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📋 What They Fund: The Movement Fund (£15k) prioritises on projects that help inactive people become more physically active, specifically targeting:

  • People who do less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week

  • Communities experiencing health inequalities and deprivation

  • Projects that involve the community in design and delivery

  • Innovative approaches to getting people moving

 

🎯 Priority Groups:

  • Lower socio-economic groups

  • Ethnically diverse communities

  • People with long-term health conditions

  • People with disabilities

  • Older adults (55+)

  • Children and young people

 

✨ Tips for Applying:

  1. Demonstrate clear community co-design

  2. Show evidence of local need

  3. Focus on removing barriers to participation

  4. Include realistic measurement plans

  5. Highlight sustainable impact

  6. Show partnership working

 

🗂️ What to Prepare:

  • Project budget breakdown

  • Community consultation evidence

  • Baseline data for your target area

  • Delivery timeline

  • Safeguarding and other policies

  • Insurance documents

  • Bank statements

  • Governance documents (Articles of association)

 

💡 Application Success Strategies:

  • Use clear, simple language, tone down AI with your own words

  • Include specific numbers and targets

  • Demonstrate previous experience

  • Show how you'll reach inactive people (Be unique and creative!)

  • Explain your monitoring approach

  • Include testimonials if possible

Application explainer video

Grant Buget tips

 

✅ DO's - What They Will Fund:

 

1. Equipment that directly enables physical activity

   Example: Yoga mats, resistance bands, or portable sports equipment for community art-movement workshops

2. Venue hire for activity sessions

   Example: Renting additional space at The Old Cattle Market for movement-based zine workshops

3. Training for community leaders

   Example: Training local artists to lead standing/moving art sessions

4. Transport solutions to access activities

   Example: Minibus hire to bring participants from deprived areas to your workshops

5. Digital tools that encourage movement

   Example: Simple apps or online platforms that combine creative tasks with physical movement

6. Inclusive equipment adaptations

   Example: Adjustable height tables for standing art activities

7. Community engagement costs

   Example: Focus group sessions to co-design movement activities with local residents

 

❌ DON'T's - What They Won't Fund:

 

1. General running costs not directly related to activity

   Example: Regular office rent or utility bills

2. Pure art supplies without movement element

   Example: Just buying printing materials or zine supplies

3. Projects focusing on already active people

   Example: Advanced dance classes for experienced performers

4. One-off events without sustainable impact

   Example: A single sports day or festival

5. Pure marketing materials

   Example: General business promotional materials

6. Capital projects

   Example: Building renovations or permanent fixtures

7. Items for resale

   Example: Sports clothing or equipment to sell

 

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💰 Allowable Staff Costs:​​

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📊 Typical Payment Structure:

  • Session Leaders: £25-35/hour

  • Assistant Facilitators: £15-20/hour

  • Project Coordination: £20-25/hour

  • Volunteer Expenses: Up to £10/session

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⚠️ Important Rules:

  1. Must show clear breakdown of:

  • Hours per week

  • Rate per hour

  • Number of weeks

  • Role description

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  1. Cannot fund:

  • Existing core staff costs

  • Full-time permanent positions

  • Management costs above 15% of grant

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💡 Smart Application Tip: For your structure, consider requesting:

  • Session facilitation costs for new movement activities

  • Additional hours for existing sessional workers

  • Training budget for upskilling current team

  • Volunteer coordination time

Application question breakdown for AI prompts

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1. Brief overview of the project

Maximum of 100 words

Give a summary of what your project will do. Include both the physical activity you’re encouraging and who your target audience is. Write as much detail about your project as you can here. 

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2. Why do you want this project to happen?

Maximum of 500 words

Tell us about your motivation for doing this project. Show us you understand the needs of your community and how it was involved in creating the project. 

Things you might want to include:

  • Details about why your organisation is right to deliver the project

  • How this project builds on your organisation’s existing work

  • Whether this is a new or existing offer

  • Why now's the right time to deliver this project

  • Where the project idea came from

  • How you know there's demand for this project

  • Any pilot tests you've already run

  • How your project's different to what's current available

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3. What do you want to achieve from the project?

Maximum of 500 words

Describe the positive changes you hope to achieve by the end of the project. Tell us how the people involved, in particular our priority groups, will be more active and how the wider community will benefit.

Things you might want to include:

  • Short-term and long-term goals for positive change

  • How you plan to measure success for these goals

  • How equipment upgrades will help people be more active

  • How facility changes will help people be more active

  • Wider benefits like community connections or environmental improvements

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4. How will you make the project happen?

Maximum of 500 words

Tell us how you'll make this project a reality. We need to know you have a clear plan for doing the project.

Things you might want to include:

  • Location. Where will the project take place? Will this be at your own facility or a hired venue?

  • Team. Who'll deliver the project and what are their qualifications? Are they part of your team, or will you recruit new staff?

  • Schedule. When and how often will the project take place? How do you know this timing works for your community?

  • Action plan. What steps will you take to ensure success? What work have you already done to get to this point?

  • Facility improvements. Do you need planning permission or consent from the landowner?

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