Financial support, guidance and advice relating to sports clubs and activities are available from a wide range of sources.
Here are some of them.
Awards for all
Provides local grants between £500 and £10,000 to help people start, stay and succeed in sport. Applications can be made yearly.
Phone: 020 7842 4020
Awards for all website
Capital Community Foundation
Grants are available for clubs that use sport to tackle these issues: feeling of being left out; having problems in your life; groups that usually don't mix.
Phone: 020 7582 5117
The Capital Community Foundation website
The Football Foundation
Oversees investment in grassroots football. Grants from £100 to £1million.
Phone: 0845 345 4555
The Football Foundation website
Inclusive Fitness Initiative
Promotes and supports opportunities for people with disabilities to take part in physical activities.
Phone: 0114 257 2060
Inclusive Fitness Initiative website
The Jack Petchey Foundation
Yearly ongoing achievement awards worth £3,400 for clubs. Project grants from £500 to £50,000.
Tel: 020 8252 8000
Jack Petchey Foundation website
The London Marathon Charitable Trust
Grants available for a wide range of capital projects, specifically investment in sporting facilities. The average grant is £50,000 and no match funding is required.
Tel: 020 8940 0102
Lords Taverners
Grants available to young people with special needs to participate in sport and recreation.
Phone: 020 7821 8384
Lords Taverners website
National Big Lottery Fund
This has £2.3billion for 2006 to 2009, to be distributed among a variety of programmes including Children's Play Porgramme, School Sports Coordinator and Young People's Funds.
Phone: 020 7211 1800
National Big Lottery Fund website
Sports Aid
Provides direct financial support to men and women between 12 and 18 years old.
Phone: 020 7273 1975
Sports Aid website
Sportsmatch
A grassroots sponsorship scheme which matches commercial sponsorship pound for pound. For 2006 to 2007, £3.5million are available.
Phone: 020 7273 1942
Sportsmatch website
UK Sport
Supports talented men and women in sports where we compete as the United Kingdom.
Phone: 020 7211 5100
UK Sport website
Foundation for Sports and the Arts
Gives grants to a wide range of projects.
Phone: 015 1259 5505
Foundation for Sports and the Arts website
Greenwich Sports Promotion Club Development
Annual grants of £500 to Greenwich sports clubs that can be used for a broad range of development purposes.
Phone: 020 8921 8384/8406
Find out more about the council's Club Development Support Fund