There is a rolling deadline for applications, the next deadline is Tuesday 1 April 2025
Active Lives make grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 to be spread over one to three years. Due to limited resources, the trustees have decided to focus their limited resources on those who live in the top 40% of areas of deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation deciles 1-4), with those working in the top 10% most deprived areas (IMD decile 1) as their highest priority. To avoid wasting your time, please ensure you meet the revised eligibility and funding criteria before starting an application. You can check your IMD percentage here.
Funding can be used to cover capital, project, or core funding. Applications must:
- Focus on grassroot 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 beneficiary involvement across the organisation and those with lived experience
- Enable life-enhancing opportunities for individuals living with disabilities and/or living in the most deprived areas in the UK
Community Interest Companies (CICs), individuals, and exempt charities will not be funded.
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The next deadlines for applications are:
- Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Wednesday 1 October 2025