Funding and grants

The following list is for third-party funding and grants.

The Football Foundation

Providing match funding to invest in everything from grass pitches and goalposts to 3G pitches and multi-pitch hubs, to PlayZones and Active Through Football community programmes. Wanting to help every facility become a hub within its community.

The Football Foundation

Henry Smith Foundation Holiday grants

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.

Henry Smith Foundation

KCOM community grants

The 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 the region. Applications can be submitted at any time of the year, but grants are awarded on a quarterly basis. The next panel meeting is taking place in June 2026.

KCOM community grants

Sport England - The Movement Fund

Sport England offers up to £15,000 for physical activity projects in the community. The focus is on people who face barriers to activity and projects designed to help them join in.

Sport England - The Movement Fund

BlueSpark Foundation

BlueSpark provide support for projects which have the following objectives -

• encouraging independence
• develop teamwork skills
• increasing self-confidence
• promoting creativity and individuality
• encouraging aspiration
• widening educational achievement

BlueSpark Foundation