Peter Harrison Foundation’s Active Lives Grants Programme Reopens on 1 November

Peter Harrison Foundation’s Active Lives Grants Programme Reopens on 1 November

Funding for UK charities to support grassroots sports projects which provide opportunities for self-development for people living in the most disadvantaged areas in the UK who encounter physical, mental, social, or economic barriers.  

The funding is for physical activity initiatives that:  

• Offer high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for those who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation.
• Remove barriers to participation for disabled or disadvantaged people.
• Focus on grassroots involvement rather than elite participation in physical activity.
• Focus on skills development and confidence building for individuals.
• Incorporate effective strategies for wider impact, perhaps through training, partnerships and/or dissemination activities.
• Demonstrate a high degree of involvement across the organisation from beneficiaries and those with lived experience.
• Have a well-developed plan for sustainability and seek to deliver a legacy.
• Reflect the Foundation’s values of Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Sustainability.

  Two levels of funding are available and will cover capital, project or core costs:

• Small grants – up to £5,000 (priority given to organisations with annual income under £500,000).
• Major grants – £5,001 to £30,000 (priority given to organisations with annual income under £5 million).

 Applications are accepted from UK organisations that:

• Are either a registered charity or a registered CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club).
• Have been registered with the charity regulator for two years or more (charity applicants).
• Have been registered as a CASC for two years or more (CASC applicants).
• Have produced independently examined or audited accounts for at least one full year of operation.

Community Interest Companies (CICs) and exempt charities may not apply.

Applications will be accepted from 1 November 2024 to 1 January 2025.

To read more on the grants, click here.