Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
Funding
£2,500 – £5,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England, West Midlands
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
The Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund gives grants of £2,500 to £5,000 to community sports clubs and groups. The money supports children and young people up to age 25. You can use it for facility improvements, volunteer training, youth crime prevention, and running costs for community sport. Priority goes to clubs in deprived areas serving disadvantaged young people, women and girls, minority ethnic communities, and young offenders.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be a local community group or sports club
- Must be based in or serve a borough or ward in the top 20% Indices of Multiple Deprivation
- Must support children and young people up to age 25
Local community groups and sports clubs based in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London or the West Midlands, located in or serving a borough or ward within the top 20% Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This grant is for local community groups and sports clubs in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London, or the West Midlands. Your club must be in or serve an area in the top 20% most deprived areas in England, measured by the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. It is not for clubs outside these regions or those serving more affluent communities.
Sectors
Regions
Full details from Access Sport / Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
The Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund, managed by Access Sport, provides grants to improve the lives of children and young people (up to age 25) by enabling access to inclusive community sport. Funding supports facility development, youth crime prevention programmes, volunteer training, and operational costs of community sports activities. Priority is given to sports clubs in deprived communities serving disadvantaged young people, women and girls, minority ethnic communities, and young offenders.
This is a rolling fund with no set deadline, so you can apply at any time. Apply through Access Sport, the organisation managing the fund. Check the Access Sport website for the application form and guidance.
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