If you work with a club, organisation or school and you want to help to get Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes active, you may qualify for funding.
This page provides information on funding that can be used to support sport and physical activity, or help to develop communities.
Search by selecting the category you wish to fund and your area. Need help with funding? See our Top Tips for Funding Applications or email ahealy@leapwithus.org.uk
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Barchester Healthcare Foundation
Type: Fund Focus: Small local groups and small local charities Funding: Maximum Value £2,600The Barchester Healthcare Foundation (also known as the Barchester Charitable Foundation) was established by Barchester Healthcare to reinvest into the communities it serves. It is a registered charity with independent Trustees. The Foundation was set up in 2003 with an initial grant of over £250,000. Barchester Healthcare continues to make further contributions to the Foundation. […]
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The Community Roots Project
Type: Fund Focus: Community group or Small Charity Funding: 40 Grants of £1000We’re inviting community groups and small charities to apply for one of 40 grants of £1,000 to do what you do best: turn an estate into a neighbourhood. Is this for you? Do you run a community group or small charity in Milton Keynes? Will £1,000 help you to bring people together? Is your annual […]
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Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants
Type: Fund Focus: registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, local authorities and social housing providers Funding: Grants of between £500 and £2,000The Green Community Grants scheme is provided by the Bupa Foundation as part of its Healthy Cities campaign which aims to support one million people across the globe to improve their health through restoring and regenerating nature. The scheme is administered by Groundwork, which is a federation of charities working nationally and locally to transform […]
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Play Their Way Community Builder
Type: Grants Focus: organisations Funding: -The Play Their Way Community Builder programme is exploring how child‑first coaching, grounded in children’s rights, can be embedded across diverse localities and coaching contexts. The programme’s second phase of funding, running from 2026 to 2027, will aim to embed lasting change in coaching practice, organisational culture and the systems and networks that shape how […]
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Scops Arts Trust
Type: Grants Focus: Registered Charities Funding: Maximum £30,000 per annum (applicants are advised that the majority of grants awarded are considerably less than this)Scops Arts Trust was established in March 2019 with an endowment from the late Tony Wingate. Throughout his life, Tony enjoyed a love of the arts, particularly music, and as an inspirational English teacher, his other passion was education. Scops Arts Trust is currently inviting Stage 1 applications for our Round 2 of 2026 focussed […]
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Heart of Bucks – Financial Wellbeing Community Fund
Type: Grants Focus: Local Charities Funding: up to £9,999 One year grantThe Financial Wellbeing Community Fund (FWCF) supported by the Government’s Crisis and Resilience Fund provides support for local charities and community groups who are working with Buckinghamshire residents to build financial resilience, reduce the risk of crisis, and to access early, preventative support. The desired outcome from the programme is that individuals will be supported to move away from the need for short-term crisis interventions, including food parcels and will be better able to manage future financial shocks. How much […]
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