grant funding news

A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England of losing track of how £1.05bn in grants have been ... More

The UK government has launched a £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), providing grant funding for energy efficiency measures across the public sector. The funding ... More

Experience UK has completed a merger with ALES UK – the industry body for manufacturers and suppliers working within the visitor attractions and amusements industries. ... More

With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the world are implementing new emergency policies to support these crucial ... More

Sport Ireland will invest a record €36m in all levels of sport during 2020. The funding will include a €13.8m grant to fund core activities ... More

An art gallery in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand has a surprise in store for visitors in the way of a seemingly still portrait that moves ... More

Nottingham has become the latest city to open an 'Urban Room' - the concept first introduced in 2014’s Farrell Review, which called for spaces "where ... More

Construction work has begun on a new leisure centre in Stone, Staffordshire, as part of a £10m investment in the town’s leisure facilities. The centre ... More

Funding charity Spirit of 2012 has appointed Alan Coppin as chair. He replaces Dugald Mackie after a four-and-half year stint. Spirit of 2012 was established ... More

Plans for a new £5.2m leisure centre in the market town of Stone have been submitted to Stafford Borough Council (SBC). The proposals – which ... More

Sport England has unveiled its latest tranche of national governing body (NGB) grants, distributing £101m between 25 national governing bodies. Several of the governing bodies ... More

A sporting body that marries physical activity and occupational therapy for people with learning disabilities has been recognised by a new strategy launched by NHS ... More

Grassroots rugby clubs in Wales will be able to bid for infrastructure funding as part of the Welsh Rugby Union’s (WRU) £1m (US$1.3m, €1.2m) facility ... More

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) will renovate several park courts over the coming years as it attempts to generate participation momentum following a stellar Wimbledon ... More

Leaving the European Union will present new opportunities for businesses in the sports sector, according the the culture secretary John Whittingdale. Whittingdale, who advocated Brexit, ... More

Sported – the community sport charity – has secured £230,000 (US$329,449, €291,745) funding from Sport England to improve the sustainability of grassroots boxing clubs. The ... More

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is gearing up to launch a “bigger and bolder” facilities strategy later this year, according to its director of participation. ... More

Leaving the European Union could increase the cost of sports equipment and limit access to sports funding for British organisations, according to Sport and Recreation ... More

The UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skateboard park has opened in Liverpool ahead of the city’s 2016 biennial arts festival. The permanent sculpture, which is named Evertro, ... More

Combining exercise and gaming – known as exergaming – can help improve physical and mental fitness in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), scientists have ... More

Sport England has scaled back its funding on six sports following falls in participation figures. A total of £2.8m worth of grants will be suspended, ... More

The Sports & Leisure Facilities Forum is a unique event for purchasing decision makers from sporting establishments to meet with solution providers who can increase ... More

Heywood Sports Village has won another prestigious national award. Link4Life nominated the centre for 'Public Sector Project of the Year' for the Builder and Engineer ... More

Aberdeen City Council is making a bid to be the City of Culture 2017, with the announcement of plans for a £30m redevelopment of the ... More

Image: CRT now oversees 2,000+ miles of waterways A new charity - the Canal and River Trust (CRT) - has taken over responsibility for more ... More