The Movement Fund

You can apply for projects to get more people active, like:

1. Setting up new experiences or activity sessions for people to get involved.

2. Helping improve, or create new spaces for people to be active in – or providing the equipment they need to do the activity.

3. Improving both environmental sustainability and providing physical activity opportunities.

4. Supporting organisations to build their capacity and capability so they can help the people in their community to be active.

5. Responding to emergencies that impact on people taking part in physical activity, and helping get activity happening again.

Key facts

Support available: Grants or pledges from £300 to £15,000
Length: Projects can run for up to 12 months
Timescales: No submission deadline. Apply at least 12 weeks before you want to start activity or spend any money. You’ll usually get a decision within six to eight weeks.

Learn more about the Movement Fund

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Our priorities

Each year the Movement Fund invests more than £20 million of National Lottery and government money. We have to decide which projects to prioritise because we receive more applications than we can fund.

Our priority is to support projects that match our goal of getting more people active, reducing the number of inactive people and tackling long-standing inequalities.

We will also prioritise projects that give opportunities to people who typically have had fewer chances to be active.

You might get a grant or a crowdfunding pledge

We decide which type of funding to offer you based on your application.

Grants

We give you money to help you deliver your project.

Read about grants

Crowdfunding pledges

We give you half of what you need, if you raise the other half from your community.

Read about crowdfunding pledges

Already applied to the Movement Fund?

Log into your application

Work on a saved application or check the progress of an application you have already submitted.

Submit monitoring and reporting

Read how to report on the outcomes of your project when it finishes.

Read our terms and conditions

Familiarise yourself with the Movement Fund terms and conditions.

Need some assistance?

If you've any questions about funding or your application, you can contact our funding helpline.

We can support you with information about eligibility, the types of support we provide, who we support, other options available to you and any additional needs you might have.

By phone

For funding enquiries, call 0345 8508 508, Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

By email

funding@sportengland.org 