Funding Opportunities
A wealth of funding opportunities exist to support clubs and centres get more people on the water, improve facilities, or support individuals and their own boating journey. Discover the RYA's community funding tool to help you find the right funding partner, advice about getting ready for funding applications, and country specific information.
The RYA have teamed up with Idox to provide a community funding support website for boating.
Go to the new site to start your search for funding.
- Register with the site and agree to Idox's terms and conditions
- Search for funding - provide details of your organisation and the project you are looking to support and hit the search button
- Browse funding - a broader picture of the types of funding that are out there
- Review your results - you can filter them, sort them, produce reports, save your searches
- Tell us about your funding success stories...
Looking to fund projects to get more people active on the water or improve what your club or centre offers? The RYA provide a community funding website for boating.
RYA's Funding FinderEngland
UK Sport and Sport England have agreed a Code for Sports Governance in order to protect the public's investment into sport and activity. The code applies to all organisations within the UK to whom Sport England provides funding. Find out more in our written guidance or watch the webinar below.
Sport England have always tried to address inequalities through their funding and encourage projects that support people who have poorer health outcomes and lower activity levels and each year invest more than £250 million of National Lottery and public money to help people play sport and be active. Funding streams change, so look to their website for explanations of what is currently open, and how to find the right fund for you.
Find out about the Code and ensure you can comply with any conditions for Sport England funding
A wide range of tools, guidance and resources on income generation
Sport England will guide you to the appropriate fund and explain what you need to do
Sport England funds won't always match what you're looking for, so here is a list of all the other ways you can generate funding, from crowdfunding to Gift Aid.
A crowdfunding initiative that can match fund successful Crowdfunder campaigns with expert advice and guidance to support you
Develop opportunities for communities to get more people physically active
Northern Ireland
Sport Northern Ireland is dedicated to developing people in sport, especially young people, and providing facilities for people of every age group and ability to be able to participate, enjoy and perform sport and physical activity.
To sustain and increase participation, and improve performances in sport, Sport Northern Ireland invests in a range of projects throughout Northern Ireland.
Sport Northern Ireland is a Lottery award distributor and also provides exchequer funding to a number of Sport Northern Ireland recognised Governing Bodies of Sport.
From facilities, to clubs and hardship
Project development guidance
The latest funding opportunities brought to you by the independent voice of voluntary sport in Northern Ireland
Scotland
Sport Scotland is the national agency for sport in Scotland and they invest in the organisations and people who deliver sport and physical activity.
From coach education subsidies, sport facilities funds and National Lottery awards for all.
From quick ways to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000 to larger grants up to £200,000.
From Portree to Dundee, funding programmes to benefit communities across Scotland.
Wales
Sport Wales distribute funding to community clubs, volunteers and athletes.
Funding information for community clubs, volunteers and athletes
Information about grant schemes and loan finance for clubs, facilities and equipment
Protecting and progressing community sport clubs and organisations in Wales to reduce inequality, create long term sustainability and introduce new or different ways of operating
Looking to fund projects to get more people active on the water or improve what your club or centre offers? The RYA provide a community funding website for boating.
RYA's Funding FinderThe RYA have partnered with easyfundraising – a platform that turns everyday online shopping into donations for your club!
The RYA’s national charity who support clubs and centres around the UK. Nearly 15,000 people have been helped to get on the water and experience the joy and freedom of sailing through grants.
The charity’s aim is to increase public access to defibrillators nationwide
