Funding

The funding is intended for charities and other not-for-project organisations that are working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in England, Scotland and Wales. The funding aims to tackle digital inequality, to help ensure that people from all backgrounds and walks of life have access to the same opportunities.

Children’s Alliance is a charity on a mission to provide better starts and brighter futures for all children in the UK especially those that face disadvantage. They are looking to support grass roots initiatives delivering water based projects for disadvantaged children. This support will be through financial grants and through leveraging their unique position within the aquatic industry in the UK.

The Peter Harrison Foundation supports projects working with children, young people and adults who are disadvantaged or with disabilities. It offer small and major grants to charities and community amateur sports clubs in the UK and south east of England under the following two grant programmes: · Active Lives – opportunities through sport and physical activity. · Positive Futures – opportunities for children and young people. (Covered in a separate scheme)

The Awards aim to celebrate and support charities working in the fields of youth, welfare, community, and the environment, and to enable charities to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence. The Awards offer a package of support, worth over £22,000, intended to deliver long-term benefit to the charity, including a fully funded year of support from Pilotlight and an unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500. The 22 Award Finalists will receive: · A fully funded year of support from Pilotlight. · An unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500 to support the work with Pilotlight, this includes travel expenses to meetings. · Access to a network of local charities working with Pilotlight. · Two peer-to-peer sessions with other Award Winners across the year.

Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store. This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store: Tackling food poverty Supporting the vulnerable Supporting the elderly Supporting low-income families Running youth sports teams Reducing / recycling waste Improving the environment

Launched in April 2024, the Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most. If your project aligns with Sport England priorities, they can fund a wide range of costs and items up to £15,000. Their focus is to support projects that match their goal of getting more people active, reducing the number of inactive people and tackling inequalities.

This fund aims to support a variety of projects and activities that make local communities a better place and improve the lives of those within it, such as through sports, arts, education, helping the disadvantaged or improving the environment.

Funding is provided to UK registered charities benefit one or more of the following groups: · Disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (under 25years old). · People with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems). · Older people (aged over 60).

Applications are taken all year for The Steel Charitable Trust’s United Kingdom Under-26 Fund. This fund aims to improve outcomes for children and young people in the UK (regardless of their nationality, culture or ethnic origin) who are wholly or mainly under 26 years of age. The overarching focus is on creating educational and/or access opportunities for young people in circumstances, groups or locations that face economic challenges or social marginalisation that may lead to significant disadvantages in later life.