Raising funds and improving facilities are arguably the biggest challenges facing cricket clubs today.
Workshops and Webinars
Join us on Tuesday 27th May at 6 PM for an exclusive webinar all about Hybrid Cricket Pitches in partnership with SIS Pitches.
Paul Taylor, International Sales Director for Cricket at SIS Pitches, will be on hand to discuss this innovative technology — from design and manufacturing to construction and maintenance. Plus, there’ll be a Q&A session to answer all your questions!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about the future of cricket pitches. 💡
Booking link: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/4MvYBP
Live and Current Grants
Sport Wales Energy Saving Grant
What are clubs saying about the Energy Saving Grant - Click Here to read some insightful feedback from clubs across Wales who have received funding through this grant. For the Energy Saving Grant page on the Sport Wales Website, please click here.
Victoria be hosting a
Energy Saving Project Clinic on Tuesday 27th May from 13.00 to 17.00 for 15-minute individual appointments, this will give you an opportunity to discuss potential projects and answer questions you may still have. Book your appointment here -
Book now!
Submit your Expression of Interest for the Sport Wales Energy Saving Grant here now.
Fill out the online form here.
Key Dates Sport Wales Energy Saving Grant 2025:
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Submit an Expression of Interest as soon as possible and you’ll be invited to Stage 1 of the application.
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Stage 1 opens 21st May 9.00
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Online drop-in clinic Tuesday 27th May 13.00-17.00
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Stage 1 closes 25th June 15.00
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Stage 2 opens 16th July 10.00
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Stage 2 closes 1st October 15.00
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Applications will then be evaluated with decisions and offer letters communicated in late October
Barclays Community Sport Fund
Barclays Community Sport Fund | Barclays
The Barclays Community Sport Fund, delivered in partnership with Sported, helps to reduce inequalities in sport – with a focus on football, tennis, and cricket.
The fund supports community groups and grassroots sports organisations who are working within the most deprived areas of the UK and are making sport more accessible to women and girls, as well as engaging people from other underrepresented groups including people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities and from the LGBTQ+ community.
What can I apply for?
A £1000 grant to help sustain and increase access to football, tennis, and cricket for women and girls (as well as engage people from other underrepresented groups, such as people with disabilities, those from racially diverse communities and those from the LGBTQ+ community)
Funding for football, tennis, and cricket coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls
If successful for funding, your group will be able to access:
Exclusive match tickets, mascot places, and promotional opportunities
Access to advice and support and signposting to training and resources
Ynni Cymru: Capital Grant Funding Programme
The Ynni Cymru Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) Capital Grant, announced by the Welsh Government has an allocation of £10 million to support community-driven energy projects across Wales. The grant aims to:
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Accelerate SLES Deployment: Support the development and delivery of Smart Local Energy Systems across Wales.
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Expand Local Ownership: Increase locally owned renewable energy generation and use.
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Enhance Efficiency: Optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of locally owned renewable energy projects.
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Facilitate a Just Transition: Ensure the benefits of the transition to net zero are retained within Welsh communities. (N.B. A 5% upflight for projects in high scoring areas of multiple deprivation).
Eligibility: Open to community energy organisations, social enterprises, public sector bodies, and SMEs operating in Wales.
Grant Range: £25,000 to £1 million per project.
Application Deadline: 16th June 2025
Completion Deadline: All projects must be completed by 31 March 2026.
Match Funding: Public Sector 25% / SMEs 10% / Community organisations and social enterprises 0%
Project Focus: Applicants encouraged to develop projects that integrate local energy generation, storage, and infrastructure, making energy systems more efficient and delivering tangible local benefits, including lower energy costs.
Eligible Technologies:
· Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
· Wind turbines
· Heat pumps (air, ground, or water source)
· Battery storage systems
· Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI)
· Smart systems like building management systems and smart meters
· Energy storage technologies such as thermal storage
Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme
Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme - WCVA
The scheme is now open for applications for main grants of between £5,000 – £49,000 and a ‘nationally significant’ project with a value of between £50,000 – £250,000.
For this round of LDTCS, there will be two deadlines, this will enable applications to be assessed promptly when received. If you would like your application to be considered as part of window 1, please submit it by 20 December 2024. If you would like your application to be considered as part of window 2, please submit it by 7 February 2025.
The Fund will be open to any organisation for projects focusing on one or more of the following themes: Biodiversity, waste minimisation and the diversion if waste from landfill, and wider environmental enhancements.
HOW TO APPLY
In order to submit a request for funding, you will need to register with WCVA’s Multipurpose Application Portal (MAP). If you have previously registered with MAP, you can log in by entering your username and password on the home screen.
For further details please read the scheme guidance. Organisations can register by visiting the website map.wcva.cymru.
A Place For Sport
A Place For Sport offers clubs a great opportunity to engage with their community and raise money. If clubs or community organisations can raise money towards a targeted goal, Sport Wales will pledge funds up to 50% towards the given project.
On the crowdfunder website, people pledge money to support the cause or idea. In return, the person donating money can also get a reward, which can be a product, benefit, or service.
WHAT WILL SPORT WALES SUPPORT?
Sport Wales match funding scheme is for not-for-profit clubs and community groups looking to raise money for ‘off-field’ improvements. For example:
- Changing rooms
- Clubhouse renovations
- Improved kitchen facilities
- Bike racks and storage
- Lifts and ramps for better disability access
- New fencing
HOW TO APPLY?
Set up a crowdfunding page for your project and select the option to be considered for A Place for Sport support. This page will be your application – there is no need to apply to us separately. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds/sport-wales
HOW IS FUNDING AWARDED?
If projects reach 25% of their target goal with support from a minimum number of donors Sport Wales will pledge between 30% and 50% of the total project, depending on the project’s potential to tackle inequalities within the community:
- 30%: If a project is likely to gain support on Crowdfunder.
- 40%: If a project demonstrates how it intends to support tackling inequalities.
- 50%: If a project is based in one of the most deprived areas of Wales, as identified by Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation data.
Please note that if the project fails to raise the remaining money within 8 weeks of receiving match-fundings the funding will be cancelled.
You can read the full details of eligible criteria on Crowdfunder.
Fund for Wales
Grants of between £500 – £2,000 will be awarded to small, volunteer-driven community organisations whose applications aim to deliver the following outcomes:
- Improving people’s chances in life
- Building stronger communities
- Improving rural and urban environments
- Encouraging healthier and more active people and communities
- Preserving heritage and culture
Grants can support full or partial costs of, for example: projects costs, small capital items & equipment, core costs, activities and programmes (e.g. room hire, transport costs, volunteer expenses, insurance, tutor fees, community events).
Who can apply?
This Fund is open to constituted community-based charities and organisations (e.g. associations, social enterprises and clubs):
- whose beneficiaries are all in Wales
- with an income of less than £100,000 in the latest reported financial year
For more information: https://communityfoundationwales.org.uk/grants/fund-for-wales/