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Peter Harrison Foundation - Active Lives
Created: 05/09/2024
News/Events Category: Funding and FinanceThe foundation funds applications for physical activity initiatives that:
- Offer high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for those who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation
- Remove barriers to participation for disabled or disadvantaged people
- Focus on grassroots 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 involvement across the organisation from beneficiaries and those with lived experience
- Have a well-developed plan for sustainability and seek to deliver a legacy
- Reflect their values: excellence, entrepreneurship, integrity, sustainability
Fund award sizes
Maximum: £30,000
Notes on award amounts:
- Small grants: up to £5,000 (They prioritise applications from organisations with a turnover of up to £500,000.)
- Major grants: between £5,001 and £30,000
Who can apply
Organisations that:
- Are either a registered charity or a registered CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club)
- Have been registered with the charity regulator for two years or more (charity applicants)
- Have been registered as a CASC for two years or more (CASC applicants)
- Have produced independently examined or audited accounts for at least one full year of operation
Your project/activity must:
- Take place in the UK
- Provide opportunities for personal or skills development through participation in physical activity
- Meet the needs of people who face physical, mental, economic or social disadvantage
Applications which evidence that they meet the funding priorities below will have the best chance of being successful: SMALL GRANTS – In your last set of accounts, your organisation’s annual income was under £500,000 MAJOR GRANTS – In your last set of accounts, your organisation’s annual income was under £5,000,000
Maximum annual income: £5,000,000
Exclusions
- Organisations that already have an active grant with PHF
- Individuals
- Community Interest Companies (CICs)
- Exempt charities
- Requests for retrospective funding
- Activities that are primarily the responsibility of central or local government
- Overseas projects
- Adventure challenges or expeditions in the UK or abroad
- Projects that are solely for the promotion of religion
- Capital works solely to fulfil building regulations regarding accessibility, without strong evidence of existing engagement with target audiences
How to apply
Complete the online application form on the Foundation's website.
The deadline for applications is Thursday 31 October 2024.
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