Sport England Announces £16m for Green Sport Initiatives

Sport England has announced up to £16 million from its £160 million Movement Fund will be reserved to help the sector respond to the impact of climate change in a move to help create the ‘greenest sports sector in the world’.

Community sports clubs and physical activity groups looking to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable are being encouraged to apply for grants of between £300 and £15,000 from the Movement Fund to promote environmental sustainability.

There is particular interest in initiatives that promote and support ‘climate justice’ – addressing the barriers facing those most affected by climate change to support them to access sport and physical activity opportunities.

Sport England is now looking for projects that:

• Show they will improve environmental sustainability by addressing at least one of the six Every Move priorities:
  • Just transition: Inequalities, inclusion and participation
  • Energy and resources: Carbon emissions – travel and facilities
  • Energy and resources: Circular economy – supply chains, products and waste
  • Nature: Blue-green environment quality and use
  • Nature: Biodiversity
  • Resilience: Adapting to climate change and extreme weather events.
• Show they will benefit physical activity in the community.
• Have a clear, feasible and reasonable delivery plan.

Projects that target at least one of the following priority groups are more likely to get funding:

• People living on low incomes
• Disabled people or those with long-term health conditions
• Older people
• People from culturally diverse communities
• Pregnant women and parents with very young children
• Girls aged 5-16
• LGBTQ+ people
• People who are in foster care.

In addition, projects in an area with a high level of need are also more likely to be funded.

Applications will be accepted from local not-for-profit groups and organisations whose projects promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities.

Sport England’s new Investment priorities for the Every Move programme are available from its website and should be consulted before applying.

Applications can be made at any time.

Further details can be found here: The Movement Fund | Sport England