Active Communities Fund
Funding
Up to £1,000
Deadline
1 February 2027
Location
Specified South East Wakefield communities; confirm South Hiendley with the council
Applications
Deadline: 1 February 2027
Overview
Up to £1,000 for community ideas that help people become more active where they live, especially inactive people, people on low incomes and families with children. The published application window reopened on 1 April 2026 and runs until 1 February 2027. Applications can be submitted during that window. The grant must be used and a case study submitted within eight months of receipt.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- The page also says there is no deadline, but its explicit 2026/27 window ends on 1 February 2027. No closing hour is published.
- No religious promotion, political activity, retrospective purchases or orders, ongoing organisational running costs, trips or holidays, double-funded costs, curricular school activity, endowments, loan repayments or individual-only benefit. Weekly participant registers and UPSHOT registration are required once delivery starts.
Residents, informal groups, voluntary and community organisations, registered charities, faith groups, not-for-profit companies, CICs and social enterprises serving Hemsworth, South Kirkby, Upton, Ryhill, Kinsley, Fitzwilliam, Havercroft or South Elmsall. South Hiendley appears in the later eligibility list but not the introductory list; confirm with the council. Individuals and unconstituted groups, especially those without a bank account, should contact the project manager before applying. The activity must benefit the community rather than only an individual.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Residents, informal groups, voluntary and community organisations, registered charities, faith groups, not-for-profit companies, CICs and social enterprises serving Hemsworth, South Kirkby, Upton, Ryhill, Kinsley, Fitzwilliam, Havercroft or South Elmsall. South Hiendley appears in the later eligibility list but not the introductory list; confirm with the council. Individuals and unconstituted groups, especially those without a bank account, should contact the project manager before applying. The activity must benefit the community rather than only an individual.
Regions
No published award history for Wakefield Council. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Wakefield Council
Up to £1,000 for community ideas that help people become more active where they live, especially inactive people, people on low incomes and families with children. The published application window reopened on 1 April 2026 and runs until 1 February 2027. Applications can be submitted during that window. The grant must be used and a case study submitted within eight months of receipt. Residents, informal groups, voluntary and community organisations, registered charities, faith groups, not-for-profit companies, CICs and social enterprises serving Hemsworth, South Kirkby, Upton, Ryhill, Kinsley, Fitzwilliam, Havercroft or South Elmsall. South Hiendley appears in the later eligibility list but not the introductory list; confirm with the council. Individuals and unconstituted groups, especially those without a bank account, should contact the project manager before applying. The activity must benefit the community rather than only an individual. Use Apply now on the Active Communities Fund page. Contact the Active Through Football project manager at mwozniak@wakefield.gov.uk for eligibility or application support, including arrangements for individuals and unconstituted groups. Submit within the published window ending 1 February 2027.
Use Apply now on the Active Communities Fund page. Contact the Active Through Football project manager at mwozniak@wakefield.gov.uk for eligibility or application support, including arrangements for individuals and unconstituted groups. Submit within the published window ending 1 February 2027.
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