Access Sport Grants

Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund

Access Sport

Access Sport's Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund (AIPFF) gives grants of typically £2,500 to £5,000 to local community groups and sports clubs in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London and the West Midlands. Larger grants may be possible in some circumstances. Applicants must be based in or serve a borough or ward in the top 20% of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation, and sports clubs get priority. Applications close on Friday 18 December at 1pm. The funder lists five project types: playing field and community sport facility improvements, youth crime and anti-social behaviour programmes, volunteer training including qualifications, long-term sustainability work such as marketing and finance expertise, and coaching and other operational costs. Projects must include young people aged 5 to 18 who might otherwise miss out on sport. The fund will not pay 100% of facility build or renovation costs. School projects without significant community involvement and individuals are excluded.