Grants for physical activity providers
The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme supports activity providers, communities, networks, organisations and others with grants up of to £3000 to develop opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to become and stay active.
Who can apply
The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme supports activity providers, communities, networks, organisations and others to develop opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to become and stay active.
Eligible expenditure
You, or your group or organisation should tell us how an award will help people with Parkinson’s become and stay active, or help people increase their levels of physical activity. This will need to be by running new activities or increasing participation - and you’ll need to show us the impact of this at the end of the project.
We want to see how your project will reach and engage with a wide range of people with Parkinson’s, especially those who may be from the following groups:
Newly diagnosed
Young onset
People and groups seen as ‘under represented’ - including socially isolated, not digitally connected or ethnic communities
People who are not engaged with Parkinson’s UK
People who are inactive, or active at low levels
People who are still working
The project must last for a minimum of 3 months
Up to 100% of costs are available if required (if the criteria is met and to a maximum of £3000)
As part of the application process you must consult with local Parkinson’s UK staff (contact information is provided on the grants webpage). Parkinson’s UK colleagues are not there to help with writing your application, but may offer information and support by connecting you with people with Parkinson’s, linking you to existing networks or advising on provision and community priorities in the area.
Examples of the types of projects and activities this fund will support include:
Expanding activities/classes etc. to include people with Parkinson’s (for example an existing class for people with long term health conditions)
Buying equipment that will facilitate or enhance activities (for example, people want to try indoor curling so the award will fund the purchase of equipment)
Essential maintenance or replacement of equipment that will lead to greater participation or increased impact (for example, an indoor archery set is too old to be used properly, so the award would pay for the kit to be refurbished or replaced)
Facility hire (for example, as part of your bid you may need to hire gym space or a studio)
Coaching fees (for example, you may need to pay for a trainer to deliver the activity you wish to set up)
Specific training (for example, a volunteer gaining a coaching qualification to enable sustained delivery)
Developing community activities that demonstrate a pathway into sustained activity (for example, you may wish to work with an organisation to enable their activity to be accessible for people with Parkinson’s)
Helping people to access Parkinson’s specific online support to become more active (for example, an organisation offering help people to become active at home in a structured and safe way)
For more information, and to apply, visit: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information-and-support/grants-physical-activity-providers