Grow Your Club Grants
- Funding
- £500
- Deadline
- Check with the funder
- Location
- Wakefield district
- Applications
- Open for applications
Overview
Grow Your Club grants help sports and physical activity clubs in Wakefield District to welcome more junior members. If your club is ready to bring in new young players, this could give you a helpful start.
Successful clubs receive £500 to run introductory sessions for new junior participants. You can spend the money on a coaching course for a new volunteer, buying new equipment or hiring a venue for the sessions.
Your club must be officially linked to a National Governing Body that is recognised by Sport England.
The council is especially keen to support smaller clubs with room to grow, clubs and participants from lower-income areas, girls and women's teams, ethnic minority participants and teams, and disabled participants and inclusive teams.
The sessions must be aimed at new young participants who will eventually join your club's youngest age group. In football, for example, the youngest team is usually Under 7s, so sessions would be for 5 to 6-year-olds. Sessions must run for at least three months.
One practical point to plan for: the council expects clubs to charge a small fee to help cover costs and keep the sessions going. It wants clubs to keep running these sessions regularly, so they bring in new young members year after year.
You can apply now through the Wakefield Council page.
Official source: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/our-people-and-communities/grants-and-funding/grow-your-club-grants. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Also open to: sports clubs
Key requirements:
- Club must be officially linked to a National Governing Body recognised by Sport England
- Sessions must be aimed at new young participants who will join the club's youngest age group
- Sessions must run for at least 3 months
- Clubs should charge a small fee to help cover costs and keep sessions going
Your organisation must be a sports or physical activity club in Wakefield District. It must be officially linked to a National Governing Body that is recognised by Sport England. Sessions must be aimed at new young participants who will eventually join your club's youngest age group, and they must run for at least three months. Smaller clubs, clubs in lower-income areas, girls and women's teams, ethnic minority participants and teams, and disabled participants and inclusive teams are especially encouraged.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
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Sports and physical activity clubs in Wakefield District that want to bring more young people into their youngest age group, especially smaller clubs and clubs reaching under-represented groups.
Regions
No published award history for Wakefield Council. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Wakefield Council
A £500 grant helps Wakefield sports and physical activity clubs bring in new junior members through introductory sessions. Funding can pay for a coaching course for a new volunteer, equipment and venue hire. Sessions must run for at least three months, charge a small fee to help cover costs, and continue regularly. The council provides an application form but publishes no closing date. Sports and physical activity clubs in Wakefield district, affiliated to a National Governing Body recognised by Sport England. Sessions must target new young participants who will eventually join the club’s youngest age group. Priorities include smaller clubs with room to grow, lower-income communities, girls and women’s teams, ethnic minority participants and inclusive opportunities for disabled people. Use Apply now on the named Grow Your Club page. Explain the introductory sessions, the new junior participants, proposed costs and how sessions will continue beyond three months. The application form URL includes 2025, but the current council page still links to it; that URL alone does not establish a closing date.
How to apply
Use the Apply now link on the Wakefield Council Grow Your Club page to start your application. Before you apply, check that your club is linked to a Sport England-recognised National Governing Body, and that your sessions will run for at least three months for new young participants.
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Create free accountLast updated: 16 October 2026