Background

Sport England's mission is to lead, inspire and support the sector to become environmentally sustainable, enabling greater opportunity for everyone to participate in sport and physical activity.

The Movement Fund aims to help close the ‘significant activity gap’ between people based on where they live, how affluent they are, their sex, ethnic background or whether they have a disability or long-term health condition. 

Projects and activities need to address Sport England’s four ambitions:

1. Encouraging positive experiences of sport and physical activity.
2. Involving the community in planning and delivery.
3. Prioritising environmental sustainability.
4. A good use of public money.

 

What can you apply for: 

Sport England is now looking for projects that:

• Show they will improve environmental sustainability by addressing at least one of the six Every Move priorities:

• Just transition: Inequalities, inclusion and participation

• Energy and resources: Carbon emissions – travel and facilities

• Energy and resources: Circular economy – supply chains, products and waste

• Nature: Blue-green environment quality and use

• Nature: Biodiversity

• Resilience: Adapting to climate change and extreme weather events.

• Show they will benefit physical activity in the community.

• Have a clear, feasible and reasonable delivery plan.

Projects that target at least one of the following priority groups are more likely to get funding:

• 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.

Projects that address these combined hurdles, such as people with long-term health conditions alongside caring responsibilities are of particular interest. In addition, projects focused on the needs of people less likely to be active and that are located in the places where more needs exist will be prioritised.

How much can you apply for:

Grants of between £300 and £15,000 are available.

Who Can Apply

Not-for-profit organisations working with people living in England can apply.

What you can apply for:

Funding is available for projects that aim to increase participation in physical activity, including:

• Setting up new experiences or activity sessions for people to take part in.

• Improving or creating spaces for physical activity, or providing the equipment needed to take part.

• Supporting projects that both enhance environmental sustainability and provide opportunities for physical activity.

• Building the capacity and capability of organisations so they can help people in their communities become more active.

• Responding to emergencies that affect participation in physical activity and helping activities resume.

The funding can be used to pay for:

• Coaches and sessional workers.

• Training and development.

• Facility hire.

• Equipment.

• Creation of new, or upgrade to existing, facilities.

• Volunteer expenses.

• Costs to manage and coordinate the project’s delivery. 

 

How To Apply

There is no submission deadline. Applications should be submitted at least 12 weeks before the planned start of the activity or before any money is spent. Applicants will usually receive a decision within six to eight weeks.

https://www.sportengland.org/funding-and-campaigns/our-funding/movement-fund

Contact Sport England for further information.

By phone 

For funding enquiries, call 0345 8508 508, Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. 

By email

funding@sportengland.org