1989 saw the start of Grant's career within the community sport sector when he joined what was then known as the Leyton Orient Football in the Community Scheme and later as the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme.

Over a 20 year period he helped pioneer and develop a number of high impact projects linked to education, health, social inclusion and construction of facilities that has helped improve the lives of young people in East London. 

Since joining Tottenham Hotspur Foundation in 2007 he has been instrumental in establishing them as one of the leading community programme’s within professional sport.   

In 2005 Grant was awarded an MBE for Services to Young People and in 2009 he also received an honorary doctorate from the Middlesex University.

About the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation

The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation is a registered charity committed to providing the best sports, health, training and education programmes for all our communities; creating opportunities, encouraging enterprise and innovation, promoting social cohesion and enhancing life skills. 

The Foundation uses sport and, in particular football, as a vehicle to create life changing opportunities for children, groups and individuals within our communities.

This is achieved by working with a wide range of partners including central and local government departments, schools, colleges, businesses and charitable trusts to design programmes that engage with all sections of the community.

Our activities are based on a belief that engagement through sport can result in far more than developing sports skills. It can harness a sense of mutual respect and trust, widen horizons, raise aspirations and provide opportunities to young people regardless of race, sex or age.