LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund - Application Form

Introduction

Please ensure that you have checked your eligibility to apply and have read the fund guidance document before you begin your application.

The fund will close to applications on Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 12pm noon. We aim to communicate the outcome of your application by the beginning of February 2027.

Please note that due to the nature of the form, it is not possible to save a draft of your application to complete at a later date. This means that if you refresh the page or navigate away from it before pressing the 'Submit application' button, any answers you have entered on the form will be lost. If you would like to prepare your answers offline and then copy & paste them into the form, then you can access the application questions in a PDF document* HERE

*This document is only provided to help you prepare your answers - all applications MUST be submitted using this online form. If you require any help in preparing or submitting your application, then you can request assistance from the Giving Team: giving@consortium.lgbt

Organisation Details

Organisation Name and Address

Organisation name.

Please provide the legal / registered name of the organisation which is applying for funding.

Working name.

Please provide the working name of the organisation, if different to the legal / registered name.

Street address of organisation or registered office.

This information will not be published and is strictly private & confidential.

Town/City

County (or Borough if based in London)

Postcode

Please select the region where your organisation is based or where your project/planned work will be taking place (if different)

Applicant Details

Main Contact

First name

Last name

Contact's pronouns

What is their role within the organisation?

Phone number

Email

Confirm email

Second Contact

Please provide the details of another person within your organisation, who can be contacted if the main contact is not available.

First name

Last name

Contact's pronouns

What is their role within the organisation?

Phone number

Email

Confirm email

About Your Organisation

Please confirm that your organisation is one of the following:

1) A UK-based LGBT+ led non-profit group or organisation whose work regularly focuses on sports or physical activities*

2) A UK-based LGBT+ led sporting or physical activity* organisation

Guidance:

1) Applications must be for existing project(s) focused on sport or physical activities.

2) You must run current or recent (within the past 3 years), project(s) focused on sports or physical activities.

*We intend ‘physical activities’ to mean any activity that intentionally and explicitly facilitates increased physical movement and wellbeing.

Please explain who is involved in running your organisation, and what experience and/or lived experience they have in supporting LGBT+ people.

Maximum 400 words.

Please tell us about the communities your organisation supports and what kind of physical activity* or activities you offer.

*We intend ‘physical activities’ to mean any activity that intentionally and explicitly facilitates increased physical movement and wellbeing. For example: Hiking, skateboarding sessions, football, ballroom & vogue, gardening, frisbee, dance, circus skills.

Maximum 300 words.

How does your organisation increase LGBT+ communities’ access to and participation in physical activities?

This includes encouraging those that aren't currently active, to join a new activity.

Maximum 300 words.

Do members pay to access your activities? If so, please explain how you ensure your group is accessible to those with low incomes.

How many LGBT+ people does your organisation currently support yearly?

An approximate estimation.

About Your Request

How many years of funding are you applying to this fund for?

Please bear in mind that we will be awarding a limited amount of larger multi-year grants due to limited funds available.

1 year

2 years

How much funding are you requesting per year? 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.

Amount requested for year 1:

£

Amount requested for year 2:

£

Total amount requested:

Please note that the minimum amount that can be applied for from this fund is £5,000 per year (£10,000 in total if applying for funding over 2 years).

If you are looking to apply for a smaller amount, please check out our Funder Finder resource or contact the Giving Team

Please note that the maximum amount that can be applied for from this fund is £25,000 per year (£50,000 in total if applying for funding over 2 years).

If you are looking to apply for a higher amount, please check out our Funder Finder resource or contact the Giving Team

What do you plan to spend a grant on if you were successful?

Please refer to the fund guidance document for information on what we can and cannot fund.

If you're applying for a multi-year grant, please explain what you plan to spend the grant on in each year. Multi-year applications should explain why longer-term funding is needed and how it would strengthen organisational sustainability or continuity of support.

Maximum 600 words.

What impact would an award have on your organisation and the participation levels of the people your organisation supports?

Maximum 300 words.

Why is the work you are seeking to fund important for the health and wellbeing of the LGBT+ communities you support?

Please tell us about the challenges faced by the people you currently support, what support may currently be missing, and how your organisation helps to meet those needs and gaps in provision.

Maximum 300 words.

Tell us how you ensure LGBT+ people — such as those with mental health needs, disabilities, or who face racism or transphobia — can access and feel safe engaging with your organisation.

Maximum 300 words.

How does your organisation involve the communities it supports in decision making, activity planning, or leadership?

Maximum 300 words.

Budget:

List all costs that you want us to fund. Please provide a breakdown per year if you are applying for a multi-year grant.
List staff and non-staff costs separately (if applicable).
You can use budget headings, rather than a detailed list of items e.g. office costs, publicity costs, training costs.
Please actively consider access costs within your budget (we are aware these costs can be disproportionately high in relation to the number of people involved).

Alternatively, you can upload a copy of your budget below.

Upload budget:

Upload requirements

Project Outcomes

What are the planned benefits (outcomes) of this work and how will you achieve these?

Please note: The funded work should primarily seek to increase physical activity access and participation in LGBT+ communities.

It could also focus on one or more of the outcomes below (there is no requirement to seek to achieve them all).

Only tick the outcomes that apply to your planned work.

Funded organisations are able to increase physical activity access and participation in LGBT+ communities.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Funded organisations are better able to embed inclusive, anti-oppressive and accessible practices in their work, fostering safer environments in sport / physical activity.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Funded organisations can identify and action continuity plans, so that they can become stronger and more sustainable.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Participants facing the greatest inequity are better supported and experience support that is shaped by and responsive to their lived experience.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Funded organisations develop opportunities for LGBT+ community members to develop as coaches, leaders and role models in sport or physical activity.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Funded organisations can focus on systems change in the LGBT+ sports and physical activity sector - contributing to wider shifts in inclusive practice.

How will you achieve this outcome?

Additional Outcome (please describe):

Supporting Documents

Smaller organisations can reach out to the Giving Team and have a discussion if any of these requirements are a challenge: giving@consortium.lgbt

A copy of your organisation's constitution or governing document (if applicable).

Upload requirements

A relevant and up to date Safeguarding Policy, that has been reviewed within the last year.

Upload requirements

Accounts for the last 12 months or most recent financial year.

Upload requirements

A recent bank statement from the last 3 months.

Upload requirements

Declaration

Our Grant Funding Data Privacy Notice can be accessed here: consortium.lgbt/grantprivacy

Before you can submit your application, please confirm the following*

I have authority to submit this application on behalf of the organisation.

I confirm that all the information within the application is true to the best of my knowledge.

I understand that, if awarded, I will be required to submit a short report at the end of the grant period.

I agree to Consortium collecting and recording the personal details outlined above, in line with the Grant Funding Data Privacy Notice, in order to process and manage this funding request.

Digital signature

LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund - Application Form

To access the video application form, please CLICK HERE

Please ensure that you have checked your eligibility to apply and have read the fund guidance document before you begin your application.

The fund will close to applications on Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 12pm noon. We aim to communicate the outcome of your application by the beginning of February 2027.

*This document is only provided to help you prepare your answers - all applications MUST be submitted using this online form. If you require any help in preparing or submitting your application, then you can request assistance from the Giving Team: giving@consortium.lgbt

Please provide the legal / registered name of the organisation which is applying for funding.

Please provide the working name of the organisation, if different to the legal / registered name.

This information will not be published and is strictly private & confidential.

This helps our community panellists understand the work that your organisation does.

Please copy & paste the entire web address (URL) directly from the address bar, as shown below.

This helps our community panellists understand the work that your organisation does.

If you happen to use more than 3 platforms, please provide the addresses of the platforms you engage with the most.

Please copy & paste the entire web address (URL) directly from the address bar, as shown in the examples below.

Organisations should have a minimum of 2 unrelated members on their board of trustees / board of directors / management committee.

The following communities are a priority for us to fund as they are currently underserved in UK grant-making.

Please select all that apply:

E.g. Email newsletter, social media, website, word of mouth.

Please provide the details of another person within your organisation, who can be contacted if the main contact is not available.

Guidance:

1) Applications must be for existing project(s) focused on sport or physical activities.

2) You must run current or recent (within the past 3 years), project(s) focused on sports or physical activities.

*We intend ‘physical activities’ to mean any activity that intentionally and explicitly facilitates increased physical movement and wellbeing.

Maximum 400 words.

This includes encouraging those that aren't currently active, to join a new activity.

An approximate estimation.

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.

Please note that the minimum amount that can be applied for from this fund is £5,000 per year (£10,000 in total if applying for funding over 2 years).

If you are looking to apply for a smaller amount, please check out our Funder Finder resource or contact the Giving Team

Please note that the maximum amount that can be applied for from this fund is £25,000 per year (£50,000 in total if applying for funding over 2 years).

If you are looking to apply for a higher amount, please check out our Funder Finder resource or contact the Giving Team

Please refer to the fund guidance document for information on what we can and cannot fund.

If you're applying for a multi-year grant, please explain what you plan to spend the grant on in each year. Multi-year applications should explain why longer-term funding is needed and how it would strengthen organisational sustainability or continuity of support.

Please tell us about the challenges faced by the people you currently support, what support may currently be missing, and how your organisation helps to meet those needs and gaps in provision.

List all costs that you want us to fund. Please provide a breakdown per year if you are applying for a multi-year grant.

List staff and non-staff costs separately (if applicable).

You can use budget headings, rather than a detailed list of items e.g. office costs, publicity costs, training costs.

Please actively consider access costs within your budget (we are aware these costs can be disproportionately high in relation to the number of people involved).

Alternatively, you can upload a copy of your budget below.

Please note: The funded work should primarily seek to increase physical activity access and participation in LGBT+ communities.

It could also focus on one or more of the outcomes below (there is no requirement to seek to achieve them all).

Only tick the outcomes that apply to your planned work.

How will you achieve this outcome?

How will you achieve this outcome?

How will you achieve this outcome?

How will you achieve this outcome?

How will you achieve this outcome?

How will you achieve this outcome?

Additional Outcome (please describe):

Please type your full name to digitally sign your application.