Opportunities from ViaPath Foundation, Clarks, NFU Mutual and twelve others.
Curated funding opportunities and networking events in sport for good.
On The Ball is a fortnightly newsletter brought to you by our team at Remedy. We curate funding opportunities, competitions and networking events in sport for good so that you don’t have to.
This week we have 15 opportunities for you to consider. Don’t forget, only paid members get full access to the list.
So, let’s get into it:
Final, FINAL call now to meet funders, donors and fundraisers in sport for good at the Sport Fundraising Summit on February 25th 2026. Speakers from adidas Foundation, New Balance Foundation, Women Win, the People’s Postcode Lottery and more are coming together with 150+ others to discuss fundraising trends, challenges and opportunities for the year ahead. Grab your ticket now and use the code SFS26 to get £70 off your ticket, which includes breakfast, lunch, snacks and plenty of hot drinks! The Summit will take place at Bounce Farringdon, London, on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.
The ViaPath Foundation is inviting applications for its Impact Grant 2026. The focus of this funding opportunity is increasing educational and economic opportunities, developing workforces, stabilising families and communities, reintegrating veterans into society, and reducing rates of recidivism. By investing in organisations across the USA across these funding priorities, the ViaPath Foundation creates environments in which everyone is supported to reach their full potential. Grants of up to $15,000 are available to US registered nonprofits., with a total funding cap of $50,000 per organisation over three years. The application form is ready to download via the ViaPath Foundation’s website, with all applications due by 3pm EST on 20th February 2026.
Clark Foundation invests in community projects across the UK, but with a focus on supporting the environments and neighbourhoods in which its employees live. The Community Grants programme considers grant applications quarterly, welcoming applications ranging from £1,000 to over £100,000 from not-for-profit organisations based in Somerset, Plymouth, Barnstaple or Kendal. Proposals should explain how funding will be used to support community projects and initiatives that seek to improve education, health, recreation, leisure, and/or social welfare. A range of costs is eligible, including direct project delivery, capital expenditure, and other essential project expenses such as equipment and materials. The upcoming deadline is 15th February for consideration at the trustees’ March meeting.
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust supports UK charities working in agriculture, rural development and insurance. This includes promoting education and relieving poverty in rural areas by providing essential opportunities for growth and development, and enhancing social welfare in rural communities by working with local authorities and other organisations to advance leisure and recreation. The Trust prefers to fund larger initiatives that are expected to have a significant, wider impact on communities; although smaller charities can apply, they’re less likely to be successful compared to organisations with proof of impact on a larger scale, including regionally and/or nationally. Grants generally range from £1,000 to around £75,000 and should be spent within twelve months as the trustees prefer to fund single-year initiatives rather than multi-year projects. Applications are considered twice annually, with an upcoming deadline of 24th April 2026 for consideration in June.
The Nike Community Impact Fund invests in local nonprofits across North America and Europe that are making positive, lasting change by increasing sport and play opportunities for young people. The Fund supports organisations that it believes will make big community impacts through an authentic understanding of the challenges and barriers affecting local people. Not-for-profit organisations based in and supporting communities in the following European cities are eligible to apply for funding: Amsterdam, Amersfoot, Hilversum, Utrecht (The Netherlands) and Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant (Belgium). Also, nonprofits in the following US and Canadian cities can apply for support: Atlanta - Georgia, Mid-South/Memphis - Tennessee, Portland - Oregon/Pacific Northwest, St. Louis - Missouri, Toronto - Canada. There’s a particular focus on supporting girls and underrepresented youth to participate in sport and physical activity, including individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds and those at a heightened risk of crime and anti-social behaviour. The application portal is currently open and will close on 16th February 2026 at midnight PT.
The Office of Sport in New South Wales is welcoming applications from various VCSE, sporting, educational, and local authority organisations to Game on for Change - Preventing Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence through Sport. This programme exists to empower organisations at every level of the sporting sector in harnessing the power of sport to overcome domestic, family and sexual violence. Key objectives include scaling-up pre-existing initiatives, testing new approaches, establishing/strengthening partnerships between sport and non-sport organisations in the pursuit of overcoming violence, and ensuring diverse representation of lived experience within prevention initiatives in the sports sector. Grants range from $15,000 to $450,000, with the scope of work expected to increase in accordance with the size of the grant requested. There are two deadlines for this programme, depending on the scale of the initiative, with ‘Local Impact’ (small) applications due by 1pm on Wednesday 18th February and ‘Expanding Reach’ (medium) and ‘Whole-of-Action’ (large) applications are accepted until 1pm on Wednesday 4th March.
