Opportunities Through Sport
The Paul Harrison Foundation's Opportunities Through Sport programme encourages disadvantaged people to fulfil their potential through sport.
Registered charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
For the year ending 31 May 2007, the Foundation allocated over £1m in grants across three grant programmes (the other two programmes are Opportunities through Education, and Special Needs and Care for Children and Young People), ranging from £250 to £150,000. The average grant is between £20-30,000. Funding is primarily for capital projects.
The Opportunities Through Sport programme supports sporting activities or projects that provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and to develop other personal and life skills.
Grants will often be one-off grants for capital projects, however revenue funding for a new project or funding for the continuing success or survival of an established project will also be considered.
The following types of project proposals are welcomed:
- Projects that provide a focus for skills development and confidence building through the medium of sport;
- Projects that have a strong training and/or educational theme within the sporting activity;
- Projects that provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or disadvantaged people;
- Projects with a high degree of community involvement;
- Projects that help to engage children or young people at risk of crime, truancy or addiction.
For more information, go to: Paul Harrison Foundation
last updated on 25th January 2009