Small and Large Awards
Boost is a boutique grant-giving charity which accepts applications from small and medium-sized charities and non-profit organisations for outstanding sports and physical activity initiatives.
Who can apply
The Trust will only support charities or non-profit making organisations with a focus on sport.
Boost offers two different levels of funding:
Small Awards: Up to £1000 for organisations with an income up to £100,000. These are considered through a shorter process;
Large Awards: For organisations with an income up to £500,00. These are considered by the full trustee body at the next trustee meeting. Most of our more recent Large Awards have been in the range of £2,000 to £7,000.
The trustees aim to make a formal decision within three months.
Restrictions
Boost does not provide funding for:
Building/renovation works
Travel to, or participation in, overseas tournaments
Grants outside the UK, other than in exceptional circumstances
Individuals, other than in exceptional circumstances
Eligible Expenditure
What Boost is looking for:
Real passion for improving people’s lives through sport
Well-defined initiatives addressing disability or disadvantage
Long-term impact and sustainability
Projects where Boost is a principal funder
How to apply
We only accept applications by email.
Please email your submission to sarah.johnson@boostct.org. It should comprise no more than two sides of A4.
Your submission should open with the following bullet point information (in no more than 50 words):
Organisation name
Annual income from your latest financial statements
Description of sport or physical activity
Aspect of disadvantage/disability addressed
Location of programme
Specific amount of funding requested
The remainder of the submission should provide further details of your organisation and the proposed initiative. You must give a budget breakdown. Your application will not be successful if it does not meet our criteria.
Unfortunately, we receive many more applications than we can fund. So, if you are unsuccessful, we advise waiting a year before re-applying.
For more information visit https://boostct.org/