Cambridge City Council

Enabling Active Communities grants

Small grants of up to £500 from Cambridge City Council for non-profit organisations to run sport, dance or physical-activity sessions in Cambridge that benefit local health and wellbeing. The grant can support existing activities or set up new ones, paying for venue hire or a coach or instructor. There is no form or deadline: groups email a brief description and the Active Lifestyles team gets in touch.

You could get
Up to £500
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Non-profit organisations running sessions in Cambridge
  • Applicants must have an insurance policy and risk assessment, a bank account in the group or organisation's name, appropriate qualifications to deliver the sessions, a safeguarding policy if under-18s can attend, and a vulnerable-adults policy if older or vulnerable adults can attend
  • Examples of eligible groups include faith groups, Girlguiding or Scouts groups, minority ethnic groups, resident groups, support groups and youth clubs

What it funds

  • Regular sport, dance or physical-activity sessions taking place in Cambridge that benefit the health and wellbeing of the local community, either existing activities or new ones
  • The grant can pay for hiring a venue and paying a coach or instructor

What it will not fund

  • One-off activities
  • Day trips
  • Sessions taking place outside Cambridge

How to apply

  1. Email a brief description of your proposed project to sport@cambridge.gov.uk
  2. A member of the Active Lifestyles team will contact you to discuss it further

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