Sports funding
Dartford Borough Council Sports Arts and Heritage Grants 
Grants of between £100 and £1,500 are available to support projects that extend the participation and audience of sports, arts and heritage activities for residents of Dartford Borough. Grants are available for revenue costs and for movable equipment costs. The next deadlines are 31 March 2008 and 30 September 2008.
- Please read the Guidance Notes
- Download the Application Form
Project Delivery Team, Dartford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1DR
Tel: 01322 343224 Fax: 01322 343559
Email: grants@dartford.gov.uk
Awards for All
Grants up to £10,000 from the Awards for All programme are open to not-for-profit organisations, including parish and town councils, schools and health bodies.
They can be used to support small-scale projects that promote arts and education, encourage healthier living, develop local sports, support heritage initiatives and boost community
Awards for All South East, 3rd Floor, Dominion House, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4BN
Tel: 08454 102030
Email: south.east@awardsforall.org.uk
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Barclays Local Hero Award
This scheme awards volunteers who have demonstrated great commitment and support to their club or organisation. Each winner is presented with a special medal and a cheque for £1000 for the club or charity of their choice.
Website: www.barclays.co.uk/spacesforsports
The Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery, giving a budget of about £630 million a year. Funding covers health, education, environment and charitable purposes. They are committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need.
3rd Floor Dominion House, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4BN
Tel: 01468 462900
Email: enquiries.se@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
CLA Charitable Trust
The Trust focuses on education, recreation and country sports. The main focus is -
- Promoting education in the countryside for disadvantaged and city children and young people
- Supporting horticultural and agricultural training for people with disabilities
Mr Peter Geldart, CLA Charitable Trust, Caunton Garage, Caunton, Newark, Notts NG23 6AB
Email: charitabletrust@cla.org.uk
Website: www.clacharitabletrust.org.uk
Help Yourselves
A new fund created by Save the Children and British Gas, Help Yourselves funds projects up to £1000 that give young people the chance to improve their communities.
Save the Children, 5th Floor, Hawthorns House, Halfords Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BB Email: helpyourselves@savethechildren.org.uk Website: www.helpyourselves.org.uk
Kent Sport Development Unit
The KSDU has a wealth of information for those involved in sport in Kent, and one of the services provided by the website is a searchable database of available funding . They can also assist in preparing applications to the Big Lottery Fund and attracting private sponsorship.
Kent Sports Development Unit, Kent County Council, Commercial Services Building, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4QG
Tel: 01622 605054/605055 Fax: 01732 874836
Email: info@kentsport.org
Website: kentsport.org/index.html
Ladbrokes in the Community Charitable Trust
The trust aims to work with a wide range of charities and good causes, helping raise funds and tailoring initiatives to meet the demands of local communities. Projects supported include those helping children, hospices and sports.
Ms Ros Barker, Ladbroke Racing Ltd, Imperial House, Imperial Drive, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7JW
Tel: 0208 515 586
Peter Harrison Foundation
The Foundation's 'Opportunities through Sport' programme supports activities or projects which provide opportunities for disabled people or those who are disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and for other personal and life skills to be developed. Grants of £500-£5,000 can be applied for under the Small Grants programme.
Peter Harrison Foundation , Foundation House , 42 - 48 London Road , Reigate , Surrey RH2 9QQ
Tel: 01737 228000
Email: info@peterharrisonfoundation.org
Website: www.peterharrisonfoundation.org/default.aspx
School Sports Grants
Applications are welcomed from sports clubs, youth groups, schools, local authorities and other organisations providing sporting activities outside of school hours (including weekends and schools holidays) using Kent County Council school sites. Grants of £100 to £2,000 are available.
Kent Sports Development Unit, Kent County Council, Commercial Services Building, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4QG
Tel: 01622 605068 Fax: 01732 874836
Email: john.wilford@kent.gov.uk
Website: www.kentsport.org/schools/funding_schoolsport.cfm
Sport Saver (Kent Reliance Buliding Society) and Pfizer Small Grants
This scheme provides grants between £50 and £500 for assistance to community sports projects in Kent. This could be for anything from sports equipment to a sports event. Applicants are normally local sports clubs but in some circumstnaces could be schools or local authorities. There are various deadlines throughout the year.
Tel: 01622 605053
Email: chris.walker@kent.gov.uk
Website: www.kentsport.org/small_grants.cfm
The Young People's Fund
The YPF is part of the Big Lottery Fund and will concentrate on the outcomes from the green paper 'Every Child Matters' and on providing facilities and activities for young people out of school hours and in the holidays. There is £200 million available through the YPF across the UK over the next three years. In England , the sum is £157.5 million. One of the outcomes that the fund wants to achieveis being healthy. The emphasis of the fund is on young people coming up with their own ideas and being involved from start to finish.
Head Office, 1 Plough Place , London EC4A 1DE
Tel: 0845 4102030
Email: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
