National Key Funding Groups

National Funders

NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING

The National Lottery makes a difference to us all by investing in people and places across the United Kingdom.
Outlined below are the different Lottery distributors that operate in England and across the UK.
The National Lottery works in partnership with 14 Lottery distributors to support good causes in the arts, heritage, health, education, environment, sport, community and charity sectors.
Tel: 0845 275 0000
Website: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk

AWARDS FOR ALL

Awards for All provides small Lottery grants of £500 - £5,000 to support local community activity. Awards for All is a joint Lottery programme supported by: Arts Council England, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Sport England.
The national aims of the programme are to:
• Extend access and participation
• Increase skill and creativity
• Improve the quality of life
Tel: 0121 200 3511
Email: west.midlands@awardsforall.org.uk
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk

BIG LOTTERY FUND

The Big Lottery Fund brings together the work of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund and gives out half of all money raised by the National Lottery for good causes. We are the largest funder of the voluntary and community sectors, and will play a key role in tackling disadvantage and improving the quality of life in communities.
Tel: 0845 410 2030
Email: enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

SPORT ENGLAND

Sport England is the strategic lead agency for sport in England and invests both National Lottery and Government funding into sport. Sport England’s vision is to increase participation in sport and to make England the most active and successful sporting nation in the world.
Tel: 0845 850 8508
Email: info@sportengland.org
Website: www.sportengland.org

UK SPORT

UK Sport works in partnership to lead sport in the UK to world-class success through  World Class Performance, World Class Standards and Worldwide Impact.
UK Sport’s aim is that the UK will continue to develop its status as one of the world's leading sporting nations, measured by athlete performances at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Lottery funding is awarded by UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme and the World Class Events Programme.
Tel: 0207 211 5100
Email: info@uksport.gov.uk
Website: www.uksport.gov.uk

FOUNDATION FOR SPORT AND THE ARTS

The Foundation for Sport and the Arts channel money donated by Littlewoods Gaming to a wide range of sporting and artistic causes.
Many communities, organisations and individuals throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland have benefited, from major capital projects through to modest but critical training bursaries. Our goal is to increase active participation in sport and the arts, especially amongst young people and those with more ability than resources.
Tel: 0151 259 5505
Email: contact@thefsa.net
Website: www.thefsa.net 

SPORTSAID, THE CHARITY FOR SPORT

SportsAid works with the National Governing Bodies of Sport to identify young athletes and help them to achieve their sporting potential. This intervention is often the difference between a talented athlete staying with their chosen sport or quitting. SportsAid can help in two ways, either through the new Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, which provides tailored services to meet the needs of the next generation of sporting talent, or through traditional SportsAid offering direct financial support to young athletes.
Tel: 0207 273 1975
Email: mail@sportsaid.org.uk
Website: www.sportsaid.org.uk

GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT

Very few of the governing bodies have their own grant aid schemes. It is advisable to check with the governing body for your sport to enquire, contact information can be found on our website: www.nbleisuretrust.org 

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH SPORTS FORUM

The Nuneaton and Bedworth Sports Forum is a local organisation supported by the Council and the Leisure Trust. The Sports Forum operates the following grant aid programs: -
Club Start up Grants
Personal Sporting Development Grants
Club Development Programme
Sports Forum Trophy Grants

Each spring the Sports Forum holds the annual Sports Personality & Sports
Scholarship awards night. Cash prizes are awarded to a number of young athletes and local sports clubs in the following categories:
Sports Scholarship – Young Persons Award & Club Award
Application forms are available from the Leisure Development Officer.

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The Football Foundation is a unique partnership funded by The F.A. Premier League, The FA and the Government. The Foundation is the UK’s largest sports charity.
 The Foundation is playing a key role in revitalising grass roots sport, investing in parks, schools and playing fields and harnessing the power of the game within communities, to promote education and social inclusion.
Tel: 0800 027 7766
Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.footballfoundation.org.uk

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