Sports grants and coaching

London Sport

Visit London Sport to search for a variety of sport and physical activity funding streams for organisations. You can also search for funding opportunities.

• search London Sport for funding opportunities

General funding

Foyle Foundation Small Grants scheme

£2,000 to £10,000 to support small charities with a wide range of activities.

To read more about the Small Grants scheme, see Foyle Foundation.

Training opportunities

Teaching and coaching

For those wishing to train as a teacher or coach in a particular sport, we are able to offer advice about the opportunities available (including, where possible, advice about funding options). For more information, please contact us.

Sport Structures is an external provider which offers general sports coaching courses and courses in specific sports, including basketball and boxing.

Walk leader training

• walk leader training

Disability inclusion training

If you work in the sport and physical activity sector, Activity Alliance offers training to help you create more inclusive experiences for disabled people. 

They are the leading charity for disabled people in sport and physical activity. 

The training covers:

• practical tools you can use to create inclusive programmes
• what paid and free resources you can use
• how to use resources, classes and events to be more inclusive – including behaviour change and attitude techniques

Find out more about this training on the Activity Alliance website.

Employment opportunities

The range of employment opportunities provided by Hackney’s sports facilities can include:

• facility-based staff
• duty officers
• leisure assistants
• receptionists and cleaners
• coaching/instructor staff
• swimming teachers
• aerobic teachers

Finding vacancies

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) manage Hackney’s sports facilities and also some members of staff,on behalf of the Council.

For vacancies in Hackney’s sports facilities, please check:

• Better
• local Hackney media
• our jobs and training page

The GLL Sports Foundation 

The GLL Sports Foundation supports athletes across 73 areas of the UK.

Supported athletes can benefit from financial support, physiotherapy, a ‘Better’ Gym membership and more. In 2019 GLL is investing over £1.5 million into the development of local athletes who aspire to follow in the footsteps of athletes such as Susie Rodgers, Dina Asher-Smith and Lutalo Muhammad.