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Asda Foundation - Local Community Spaces Fund

The aim of the Fund is to repair, renovate and develop accessible community spaces for continued delivery of essential activities and services to benefit the local community, particularly those experiencing loneliness, isolation and disadvantage. The project should benefit people of all ages and from all communities.

Applications must address at least one of the following funding priorities:

• Carry out essential repairs to enable the space to continue to function.
• Renovate an existing space to accommodate more users/activities.
• Create a new community space where groups can meet and undertake activities.
• Improve accessibility to, or within, a community building.

Value Notes : Grants from £10,000 to £20,000 are available. The Asda Foundation must contribute at least 50% of the total project cost (up to £20,000) and can fund up to 90% of the total project cost.

It is anticipated that approximately 70 projects will be funded.

Applicants must already have 10% of the total project cost (demonstrated in submitted accounts). 

Who Can Apply : Applications are accepted from charities, VCSE and other not-for-profit organisations.  The community space must be accessible for community members to interact, seek support and access a variety of services and activities. Applications from groups with free-to-access services that are inclusive to many are encouraged, but groups with fees that prevent participation are less likely to be funded.

Eligible Expenditure : Projects must not start before September 2025 and must be completed by December 2026. A range of project costs are supported. Examples of eligible projects include (but not limited to):

• Kitchen and bathroom refurbishments.
• Creation of a new permanent space.
• Roof and floor repairs.
• Building extensions.
• Disabled access ramps to a community building
• Upgrades and replacements to windows and doors. Boilers and heating.
• Essential building security upgrades.
• Transformation of a disused space into a functional space.
• Removable items (e.g. soft furnishings, tables and chairs, white goods and electrical items, garden machinery) provided they only make up a small portion of a wider application to repair, renovate, or develop a community space.

How To Apply : The closing date for applications is  28 May 2025 (10:00). Applications will be reviewed in August 2025.

Projects must be completed by December 2026. Applicants are advised that the scheme may close early if demand for funding is high.

Application forms are available at the Asda Foundation website: applicants can check eligibility and will then be directed to the Foundation's grant management system, SmartSimple, to register and complete the application form.

Contact the Asda Foundation for further information.

Barclays Community Sport Fund 2025 to 2027

The funding supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations who are working within the most deprived areas of the UK and are making sport more accessible to women and girls, as well as engaging people from other under-represented groups including people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities and from the LGBTQ+ community.

Value Notes : The following funding is available:

• Grants of £1,000 to help sustain and increase access to football, tennis, and cricket for women and girls (as well as engage people from other underrepresented groups, such as people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities and those from the LGBTQ+ community). Only one £1,000 grant will be awarded per organisation. The grant can be split across football, tennis or cricket activities.
• Female Coaches for Girls Grants to support football, tennis, and cricket coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls.Two coaching grants per club to cover the cost of, or a contribution towards, a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for the chosen sport. This is to upskill up to two female coaches at the club or group. Level 1 coaching grants: Football - £160 grant; Tennis - £200 grant; Cricket - £200 grant.

Who Can Apply : Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations including community groups, youth groups and traditional sports clubs. To be eligible, applicants must:

• Deliver football, cricket, or tennis activities for women and girls – or are applying for funding to start.
• Operate in an area of high deprivation. The Government Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) are used to establish eligibility and only organisations located in or supporting people from IMD areas 1-3 are eligible to apply.

Disability applications from groups that sit outside of IMD areas 1-3 will be considered as long as they groups offer activities for women and girls.

Eligible Expenditure : The funding is unrestricted and can be used for anything that will support delivery of football, cricket, or tennis activities for women and girls. Typical examples of costs might include a contribution towards:

• Venue hire including floodlights and heating.
• Coaching costs Volunteer expenses
• Equipment Kit
• Marketing and communications
• Training and qualifications
• Insurances and affiliation.

Ideally the funding should be spent within a six-month period.

How To Apply : The closing date for applications is 22 June 2025. The fund may close early if heavily oversubscribed. The Sported team will let groups know the outcome of their application or request additional information by the end of August 2025.

The FAQs, application guidance, and online application form can be found on the Sported website.

Please note it is anticipated that the fund will be 'extremely popular' and thus applications may close earlier than the deadline. Groups should apply early to avoid disappointment.

Contact Sported for further information: info@sported.org.uk / 0203 848 4670