Funding
Wilkinson’s Helping Hands Grants
Helping the local community is really important to us. If you're a local charity or community group in need of a helping hand, please visit your local wilko store to pick up an application form.
Premier League & FA Facilities Fund
£1,000 to £10,000
Not for profit organisations that are looking to refurbish their existing or develop new football facilities can apply for grants of up to £10,000 through the Football Foundation's Premier League & the FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme.
The funding is available for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing facilities.
Zurich Community Trust - Local Grants Programme
£250 to £5,000
Grants are available for local voluntary organisations and charities that work with disadvantaged people and help them achieve a more fulfilling and independent lifestyle. 15-mile radius of Zurich office in B16 9PF grants are offered.
Alec Dickson Trust
up to £500
Supports young people (under 30) in the UK who want to use volunteering or community service to set up something new in their community.
Wooden Spoon: The Children’s Charity for Rugby
Their main beneficiaries are under 25 years of age and disadvantaged by way of physical or mental disability or social deprivation – or any combination of the three. Please ensure you read the Wooden Spoon project criteria before applying.
The Princes Trust Development Award
Our Development Awards can help to cover costs such as: course fees, transport or equipment to help you achieve your plan to get into education, training or employment.
Advanced Learning Loans for Level 3 or 4 courses
£300
Apply for a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan to help with the costs of a course at a college or training provider if you’re 24 or older. The course must be an eligible Level 3 or 4 course. Courses are paid for by a loan scheme, for which monthly re-payments are due only when you are earning over £21,000 per annum.
Budweiser Club Futures
£50,000 to £100,000
The programme aims to help clubs become more financially sustainable and play a bigger role in their local community. This is aimed at Football Clubs (non –league clubs in steps 5-7) with funding available between £50,000 to £100,000.
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC)
This HM Revenue & Customs website outlines tax-break opportunities for community sports clubs.
Interest Free Loans
up to £100,000
Rugby Football Foundation’s Interest Free Loan scheme provides up to £100,000 in an interest free loan to capital works to clubs at level 4 and below.
Wells Sports Foundation
£500 to £2,000
Grants from £500 - £2,000 available for coaching & umpiring qualifications through your sports club to support development of children & young people.
The National Hockey Foundation
£10,000 to £75,000
Grants of £10,000 - £75,000 available to organisations to grow hockey at youth or community level.
The Shared Access Scheme
Free floodlights for local football clubs which will also house wireless antennae to enable broadband coverage.
Woodward Charitable Trust
£100 to £5,000
Small grants, between £100-£5,000 (around 100 grants made per year) for social inclusion projects. Prospective applicants should be aware that less than 15% of the applications received are successful.
North Norfolk Big Society Fund
The Big Society Fund is provided by North Norfolk District Council to help build strong communities in the district. It aims to help communities to develop new and innovative projects which will improve their social and economic wellbeing.
Yapp Charitable Trust
up to £3,000
Make grants for running costs and salaries to small registered charities in England and Wales to help sustain their existing work.
Sport England - Community Asset Fund
£1,000 to £150,000
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. There are a number of things that they want to achieve with this funding, but most importantly they want to help local organisations to create quality and financially sustainable facilities that benefit their community for years to come – which may mean providing help to get things up and running too.
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