Applications can be submitted at any time of the year, but grants are awarded on a quarterly basis. Our next panel meeting is taking place in September 2025.

For more information click here.

Sport England Launches New £160m Movement Fund

The new £160 million, four-year Movement Fund offers grants of between £300 and £15,000, crowdfunding pledges, and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most across England.

 The Movement Fund has been established to help close the ‘significant activity gap’ between people based on where they live, how affluent they are, their sex, ethnic background or whether they have a disability or long-term health condition.

 The funding is intended for local not-for-profit groups and organisations whose projects promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities.

Priority will be given to projects where there is the most need.

 There is particular interest in projects providing opportunities for groups facing barriers to activity, such as: 

• People living on low incomes.

• Disabled people or those with long-term health conditions.

• Older people.

• People from culturally diverse communities.

• Pregnant women and parents with very young children.

• Girls aged 5-16.

• LGBTQ+ people.

• People who are in foster care.

• People who provide care without pay.

 And in projects that address combined hurdles, such as people with long-term health conditions alongside caring responsibilities.

 The funding could cover, for example:

• Equipment: support purchasing new or improved equipment that’s required for the delivery of the activity.

• Refurbishing or upgrading facilities: support to improve or create spaces that can provide opportunities to get more people active.

• Developing new capabilities and leadership skills: providing formal training for staff and volunteers to improve their skills and leadership abilities to help improve how the group tackles inequalities and gets more people active.

• Delivery costs: paying for the people and facilities needed to deliver the project, where these are new costs to the project.

• Emergency relief: helping with costs during a crisis, like damage from extreme weather, that could not have been avoided or insured.

 Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations working with people living in England. Applicants must be formally constituted with a clear purpose, have at least three

non-related trustees or directors who do not live together and ensure decision making and voting rights are equally distributed between their trustees or directors.

There are no deadlines for applications.

For more information and to apply, click here.