CLUB FUNDING & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES CLUB FUNDING & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

AS PART OF SWIM ’ ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR AFFILIATED AQUATIC CLUBS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, WE HAVE CREATED A DOCUMENT DETAILING AN ARRAY OF FUNDING & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

These opportunities are available for all Aquatic clubs to access and can be aligned to Club Development Plans.

Version 2 - October 2020 1. ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 3. THE AVIVA COMMUNITY COUNCIL GRANTS FUND

Aberystwyth Town Council grants are made The Aviva Community Fund offers you the for the benefit of people and projects local to chance to get funding for an important cause Aberystwyth. The maximum figure payable for in your community. Open to everyone - Aviva grants will be £5000. customers, employees, insurance brokers or financial advisers (whether associated with Applications are offered annually in April. Aviva or not) and the general public - we want Please keep check of the website for updated you to enter a project for your community information. and tell us what a difference these much- needed funds could make. Get enough votes www.aberystwyth.gov.uk/en/council/grants from friends, family and supporters in your community and your project could be entered into the Finals, where a judging panel will award the funds. www.aviva.co.uk/services/more-from-aviva/ aviva-community-fund/

2. FOUNDATION 4. BBC CHILDREN IN NEED

The ASDA Foundation assists registered Grants are awarded each year to organisations charities and community groups within the supporting disadvantaged children and young UK that require financial assistance. The people in the UK. Foundation only supports a limited number of requests that have the direct involvement from www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants ASDA colleagues. No minimum or maximum grant amount is stipulated, and applications may be made at any time. ASDA colleagues will typically support local charities, community groups, schools, playgroups, community centres and football teams.

www.asdafoundation.org

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 5. BIG LOTTERY - RURAL 7. BRUCE WAKE CHARITABLE PROGRAMME (WALES) TRUST

The Rural Programme (Round two) is for The Trust will consider grant applications projects that will make a positive impact on relating to the provision of leisure activities for the lives of people and communities living people with physical disabilities. in poverty in rural Wales. This programme will fund partnerships that understand the brucewaketrust.co.uk/index.php/grants connection between the causes and effects of poverty, and propose solutions and services which use a joined-up approach to tackle the problem at its core. https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/ funding/covid-19

6. BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST 8. CASH 4 CLUBS

Boost Charitable Trust was created in 2005 The scheme offers grants ranging from £250 to Build On Over-Looked Sporting Talent, to to £1,000 to community sports clubs based champion the disabled and disadvantaged and in the UK and registered with their sports’ to inspire them to overcome their challenges National Governing Body or local authority. through the power of sport. Application forms are available from the Cash 4 Clubs website. There are no deadlines for www.boostct.org submitting applications.

cash-4-clubs.com

Version 2 - October 2020 9. CEMEX FOUNDATION 11. COMIC RELIEF COMMUNITY FUND IN WALES The CEMEX Foundation is a dedicated grant resource for enabling and assisting Comic Relief and Third Sector Support communities local to CEMEX quarry and landfill Wales (TSSW) recognise the great work that sites to carry out projects which improve local community led organisations do across Wales community facilities and places of interest. and want to help organisations to build their The applicant should be within three miles of own capacity in a sustainable and impactful a Cemex site. Grants range from £1,000 to way. £15,000. Two types of grants will be available: Small grants £1,000 – £10,000 www.cemex.co.uk/cemexfoundation.aspx Large grants (for organisational growth) £30,000 – £60,000

www.wcva.org.uk/funding/comic-relief- community-fund-in-wales

10. COALFIELDS 12. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REGENERATION TRUST IN WALES

This programme is for community and The Community Foundation in Wales is a voluntary organisations that can strongly unique charity which promotes and manages demonstrate a grant will impact positively on philanthropy. Our role is to strengthen people living in the coalfield communities of communities in Wales by awarding grants to Wales. projects that make a sustainable impact on local needs, and to help our clients make the https://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/wales_ most of their charitable giving. support/funding-wales/ communityfoundationwales.org.uk

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 13. BE ACTIVE 15. FORD BRITAIN TRUST WALES FUND Small grants of up to £250 and large grants for We are standing by you, and we’re committed amounts over £250 and up to a maximum of to supporting Welsh sport and physical activity £3,000 are available. in any way we can. We want to ‘Protect’ and ‘Prepare’ what we see as the most valuable Applications open for projects focusing on assets in our communities – the clubs and education, environment, children, the disabled, community organisations or groups that help youth activities and projects that provide clear people be active and take part in sport. The benefits to the local communities close to Ford Be Active Wales Fund will invest £4million in UK locations. community and grassroots sport to help restart activity. www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/about-ford/ ford-britain-trust https://www.sport.wales/beactivewalesfund/

14. DICKIE BIRD FOUNDATION 16. FUNDING WALES

The Dickie Bird foundation are able to support Funding Wales is a funding search platform young athletes and children participate in created by Third Sector Support Wales. sport, if they come from a disadvantaged You can search hundreds of grant and loan background. Applicants must be aged 16 or finance opportunities from local, national and under and must be unable to raise the finance international sources which may be able to through other means. Eligible costs include: support your club. • Sports kit • Sports equipment www.funding.cymru • Travel

thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 17. (WSA) FUNDING 19. LANDFILL COMMUNITIES DATABASE FUND

You will need to register with Third Sector An innovative tax credit scheme enabling Support Wales which is accessible through operators of landfill sites to contribute money the below WSA link. There are small and large to organisations. grants schemes available. www.wcva.org.uk/funding/landfill-disposals- https://funding.cymru/ tax-communities-scheme

18. KLUBB ONLINE 20. MAGIC LITTLE GRANTS

Klubb is an online store which allows clubs Small one-off grants are available to small to access a huge catalogue of products and local charities and community groups in accessories. It’s an easy way to help raise Great Britain that are engaging hard to reach funds for your club, as up to 25% of every individuals, encouraging them to take part in purchase is paid directly to the club. physical activity to help improve their physical health. www.klubb.online www.localgiving.org/magic-little-grants

Version 2 - October 2020 21. MERTHYR VALLEYS HOMES 23. VOLUNTARY SERVICES GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP RECOVERY FUND SCHEME A grant administered by Sponsorship is offered for up to £1,000. the WCVA focusing on reducing the inequality Funding for informal (non-constituted) groups resulting from the pandemic. Grants will of up to £500 and funding of up to £5,000 for support not for profit organisations working formal groups, charities and social enterprises. at a community scale up to a national level in Wales and can be between £10,000 – www.mvhomes.org.uk/grants-and- £100,000. This fund is primarily focused sponsorship on revenue funding; however, your funding request can contain costs for purchases of smaller ‘capital’ equipment including consumables (for example PPE, screens etc). Grant period 2020-2021 financial year.

https://wcva.cymru/voluntary-services- recovery-fund-now-open/

22. MILLENNIUM STADIUM 24. NORTH WALES POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST AND COMMUNITY TRUST FUND (PACT) The Trust is keen to support volunteer-based projects, particularly from ethnic minorities Financial assistance is available to those who and people with disabilities. It also funds aim to improve quality of life by attempting equipment and coaching costs if the need is to reduce crime and the public’s fear of crime clearly identified by the applicant. The Trust is in all communities located in North Wales, particularly interested in supporting projects particularly projects that involve the local that improve the quality of life of people and police. (max. £2,000) communities facing disadvantage. www.pactnorthwales.co.uk www.millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 25. ONE STOP CARRIERS FOR 27. YOUR DIGITAL FAMILY CAUSES A grant of £1,000 for any organisation that Carriers for Causes grants are available works with young people or families in the for good causes within two miles of a One UK to deliver a quiz event in the community. Stop shop. Grants, of up to £2000 will be The Quiz encourages families to share more available to support projects that ‘benefit local experiences and improve their communication communities - helping to improve lives and around digital. In doing so, it helps close the local places’. gap between young people and their parents. www.groundwork.org.uk/national-grants/ https://parentzone.org.uk/ydf carriers-for-causes

26. PANT-Y-WAL WINDFARM 28. PEOPLE’S POSTCODE COMMUNITY FUND TRUST

The Pan-Y-Wal Wind Farm Community Fund This is a new funding stream for Wales, with has an allocation of £100,000 per year for grants of up to £5k currently available. The grants to voluntary and community projects programme covers numerous areas, one of based in Ogmore Valley. Applicants can apply which is public sports. for a minimum of £200. www.postcodelottery.co.uk/about-us/news/ www.ogmorevalecommunitycouncil.co.uk/ funding-for-communities pant-y-wal-wind-farm-funding-2020

Version 2 - October 2020 29. PERSIMMON HOMES 31. SPORTED GRANT PROGRAMMES Persimmon Community Champions funds local good causes across the UK. The fund donates You need to be a member of sported to apply. 60 donations of up to £1000 every month and There are small and large grants schemes supports community groups and charities. available. www.sported.org.uk https://www.persimmonhomes.com/ community-champions

30. THE PRINCES 32. STEVE MORGAN COUNTRYSIDE FUND’S RURAL FOUNDATION FOUR GRANT PROGRAMME The Steve Morgan foundation supports projects that help children and families, people Up to 10 grants are available each year to not- with physical or learning disabilities, the for-profit organisations for rural community elderly, or those that are socially disadvantaged projects in England, and Wales in North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and that aim to improve the wellbeing of isolated North Shropshire. communities in deprived areas with a particular www.stevemorganfoundation.org.uk focus on tackling isolation and improving the health and wellbeing of people living in sparsely populated areas.

www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/grant- giving-programme/grant-programme

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 33. THE SPORTS 35. KFC FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY GRANTS DISABLED PROGRAMME

The Sports Foundation for the Disabled The KFC Foundation provides grants to provide grants of up to £1,000 to support support grass roots organisations in the heart disabled individuals and groups from South West England and Wales to access sporting of our restaurant’s communities. Organisations opportunities. They can provide funding for empowering young people in the UK to fulfil sporting and enabling equipment, for disability their potential by providing safe social spaces, sports specific training courses and to cover mentoring or work and social skills. This specific costs to enable individuals and groups grant programme is for registered charities, to achieve a sporting challenge. registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or www.sportsfoundationforthedisabled.org unregistered charities with a turnover of less than £300,000. We will make grants of between £200-£2,000.

https://www.kfc.co.uk/kfc-foundation- community-grants

34. ‘BAGS OF HELP’ 36. THE TRUSTHOUSE FUND CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Bags of Help is Tesco’s exciting local Grants are available to charitable and not- community grant scheme where the money for-profit organisations in the UK for small, raised from the 5p bag charge is being local projects working to address community used to fund thousands of local projects in issues in areas of extreme Urban Deprivation communities right across the UK. Projects or remote, socio-economically deprived Rural that bring benefit to their community will get Areas. the green light – these range from improving community buildings and outdoor spaces to www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk buying new equipment, training coaches or volunteers and hosting community events. www.groundwork.org.uk/national-grants/ grants_tesco-community-grants

Version 2 - October 2020 37. TRACK 2000 GRANT 39. THE WELSH WATER LEGACY FUND COMMUNITY FUND

Between £5,000 - £35,000 is available to We know we sometimes cause disruption in organisations in South Wales with annual the communities we are working in, and we incomes of £50,000 or less. want to leave them in a better place once we complete our work. The Community Fund is a The funding supports three key areas: chance for communities to boost fundraising • Environmental improvements efforts for good causes in their area. If you live • Training/Education in an area where work is taking place – and • Strengthening Disadvantaged Communities you’re fundraising for projects to benefit the • Further guidance and application community – you could receive funding from information can be found online. Welsh Water up to a value of £1,000. dwrcymru.com/en/Community-Fund.aspx www.grantlegacyfund.org.uk

38. WARBURTONS TRUST COMMUNITY Small grants are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales. www.warburtons.co.uk/corporate/ sustainability/community/grant

Version 2 - October 2020 Version 2 - October 2020 FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

1. WSA Funding Database wsa.wales/funding-database

2. Club Solutions www.clubsolutions.wales/grant-schemes

3. Welsh Assembly www.assembly.wales/Research%20Documents/FAQ17-004/FAQ17-004-web-English.pdf

Disclaimer: All funding & grant opportunities are accurate as of January 2020. Swim Wales intends to update and ensure accuracy of appropriate opportunities, to the best of their ability. More opportunities for funding will be available.

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