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Sport Makers Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching/Individual
Funding Available: Up to £65.
Focus: This Fund is specifically for Sport Makers who have completed their 10 hours, giving a helping hand to get onto the coaching pathway.

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Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available:various
Focus: The £30 million Community Covenant Grant Scheme will support local projects that aim to strengthen the ties between members of the armed forces community and the wider community in which they live. Grants of £100 - £250,000 is available, and will be given out over the next four years.

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Canoe Foundation Grants
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available:various
Focus: The Canoe Foundation makes awards to groups to promote canoeing ventures for young and/or disabled people. They will fund equipment which can be used by a range of individuals, but won’t fund revenue costs such as salaries, transport or pool hire.

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Sport England Community Sport Activation Fund
Area: Bucks & Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available:various
Focus: Available to sports clubs, schools, local authorities and other not for profit organisations to support grassroots sports activities at a very local level. Focus on 14 plus age group; and local activator roles that focus on directly organising and delivering new opportunities for participation.

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SBDC Chairman's Sports Grant
Area: South Bucks
Type: Individual/Coaching
Funding Available:various
Focus: Funding support for talented athletes
South Bucks District Council have launched for 2012 a special Chairman’s Sports Grant to support local athletes to achieve their full potential.

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Buckinghamshire People’s Health Trust
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Up to £10,000
Focus: Community and Voluntary Organisations

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Nat West Community Force
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: £6,000
Focus: Local charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations have the opportunity to win £6,000.

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Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual/Coaching
Focus: Funding support for national and international athletes


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Postcode People's Trust
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project/Coaching
Focus: Supporting small organisations, community groups and charities, to advance public participation in sport


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Kids in Sport
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: various
Kids in Sport simply aims to help children participate in sport who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity in Bucks.

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Sportivate in Bucks
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: various
Focus: Funding for sports projects for 14-25 year olds in Bucks. Applications open now for Sportivate funding. Funding is available for delivery January to March 2012, deadline 25th November 2011 and April 2012 to March 2013, deadline 16th December 2011.

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SPORT for you
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Up to £1,000
Enter your sports club for a £1,000 grant.

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sustainable routes
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Up to £1,000
Grants for reducing travel costs towards video conferencing equipment, laptops, bike racks or office servers.

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The LEADER Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Up to £50,000
Grants for organisations in the rural communities of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern and rural Milton Keynes.

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Sainsburys Active Kids
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
Funding Available: Equipment More fun for everyone with Active Kids 2011.......launched 9th February 2011

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Team Donations
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: £various Team Donations – Helping sports teams to raise funds online!

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Just Giving For Sports Clubs
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: £various JustGiving for Sports Clubs helps sports club members to raise more money.....

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Sport England Inspired Facilities Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility
Funding Available: Between £25,000-£150,000
Focus: The fund is open to clubs, community and voluntary sector groups and councils, and offers grants of between £25,000 and £150,000 towards facilities.

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Wycombe District Council – Free Access for National Sportspeople Scheme (FANS)
Area: Wycombe
Type: Individual
Funding Available:The scheme allows for those participating at a national sports level free access to leisure facilities off-peak times for training and development.

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Bucks SportsAid Foundation
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual
Funding Available:The Bucks SportsAid Foundation has been established to support local athletes that have been inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Aylesbury Town Council - Sports Grant
Area: Aylesbury Vale
Type: Individual
Funding Available:The Town Council are also keen to support up and coming, talented sports women and men in Aylesbury.

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Bucks Sport Talent PasSport
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual
Funding Available: Free Access to a number of the counties sport facilities
The Bucks Sport Talent PasSport is an initiative to identify, celebrate and support our most talented sports performers.

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Royal Masonic Trust - Talent Aid
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual
Funding Available: Various
The Talent Aid scheme helps especially gifted children and young people to develop their talents in music, sport and the performing arts.

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People Postcode Trust
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Up to £10,000
The People's Postcode Lottery re-opens on Monday, October 11. Applications for between £500 and £2,000 are accepted from community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Charities may apply for up to £10,000.

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Bucks County Council - Local Area Plans
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Various
If you are a voluntary organisation or a community group offering services and think you can help meet some of the local priorities listed, you can apply for funding.

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Co-operative Community Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project/Coaching
Funding Available: £100 - £2,000

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Comic Relief - Sport for Change
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project/Coaching


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Peter Harrison Foundation
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching/Project/Equipment


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Princes Trust - Development Award
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching
Funding Available: Up to £500
Funding available for young people to attend training courses.

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British Athletic Charitable Trust
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching/Individual
Focus: Support with masterclass training sessions for coaches and athletes

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Youth Opportunities Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project/Coaching
Funding Available: No upper limit, grants will be assessed individually
Focus: Young people aged 13-19 to support themselves or their community


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Bucks Community Foundation Windhill Trust
Area: Bucks & Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Capital and revenue grants for projects focusing on leisure activities.

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Aylesbury Vale Community Chest
Area: Aylesbury Vale
Type: Project
The Community Chest was formed as part of the agreement to transfer housing stock from AVDC to the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust (VAHT). The Community Chest is a partnership fund accountable to both the district council and the housing trust.

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Aylesbury Vale Joint Sports Councils – Talented Sports Person
Area: Aylesbury Vale
Type: Individual
Funds suspended until further notice Available for sports people of all ages in their chosen sport within Aylesbury Vale.

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BBC Children in Need – General Grant
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Projects delivered by organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people, who must be 18 years and under, living in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

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Big Lottery Fund – Reaching Communities
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country.

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Big Lottery Fund – Secret Millionaire
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Big Lottery Fund and The Secret Millionaire have teamed up to give viewers of the programme a chance to act on the charitable inspiration fuelled by the show

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BT Community Website Builder
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Community Website Builder allows registered UK charities, non-profit making organisations and volunteer led groups or organisations to build and maintain their own website free of charge.

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Bucks Playing Fields Association
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility /
Grants of up to £750 for works required to recreation grounds, pavilions and play areas.

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Sports Leaders UK
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching
The Sports Leaders UK portfolio contains 13 awards and qualifications; they form a range of leadership training and involvement with sport, dance and physical activity that match requirements of all ages for sport, for education and for employment. Offers £250 to each club that requires support and funding.

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Cash 4 Clubs
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country.

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Chiltern District Council
Area: Chiltern
Type: Facility / Project
The grant aid scheme is specifically designed to develop and sustain community facilities and services identified by local communities and to generate community activity where there has been very little before.

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Comic Relief in Bucks
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: £1,000 to £10,000
Focus: Grants for sports projects and community projects in Buckinghamshire that empower local people and enable them to create lasting change in their communities

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Cricket Equipment Bags
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
Each year The Lord’s Taverners provide grants of more than £750,000 to encourage participation in cricket by young people. We provide hard ball equipment bags with enough items to equip a full team...

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Football Foundation Community Large Grant Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Community Large Grant scheme aims to create opportunities and build communities by funding projects that use football and sport as a force for social change. We fund projects that address social exclusion and inequalities in education and health.

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Football Foundation Facilities Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility
The grant provides money to develop new or improve facilities for community benefit

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Football Foundation Goalpost Safety Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
The Goalpost Safety Scheme provides grants to fund new, safe goalposts.

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Football Foundation - Grow the Game
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Coaching/Project
Focus: Grow the Game will provide funding for projects that use football to increase participation by both players and volunteers. This will be done by supporting the costs associated with providing new activity


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Football Foundation Junior Kit Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
The aim of this scheme is to support Under 18 teams and adults with disabilities by offering free kit and/or equipment up to the value of £400. The voucher can only be exchanged with our nominated supplier - Nike.

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Funding for other cricket projects
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Exceptionally, grants are steered towards major projects designed primarily to assist in the furtherance of youth cricket. Applications will be considered for grants toward the cost of youth cricket festivals / tournaments / regional competitions and for youth special coaching schemes.

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Bucks Community Foundation Masonic Grassroots Grants
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual/Equipment
Grassroots grants are intended to respond to the diverse needs of community organisations and local communities.

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Lloyds TSB Local Heroes
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Individual/Equipment
Lloyds TSB funds 250 emerging young sportspeople across Britain each year, in the run up to London 2012 and beyond.

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Mars® Refuel™ Drink Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: Every month until September
Funding to enable more people to play sport for longer

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Milton Keynes Community Foundation Grants
Area: Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available:various
Focus: Small Grants of up to £1,500 and Community Grants up to £5,000 are awarded five times a year.

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Milton Keynes Council - Community Grants Supporting Young People
Area: Milton Keynes
Type: Individual
Charitable voluntary organisations which provide a service in the borough of Milton Keynes that benefit and contribute to young people aged 13 to 19 years can apply for this grant.

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Milton Keynes Council – The Neighbourhood Initiative Fund
Area: Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Neighbourhood Initiative Fund aims to help local community groups help local people. The Local youth or community groups need to be operating in Milton Keynes, be appropriately registered and have a management committee.

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Milton Keynes Council – Wider Use Grant
Area: Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Wider Use Grants are available to assist voluntary groups with the rent costs of hiring Milton Keynes Council buildings i.e. Meeting Places. They are given as a percentage of the annual cost.

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Non-Turf Pitch Grants
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility
Applications can be made for grants towards the installation of non-turf pitches, practice ends and nets. Clubs and schools can apply that are not in the Chance to Shine programme

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Rugby Football Foundation – Ground Match Scheme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility
The Ground Match Scheme provides easy-to-access grant funding for capital projects which contribute to the recruitment and retention of community rugby players.

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Slough Social Fund.
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Voluntary or community groups whose priorities are to improve the conditions of life and the promotion of social welfare for residents living within the South Buck District Council area.

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Bucks Community Foundation Small Grants
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type:Project
This on-going programme provides grants of up to £1,000. Applications to this programme are considered every other month.

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South Bucks District Council – Donations and Subscriptions
Area: South Bucks
Type: Project/
Funding to support the core running costs of community and voluntary groups. In general sporting organisations are NOT prioritised. Funding for sports clubs usually falls under the Community Grants scheme.

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Sport and Recreation for young people with Special Needs
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
SRSN (Sport & Recreation for young people with Special Needs).Funding of up to £5,000 is available to encourage young people with disabilities to participate in sporting activities

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Sport England Innovation Fund
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Innovation Fund will create innovative sporting opportunities enabling existing participants to do more, or to bring sport to those people who currently play sport only occasionally, or not at all.

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Sport England Sustainable Facilities
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Facility
Funding Available: £10m
The Sport England Sustainable Facilities Fund Round 3 information is now available on the Sport England website.

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Sport England Small Grants
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Sport England Small Grants Programme has been set up to support local community sport projects which seek to increase participation, sustain participation or develop opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport. You can apply for any sum from £300 to £10,000 but the total project cost cannot exceed £50,000

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Sport England Sportsmatch
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Funding Available: £ for £ up to £100,000
Focus: To increase participation in sport at community level

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Sport Milton Keynes
Area: Milton Keynes
Type: Project
Grants available to bona-fide organisations in the Milton Keynes District for start-up costs, coaching courses, new initiatives and equipment.

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The Dickie Bird Foundation
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Equipment
Support for individuals and organisations to help disadvantaged young people (under the age of 18) to participate in sport, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice, irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity. Funding is available between £50 and £5,000 and can be used for sports kit, coaching and training.

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The Sport England Small Grants Programme
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type:Project
The Sport England Small Grants Programme is a simple small grants scheme making awards of between £300 and £10,000.

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SponsorBank
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
SponsorBank was set up with the sole intention of supporting and assisting grass roots sports clubs, schools and other community based organisations. If you are involved in football, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics or any other sport, then the Sponsorbank website will help you......

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William Harding’s Charity
Area:Aylesbury Vale
Type: Individual
The objects of the William Hardings charity are the provision of almshouses; educational funding for persons under 25 and relief in need. Grants are made to assist young persons in education, including at an individual level, scholarships, maintenance allowances, travel awards and grants for equipment.

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Wycombe District Council - Individual Sports Grants
Area: Wycombe
Type: Project/Equipment
Provided applicants have reached County standard or equivalent and reside within the District funding is available towards travelling expenses, training/coaching fees and for the purchase of clothing/equipment. Grants range from £75 through to £250

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Wycombe District Council – Sir Steven Redgrave Grant Aid Bursary
Area: Wycombe
Type: Individual
Available to applicants who have, through recommendation, the potential to represent Great Britain or England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland in their chosen sport. All applicants must reside within the District and be under 21 years of age.

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Wycombe District Council – Sports Coach Bursaries
Area:Wycombe
Type: Individual
Charitable voluntary organisations which provide a service in the borough of Milton Keynes that benefit and contribute to young people aged 13 to 19 years can apply for this grant

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The Youth of Today
Area: Bucks and Milton Keynes
Type: Project
The Youth of Today Leadership Fund helps third sector organisations scale up innovative youth leadership projects, and reach out across communities.

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