Funding Opportunities

• GLL Sport Foundation

• Sports Aid

• Dickie Bird Foundation grants

• The Joanna Brown Trust

• Rob George Foundation

• Sport Newcastle

• Sunderland Sports Fund

You can also contact the National Governing Body associated with your sport to see if there is any funding available, for example the Richard Holmes Award for emerging Strength & Conditioning coaches; the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund awards for athletics.

• Community Foundation

• Sport England - Small Grants Programme

• National Lottery Community Fund

• Boost Charitable Trust

• Central Social and Recreational Trust

• Blue Spark Foundation

If you need any further support with your application or search for funding, your local CVS group may be able to help:

• Newcastle and Gateshead

• North Tyneside

• Northumberland

• Sunderland

• South Tyneside

Sport England currently has two Crowdfunding pots available, Active Together and Places & Spaces, which offer match funding of up to £10,000 per project.

Rise can offer tailored support to organisations across the North East looking to access Sport England’s Crowdfunding opportunities.

To find out more please contact Rise’s Funding Support Development Manager, Jack Liddle, via email: jack.liddle@wearerise.co.uk or phone: 07944 462 195.

• Chartered Institute of Fundraising - Grants and Trusts

• Chartered Institute of Fundraising - Corporate fundraising

• Chartered Institute of Fundraising - Fundraising Essentials

• NCVO - Funding and Income

• Sported – Sport and Physical Activity funding

• VONNE – Support for North East charities