the movement fund

what is the the Movement fund?

The Movement Fund is Sport England's new fund aimed to get people from across the country active, the fund plans to invest into thousands of grassroots and physical activity projects.

The four year, £160m fund is now open, with clubs and projects able to apply for a grant of up to £15,000.

The Movement Fund is revolved around tackling inequalities, with a particular focus on distributing funds towards people who have been deprived the chance to be active. With basketballs unique  ability to engage diverse communities and get communities active, we believe as a sport we are in a strong position to support the core focus of the fund. 

The Movement Fund has been developed to help achieve the implementation stage of Sport England's Uniting the Movement Strategy, which is their 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity, 

A summary of the strategy can be found below:

Getting started

Before you start,  visit The Movement Fund Suitability checker to ensure you meet the requirements to make an application, once this is completed you can begin your application at Start Application (sportengland.org)

If you are not already registered, you will be required to sign your organisation up to the application portal Register Your Organisation (sportengland.org)

What can you spend your funding on?

What you can spend your funding on is quite broad, and the defined approved spends can be seen below:

• Equipment: support purchasing new or improved equipment that’s required for the delivery of your activity. 
• Refurbishing or upgrading facilities: we can support you to improve or create spaces that can provide opportunities to get more people active. 
• Developing new capabilities and leadership skills: providing formal training for staff and volunteers to improve their skills and leadership abilities to help improve how you tackle inequalities and get more people active. 
• Delivery costs: paying for the people and facilities you need to deliver the project, where these are new costs to your project.
• Emergency relief: helping with costs during a crisis, like damage from extreme weather, that couldn’t have been avoided or insured. 

A list of expenses Sport England do not fund can be found here: Funding guidance | Sport England

For more information on Basketball specific activity that will align with the funds purpose, you can visit Sport England's Movement Fund aims to help grassroots sport | Basketball England

For further support and information about the Uniting The Movement Fund and how you can apply for an award, please contact Nick Holloway on [email protected]