Match funding from Sport England
Funding: Up to £15,000
Eligible: Not-for-profit organisations
Aim: Get more people active, reduce the number of inactive people and tackle inequalities
Timescales: Decisions for this fund can take up to 8 weeks
Help inactive people become active
Help under-served groups facing barriers to activity
Non-profit companies
Sports clubs
Community groups
Charities
Local authorities
Schools – where benefitting the wider community
People living on low incomes
People with disabilities or long-term health conditions
Older people
People from culturally diverse communities
Pregnant women and new parents
Girls aged 5–16
LGBTQ+ people
People who are in foster care
People who provide care without pay
Use our suitability checker to see if your project aligns with the goals of the Movement Fund.
Add a project on Crowdfunder. Tell us your story, how much you need to raise, and why you need to raise funds.
Apply through your dashboard, Sport England will review your application and decide if you're successful.
Raise 100% of your initial target from at least 25 unique supporters to receive extra funding from Sport England.
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Support available
Grants or pledges from £300 to £15,000
Length
Projects can run for up to 12 weeks
Timescales
No submission deadline. Apply at least 12 weeks before you want to start activity or spend any money. You’ll usually get a decision within eight weeks. If you have a ‘live campaign’, Sport England may request an extension to its end date.
Sport England Priorities
Sport England receives more applications than they can fund. Therefore, they must decide which projects to prioritise.
Each year the Movement Fund invests more than £20 million of National Lottery and government money. Sport England will decide which projects to prioritise due to the significant number of applications they receive.
The priority is to invest in projects that support their organisation goals outlined in their Uniting The Movement Strategy.
These groups include:
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
How it works
If your application is approved, the Sport England Movement Fund will offer a Pledge Award towards your campaign target. The maximum pledge amount is £15,000.
The pledge will appear on your campaign page once you:
raise at least 25% of your initial target
raise this from at least 25 different people
You need to reach 100% of your campaign target to receive the funds from Sport England.
Before completing your application please check that your project meets the objectives and eligibility criteria of the Movement Fund.
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