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Access Sport

Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund (AIPFF)

Grants, typically £2,500 to £5,000, from a restricted fund managed by Access Sport CIO to help local community groups and sports clubs get more young people aged 5 to 18 in disadvantaged areas playing sport. Projects must focus on young people who would otherwise be excluded from sport, such as disadvantaged young people, women and girls, young people from minority ethnic communities, and young offenders or those at risk of offending. Priority goes to clubs in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London or the West Midlands that are supported by Access Sport's Changing Places programme and based in or serving the 20% most deprived areas. The next round opens on 12 October 2026 and closes at 1pm on 18 December 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£2,500 – £5,000
Deadline
61 days left
18 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Local community groups and sports clubs whose projects include young people aged 5 to 18 who would otherwise be excluded from sport
  • Priority goes to sports clubs that are based in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London or the West Midlands and supported by Access Sport's Changing Places programme, and that are based in or serve a borough or ward in the top 20% of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation
  • Individuals cannot apply
  • School projects qualify only with significant community involvement
  • No income limit, legal structure or governance requirements are published

What it funds

Projects that grow a club's or group's capacity to reach more young people aged 5 to 18 who would otherwise be excluded from sport. Grants can go towards some or all of:

  • Developing and improving playing fields and other community sport facilities
  • Projects and programmes to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour
  • Developing and training volunteers, including qualifications
  • Long-term sustainability, such as marketing and finance expertise
  • Coaching, organising and other key operational costs of running community sports activities

Applications should offer a competitive cost per new participant from the target groups and show a commitment to long-term sustainability.

For facility builds or renovations (capital costs), some other funding must already be secured, or the applicant must be willing to work with Access Sport to find third-party contributions.

What it will not fund

  • 100% of facility build or renovation projects (capital costs); other funding must be secured or sought
  • School projects or school facility improvements without significant community involvement
  • Individuals

How to apply

  1. Check your project fits the criteria on the Apply to AIPFF page
  2. Email Aipff@AccessSport.org.uk to find out more about applying
  3. Apply while the round is open, between Monday 12 October 2026 and 1pm on Friday 18 December 2026

No application form or guidance document is published; the process is only available by email.

Larger grants than £5,000 may be possible in some circumstances.

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