Organisations working with young people under 18 who have a mental health condition, disability, or are growing up in poverty, can apply for funding for projects or specific items that will help the young people fulfil their potential whilst improving wellbeing, self-esteem, and independence.

There is no minimum or maximum grant size and there is no set closing date

Grants of up to £500 available for community groups to pay for a trip to the National Park. Eligible costs include transport, community group fees, equipment for activities and food (if it is a major barrier to participation). Deadline is 28th February

Up to £5,000 is available to support projects aimed at advancing girls’ lives for the better. Application window 1-30 January

Grants of £1,000 – £40,000 per year for up to 3 years currently available for organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged up to 18. (Applications for under £15,000 get quicker decisions). Funding is available for both project funding and core costs. Before you can apply, organisations have to attend an online session.

Funding for charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection, focusing on local, small-scale projects like arts access, music therapy, and conservation, often for core costs or one-off support for disadvantaged groups.

The Trust makes grants which are usually in the range £500 – £6,000

Deadline for applications: 21st January 2026 (at 11:59pm)

The Key has launched Unity in the Community, a new opportunity offering up to £1,000 for young people (11–25) to design and lead projects that bring communities together, challenge division, and create space for everyone to belong. Youth organisations can also support groups of young people to apply for up to £1,000 to develop and deliver their own ideas.

Earth Raise is a seven-day online match funding campaign dedicated to helping charities playing a vital role in tackling pressing environmental issues, run in partnership with Environmental Funders Network (EFN).

deadline 16th January 2026

The funding is intended to support access to music for schools, students and teachers by facilitating the purchase of musical instruments and equipment. Applications will be accepted from schools, teaching the national curriculum, which are based in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Grants of up to £1,000 are available. Deadline is on Friday 27 February.

The WCIT Charity funds innovative, scalable, and sustainable projects in technology for education, inclusion, tech for charities, and public understanding of technology. The next deadline is Friday 6 February.

Registered charities and organisations across the UK working with young people can apply for funding to deliver projects and work that supports young people aged 18 years and under across the priority themes of abuse, addiction, child carers, and homelessness.

7Stars Foundation offers grants across the following streams:

• Project Grants: One-off grants of up to £5,000 for projects that support young people and align with the Foundation’s themes.
• Shine Bright Long-Term Grants: Two-year grants of up to £30,000 per year for innovative, long-term projects that help future-proof children’s lives and address the root causes of disadvantage.
• Child Poverty Grants: Two-year grants of up to £30,000 per year for bold, innovative ideas to end child poverty. Grants are unrestricted and designed to strengthen an organisation so it can tackle the complex realities of child poverty and make a lasting, meaningful impact.
• Social Impact Grants: Two-year grants of up to £5,000 per year for charities working to address key societal issues affecting young people, including both direct solutions and approaches that address the wider societal challenges linked to the Foundation’s focus areas. In this funding round, there is an emphasis on child exploitation and child mental health.
• Individual Grants: Small grants of up to £500 for safeguarding professionals (such as social workers, lawyers, school outreach officers) representing a young person within the UK, in the care or legal system, who needs some extra help.

For Project, Shine Bright, and Social Impact funding, organisations must have a turnover of under £1.5 million.

The next deadline for applications is 2 February 2026. 

This grants programme helps to provide opportunities for children aged 13 years or younger who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability to go on a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Priority is given to fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside. Trips must take place within the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands.

Youth groups and UK based non-profits with an organisational income below £2 million and schools in the UK can apply for a one-off grant of between £500 and £3,000 (an increase of £250 for 2026) to support a day trip or a longer residential of up to a week for groups of children aged 13 years or younger.

Trips should be to low-cost places. Trips to high-cost places such as expensive theme parks, musicals or sporting events will not be considered as the funder wishes to support as many applications as possible. The average cost per child per day in 2025 was £64, though higher costs will be covered for groups with children who need additional support to meet their additional needs.

Applications should be received at least six weeks before the date of the trip.

This fund is open for applications three times a year and applications are accepted based on when the trip is happening.

Applications for trips between 12 January and 30 April 2026 open 1 December 2025 and close 10 March 2026.

Alliance for Youth Organising is launching the Anchor Grants Fund, offering unrestricted funding for organisations across the UK working to support youth organising to strengthen, sustain, and expand their core work and build youth power.

The Anchor Grants Fund will support organisations that already have a track record of supporting youth organising and do one or more of the following:

• Provide training, coaching, or capacity building, specifically for youth organising groups.
• Run organising and/or political education training programmes, or leadership development specifically for young organisers or activists.
• Offer resources, advice, guidance, tools, or platforms that strengthen youth organising capacity or help new groups to be established.
• Facilitate networks or coalitions that connect and strengthen youth organising.
• Provide legal, communications, or other specialist support services to young organisers.
• Offer fiscal sponsorship, incubation, or infrastructure support for young organisers.

Priority will be given to:

• Youth-led organisations.
• Supporting organising in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or in rural areas or small towns in England.
• Supporting organising led by young people from marginalised and minoritised communities.
• Supporting youth organising that strengthens international solidarity and learning from outside the UK (although funding is for UK-based organisations only).
• Supporting organisations that engage young people who are new to organising.

Grants of up to £40,000 per year for two years are available. Successful applicants will also receive an additional £5,000 to support learning and to provide strategic insight into the Alliance to shape its future strategy.

Applications will be accepted between 1 December 2025 and 26 January 2026. 

Music for All, the charity of the UK musical instrument industry, is currently accepting applications for its first funding round of 2026.

The grants programme aims to give a helping hand to projects and initiatives across the UK that are seeking to bring music to their communities. The funding is for groups that need assistance to fulfil their potential in developing truly sustainable music programmes.

Groups, schools, any form of educational establishment, community projects, charities, organisations, companies and individuals that are bringing music to their communities in the UK can apply.

Applicants must be in deprived or marginalised areas developing music education for those living in the area (this includes but is not limited to social infrastructure).

The following grants are available for the current round:

• Grants of up to £1,500 for groups working with those facing chronic diseases and conditions affecting quality of life.
• Grants of up to £1,500 for groups working with those facing financial hardship.
• Grants of between £1,000 and £6,000 for youth clubs and comparable organisations to support mentoring/coaching of local young people outside of their school/higher education setting as well as eight-track software, audio interface hardware, cloud subscription, studio kit, instruments with cases and amps.

In addition:

• Up to 30 half-size pure tone classical guitars are available to groups/schools using entry level half-size acoustic guitars
• Up to 60 descant recorders are available to groups/schools. The recorders are suitable for beginners only and includes ‘Walking in the Air’ sheet music. Note, no cases available.

Priority will be given to applicants who are most in need of help.

Decisions are usually conveyed within three months of the application deadline.

The next deadline for applications is 14 January 2026 (12 noon).

The AB Charitable Trust (ABCT) offers grants to UK-registered charities working to champion human dignity and support marginalised and excluded groups within the UK.

Grants range from £10,000 to £30,000 and can be awarded for one to three years. Eligible organisations must have an annual income between £150,000 and £1.5 million and be registered and working in the UK.

The Trust supports charities across four priority areas: migrants and refugees, criminal legal system and penal reform, access to justice and the human rights framework. Organisations can apply for core or project funding within these categories.

The next deadline for applications is 30 January 2026 for decisions in April 2026.

Grants up to £15,000 over max 3 years, usually make around 130 to 150 grants a year to small registered charities, voluntary groups and other charitable organisations benefiting specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination.

Funding work to benefit children and young people aged 12-21 who are vulnerable, socially excluded or marginalised

Apply any time – applications will go to the next trustee meeting – see website for dates

CABWI is the awarding body for the water and utilities industries,  managed by the CABWI charity which is offering grants to organisations with an income of:
•             Between £266,666 and £1 million (grants of up to £40,000)
•             Up to £266,666 (grants for a maximum of 15% of their previous year’s turnover)
This annual Fund provides grants to registered charities that work directly with young people and adults who are not in employment, training, or education (NEET).

Funding priorities are:
•             Working directly with young people to improve their access to employment and the labour market.
•             Reaching and working with individuals with complex barriers to employment, enabling them to move closer to or into employment,
•             Increasing life skills of people so they may further develop their careers, with a particular focus on the water, utilities and construction industries.
Funding can be used for core and/or project costs. CABWI is holding a webinar for potential applicants on 7 January 2025 (10:30am). There is a two-stage application process. Expressions of Interest will open on 5 January 2026 and close on 26 January 2026

Grants averaging between £2,500 and £7,500 for charities, not-for-profit groups, and exempt organisations to support projects in music (e.g composition, course burseries, music therapy and special needs, research, youth orchestra and education projects etc) and heritage and crafts (e.g. development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors including support for: emerging craftspeople; craft and conservation projects and training; creative outcomes by designer-makers; projects with potential for capacity building within the sector; special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development).
Other areas of cultural creativity related to heritage and crafts may also be considered, including theatre, performance, and literature, especially where projects can be shown to promote and develop high-level skills among early career practitioners and disadvantaged groups.
Two rounds per year, with trustee meetings in June and December. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2026

Now in its seventh year, the Amazon Literary Partnership (ALP) provides one-off grants to not-for-profit literary organisations that support and champion writers of all ages and stages on their creative journey

The deadline for submissions is 30 January 2026 (23:59) with notification to grant recipients by 15 May 2026.

5 Explore Grants of £15,000 for one-off projects exploring gaps in action or understanding in the youth organising field.

• funding opportunities will open on 1 December 2025 through their brand new website (not yet live). the Explore Fund will close on 16th February. Awards will be made in April 2026.
• The Alliance for Youth Organising website goes live on 1 December. This will have more information about the opportunities and include detailed FAQs. Organisations can apply directly through the website.
• In the meantime, you  can find out more information about Anchor here and Explore here and begin preparing your application.

Up to 10 Anchor Grants of £85,000 over two years for organisations supporting the field of youth organising

• funding opportunities will open on 1 December 2025 through their brand new website (not yet live). The Anchor Fund will close on 26th January 2026. Awards will be made in April 2026.
• The Alliance for Youth Organising website goes live on 1 December. This will have more information about the opportunities and include detailed FAQs. Organisations can apply directly through the website.
• In the meantime, you  can find out more information about Anchor here and Explore here and begin preparing your application.

Grants are available for UK-registered charities supporting mental health, including areas such as suicide prevention, online bullying, grief, and building hope and resilience.

£400,000 is available across four themes:

• Breaking the link between homelessness and poor mental health

• Reducing the impact of social media on mental health
• Tackling social isolation
• Improving mental health outcomes for children and young people

Each theme has £100,000 allocated, and the Trust aims to offer unrestricted grants where possible.

This fund supports efforts to prevent the rollback of rights, strengthen protections, build community solidarity, and empower people to shape a better future, guided by those working for migrant justice.

BlueSpark supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects. Grants will only be awarded for the amount requested in the application and will not be scaled back to a lesser amount.

Alpkit is dedicated to supporting projects that enhance outdoor skills facilities, broaden access to outdoor activities, promote outdoor education programs, and advance proactive conservation and environmental initiatives. Grants range from £50 to £500.   trustees meet every 2 months

Communities Support is available to organisations who provide services which are widely accessible to those within their local communities and address the needs of the people living within them, supporting local communities to a better future.

Supported by NPC and The Beacon Collaborative, Barclays Private Bank’s new report, The Modern Philanthropist explores what’s driving this growth. It reveals how today’s donors are increasingly strategic, values-led, and focused on long-term impact.

At NPC, we see this as a powerful signal of momentum in the impact economy. Whether you’re a donor, advisor, fundraiser or charity leader, this report offers timely insights to help unlock more purposeful giving

Funding for projects related to the repair, maintenance, improvement, or construction of buildings used by people in need (financial hardship, sickness, distress, or other disadvantages in the UK). They provide grants in the region of £5,000 per project

Triangle Trust run two grant rounds each year. This year the focus is on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of entering it. The programme is open only to organisations led by and for women and girls, grants will be for £10,000.

for grants of up to £100k for vehicles and equipment.

This second ‘equipment only’ round of the Better Youth Spaces fund is available to the same 42 areas in England, to allow more time for youth services to apply for equipment grants to support the young people you work with. 

Equipment grants for this second round could cover things like new sports, music, or art equipment, a new vehicle, furnishings, IT, or security equipment.

This new round will launch at 10am on Monday 6 October, and will be open to applications until midday Thursday 6 November 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact myself or the team on bys@sibgroup.org.uk and we will be happy to support you throughout the application process.

To apply, visit our website from Monday, where you will find all the updated details, eligibility criteria and FAQ’s.

Arts organisations and charities that are working with schools, colleges and other formal education settings can apply for grants of between £30,000 and £300,000 to enhance the lives, development and achievements of children and young people who have experienced inequality through high quality arts-based learning activities

These grants enable museums to offer paid opportunities for students, benefiting both museums and students in a range of exciting ways. They will consider applications for grants up to £10,000. Deadline is on Friday 16 January 2026

Get Grants Funding Finder is a free resource for grant fundraisers with information on hundreds of grant funders, including what they fund, how much they give, and how to apply.

Hosting a series of Meet the Funder Virtual Events – Get Grants.

When you’re used to receiving money from Trusts and Foundations, it can be tempting to look at companies the same way. You see their million-or-even-billion pound turnover, and your mouth starts to salivate.

But there’s an important truth we need to face. Companies aren’t Trusts and Foundations. They don’t exist to give you money, and their budgets are often a lot tighter than their turnover would suggest.

The Access Foundation awards grants to support charities and CICs to mitigate the digital divide by making IT facilities, support and learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people.  Grants are between £10,000 and £50,000. This funding will normally support a project that lasts no more than a year

We currently have four live opportunities open for involvement in YEF projects with deadlines this month:

• Area Leaders Programme: Systems Thinking Adviser
• Area Leaders Programme: Interim Practice Insights Guide
• Race Equity Associate

Reanalysis of YEF Evaluation Data Archive

Varied grants are available to registered charities for start-up projects, or new initiatives that support children (up to 18 years old) and their welfare

The Active Futures Programme which is part of the work that UK Youth are undertaking as a Sport England System Partner. Similar to the Sport England Patchwork programme UK Youth are looking for a number of Youth Providers (third sector/ community organisations and / or strategic youth partnerships) to join them as part of a learning series integrating change to include positive experiences of physical activity for young people in communities.

The programme comes with capacity funding and a training programme for one member of staff to attend from each successful application. I am happy to have a conversation with anyone thinking of applying to this to discuss further if you would be keen. Please feel free to share across your networks and youth partnerships locally.

It could be worthwhile a partnership approach through one organisation which supports youth provision across the whole of a district or could also be suitable for individual organisations to apply. It is very much a test and learn pilot programme to increase physical activity opportunities locally for young people that are suited to their needs.

Supporting Grassroots Music, the fund designed to help secure the sustainability of the grassroots music sector, has reopened and is now accepting applications. Grants are between £1,000 and £40,000 for projects up to three years in length.

Support for organisations which help disabled people to make journeys. Will fund organisations to provide services for disabled people or work to make transport more accessible.

5 Grant programmes now open including:

• Better Access to Active Travel Experiences and Equipment (£50K – £1million 2-3 years) – active travel is defined as all modes of travel that allow people to get around using their own efforts – whether by walking, cycling, push scooters, or use of other mobility aids – deadline 15^th December 2025.
• Better Access to Wheelchairs and Mobility Aids (large grants of £250K – £1million and small grants of £50K – £249,999) – deadline:15 December 2025
• Support for Travel Training Schemes (£50K to £1million) – deadline 15^th December 2025.
• Expanding Access to Driving Tuition for Disabled People, (£50K – £1million) – deadline 31 March 2026.

Applicant organisations must have been active for three years, with annual income of at least £50,000 in that time.  Other programmes will follow.

Grants of up to £2k – £10k available for youth work (potential for up to 3 years of funding) . Organisations must have an annual income of under £250k. Urban projects/organisations must be within the most deprived 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and rural within the most deprived 50% of IMD.

No deadline. Applications accepted year-round

This funding is for organisations working to create lasting change in tackling the root causes of inequality. By “inequality”, they mean poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination. The fund also supports people with lived experience of these issues to work together and influence change. Organisations can apply for between £1 million and £5 million in total, to be spent over a period of 5 to 10 years.

Varied grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to help empower diverse and inclusive communities

The new fund will be fast-paced and provide grants for equipment, small refurbishments and other capital projects between £5,000-£100,000.

To apply, groups will need to meet a set of specific criteria, including:

🧒🏽 At least 50% of their provision must be for children/young people.

📜 They must be a registered charity, non-profit (like CIC, CLGs with dividend, asset and mission lock), local authority, uniformed group or community benefit society.

📌They must be located in one of 42 locations listed below (not the same list as the Youth Investment Fund)

We will also have a series of objectives, to help us prioritise where the funding will go. Aiming to:

• Improve the reach of youth work: by investing in projects that enhance and or expand the reach, number or range of activities.
• Improve the safety of youth facilities: by investing in refurbishments and equipment that will support the safety of young people within a facility.
• Support the sector to deliver quality enrichment activities: these include activities known to improve young people’s mental wellbeing and physical health, and could be sports, music, art, drama, dance, outdoor/adventure, debating, volunteering, youth groups, business/enterprise and tech/digital, or even opportunities to engage with culture more widely.
• Fund priority areas on the basis of youth need: by investing in places in England where young people have the greatest need (more details below)
• Improve financial sustainability of youth facilities: by investing in facilities that can benefit from potential income generation broadening improved facility/equipment to the wider community.

If this sounds like something you could benefit from, and you’re in one of the locations listed below, then please do keep an eye on emails from Social Investment Business in the coming weeks. 👀

You can also encourage other organisations to subscribe so they hear as soon as it launches.

Local authority areas eligible for our new youth fund coming soon:

1. Barking and Dagenham
2. Barnsley
3. Birmingham
4. Blackburn with Darwen
5. Blackpool
6. Bolton
7. Bradford
8. County Durham
9. Doncaster
10. Enfield
11. Hackney
12. Halton
13. Hartlepool
14. Islington
15. Kingston upon Hull, City of
16. Knowsley
17. Lambeth
18. Leicester
19. Lewisham
20. Liverpool
21. Manchester
22. Middlesbrough
23. Newcastle upon Tyne
24. North East Lincolnshire
25. Nottingham
26. Oldham
27. Redcar and Cleveland
28. Rochdale
29. Rotherham
30. Salford
31. Sandwell
32. Sheffield
33. South Tyneside
34. Southwark
35. St. Helens
36. Stoke-on-Trent
37. Sunderland
38. Tameside
39. Torbay
40. Tower Hamlets
41. Walsall
42. Wolverhampton

Sport England has announced up to £16 million from its £160 million Movement Fund will be reserved to help the sector respond to the impact of climate change in a move to help create the ‘greenest sports sector in the world’.

Community sports clubs and physical activity groups looking to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable are being encouraged to apply for grants of between £300 and £15,000 from the Movement Fund to promote environmental sustainability.

There is particular interest in initiatives that promote and support ‘climate justice’ – addressing the barriers facing those most affected by climate change to support them to access sport and physical activity opportunities.

This funding is for organisations in England dealing with the causes of inequality. By inequality they mean poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. They’ll fund organisations that are working on making a lasting change to the causes of inequality. Organisations can apply for between £1 million and £5 million in total. This funding can be spent over 5 to 10 years. They are expecting to fund around 10 organisations in the first year. For more information contact  SolidarityFund@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.

This initiative is part of Bupa’s Healthy Cities campaign and supports practical projects which help both people and planet health through grants of up to £2,000. Green Community Grants is open to all non-fee-paying schools, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and social housing providers across the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands.

The Naturesave Trust are offering grants of £500 – £5000 to UK based environmental projects working in nature conservation, renewable energy and help to create more sustainable communities.

Open Grants Programme accepts applications from UK registered charities or not-for-profits and who meet their eligibility criteria, for funding towards capital projects. The work of the organisation must fall within one or more of their specified programme areas, which include: homelessness, young people facing disadvantage, and LGBT+ communities

This is a blended finance programme offering both grants (£25k–£40k) and matched social investment (up to £80k) to scale impact. Do It Now will partner with Black-led or Global Majority-led charity or social enterprise, providing the funding and support to help strengthen their operations and secure a sustainable future. Rolling deadline

The aim of the awards is to foster success by identifying and nurturing innovative ideas and projects that have the potential to deliver practical, sustainable social or environmental change. The awards particularly focus on supporting novel, early-stage ideas that address social or environmental issues at a systemic level. Funding of £25,000 will be made available to support award winners in developing their initiatives

Persimmon is proud to support local communities through their Community Champions programme. In your application, please tell Persimmon why your group or charity deserves to be supported and how much you are seeking. They also need the location and contact information for the organisation you are representing so that they can direct this to their relevant local office for consideration.   Closing date: Ongoing

The Involving Young People Fund launches this May in Wakefield and Barnsley, putting young people in the lead to fund projects that tackle the issues they care about most

The IYPF will award nine one-year £10k grants to projects that tackle key challenges young people in Wakefield and Barnsley face with a Youth Panel of young people aged 16 to 23 from the local community making the final decisions on how the funding is allocated. More information about the funding, including the guidance and application process, will be shared when it launches in May.

Will fund registered charities with an annual income of less than £350,000 with grants up to £10,000 to deliver projects that work to improve the lives of:

• disabled children and young people up to the age of 25,
• children and young people with life-limiting conditions,
• and their families.

Activities, bereavement support, peer led support and respite can be supported. Priority to organisations that operate in areas of high deprivation. Eligible costs include e.g. renovation work, upgrading, and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms, minibuses, and specialised play equipment. Apply any time. 

Grants (one-off up to £5,000) to registered charities to deliver projects and activities that make a positive impact in local communities under these themes:

• Climate action and environmental protection;
• LGBTQ+ inclusion;
• Supporting the inclusion of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds;
• Increasing women’s opportunities in life and work;
• Disability and neurodiversity inclusion;
• Mental health and wellbeing support.

Priority to proposed projects taking place in one or more of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP office locations  Applications are considered every quarter – apply at any time.  

New priorities are to fund projects that: support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination and support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives. Projects must also achieve one of RC’s missions which are to support communities to:

• Come together, through inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual). Especially for communities where people are least able to come together.

• Help children and young people thrive, by developing positive social and emotional skills.

• Be healthier, by addressing health inequalities. And helping prevent poor health.

• Be environmentally sustainable. By engaging with climate issues and having a positive environmental impact. And improving access to quality natural spaces.

Grants are for £20,000 and above, generally below £500,000, for up to 5 years. Apply any time.

The Chapman Charitable Trust funds UK charities focused on wellbeing, environmental conservation, and improving access to the arts, particularly for young people. They prioritise projects that tackle the root causes of issues, aiming for long-term impact. While they do offer small grants for care and counselling, these are typically awarded to organisations with a preventative or solution-focused approach, where their funding can make a meaningful difference.

The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland, and Wales. Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery. The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome.

The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) announced that from 1 April 2025, the Reaching Communities programme has new priorities which will help the funder to deliver its missions and create fairer, stronger, more resilient futures for communities across England.

Not-for-profit organisations, including schools, statutory or public bodies, serving communities in England can apply as long as they meet the new priorities, which are for projects that:

• Support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination, and
• Support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.

Projects must achieve one of the NLCF missions, which are to support communities to:

• Come together, by
  • Providing inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual). Especially for communities where people are least able to come together.
• Help children and young people thrive, by
  • Developing positive social and emotional skills.
  • Providing safe spaces and relationships they can trust.
  • Involving them, and their families, in the decisions that affect their lives
  • Helping prevent issues before they happen.
•  Be healthier, by
  • Supporting people most affected by health inequalities.
  • Supporting people who’ve experienced health inequalities to influence the health system.
  • Helping prevent issues before they happen.
• Be environmentally sustainable by:
  • Empowering people to engage with climate issues and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Or,
  • Taking part in activities to make a positive environmental impact. Like reducing carbon emissions or creating space for wildlife. Or,
  • Helping communities to have access to nature. By increasing the amount and quality of natural space for wildlife. Meaning that people can experience nature around them, and that more varieties of wildlife can thrive.

NLCF aims to fund projects of all sizes.

The minimum grant is £20,001. There is no maximum grant; however, most grants will be for less than £500,000. The funding can be for up to five years or for short-term projects.

Grants can be for both existing work and new projects or ideas and will support:

• Direct costs to deliver activities in the community
• Organisational development
• Costs that reduce negative impacts on the environment. Applicants do not need to be a climate or environment focused organisation to do this.
• Costs for the normal running of their organisation (also known as ‘core costs’ or ‘fixed costs’).
• Land or building costs (also known as ‘capital’ costs).

NLCF can also fund communities to change the services or systems that affect their lives.

Partnerships or groups of organisations can also apply as the separate NLCF Partnerships programme is now closed. (Information on NLCF future plans for partnership funding will be provided when it becomes available.)

There are no deadlines. Applications may be submitted at any time.

The Community Builders Fund allows charities, social enterprises and community organisations across England, Wales and Scotland – who are improving people’s lives or the environments they live in – to apply for loans from £100k up to £1.5m.

We aim to drive funding to more organisations focused on big challenges facing society, including nature and environmental work, homelessness charities, co-operatives and architectural heritage organisations revitalising historic buildings.

Chapman Charitable Trust supports registered UK charities that promote physical and mental well-being, conserve the natural environment, encourage the sustainable use of resources, and enhance access to the arts, particularly for young people. Typical grants awarded are between £1,000 – £3,000.

The Foundation launched its open application programme in 2025 to enable more charities and community groups to access donations. There are two rounds of funding, with a total of £200,000 available for distribution each year, in the form of four £50,000 donations. The programme is now open for applications. Deadline is Sunday 13 April.

This foundation supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects.  They provide funding for relatively small-scale projects which might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark.

The Spark Awards for Big Changemakers are looking to support up to 10 young leaders or teams of three people with up to £40,000 and a 12-month tailored learning and development programme. They are looking to support pilot-ready projects that will reimagine how we create positive social change for all young people.  The deadline for applications is 20th April.

More information on this opportunity can be found here: Big Change | The Spark Awards for Big Changemakers 

Youth Futures Foundation has announced new targeted support for marginalised young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) or at risk of becoming NEET.  Youth Futures will be investing in eight organisations to design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based interventions to support young people across the country into good work.

The funding follows worrying figures released last month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which revealed that almost 1 million young people are not earning or learning – the highest levels in a decade.

The funding supports a range of organisations using enriching activities in sports, arts, culture, media, and enterprise to help young people progress toward and into meaningful work. Successful organisations include IMO Charity, Rise Up, Making Education a Priority, Miss Macaroon, Punch Records, Sports Key, Fully Focused Community Trust and Ultra Education, all of which will receive up to £75,000 per year, for up to three years.

The Happiness Fund is available to enable and support projects which improve mental health, wellbeing, inclusion, learning and skills development in local communities. The fund is intended to help new groups and activities, to be successful. Applicants will need to indicate how the activity/group can become self-sustaining or able to attract funding from other sources in the longer term. The fund will award £5,000 twice a year.

 provides blended funding (£25K to £250K, 60% loan and 40% grant) to bolster the energy resilience of eligible charities and social enterprises. This could include reduced carbon emissions, energy cost savings, upgrading energy efficiency ratings to meet future regulations, increased use or comfort of buildings, replacing older vehicles and equipment with modern energy efficient versions. Applicant organisations must be constituted for social benefit and improving people’s lives or the environments they live in; have a minimum of 2 years’ operating activity and minimum turnover of £100k.

Seedlings Foundation grants up of £1,500 to support activities for Children & Young People. Will fund charitable/community organisations working with children and young people who operate within West Yorkshire. 3 Funding Streams:

• Providers of childcare/activities to children 0-5 years old.
• Providers of care/activities to children & young people 6 – 19 years old.
• Training to allow individuals working in the sectors above to enhance their personal skills and professional development.

Will not fund core running costs. No deadlines, apply any time.

Berkeley is looking to support up to six organisations focused on building leadership skills in young people, empowering them to positively impact their own lives and the communities in which they live. Funding will prioritise organisations working with young people affected by racist or Islamophobic violence. Grants of up to £90,000 over a three-year period will be awarded to successful applicants to build organisational resilience. The fund will open on Monday 3 March.

Not-for-profit organisations including registered charities, CIOs, CICs, cooperatives, community benefit societies, schools, colleges and universities can apply for grants to support projects that have a positive impact on their community.  3 levels of grants are available: up to £19,999;  up to £39,999 and up to £100,000 depending on the size of the applicant organisation.

Grants are available for not-for-profit and educational institutions within 50 miles of nBS’ offices in Leeds to support projects that have a positive impact on local communities, improve places and spaces, and provide opportunities for individuals to reach their potential. Eligible projects could include, but are not limited to: energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures; waste reduction and recycling initiatives; improvements to outdoor environments; training programmes that develop local skills and employment opportunities. Applicants must be a not-for-profit organisation, operational for two years and based within a 50 mile radius of the npower Business Solutions office in either Solihull or Leeds.

The Security Industry Authority is offering confiscated cash to charities and community interest companies that have projects aimed at improving public safety and supporting private security. The money comes from criminals through proceeds of crime confiscation orders. In previous years, the programme has funded projects including human trafficking awareness workshops, employment and training opportunities for disadvantaged groups and training for volunteers in emergency first response care.

Trustees at the Bruce Wake Trust will consider grant applications related to the provision of leisure activities for disabled people.

Masonic Charitable Foundation’s charity grants programme is open to registered charities in England and Wales working with one of its four main priority groups. These are improving the health and wellbeing of older people with dementia and their carers; early years (0-5) with a focus on poverty and neglect; children affected by domestic abuse; and children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The Peter Harrison Foundation funds life-enhancing opportunities for disabled people living in the most deprived areas in the UK.

The programme aims to enable and celebrate talented entrepreneurs to make positive social impact through their creative ventures. Winners will receive up to £20,000 investment to start or grow their enterprise and membership to MeWe360’s Incubator programme.

The Prudence Trust is a grant-making charity, established in 2020, investing in the advancement of young people’s mental health services and research in the UK. The Prudence Trust are offering grants of up to £300,000 to UK registered charities or CICs with an income over £250,000 working exclusively with young people aged 10-30 and delivering direct mental health support.

Grants for Good is funded by the John Good Group and is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment.

Cash for Kids are the official charity of Bauer Media. Bauer Media is an international media company who run market leading radio stations and magazines. The grant-giving charity exists to help disadvantaged children and young people up to and including the age of 18 who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or have additional support needs.

The charity is currently offering grant of between £1,000 and £3,000 to support children living in local communities in parts of the UK which are supported by the Cash for Kids team. Groups should check the locations page to ensure they are eligible.

The grants need to be spent within six months and can cover a range of project costs, such as therapy including counselling, music/art therapy, speech/language therapy, physiotherapy, bereavement support, and sensory equipment. A maximum of six months of therapy sessions are supported.

City and Guilds Foundation are offering grants of up to £10,000 to ‘innovative local and community-led projects that may not be eligible for traditional funding sources’ through The Local Community Skills Fund.  Most grants tend to be around £6000

Suez Communities Trust is offering grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 for constituted not-for-profit groups across England to deliver projects that make capital improvements to public amenities projects in communities surrounding a qualifying SUEZ Recycling and Recovery site.

The Suez Communities Fund will support projects and activities that enable capital improvements to public facilities, such as:

• Village hall improvements.
• Nature reserves and conservation.
• Village greens.
• Community centres.
• Public playgrounds.
• Cycle paths.
• Sports fields and facilities.
• Country parks.
• Historic buildings, structures, or sites.

Improvements to places of religious worship will only be considered if they are Grade I designated. Projects to improve other historic buildings, structures, or sites must be Grade I, II, or II*, or have another significant heritage designation such as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Public amenities must be open to the public for a minimum of four evenings a week, two days a week, or 104 days a year.

There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first submit an online Expression of Interest before being invited to submit a full application. There are typically four funding rounds each year.

The next deadline for applications is 14th May 

The overall focus is on developing and promoting sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based paradigm. We will support a range of actions to achieve these aims, recognising this might include defending current policies, frameworks, and regulations.

The Allen Lane Foundation aims to support work that will make a lasting difference to people’s lives, is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination, and encourages or enables groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination to share in the life of the whole community. Maximum awarded is £15,000 but the average grant size is £5,000-£6,000.

The fund aims to improve outcomes for children and young people in the UK with an overarching focus on creating educational and/or access opportunities for young people in circumstances, groups or locations that face economic challenges or social marginalisation that may lead to significant disadvantages in later life.

This fund from Sport England is for sports clubs and other organisations that help people to take part in physical activity. £160 million will be allocated over the next four years. Organisations and projects are eligible for funding, and projects must help people become more active, tackle inequalities. Organisations could receive up to £15,000.

Charities with an income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for unrestricted grants ranging from £1,000 to £5,000 per year. Charities with an income between £500,000 and £5m can apply for grants ranging from £10,000 to £60,000 for specific projects. The funding is for charities/projects that are focusing on early years support, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children affected by domestic abuse.

As part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) has set up the Grant Holder Support fund.

TNLCF is committing £150 million of funding to this initiative until 2030. This funding aims to help increase the knowledge, skills and resilience of civil society organisations.

NLCF will provide one grant of £200,000 for one community or voluntary organisation to lead the development stage of this package of funding and support which aims to address the most common challenges that communities face in England.

There is a total of £2.1 million which will be divided as follows:

• One grant of £200,000 for a lead partner, supporting around 8 to 10 partners.
• £1.9 million funding for civil society organisations participating in the partnership and development work.

The lead partner must be a:

• Constituted voluntary or community organisation.
• Registered, exempt or excepted charity.
• Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO).
• Not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. They must be a registered charity or have a not-for-profit ‘asset lock’ clause in their articles of association.
• Community interest company (CIC).
• Community benefit society.
• Co-operative society – with a not-for-profit ‘asset lock’ clause in their society rules and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.

The lead partner needs to have experience of working with or leading partners on shared projects and links with other partners they want to involve.

TNLCF is particularly interested in hearing from partners that:

• Have experience in supporting civil society organisations, but may not have previously received TNLCF funding.
• Have experience working with people, places and communities who experience the most poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 27 November 2024 (14:00 to 14:45). Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

s part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is establishing the You Decide Fund which aims to directly involve communities in how TNLCF works and gives out funding.

TNLCF plans to dedicate at least 5% of its £500 million funding for England each year to You Decide.

Before launching the broader programme, TNLCF wants to work with partners from spring 2025 to spring 2026 in a development stage. This could lead to communities being involved in decisions about what and who is funded. But it could also lead to other great ways of involving communities that have not yet been considered. TNLCF wants to find out what works best for people.

A total of £2 million is to be distributed between up to five partners. Grants of up to £80,000 are to be used to cover the partner’s costs in delivery. At least £1.6 million is for onward granting to communities.

Partners’ roles will include:

• Collaborating with TNLCF and other partners
• Bringing together a mix of people and community organisations. TNLCF will listen to how they want to get involved with decision making, particularly those from communities who experience poverty, disadvantage and discrimination
• Building community empowerment through the process and involving communities in a way that builds their skills, resources and ability to work together
• Sharing their experience of community decision making and using it to develop and test different processes to involve communities in decision making.
• Testing ways to involve communities in decision making.
• Giving out funding to communities.

TNLCF is looking for a mix of partners from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector with different experience and welcomes expressions of interest from different sizes or organisations and organisations that have worked at different scales.

This includes those who are used to working:

• Locally, in-depth, with smaller numbers of people.
• Regionally or nationally, with large groups of people.
• With communities based on people’s shared identity, interests or experience rather than where they live

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 27 November 2024 (10.30am to 11.15am.)  Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

As part of its vision for funding in England, and its commitment to its new funding strategy (It Starts with Community), the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is establishing a £100 million, 10 year Community Power Fund. The aim is to help people influence and change the places they live, the services they use, and decisions that affect their lives across England

Before the launch of the broader programme in 2026, TNLCF wants to work with 10 to 15 partners on a one-year development phase. This will run from spring 2025 to spring 2026 and have up to £1.2 million funding.

Grants of between £50,000 and £80,000 will be available per partner organisation and can be used to fund a range of different approaches to improving community power.

Applications will be accepted from:

• Constituted voluntary or community organisations
• Constituted groups or clubs
• Registered charities
• Charitable incorporated organisations (CIO)
• Not-for-profit companies
• Community interest companies (CIC)
• Schools (as long as their project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
• Statutory bodies (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
• Community benefit societies.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Work in and with communities that are the most excluded and marginalised, and the least empowered.
• Have experience of working in communities where the conditions are currently least suited to growing community power.

There is particular interest in hearing from smaller community groups as well as larger or national organisations.

The funding can be spent on delivery costs, salary costs, transport costs, overheads, and other costs involved in working as a NLCF partner and taking part in development work.

TNLCF is holding a webinar on 28 November 2024 (14:00 to 14:45). Registration is required and can be done via the TNLCF website. The webinar will be recorded and shared.

Expressions of Interest are expected to open 8 January 2025.

12 Days of Giving is our festive final phase of Movement for Good 2024. In December, we’ll be giving 120 charities £1,000 each over 12 days.

The first draw takes place on December 5th and the last on December 20th with 10 charities drawn every week day.

Nominations are open until 23:59 on December 19th 2024.

If you’ve already nominated your favourite charity this year, then you’re already in the draw. If you haven’t nominated yet, getting a cause close to your heart in the running is just a few clicks away.

It’s one nomination per charity per person, so if you have more than one favourite cause, why not try putting them on our map with a nomination?

Are you a Young Gamechanger? Applications for Grant Round 2 are now open!

A world where young people are at the forefront of change sounds like a good world to live in. Are you ready to build that world with us? We’re on the lookout for young gamechangers!

YGF awards grants of up to £20k directly to young people aged 10-25 and you’ll get access to peer networks and support to take your initiative to the next level! Apply now to receive funding

you can watch the launch webinar here https://youtu.be/vwyRal5rVF4

Pride of Britain fund empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things. To mark the 25th anniversary of Pride of Britain, the Pride of Britain Fund is giving £100,000 to supercharge the work of local heroes all over the country. Grants of £500, £1,000 or £2,500 are available.

Grants for Good is funded by the John Good Group and is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment

Travel to Refuge is an umbrella scheme in which travel companies cover the cost of train or coach tickets for women, men and children escaping domestic abuse travelling to refuge accommodation. A survivor reaches out for support from a domestic abuse service which is a member of Women’s Aid Federation of England, Imkaan, Scottish Women’s Aid, Welsh Women’s Aid or Respect Men’s Advice Line. If appropriate, the survivor will be referred to a refuge and will be informed once a refuge vacancy has been confirmed. The refuge books a free train or coach ticket for the survivor. Email railtorefuge@womensaid.org.uk.

Sign up for Blackbaud’s free, fundraising toolkit, to help you tackle your end of year campaign planning.

Grants up to £5,000 are available to support young people, and charitable organisations helping young people across Yorkshire.

How can I get funding for social prescribing? Guidance for small projects and charities

Social prescribing needs investment for communities to thrive, and this starts at a hyper local level. Small groups and organisations know the community they serve best but the process for applying for, and obtaining, funding can be confusing and it’s often difficult to know where to start.

This guidance may offer some assistance.

How can I get funding for social prescribing? – National Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP (socialprescribingacademy.org.uk)

Goal to enable 100 towns and cities to transform access to green space in urban areas so everyone can enjoy time spent outdoors in nature, close to home.

From 1 October, local authorities and their community partners will be able to apply for grants of between £250k to £1million, with The National Lottery Heritage Fund making £15m in funding available UK-wide. Grants have been designed to provide organisations with capacity and headspace to think and plan their urban green space for the long term. Grants will help to develop partnerships, leadership and capability and build the foundations for change, help to attract new income and investment for delivery and sustainability.

For further details on Nature Towns & Cities, please visit naturetownsandcities.org.uk. Find out more about applying for a grant on the Heritage Fund website.

T Group has today launched a new Apprenticeship Fund, designed to support SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England by providing access to £4m in apprenticeship funding over an initial four-year period.

Since 2017, companies with an annual wage bill of more than £3 million have been required to pay the apprenticeship levy, using the funds to recruit and train apprentices. They can also choose to transfer up to 50% of their levy to help support other companies.

BT Group has partnered with Babington, one of the UK’s largest and longest-established apprenticeship training providers to transfer up to £4 million from its apprenticeship levy funds to help SMEs, charities and the public sector train new apprentices and upskill their existing workforce.

Babington will play a crucial role in matching businesses with appropriate training providers and guiding them through the application process. Successful applicants will be provided with access to funded apprenticeship training within 20 days, subject to meeting funding criteria.

A key focus of the Apprenticeship Fund will be on digital skills development, reflecting BT’s own emphasis on technology and innovation in its apprenticeship programmes. This approach aims to help SMEs bridge the digital skills gap and adopt new technologies, enhancing their competitiveness in an increasingly digital economy.

The Fund is open to SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England, including the NHS, focusing on apprentices aged 22 and older. It aims to support local economic growth, reduce the digital divide, and enhance social mobility by providing quick access to apprenticeship funding.

Organisations interested in accessing apprenticeship levy funding can register their interest on the BT Group Apprenticeship Fund Portal.

With Vodafone’s charities connected initiative, non-profit organisations can help the communities you  support and modernise your own digital operations too.

YHA (youth hostel association)  – are a national youth charity, as such they offer bursary places for groups. Have 130 venues across England and Wales. You can go self-led or access their activities – where these are.  The locations are unique and vary in size.

They are looking to highlight their offer / opportunities.

Groups can hire out whole buildings – or share and can apply for support with costs.

They have a new Funding Stream Outdoor Citizens Programme –  https://www.yha.org.uk/outdoor-citizens

Providing opportunities for groups to gain access to the Great Outdoors – there is a link on the page to possible sources of funding for outdoor activities (and yes LAs can apply).

Groups can use the YHA to stay in or just day visits – which might work for some.

Groups they recognise as possibly needing more support to access the outdoors include but not limited to – LGBTQI+, all female groups, Ethnic Majority groups, disadvantaged.

This funding – can contribute towards transport

YHA Breaks Programme – closes 10^th Dec  – an easy expression of interest form

Looking at youth groups –

You can go for catered or self-catering – with or without adventurous activities

Aimed at greatest needs

• SEND,
• Young carers
• Care experienced.
• LGBTQI+
• Young Asian women

Open to all regions –

Goes to panel in January – and groups are advised where to stay, as they know their venues and what would meet your needs.

https://www.yha.org.uk/support-programmes/yha-breaks-programme

You will need to have funding for transport.

The Foyle Foundation make single grants towards core costs (including supporting salaries), projects, essential equipment or building projects. Priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Charities can apply for between £2,000 and £10,000.

Paul Hamlyn are funding organisations who work with young people (14–25) to drive change so that future generations of young people can thrive. The fund is for non-profit organisations (including charities) working with young people aged 14-25 and with an annual income over £30,000 but under £3.5m.

Grants of up to £2,000 – £5,000 available to clubs, community groups or teams to encourage vulnerable and underprivileged young people to get active and enjoy taking part in sport. The funding aims to:

provide grants to fund items such as sports equipment, club membership or training facilities for those who cannot afford them.

help young people, by means of sport and healthy recreation, to develop their capabilities and fulfil their potential as individuals and members of society

No deadline; applications will be reviewed within a three-month period.

Organisations working with young people under 18 who have a mental health condition, disability, or are growing up in poverty, can apply for funding for projects or specific items that will help the young people fulfil their potential whilst improving wellbeing, self-esteem, and independence.

There is no minimum or maximum grant size and there is no set closing date

The UK Fund offers larger amounts of funding for existing projects that help bring diverse communities together, including those that help children and young people use their voice to influence change. Funding is between £500,000 to £5 million. Funding is available for 2 to 10 years.

The Financial Services Authority has announced an expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme that could unlock an extra £880mn for good causes. The scheme is expanding to include dormant investment assets and client money. Since 2011, the UK Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked more than £745mn for social and environment initiatives, from over £1.35 billion in dormant bank and building society accounts.

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations that work to support the lives of young people under 25 years who are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially. The funding is for projects that address the following areas:

• Health and wellbeing
• Sensory rooms and gardens
• Specialist equipment and facilities
• Playgrounds and outdoor activities
• Education projects

Expressions of interest may be submitted at any time.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available all year round for specific projects that help to improve people’s lives. To be eligible, projects must address at least one of the Foundation’s funding objectives of:
-Tackling poverty and social deprivation
-Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services
-Improving health and wellbeing.

B&Q Foundation Grants (managed by Neighbourly)
One-off grants of up to £5,000 for garden projects or up to £10,000 for building or indoor projects. Will fund a wide range of registered charities supporting people most in need because of homelessness, financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage.  Grants can be used to decorate, renovate or create spaces (indoors and outdoors) with the aim of making people feel at home and having a sense of belonging. Projects could include creating community gardens, redecorating properties, installing new boilers, and creating new buildings or rooms. The funding will cover the full cost for the completion of the project, including staff time required. Projects need to be delivered within six months of receiving the grant. There are three more application windows in 2024.mThe second application window opens at 9:30 am on 26 April with a deadline of 17 May 2024

Music for All is offering a range of financial support grants to community projects that work with people from Global Majority backgrounds, groups with mental health challenges, or those affected by isolation and loneliness, chronic illness, and physical mobility and accessibility needs

The foundation supports core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. They also provide unrestricted funding for charities. The majority of grants are for three to five years.

People from racially minoritised communities are 2.5 times more likely to be in poverty than white people. This programme is for small local charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity. This programme combines unrestricted funding of £75,000 over three years and a breadth of tailored support

With Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future we want to involve more people in climate action. And we want to inspire bold and exciting change.

We’ll fund formal partnership projects that reach more people by either:

• linking climate action to the everyday lives and interests of local communities. And inspiring them to take action.
• influencing communities at a regional or national level. Like linking up groups across locations. Or a campaign that inspires change across one country, or the whole UK.

You do not have to be a climate or environment focused organisation to apply

This grant programme aims to support small, grassroots organisations who are embedded in the community, working within the most deprived areas of the UK. They fund established organisations with a track record of delivering services directly to beneficiaries. They want to fund work that enables people who are excluded, vulnerable or facing other forms of hardship to have access to community-based services. Grant sizes vary between £20k and £70k per year

Foux Foundation is a private charitable foundation that was set up in 2015 by members of the Foux family.  Areas of focus

• The relief of sickness and promotion of good health

• The advancement of education

• The advancement of disadvantaged young people

•  The prevention or relief of poverty

The Prudence Trust  is focused on supporting young people aged 11-25 from disadvantaged groups to access preventive and curative mental health treatments and therapies. Grants typically range from £30,000 – £500,000.  Deadline is on Friday 8 March.

With the goal of helping those from all communities in the UK and the Republic of Ireland tell their stories through writing and find an audience, the Amazon Literary Partnership supports non-profit literary organisations that empower writers to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive. Providing grant funding to innovative groups that amplify diverse voices and strive not only for a lasting impact on writers’ lives, the literary and publishing communities but also our broader community.

Applications for 2024 grants are being accepted between 5th December 2023 and 31st January 2024. Grant recipients will be notified by 17th May 2024

Funding support for activities for Children & Young People.

The Foundation has Three Funding Streams

• Providers of childcare/activities to children 0-5 years old.
• Providers of care/activities to children & young people 6 – 19 years old.
• Training to allow individuals working in the sectors above to enhance their personal skills and professional development.

Please note when making your application they have a notional maximum grant of £1500 per application.

No deadline

The Trust was established to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the physically disabled.

The Trustees will consider grant applications related to the provision of leisure activities for the disabled. See website for eligibility.

No deadline.

The Hodge Foundation’s aim is to support projects that have effective solutions to helping those most in need. Grants available for welfare, education, medical and religion.

No deadline provided.

This programme will support collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change around improving the social security system, improving access to suitable accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees. Collaborations can apply for grants of £100,000 over two years.

No deadline.

This Fund supports work which enables pupils in formal education settings, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through engagement with high quality, arts-based learning.

By arts-based learning we mean learning experiences which incorporate arts-based content, and/or use arts-based approaches to secure access to or enhance engagement with the curriculum. Formal education settings may include Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Alternative Provision and Further Education.

No deadline.

Provides unrestricted funding of between £25,000 and £150,000 to unlock the growth of eligible charities and social enterprises in England. Each funding package consists of a 75% loan and 25% grant, with a loan term of between one and six years. Who is eligible  Small and medium-sized charities and social enterprises based in and delivering impact in England, who are trading and looking to grow or diversify their business models can apply. Organisations must work in the environmental or poverty sector and have been operating for 2 years or more, with a turnover of more than £100,000.

No deadline.

Open grant programme awards grants to UK registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools). Grants are awarded towards capital projects. We fund both large and small projects. The size of grant awarded will depend on a number of factors including the size of your organisation and the cost and scale of your capital project. For more see their website.

In 2023-24 they will consider applications from charities and CIOs that operate in a geographical area of deprivation in the UK. They must deliver activities to meet an identified need for vulnerable members of the community. This is a rolling funding programme for one-off grants of up to £5,000. Check their website for further details and submission dates for consideration at their next committee meeting.

Small charities with an annual income of less than £25k can apply for £300-£2,000 to fund various running costs such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance etc.

Ongoing fund  – no deadline.

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. Please note this is linked to crowd funding.

No closing date given.

The Pathways Fund offers grants totalling £60K-£90K over three years (£20K-£30K per year) to emergent youth-led groups and collectives across England. This fund is for youth-led groups that are working to change unjust laws, policies, practices, and cultures that have directly affected their lives and the communities of those they share these experiences with.

Applications accepted all year.

The Growth Impact Fund will provide social investment for early stage, growing organisations. A full package of support including social investment of between £50,000 and £1,500,000, grants of £15,000 to £20,000 running alongside the investment a dedicated portfolio manager experiences for children. Funding ranges from £500 to £4,700 per new project.

Marsh Charitable Trust – Grants Small charities with an annual income of less than £25,000 can apply for £300 – £2,000 to fund various running costs such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance, and other core outgoings.  There is no deadline, this is an ongoing fund.

Toy Trust Charitable youth organisations working with children aged up to 13 can apply for up to £5,000 for equipment and services (not for salaries, wages or research). Trustees meet 4 times a year.

ChangeX has launched the £145,000 UK Community Play Fund, supported by the LEGO Foundation as part of its Build a World of Play campaign. The fund aims to enable communities across the UK to start proven learning through playful projects and empower community groups, parents, and caregivers to create more experiences for children. Funding ranges from £500 to £4,700 per new project.

A mixture of grant and loan opportunities including their Thrive Together Fund and similar opportunities from other organisations.

Applications are taken all year for The Steel Charitable Trust’s rolling grants programme, which represents most of the Trust’s grant-giving.

Applications must be for charitable purposes that fall into one of the five core categories below; applications for purposes outside these categories are only permitted at the direct invitation of a Trustee:

• Arts and Heritage
• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Social or Economic Disadvantage

Growth Impact Fund – Investing for impact. Made for diverse-led organisations  Big Issue Invest, UnLtd and learning partner Shift have launched the Growth Impact Fund, a potential £25 million investment fund providing equity, patient debt, and revenue-based funding to early-stage and growing social businesses in the UK.   The Fund is open to social enterprises that are focusing on tackling inequality or are ‘diverse-led’. Diverse-led is defined as having a minimum of 75% of their board and 50% of their senior leadership team composed of people from underrepresented backgrounds

The Foundation aims to advance the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world by focusing on the arts, environment and social action.

Hamish Ogston Foundation grants for projects that will cost at lease £1.5 million to charities for projects that protect important heritage sites, preserve, and protect choral and organ traditions, and address disparities in access to medical treatment and awareness. Aim to address the North-South divide therefore preference to projects north of Severn to The Wash. Apply any time, there is a 2 stage process.

Hodge Foundation supports charities working with people who may be vulnerable or disadvantaged and who need assistance to improve their lives.

Yapp Charitable Trust offers grants for core funding to registered charities, with a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000, whose work focuses on one of their priority groups.

Wades Charity Small Gants Programme: small grants of up to £300 to small community groups with annual income under £20,000 operating in pre-1974 boundaries of Leeds (LS1 – LS17) who offer recreational and or social opportunities benefiting people from their community or support use of public open space. Administrated by Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL). Will cover a wide range of costs. To apply complete a very brief application form and return to Voluntary Action Leeds. VAL welcomes more applications from neighbourhood, community and ethnically diverse groups who are currently under-represented.

Family Fund provides wide-ranging grants for essential items to families raising disabled or seriously ill children on low incomes. The grants cover a variety of needs, including kitchen appliances such as fridges, cookers, and washing machines, clothing and bedding, sensory or play equipment, technology for the child, and even much-needed family breaks. Families can also apply for any items that will help meet additional support needs

Core (Organisational) Costs Funding Stream – BBC Children in Need Not-for-Profit organisations looking for support with their core costs? To get started, fill in the EOI (expressions of interest) form detailing what your organisation does and what funding you would require. BBC Children in Need will read your EOI form, and if successful, they will email you the application form. Applications for grants of £15,000 a year and less are likely to receive a quicker decision. There is no application deadline.