This funding programme offers grants of between £1,000 and £15,000 per year for up to three years to not-for-profit organisations with an annual income of less than £100,000 who are new applicants to the BBC Children in Need grants programme. The grants can cover core or project costs.

This second round aims to reach under-served and marginalised children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years) who may be affected by challenges including poverty, discrimination, and exclusion.

Applications will be considered from organisations who can meet the local priorities for the Spring 2025 round:

• North of England – organisations working with children and young people from Asian communities in Rochdale, Lancashire, Sheffield, Newcastle and Middlesborough, particularly those working with children and young people from Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.

Pudsey Next Steps will open again in late 2025 with a different focus and priorities.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 15 April 2025 (23:59 AM).

The Racial Equity Programme supports small, local and specialist charities to strengthen their capacity and capabilities and become more resilient.

This year, the Foundation will be providing 41 unrestricted grants of £75,000 over three years (£25,000 per year) with tailored development support to registered charities and community interest companies which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of the race or ethnicity.

The 2025 programme is open to small, local and specialist registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and community interest companies (CICs) registered in England and Wales.

To be eligible, all organisations must:

• Be based and working in England (excluding London) and Wales.
• Have an annual income of between £25,000 and £500,000 in the last set of published accounts.
• Have a track record of directly delivering services for at least one year to people (aged 18 and over) from racially minoritised communities experiencing significant economic disadvantage. Services should support people over the long term and support people to strengthen their immediate personal or financial circumstances and then support them to make progress towards achieving their employment/career aspirations and ambitions.
• Be led by and working for communities experiencing inequity because of their race or ethnicity: at least 75% of their Directors/Trustees, and at least 50% of staff self-identify as belonging to the communities being supported.
• Be delivering culturally appropriate services that are developed in response to community needs.
• Ensure that people with lived experiences of the issues being addressed by organisation are at the centre of the designing, developing, and managing the services being provided.

Groups can also apply for up to £500 of accessibility support to help them apply, including:

• BSL interpreters
• Language translation
• Scribes
• Dyslexia software

A live webinar will be held on 3 April 2025 (10:30 to 12noon). Registration is required

Applications are now open with a deadline of 29 May 2025.

The Impetus Skills Grant Round is now open for applications from eligible non-profit organisations in England, Scotland or Wales. This initiative aims to support young people aged 16-24 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) and come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Impetus seeks to partner with two non-profit organisations that focus on developing work-related skills. The key objective is to improve employment outcomes for these individuals, particularly those who are lower qualified or come from specific ethnic backgrounds, such as Pakistani, Black, Mixed, Gypsy, or Irish Traveller communities.

Successful applicants will receive £100,000 of core, unrestricted funding for an initial period of one year, with the possibility of longer-term support. In addition to financial backing, organisations will benefit from hands-on assistance provided by the Impetus Investment Team to enhance organisational capabilities. There is also access to pro bono expert support, peer learning forums, and opportunities to influence policy related to youth employment.

To qualify for the grant, organisations must be registered in the UK as charities, social enterprises, or non-profits. Further Education Colleges delivering specific NEET to EET programmes may also apply. Eligible applicants must demonstrate a commitment to employment outcomes, work directly with at least 100 young people, have a minimum turnover of £250,000, and have at least ten staff members.

Supported projects should focus on helping NEET young people through the development of vocational or essential skills, and the work must be conducted in England, Wales or Scotland.

A webinar will be held on 26 March 2025 (10:00am). Registration is via the Impetus website.

The application deadline is 17 April 2025 (23:59)

Impetus has announced its latest initiative aimed at supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in mainstream schools. The programme focuses on improving school attainment outcomes for students aged 7 to 18 and seeks to partner with one eligible non-profit organisation.

The selected partner will receive £100,000 in core, unrestricted funding for an initial year, with the possibility for ongoing financial support from Impetus. Alongside the funding, the organisation will benefit from hands-on assistance from the Impetus Investment Team, designed to enhance organisational capabilities. Access will also be provided to a network of pro bono experts covering areas from strategy planning to legal support, as well as opportunities for training and networking with existing partners.

Eligible applicants must be registered charities, social enterprises or non-profit organisations based in the UK. They should primarily focus on improving attainment outcomes while being involved in related areas such as wellbeing or health. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum turnover of £650,000, based on their last audited accounts, and employ at least 10 full-time equivalent staff members. The programme must work directly with at least 250 young people each year who face socio-economic disadvantages.

The funding can be used to deliver educational interventions directly to students, executed through various formats including one-to-one sessions and group activities. The programme should predominantly take place in England and aim for students to achieve expected standards in reading and maths SATs, as well as Grade 4+ GCSEs in English and maths.

This funding opportunity is not open to schools, academies, alternative provision schools or alternative provision multi-academy trusts (AP MATs), organisations focusing on attainment outside of English and/or maths (eg, science, geography, history etc.)

A webinar will be held on 1 April 2025 (14:00). Registration is required.

The deadline for applications is 17 April 2025 (23:59).

We are delighted to announce that the Women and Girls Match Fund 2025 applications are now open and close on Friday 30th May. Through our Women and Girls Match Fund, we’re committed to working with exceptional charities dedicated to serving the women and girls in our communities, fostering a future where every individual can thrive without limitations.

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.

This programme funds collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence changes to the social security system, access to accommodation and support for asylum seekers. Deadline is Wednesday 30 April.

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.

The DPO Centre is accepting applications for grants of up to £10,000 f to help organisations across the UK access data protection consultancy advice and services and ensure that they run efficiently and remain compliant with the law.

Through the Charity and Community Fund, a total of £150,000 is available each year across three funding rounds for charities and not-for-profit organisations to achieve the following outcomes:

• Provide immediate access to subject matter experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals.
• Remove ‘unknowns’ experienced when conducting a similar process internally.
• Decrease the potential for compliance failure across an organisation.
• Provide a substantial reduction in regulatory and reputational risk.
• Improved trust, increased engagement, reputation, and organisational value.

Grants can be used to cover up to 80% of the total project costs and can be used for services such as:

• Information Asset Register and Data Mapping.​
• Policy Drafting and Review.
• Impact Assessments and Gap Analysis.
• Data Protection Training.
• Data Sharing and International Transfers.
• Privacy-by-Design.
• Data Protection Readiness.

There is a two-stage application process. Groups should first submit an online application through the DPO Centre website. DPO will then contact successful groups to complete a full application.

There are typically three application periods throughout the year.

The next deadline for applications is 1 May 2025. 

Percy Bilton funds projects for disadvantaged young people, including those at risk of homelessness, crime, or substance misuse. They also support recreational facilities and organisations aiding young people with disabilities or mental health issues. Grants range from £2,000 to £5,000 for capital expenditure.

The Golsoncott Foundation awards grants (normally up to £3,000) to arts organisations with projects that demonstrate and deliver excellence in the arts, be it in performance, exhibition, artistic craft, or scholarly endeavour. The Foundation’s objective is to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and in particular the fine arts and music.

Grants up to £5,000 are available to support charitable organisations that help young people to thrive

Grants for charities in the UK whose work in the Foundation’s priority areas of arts, environment or social action has impact across the whole of the UK.

The Foundation supports people, society and the natural world by focusing on the arts, environment and social action as these areas can make an important contribution to wellbeing.

The minimum grant available is £10,000. There is no maximum limit an the average award is £106,000.

Most grants are for two or three years. The Foundation normally supports core funding but grants for projects are also available. Please note that demand for funds is high.

Funding is available to registered, excepted or exempt charities who are doing work that has a national footprint or a wide reach, such as working in more than one country, region or county.

For Arts funding applications, the Foundation prioritises requests for initiatives outside of the capital but may consider those based in London if the proposal would bring significant benefits elsewhere.

Organisations should have an income of between £100,000 and £10 million and be able to demonstrate:

• Effectiveness and impact: this could mean a good understanding of the needs being met and how best to tackle them; awareness of how the project adds value and relates to/complements the work of others; effective systems to monitor and review progress; a culture of learning, reflection and improvement; and being alert to opportunities to widen impact.
• Strong governance and management: a diverse and representative organisation with a well-qualified and engaged board and strong and inspiring leadership; a thorough understanding and oversight of finances across the Board and leadership team; and awareness of the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Collaborative: this could mean organisations that are well connected, understand how they fit within their world, and work well with others relevant to the work being done.

Preference is given to smaller niche national charities which shine a light on a particular concern or area of interest.

Applicants can now request new funding after submission of the Final Report. Previously, grantees had to wait for one year after their grant had ended before submitting a new application.

One-off grants are available to small UK registered charities for work in the specific areas of: relief of poverty, disability and inclusion, the elderly, health, military, environment and conservation, and the arts and heritage.

The Charity provides one-off grants for UK registered charities to support the following areas:

• Relief of poverty.
• Children and young people.
• The elderly.
• Disability.
• Health.
• Military.
• Heritage.
• The arts.
• Environment and conservation.

Maximum value

£ 5,000

Application deadline

05/09/2025

Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is accepting applications for the Breakfast Club Grants Programme.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to schools across the UK to help fund breakfast clubs aimed at pupils between reception class and year 13 to ensure that those who need it most receive a morning meal.

Priority will be given to schools that either:

• Have 35% and above of children eligible for pupil premium funding (for England) and eligible for free school meals (Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales); or
• Are based in an area which is classified as falling in the 10% of most deprived areas (30% for secondary schools) according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Only one grant per school in each academic year is available. A limited number of grants are available, and the fund may close at short notice if oversubscribed. Fee paying schools are not eligible to apply.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

 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.

Grants of £2,000 to £15,000 (available to organisations of less than one year old) and £2,000 to £30,000 (to organisations of more than one year old). Funds constituted groups to run projects for children and young people (aged 25 or under) to make music activity more inclusive and foster learning, creation and employment opportunities. Aims to support young people to change their lives through music and organisations that want to trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the status quo (or all three). Priority to small organisations with limited resources, those supporting children and young people facing barriers, and established groups seeking to innovate. Deadline 11 April 2025 (17:00)

Wingate Foundation grants for Projects Responding to Middle East Situation and Its Global Repercussions.  Will fund registered charities which seek to:

• Defuse tension and promote peaceful coexistence between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.
• Simultaneously tackle antisemitism and Islamophobia in the UK.
• Promote peaceful co-existence and understanding between the UK’s Jewish and Muslim communities (such as through joint cultural projects).

This is in addition to its usual funding areas that support activity which creates a significant impact on individuals and communities in the areas of Jewish Life and Learning, Performing Arts, Music and Social Exclusion. Meet quarterly to consider applications. The next deadline for applications is 25 March 2025 (17:00)

Music for All, the charity of the UK musical instrument industry, is accepting applications for its first funding round of 2025. Groups, schools, any form of educational establishment, community projects, charities, and organisations that are bringing music to their communities can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects:

• Working with primary school-aged children –  community-based groups providing music-making opportunities to young-people aged between 4–11
• Learning and cognitive challenges –  community-based groups providing opportunities to make music to those with learning and cognitive challenges
• Working with diverse communities from the Global Majority, in collaboration with Black Lives in Music – community-based groups providing music-making opportunities working with diverse communities from the global majority

Decisions within three months of the application deadline. The deadline for Round 1 applications is 27 March 2025 (23:59).

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.

From 23 – 30 June 2025, the Small Charity Week Match Funding campaign will help small charities sustain their essential work across the UK by providing vital financial support. Donations made during the online campaign will be doubled through Big Give’s match funding model. Deadline is on Wednesday 2 April.

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.

Postcode Neighbourhood Trust will be open for 3 rounds in 2025 and will offer unrestricted grants of up to £25,000 to small charitable organisations (income under £1m). The first round will be open from 09:00 on 24^th March until 12:00 on 31st March. Applicant organisations should be based in the North of England and be making a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet. Applicants aims and activities must match at least one of the following funding themes:

• Enabling participation in physical activity

• Enabling participation in the arts
• Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
• Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
• Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
• Providing support to improve mental health
• Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality

Priority to organisations with an annual income of £250,000 and below working in communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the Index of Multiple Deprivation and groups specifically set up to support people from: minority/marginalised groups; Communities Experiencing Racial Inequity; Disabled people; LGBT+ people

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.

Young people aged 16 – 25 can apply for a £500 Grow Wild grant to bring their nature project to life this summer.  The grant can be used for anything they might need for the project from materials, equipment or resources to helpful training. Deadline is on Wednesday 19 March.

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 aim of the Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund is to support projects, studies, activities, and collaborations that:

• advance YPIP’s commitment to innovative approaches to inclusive growth, sustainable living, and data informatics 
• include partnerships with – or significant input from – members of Yorkshire communities, and/or that deepen the capacity for the involvement of members of Yorkshire communities in policy innovation.  

The CIYF particularly encourages: 

• projects that focus on socially marginalized residents of the region– racial/ethnic or national minorities, women, residents of spatially isolated communities, those living in poverty and/or without adequate access to educational or vocational opportunities 
• demonstrator projects, research addressing evidence gaps, the piloting or study of new approaches (or of existing approaches in new places). 

CIYF project applications must align with one of the 5 YPIP themes: 

1. Collecting and Utilising Community Data 
2. Good Work and Better Business 
3. Culture and the Creative Industry 
4. Climate-Ready Places 
5. Communities In Their Places. 

deadline 23rd March

There is particular interest in organisations whose focus is on supporting needs of vulnerable groups, such as prisoners, asylum seekers, people with mental health difficulties, people (particularly children) with disabilities and women in refuges.

The MFC will provide either:

• One-off grant of up to £5,000 or
• Grants of up to £3,000 a year for three years.

Funding will support a specific project which supplements the organisation’s core activities.

The grant may only cover identifiable items or activities such as:

• Publications.
• Staff/volunteer training.
• Publicity.
• Events and equipment which can benefit many people in the long-term.

UK organisations with charitable status may apply. In exceptional circumstances, applications may be considered from organisations that are established for “charitable purposes” and are recognised by HMRC as an exempt charity.

There are two application windows each year.

The first deadline for applications is 31 March 2025.

Jerwood Foundation is offering grants to UK-based organisations that focus on making art available for public benefit and promoting emerging talent in the arts.

Proposed activities should start at least three months, but less than 12 months, from the closing date. In this round, proposed projects should start or be open to the public from 1 July 2025 and by 1 March 2025.

The next deadline for applications is 19 March 2025.

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

The Peter Harrison Foundation funds life-enhancing opportunities for disabled people and or/ people living in the most deprived areas in the UK. Grants are between £5000 – £30,000. Deadline is on Tuesday 1 April.

Tree Council, in partnership with Network Rail, is offering grants of between £2,500 and £15,000 for community groups, schools, charities, community interest companies (CICs), and other organisations across the UK to deliver sustainable community tree planting projects that benefit local people and communities.

The Community Tree Planting Fund will support:

• Projects with strong community involvement in their design and delivery.
• The involvement of community volunteers in planting.
• Projects located close to communities, ie villages, towns, cities, urban areas, close to public spaces, or public rights of way.
• Projects that demonstrate robust establishment and aftercare plans to give trees the best chance of successful establishment.
• Projects located in the North West, Central, Eastern, and Southern Network Rail Regions.
• Projects that will achieve a biodiversity net gain on completion.
• Proposals from partnerships or consortiums.
• Projects involving the younger generation that demonstrate an element of training, skills development, or enterprise.
• River and riparian-themed projects, including flood prevention or SUDS in urban communities.

Funding can be used for bare-root, UK-sourced, and grown native trees of an appropriate size for the projects (preference will be given to younger trees), bare-root whips (saplings), and cell-grown (root trainer) stock for hedging projects (40 to 120cm in height), hedgerow trees, and orchards. Non-native varieties may be considered if appropriate to the setting or chosen to consider climate change adaption and resilience. Priority will be given to trees planted in the ground, however, trees planted in containers or raised beds may be considered.

Applications can be submitted at any time. 

Scops Art Trust is offering grants of up to £30,000 to registered charities, and other constituted, not-for-profit organisations across the UK, to deliver projects and activities that help people to understand, participate in, and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts (music, drama, opera, and dance).

In 2025, the Trust will continue to focus on one area of performing arts in each grant round.

The first funding round of 2025 will focus on supporting local music festivals. Music education and engagement projects for children will be considered at every grant round.

Priority will be given to small-to-medium-sized organisations. Most grants will be awarded for specific projects, but the Trust will also contribute towards the core costs of smaller organisations where a grant could make an impact.  Both one-off and multi-year grants will be considered.

There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first complete an eligibility check before being invited to submit a Stage 1 application.

The next deadline stage 1 applications is 15 April 2025. 

Funding and specialist support are available for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.

UnLtd is inviting applications from social entrepreneurs aged 16 and over who are living in the UK and who are the founder of the social business. Depending on the stage of development, UnLtd can offer:

• Funding of up to £8,000 for entrepreneurs who are starting up their venture.
• Funding of up to £18,000 for entrepreneurs who are scaling up their venture.

To be eligible, the social entrepreneur must:

• Have identified a social issue and developed a business model that works to solve it.
• Be committed to, and have a track record of, delivering local, regional or national social impact at scale.
• Be experienced, ambitious and capable of growing their venture.
• Have a realistic growth plan.
• Be committed to working full-time in their social venture.

Their social venture must:

• Be less than four years old.
• Have a turnover of less than £250,000 in their last financial year.
• Be dynamic and ready to grow to local, regional or national scale and have a logical and appropriate plan to deliver this.
• Have a compelling performance to date and/or a logical and appropriate plan for rapid growth to reach local, regional or national scale.
• Not solely exist to secure investment in the year ahead.
• Target beneficiaries predominantly based in the UK.

UnLtd are committed to providing 50% of their awards to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs, and/or disabled social entrepreneurs.

Priority will be given to social ventures which are tackling inequality and focusing on the most marginalised communities and those with high levels of need.

Together with funding, award recipients will be assigned to one of UnLtd’s dedicated programmes to provide support aligned with the needs of their social venture for up to one year.

The next deadline for applications is 24 March 2025, with assessment decisions to be made in June 2025.

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.

The BRIT Trust welcomes applications for grant funding consistent with its mission of “improving lives through the power of music and the creative arts”. Applications by eligible organisations can be made through the BRIT Trust website or in some cases via other referrals. The grant is open to registered charities. Deadline is on Wednesday 30 April.

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

The Thomas Wall Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 are available for UK registered charities for specific projects that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults and supports NEET people into employment.

This funder views communication skills as critical capabilities for people who want to improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience, and life chances.

Applications will be accepted from UK charities, registered with the Charity Commission for least three years, with an annual turnover of between £25,000 and £500,000 that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects. Beneficiaries must gain at least one accredited vocational qualification during delivery.

Proposals are particularly welcome which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, and refugees.

Priority will be given to match funded projects and self-sustainable projects, with a view to becoming less reliant on grants in the future.

Grants cannot be used for capital costs.

There is a two-stage application process.

The deadline for stage one applications is 6 January 2025 for consideration in March 2025.

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.

Cash for Kids is a grant-giving charity helping the children that need it most across the UK.

Our grant rounds support children from birth up to and including 18 years of age who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or who have additional needs. We also provide a lifeline to many other charities, organisations and community groups, funding much-needed services and life-changing equipment.

All applications must be made via our online system at the links below. Our Local Executive Boards aim to meet several times each year to discuss applications.

Current grants include general, holiday hunger, and children’s mental health

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.