Get Active Fund
The LGBT+ Fund will be awarding a total of £400,000 that will be paid over 2 years, to successful applicant organisations and groups working in LGBT+ sports and physical activities across the UK.
Provided by:
LGBT+ Fund
Funder website:
Maximum value:
£50,000.00
Objective of fund:
The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund responds to the fact that LGBT+ groups delivering sporting and physical activities are under-resourced, facing consistent under-investment and challenges to accessing relevant opportunities. Systemic and social pressures also mean that LGBT+ individuals are more likely to disengage from physical activities in multiple settings, including those intended to be inclusive.
Who can apply
Applicants must meet ALL the following requirements:
1. You're a UK-based LGBT+ led non-profit group or organisation: Your group must be registered or based in the UK. It must be led by and for LGBT+ people.
2. Your work regularly focuses on sports or physical activities* You can apply if you are:
An LGBT+ sports or physical activity organisation that has run recent**, or runs existing project(s) focused on sports or physical activities
OR
A non-sporting LGBT+ organisation that runs existing project(s) focused on sport or physical activities
3. You have experience: Your group, organisation, or project must have been running for at least 6 months.
* We intend ‘physical activities’ to mean any activity that intentionally and explicitly facilitates increased physical movement and wellbeing. Examples include: Hiking, skateboarding, football, ballroom & vogue, gardening, frisbee, dance, circus skills.
** 'Recent' in this instance means that your sporting or physical activity based group has delivered activities within the last 3 years.
Our guidance document(opens in new tab) includes more information on priorities for this funding.
Restrictions
The following organisations, groups and projects are not eligible to apply for this fund:
Those who have an active grant with the London Marathon Foundation and/or Go! London at the time of applying.
Those whose work is reflected in the 'what we cannot fund’ section below.
Examples of ineligible organisations and work:
An LGBT+ mental health charity seeking funding for a new standalone series of physical activity workshops. (Ineligible due to it being a new and standalone series of activity).
A non-LGBT+ led community centre looking to fund sessions with a LGBT+ inclusive fitness coach (Ineligible as the organisation is not LGBT+ led).
Eligible Expenditure
Thanks to funding from London Marathon Foundation(opens in new tab), The LGBT+ Fund, powered by Consortium, will be awarding a total of £400,000 that will be paid over 2 years, to successful applicant organisations and groups working in LGBT+ sports and physical activities across the UK.
The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund responds to the fact that LGBT+ groups delivering sporting and physical activities are under-resourced, facing consistent under-investment and challenges to accessing relevant opportunities. Systemic and social pressures also mean that LGBT+ individuals are more likely to disengage from physical activities in multiple settings, including those intended to be inclusive.
The fund aims to invest much needed resource into community based LGBT+ sports and physical activity-focused organisations and projects across the UK. It will prioritise grassroots groups supporting LGBT+ communities who face additional barriers to participation.
In 2026, organisations can apply for grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 per year for projects lasting 1 or 2 years.
This means applicants can request:
• A single year grant (1 year): between £5,000 and £25,000 in total.
Or a multi-year grant:
• 2 years: between £10,000 and £50,000 in total.
The fund opens to applications on Wednesday 9th September 2026 at 12pm noon and closes to applications on Wednesday 4th November at 12pm noon.
Please be aware that funding is limited, and we expect the programme to be oversubscribed. We are unlikely to be able to fund all applications received, and only a limited number of larger grants are likely to be awarded. Based on similar programmes we have delivered, approximately 1 in 5 applications may be successful.
How to apply
Applications can be submitted online using the link on this page https://lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/get-active-fund/#apply via a written form or video application. Please visit the eligibility checker page and fund guidance before applying. We also have a frequently asked questions page.
We have a plain text version of the application form to view herehttps://lgbtfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Application-form-guidance-Get-Active-Fund-1.pdf. Applicants cannot use this to apply, all applications must be submitted via our online forms.
We appreciate it may be some people’s first time submitting a funding application and/or some people may find form-filling challenging. We want to remove as many barriers to receiving funding as possible through this Fund. The Giving team are available to provide support and advice with your application and are also happy to do a supported application where we accept application form answers via a call.
If you think you may need assistance in applying, please do get in contact early once the fund opens to ensure there is enough time for the team to provide appropriate support.
Decision Turnaround
Once the fund closes to applications, light-touch due diligence checks are undertaken, and the decision-panel make their assessments of the applications. Due to the number of applications we are expecting, we anticipate communicating funding decisions by the beginning of February 2027.
Useful Links
https://lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/get-active-fund/
https://lgbtfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Get-Active-Fund-Guidance-final-aug-2026.pdf
https://lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/get-active-fund/frequently-asked-questions/