Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
Funding
£2,500 – £5,000
Location
England, West Midlands
Applications
Rolling (always open)
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.
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
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.
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Full details from Access Sport / Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
The Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund supports local community groups and sports clubs to improve the lives of children and young people (up to age 25) by enabling access to inclusive community sport. Funding can be used for facility development, volunteer training, youth crime prevention programmes, and operational costs of community sports activities. Priority is given to sports clubs in deprived areas 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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