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Sportscotland Sport Facilities Fund
Created: 21/08/2026News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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Our Sport Facilities Fund (SFF) supports capital projects that help to create or improve places where people take part in sport and physical activity.
They want to support projects that provide more opportunities for people to get involved in and participate in sport and physical activity.
Their budget is around £2 million per year and there is likely to be greater demand and competition for funding than is available for them to allocate. Therefore, prioritisation will be given to projects that deliver the greatest impact on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives: see Sport for Life and our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Projects that can clearly demonstrate an inclusive approach that targets participants in/from Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) areas or areas of rural disadvantage, or those with additional needs, or those from ethnically diverse communities, or other protected characteristics, as identified in The Equalities Act 2010, will be prioritised.
Full fund information can be found on their website.
The types of facilities they want to invest in
- New, upgraded, or extended sports facilities that remove barriers to participation.
- Inclusive and accessible changing.
- Facilities that enable or improve access to outdoor and adventure sport.
- Floodlights that increase capacity at appropriate sports facilities.
- Facilities that support community sports hubs or community activity within schools.
- Facilities that enable sportscotland institute of sport or UK sport performance sport programmes.
- Major items of non-personal sports equipment.
Who can apply?
Any non-profit distributing, constituted organisation whose membership is open to all sections of society, including:
- Clubs (existing and new).
- Local authorities or leisure trusts.
- SCIOs, Companies limited by guarantee, other Charitable and third sector organisations.
- Community organisations.
- Constituted Community sport hubs.
- Scottish governing bodies of sport(s).
- Educational establishments providing access for clubs or community use.
How to apply
Please contact them to discuss your project and eligibility before starting or submitting an application [email protected]
Closing date: 5pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026
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