England Funding Bulletin

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Find funds for the whole UK and for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Further information and resources can also be found in Fundraising.

All funds listed on this page are from third parties. Select the external links and read the information and criteria provided by the funder carefully.

Funds are listed in alphabetical order.

Arnold Clark Community Fund

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available for UK registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations for projects, including those whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, which are embedded in the communities in which Arnold Clark operates in England, Scotland or Wales.

Amount: up to £2,500

BlueSpark Foundation

Grants of up to £5000 (most are under £2000) are available for schools, community groups, clubs, societies or other organisations in England to improve the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other activities.

Central Social and Recreational Trust

Central Social and Recreational Trust

Grants are available for sports clubs and organisations in England to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of disadvantaged children who are under the age of 21 years.

Amount: up to £1,000

Coalfields Regeneration Trust – Small Grants

Grants are available for local voluntary and community organisations delivering services to coalfield communities in England to support those in crisis due to the impact of the pandemic or the increase in cost of living. Funding can be for revenue, core costs and/or capital items such as equipment, furniture, computers which supports delivery of your project.

Amount: up to £2,000

Community Shares Booster Fund

Deadline: 29/01/2025

Grant funding and matched equity investment are available for community businesses in England that are at all stages of a community share issue.

Groundwork – One Stop Community Partnership Programme

Next deadline: 24/01/2025

Grants are available through a partnership programme to support not-for-profit organisations with local community projects that address social welfare and environmental issues. The programme is designed to create a partnership of support to community groups, operating within two miles of a One Stop store, who are working in a number of categories including running youth sports teams.

Amount: up to £1,000

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Children and Young People Grants Programme (under and over £10,000)

This programme is open to national and local charities helping disadvantaged children and young people to overcome the challenges they face.

Small grants are for charities whose annual income is between £25,000 and £500,000. These grants are unrestrictedand range from £1,000-£5,000 per year, for up to three years.

Large grants are for larger charities whose annual income is between £500,000 and £10m. They must be restricted to a projectand usually range from £10,000 to £60,000. They can be awarded over one to three years.

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Children and Young People Grants Programme (SEND)

Grants are available for local and national charities in England and Wales who are working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Amount: £1,000 to £60,000

National Lottery Awards for All – England

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Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are available for charities, voluntary groups, schools and local authorities in England to carry out projects that will improve their local community. This can include running costs, events, small land or refurbishment capital projects, equipment, staff costs, transport and more.

National Lottery Community Fund – #iwill Fund

The #iwill Fund will enable more young people to take part in social action through high quality opportunities which create lifelong habits. Find out more on the website.

NCS Grant Giving programme

National Citizen Service Trust (NCS) have introduced a grant programme which will allow grants to be awarded to local organisations so they can deliver community-based experiences. The grant amount will be based on the number of young people between the defined age range in those regions.

Persimmon Community Champions

One-off grants of around £1,000 are available for local community organisations and charities that have already secured matched funding for local community initiatives across England, Scotland and Wales.

Sport England – Movement Fund (under and over £10,000)

Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active.

Amount: £300 to £15,000

Sport England – Movement Fund (with crowdfunding)

Grants are available for formally constituted not-for-profit organisations in England who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign for projects that improve physical activity for people and communities who need it most with particular interest in opportunities for groups facing barriers to activity.

Amount: Grants are available in the form of match funding of up to 50% toward the initial crowdfunding target (up to a maximum of £15,000).

SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fund – Primary Fund (England) (under and over £10,000)

Next deadline: 19/02/2025

Grants are available to non-profit making organisations in qualifying areas of England for improvements to local community facilities, historic buildings and structures, sport and recreation facilities.

Amount: £3,000 to £50,000

Turning Point – Community Innovation Fund

Grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations for project ideas that improve wellbeing and connectivity in the over 280 Turning Point communities across England. Please note this fund is only available to groups that are based in areas where Turning Point provide services and can demonstrate a connection or be willing to build a connection.

Amount: up to £2,500

Over £10,000

Biffa Award – Community Buildings

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to provide and improve community buildings that are located within the vicinity of a Biffa Operation or Biffa Landfill site in order to ‘act as mechanisms’ for community involvement.

The Biffa Award Community Buildings theme aims to improve buildings at the heart of their communities, such as village halls, community centres and church halls, which are within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site with the aim of encouraging and enhancing community involvement.

Amount: £10,000 to £75,000

Biffa Award – Recreation

Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations with five miles of a significant Biffa operation or 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site.

Projects under the Recreation theme can include new play equipment; landscaping works, including boardwalks, trees and shrubs; skate parks; woodland walks; nature trails; outdoor gyms; and building works within communal areas of sporting clubhouses (such as kitchen and toilet facilities) which have a wider community use and are not for the sole use of sports club members.

Big Issue Invest – Impact Loans England

Loans are available for social enterprises and registered charities in England to help them grow and continue the good work they are currently doing.

Amount: £20,000 to £200,000

Community Investment Fund

Loans and equity investments are available to community based, locally led charities and social enterprises in England that are providing essential health, social care, education and training services to improve the quality of life of local individuals, especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Amount: £250,000 to £2,000,000

Crowdfunder – Cost of Living Resilience Fund

Grants are available through this match funding scheme to assist social sector organisations in areas of deprivation in England who are providing services to support people struggling with the rising cost of living.

Amount: up to £50,000

DHSC Suicide Prevention Grant Fund 2023-2025

Revenue grants are available for non-profit organisations to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England from 2023 to 2025.

Amount: up to £750,000

Energy Resilience Fund

A mixture of grant and loan funding is available to support community organisations and social enterprises in England to undertake retrofitting energy generating and saving technology and building adaptations.

Amount: up to £ 150,000

Flexible Finance Fund

Flexible grants and loans are available to support Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England that need funds to help them to grow and become more resilient.

Amount: £50,000 to £1,500,000

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Children and Young People Grants Programme (under and over £10,000)

This programme is open to national and local charities helping disadvantaged children and young people to overcome the challenges they face.

Small grants are for charities whose annual income is between £25,000 and £500,000. These grants are unrestrictedand range from £1,000-£5,000 per year, for up to three years.

Large grants are for larger charities whose annual income is between £500,000 and £10m. They must be restricted to a projectand usually range from £10,000 to £60,000. They can be awarded over one to three years.

Masonic Charitable Foundation – Children and Young People Grants Programme (SEND)

Grants are available for local and national charities in England and Wales who are working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Amount: £1,000 to £60,000

Morrisons Foundation

The Morrisons Foundation awards grant funding for charity projects which make a positive difference in local communities. In the main grants are available to fully fund projects up to £25,000.

National Lottery Community Fund – Partnerships

This programme offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.

Funding can be spent on costs associated with delivering your activities, organisational development including staff training, and IT upgrades/purchase, core/fixed costs like salaries, rent, utilities, equipment, and capital – purchase, refurbishment or developing of land and buildings.

National Lottery Community Fund – Reaching Communities

Large grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in England for projects that make positive changes in their communities.

Amount: up to £20,000 

Social Investment Business – Cost of Living Fund

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Discretionary unrestricted grants are available for UK charities and social enterprises based and delivering their work in England and who are already supporting people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. The grant is to be used alongside a loan from the SIB Recovery Loan Fund.

Amount: £40,000 to £150,000

Sporting Capital Fund

Loan funding is available to a wide range of incorporated organisations based and operating in England to deliver projects using sport and sporting facilities that generate sustainable revenue and deliver long-term community impact.

Amount: up to £150,000

Sport England – Movement Fund (under and over £10,000)

Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active.

Amount: £300 to £15,000

SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fund – Primary Fund (England) (under and over £10,000)

Next deadline: 19/02/2025

Grants are available to non-profit making organisations in qualifying areas of England for improvements to local community facilities, historic buildings and structures, sport and recreation facilities.

Amount: £3,000 to £50,000

SUEZ Communities Trust Landfill Communities Fund – Smaller Projects Fund (England)

Next deadline: 19/02/2025

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations in qualifying areas of England for physical improvement to community facilities, such as village halls, public parks, sports facilities, historic buildings and structures.

Amount: up to £20,000

Thrive Together Fund

Unrestricted funding package (75% loan and 25% grant) are available for small and medium sized charities and social enterprise based in England that are working to improve people’s lives or the environment in which they live and who are looking to grow or diversify their business models.

Amount: £25,000 to £150,000

Veolia Environmental Trust

Deadline: 07/01/2025

Grants for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities for projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England.

Amount: £10,000 to £75,000

Youth Endowment Fund – Open Call

Grants are available for delivery organisations that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence for well-established projects delivered in England or Wales.

Sport specific funds

Bowls England – Development Loans for Clubs

Bowls England offers all affiliated clubs the opportunity to apply for a Club Loan of up to £20,000. A Club Loan may be used for any reasonable purpose including: Purchase of lawn mowers, scarifiers, turf irons or sprinkler systems, Repair of ditches and banks, clubhouse development, fencing, car parking, changing rooms.

England and Wales Cricket Board – EWCT Interest Free Loan Scheme

The funding is intended to finance capital projects – including renovations – to improve facilities which contribute to increased participation in cricket.

The maximum loan available is £50,000.

Cricket clubs with a junior section can apply for £1,000 to £50,000.

Cricket clubs without a junior section can apply for £1,000 to £20,000.

All loans are interest free.

England and Wales Cricket Board – County Grants Fund

Grants are available to support ECB affiliated cricket clubs in England and Wales with creating welcoming environments, providing enhanced facilities and playing opportunities, and tackling the impact of climate change.

Amount: £10,000 to £1,000

England and Wales Cricket Board – Grass Pitch Improvement Fund

Grants are available to support ECB affiliated cricket clubs to help address inequalities in access to safe, good quality grass cricket pitches across England and Wales. Priority will be given to application that support cricket for groups in the following:

  • Women’s and girls’ cricket
  • Cricket in diverse communities
  • Disability cricket
  • Low socio-economic groups (LSEG)

Amount: this will be determined on a case by case basis

Football Foundation – Facilities Grants

Grants are available for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing community football facilities in England.

Premier League Stadium Fund

Grants are available for clubs playing in the England and Wales football pyramid to make improvements to their stadiums.

Amount: up to £750,000

Utilita Football Rebooted – Grassroots Fund

Grants are available for FA-accredited community football clubs and leagues to improve the experience and accessibility of football to local people.

Volleyball England Foundation

Grants are available to support Volleyball England-affiliated clubs. The current focus will run until December 2023 and will support the development of Sitting Volleyball.

Amount: £1,000

Funds for registered charities only

Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation

Grants are available for registered charities in England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Republic of Ireland to support a range of good causes that will benefit those most in need. One of the objectives is Amateur sport: to improve physical and mental health with a focus on sport provision for people with disabilities.

Amount: Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees.

Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £2.25 million.

Bernard Sunley Foundation

One-off capital grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales, as well as those with ‘accepted’ and ‘exempt’ status, for projects in the areas of community, education, health and social welfare.

Joanies Fund

Grants are available to local charitable organisations working with young people aged up to 25 years in England and Wales.

Amount: up to £3,500

Lloyd’s Bank Foundation for England and Wales – Funding Programme for Specialist Small Charities

Deadline: 23/01/2025

Grants are available to strengthen the capacity and capabilities of small, local specialist charities supporting people facing complex issues in England and/or Wales.

Amount: up to £75,000 for three years

The Thompson Family Charitable Trust

Grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales for general charitable purposes.

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries: The Thompson Family Charitable Trust, Tel: 01608 676789, E-Mail: roycopus@btinternet.com

Regional funds

Stevenage Green Business Grant

Deadline: 06/12/2024

Grants are available to small and medium-sized enterprises in Stevenage to help them become more sustainable by reducing their carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency and lowering energy costs.

Amount: between £500 and £10,000 to cover 80% of the eligible costs

Hertfordshire Community Foundation – St Albans Fund for the Future

Deadline: 13/12/2024

The aim of the Fund is to provide long-term, unrestricted grants to small voluntary and community groups in St Albans to deliver their work for the benefit of local people, particularly those who are excluded or disadvantaged by low income, rural or social isolation, age, health, disability, race sexuality or gender.

Amount: £500 or £1,000 per year for up to five years

East Suffolk – Cost of Living Community Grants

Deadline: 16/12/2024

Grants are available for voluntary and community groups in East Suffolk to support individuals and families affected by the cost of living pressures around food and warmth during the winter months.

Amount: between £500 and £1,500

Harpur Trust – Grants to Organisations

Deadline: 19/12/2024

Grants are available to charities and not-for-profit organisations working in the Borough of Bedford for projects that focus on recreation with a social welfare purpose

  • Small Grants Programme – grants of up to £5,000.
  • Larger Grants Programme – grants of £5,000 to £50,000 for a single project in any one year or up to £150,000 for a project over a three year period.
Uttlesford District Council – Community Support Grant for Youth Activities

Deadline: 20/12/2024

Grants are available to increase the provision of services and activities for young people in Uttlesford.

Amount: Small grants of up to £500 or larger grants of £500–£3,000

Stansted Airport Community Sponsorship Fund

Deadline: 24/12/2024

Small grants are for voluntary and community organisations located in areas affected by the operations of Stansted Airport to help fund projects and events that will provide a benefit to the local community.

Amount: £300

Love Luton Community Award Fund

Deadline: 31/12/2025

Grants are available to charities and community organisations for projects and initiatives that benefit of people in Luton.

Amount: up to £ 3,000

North Hertfordshire District Council – Community Grants

Deadline: 05/01/2025

Grants are available for third sector organisations working for the benefit a local area in North Hertfordshire.

East Herts – Health and Wellbeing Community Grant

Deadline: 05/01/2025

Grants for organisations for projects to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of residents in East Herts.

Amount: between £300 and £3,000

Suffolk Community Foundation – Women and Girls Fund

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are available for local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations working to support local women and girls in need.

Amount: up to £1,000

Wixamtree Trust

Deadline: 08/01/2025

Grants are available for charitable organisations, including registered charities, for projects and services that benefit the people of Bedfordshire.

Amount: £1,000 to £10,000

Ipswich Health & Wellbeing Activity Fund

Deadline: 24/01/2025

Grants for groups to support initiatives and services to address the mental and physical wellbeing of communities in the IP1, IP2, IP3 and IP4 postcode areas of Ipswich.

Amount: between £1,000 and £5,000

Hertford Town Council – Community Grant

Deadline: 27/01/2025

Grants for local community groups to support a range of projects and activities for the benefit of Hertford residents.

Amount: £10,000

Basildon – Grants to Voluntary Organisations

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations based in the Basildon District for one-off projects that benefit residents.

Amount: £100 to £2,000

Ford Britain Trust

Next deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations and schools for projects that benefit local communities in Great Britain with preference given to Essex, including East London, Southampton, Daventry, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bridgend (South Wales).

Amount: up to £3,000

Mid Suffolk District Council – Social Enterprise Support Fund

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants for revenue costs to strengthen and develop social enterprises in Babergh as these organisations have the potential to enrich local economies and reduce inequality.

Amount: between £1,000 to £5,000

Babergh District Council – Social Enterprise Support Fund

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants for revenue costs to strengthen and develop social enterprises in Mid Suffolk as these organisations have the potential to enrich local economies and reduce inequality.

Amount: between £1,000 to £5,000

Walter Farthing Trust

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to local charitable and not-for-profit organisations for projects that aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities throughout mid-Essex.

Amount: up to £ 5,000

The Adnams Community Trust

Deadline: 14/02/2025

Grants are available for schools and charitable organisations working within a 25 mile radius of Southwold for activities that benefit local residents.

Amount: £100 to £2,500

Enovert Community Trust

Deadline: 28/02/2025

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations undertaking community and environmental projects located in the vicinity of Enovert’s landfill sites in England.

Mick George Community Fund

Deadline: 05/03/2025

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for community projects in proximity to a Mick George Landfill site across the East Midlands and Anglian regions.

Amount: £10,000 to £15,000

Cambridgeshire – A428 Community Fund

Fund currently closed expcted to reopen in November with a deadline of: 01/02/2025

Grants are available to non-profit organisations for projects to benefit the local community in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Amount: up to £ 15,000

Tees Better Future Fund

Fund currently closed expcted to reopen in November with a deadline of: 01/02/2025

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for projects that promote learning and education or health and wellbeing to people in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire or Essex (within 10 miles of a Tees office).

Amount: up to £ 5,000

Cambridgeshire – Bright Futures Fund

Deadline: 01/05/2025

Grants are available to local organisations in Cambridgeshire for projects helping young people to engage in positive activities.

Amount: up to £2,500

Mills and Reeve Cambridge Grassroots Endowed Fund

Deadline: 01/05/2025

Small grants are available to local voluntary and community groups undertaking charitable work in Cambridgeshire.

Amount: up to £2,000

Active Essex – Cycle Grant

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups in Essex for projects which encourage more people to engage with cycling and promote active lifestyles.

ARISE Hatfield Grant

Grants are available to local groups and organisations for initiatives and socially based activities that improve the lives of groups and residents in Hatfield.

Amount: £1,500

Berkhamsted Town Council – Small Grants

Grants are available for projects and activities that will benefit the local community of Berkhamsted.

Amount: £1,000

Charles S French Charitable Trust

Grants are available for registered charities in North East London and Essex for carrying out projects and activities that benefit local residents.

Amount: £1000 to £5,000

East Cambridgeshire – Community Facilities S106 Grant Funding

Grants are available to not-for-profit community based organisations for local facilities that are needed because of new development taking place in East Cambridgeshire and which provide community or social benefit.

East Cambridgeshire – Facilities Improvement Grant

Grants are available to develop and improve village halls, community centres, sport and leisure centres, play facilities and public open spaces in East Cambridgeshire.

Amount: £10,000

East Suffolk – Enabling Communities Budget

Grants to support activities delivered by community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations in East Suffolk.

Amount: £100 to £7,500

Fowler Smith and Jones Trust

Deadline: 26/07/2024

Funding is intended to support voluntary and community groups undertaking projects that will benefit communities in Essex in the following areas: Youth, Medical, Arts, Churches, Community, Miscellaneous

Eligible expenditure: Costs associated with eligible projects. Very occasionally, larger capital grants may be considered. These require in-depth discussion prior to any formal application. 

Amount: average grant awarded is £2,000 to £3,000. Occasionally, larger requests for capital grants are considered.

Geoffrey Watling Charity

Grants are available for local charitable organisations in Norfolk and the Waveney district of Suffolk so that they can continue and develop their work in the community.

Amount: £30,000

Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000

Hertfordshire – Member Locality Budget Scheme

Each of Hertfordshire County Council’s elected members have been allocated a Locality Budget to spend on worthwhile projects in their community that promote social, economic or environmental wellbeing.

Amount: £10,000

HS2 Community and Environment Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway.

Amount: £250,000

Huntingdon Freemen’s Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations working for the benefit of people living within the area covered by Huntingdon Town Council.

Ipswich – Area Committee Funding

Grants are available for local charities and community groups in Ipswich to support projects in local neighbourhoods that improve the life of residents and tackle local issues in the area.

Jack Petchey Foundation – Achievement Awards

Awards are available for registered charities, state secondary schools and colleges, local authority youth clubs and not-for-profit youth organisations to recognise, reward and celebrate the achievements of young people in London and Essex.

Amount: an Achievement Award of £300 per young person which is to be spent on a school, club or community project of the recipient’s choice.

Knife Angel Legacy Fund – Luton

Grants are available for creative community engagement projects that encourage discussions about knife crime, antisocial behaviour and youth-based crime within Luton.

Amount: up to £3,600

Mid Suffolk District Council – Small Grant

One-off grants for small community projects in Mid Suffolk.

Amount: up to £2,500

North Norfolk Sustainable Communities Fund

Grants are available for community projects in North Norfolk that foster environmental and community sustainability across the district.

Amount: £15,000

Stevenage Community Trust

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for charitable activities that improve the quality of life of people in Stevenage.

Stevenage – Local Community Budgets

Grants are available to help community groups and organisations in Stevenage develop ideas, continue with existing initiatives and deliver local priorities.

Amount: from £100

Suffolk Community Foundation

Grants are available for local charities, voluntary and community groups to support activities which tackle disadvantage and deprivation across Suffolk.

Suffolk Community Foundation – Stimulus Fund

Grants are available to organisations for activities to promote tennis for all, by showing the sport as an enjoyable exercise with social interaction. Also, there is support to enable those who are disadvantaged and living in areas of deprivation in Suffolk to participate in the sport.

Amount: £1,000

Tom Amos Charity

Grants are available to organisations in Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford for projects that provide recreational facilities, advance education, relieve poverty, advance religion or provide other charitable objects that benefit local communities.

Sleaford REP Community Power Fund

Deadline: 11/12/2024

Grants are available for community initiatives that will benefit local people living within a 5-mile radius of the Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant in the North Kesteven District.

Amount: up to £5,000

Martin Trust for Young People

Deadline: 15/12/2024

Grants are available to individuals or local voluntary youth organisations for projects that directly benefit young people living in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Amount: up to £2,000

East Midlands Airport Community Sponsorship Fund

Deadline: 24/12/2024

Small grants are for voluntary and community organisations located in areas affected by the operations of East Midlands Airport to help fund projects and events that will provide a benefit to the local community.

Amount: up to £200

South Derbyshire – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Community Grants

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in South Derbyshire for voluntary and community activity that benefit the lives of local residents, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £2,000 to  £25,000

East Midlands Airport Community Fund

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are for voluntary and community organisations located in areas affected by the operations of East Midlands Airport, in order to undertake projects that will have a lasting benefit, bring communities closer together through sport and recreation and offer environmental improvements and heritage conservation.

Amount: up to £ 2,000

Nottinghamshire – The Gemini Fund

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are available to community and voluntary groups who work to improve community welfare in Nottinghamshire.

Amount: between £1,000 to £5,000

Severn Trent Community Fund

Deadline:  12/01/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

Amount: £2,000 to £200,000

Harborough – Section 106 Grant Fund

Deadline: 15/01/2025

Grants are available to parish councils, charities, schools, voluntary and community groups to develop and/or improve community facilities and various open spaces in Harborough District.

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation – Making Local Life Better Fund

Deadline: 20/01/2025

Grants are available to local charitable groups for small local projects that benefit the communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Amount: between £1,000 and £3,000

Derbyshire Voluntary Action – Warm and Welcoming Spaces Grant

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to support voluntary and community sector organisations and community-led groups in Derbyshire with the creation or improvement of warm and welcoming spaces for local communities. 

Amount: between £1,000 and £3,000

Charnwood – Small Community Grants

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Small grants are available to community and voluntary organisations within Charnwood Borough which are working to benefit Charnwood residents.

Amount: up to £750

Better Derbyshire Dales Fund

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to support the work of new or existing community and voluntary groups or organisations that are working within the Derbyshire Dales to develop or strengthen communities and people’s health and wellbeing.

Amount: up to £5,000

Northampton Town Council – Community Grants

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to support and promote local voluntary organisations within Northampton for the benefit of the town.

Amount: £2,000

Harborough – Community Grant Fund

Deadline: 09/02/2025

Grants are available to town and parish councils, charities and voluntary and community groups for projects that benefit the community in Harborough.

Trent and Dove – Community Grants

Deadline: 11/02/2025

Grants and match funding are available to support the work of charitable organisations and community groups in areas where Trent & Dove has properties. Including

East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire.

Amount: up to £2,000

East Coast Community Fund

Deadline: 12/02/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups, parish and town councils, and local authorities for community projects that benefit the coastal communities of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Amount: £1,000 to £50,000

Mick George Community Fund

Deadline: 05/03/2025

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for community projects in proximity to a Mick George Landfill site across the East Midlands and Anglian regions.

Amount: £10,000 to £15,000

Erewash – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Fast Funding Community Grants

Deadline: 16/03/2025

Small grants are available to local voluntary organisations and community groups for projects that benefit the residents of Erewash Borough.

Amount: up to £1,500

Blaby District Council Everyone Active Grants

Deadline: 07/05/2025

Grants are available to develop projects and services that benefit the health and wellbeing of the community in Blaby.

Amount: up to £500

West Lindsey – Councillor Initiative Fund

Deadline: 28/02/2027

Grants are available to support a wide range of community projects and activities in West Lindsey.

Derbyshire Voluntary Action – Small Grants

Grants are available to support the running costs of voluntary and community groups in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover.

Amount: up to £500

Foundation Derbyshire – Freemasons of Derbyshire Fund

Grants are available to charities, voluntary and community groups for projects and activities that support community life, promote health and wellbeing and tackle disadvantage across Derby and Derbyshire.

Amount: up to £2,500

Foundation Derbyshire – Locko Fund for Children and Young People

Grants are available for voluntary groups working with children and young people in Spondon and Erewash to purchase equipment to support their activities.

Amount: up to £2,500

North West Leicestershire – Small Grants Scheme

Grants are available to help communities in North West Leicestershire to start new projects or for one-off expenditures for equipment and other items.

Amount: up to £500

Northampton Social Investment Fund

Grants are available for social enterprises in Northampton that are making a positive social and/or environmental impact.

Amount: up to £10,000

Bassetlaw – Councillor Community Grants

Grants are available to local groups for activities which will benefit their community or ward area within Bassetlaw District.

Broxtowe – Grants for Voluntary Organisations Involved in Sport and the Arts

Grants are available for voluntary organisations involved in sport and the arts to help with the day-to-day running costs of their service to the community.

Corby – KHL Big Local Community Chest Fund

Grants are available for a broad range of community activity that will improve the wellbeing of residents based in Kingswood and Hazel Leys (KHL) in Corby.

Amount: £250 to £5,000

Derbyshire Dales – Local Projects Fund

Grants are available to local community groups for projects that benefit the people of Derbyshire Dales.

Amount: £100 to £1,000         

Forman Hardy Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations in Nottinghamshire carrying out education, music or welfare activities.

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries

Tel: 0115 9508 580

E-Mail: FHCTRequests@formanhardy.com

Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000

HS2 Community and Environment Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway.

Amount: £250,000

Jigsaw Foundation

Grants are available to community organisations working in Jigsaw Homes Group locations in the North West and East Midlands of England for projects that deliver benefits to residents and their local communities.

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation – Making Local Life Better Fund

Grants are available to local charitable groups for small local projects that benefit the communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Amount: £3,000

Midcounties Co-operative Your Community Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations that are members of the Midcounties Co-operative for projects that benefit local communities within the Midcounties Co-operative trading area.

Amount: £500

North West Leicestershire – Small Grants Scheme

Grants are available to help communities in North WestLeicestershire to start new projects or for one-off expenditures for equipment and other items.

Amount: £500

Oakland Foundation

Grants are available for projects that support the education, health and nutrition of children under the age of 16 and their families as well as their being able to access sport and activities irrespective of social background or physical ability.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire Community Investment Fund (PCCD)

Funding is available to improve the quality of life for Derbyshire residents by supporting activities that help to build safer, stronger communities.

Amount: £2,000

Sleaford REP Community Power Fund

Grants are available for community initiatives that will benefit local people living within a 5-mile radius of the Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant in the North Kesteven District.

Amount: £5,000

West Lindsey – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Community Action Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in West Lindsey for voluntary and community activity that improves the quality of life for local residents and increases community involvement, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £1,000 to £20,000

West Lindsey – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Community Development Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in West Lindsey to support new ideas and designing solutions to get the best possible outcome for community projects, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £100 to £10,000           

West Lindsey – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Community Facilities Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in West Lindsey to develop and improve community facilities and assets, promoting greater interaction and more activities in communities, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £1,000 to £50,000    

Groundwork London – Our Space Award

Deadline: 09/12/2024

Grants are available to not-for-profit community groups, charities, and schools based in London to help local people improve community open spaces, making them inclusive places for all to enjoy.

  • Small grants of £500 to £2,000.
  • Standard grants of £2,000 to £5,000.
Bromley – Platinum Jubilee Parks Fund

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups for the renewal and refurbishment of Council-owned green spaces in Bromley.

Amount: up to £20,000

Greenwich Healthier Communities Fund

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are available for charities, community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and other organisations across the London Borough of Greenwich to deliver projects and activities that prevent and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities in local communities.

Hackney – Community Chest Grants

Deadline: 13/01/2025

Grants for local organisations to deliver short-term or one-off projects or events that aim to narrow the gap in outcomes between certain disadvantaged groups and the wider community in Hackney.

Amount: up to £1,000

Go! London Match. Trade. Grow Programme

Deadline: 14/01/2025

Match Trading Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises across London that provide sports and physical activity for young people to help them boost their income and build financial resilience whilst investing in youth sports.  

  • Grants of up £15,000 for Trade Up Level.
  • Grants of up to £25,000 for Scale Up Level.
Kingston 2025 Community Grants

Deadline: 27/01/2025

Grants are available voluntary organisations, community groups, and other not-for-profit organisations to deliver projects and activities that support the Kingston 2025 cultural celebrations.

Amount: between £500 and £2000 although could be up to £3,500

We Make Camden Project Fund

Deadline: 27/01/2025

Grants are available for voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector organisations in the London Borough of Camden to deliver projects and activities that will create a fairer, better place for local residents and communities. 

Amount: between £5,000 and £20,000

Shaftesbury Young People (SYP) Trust

Deadline: 31/03/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups for projects which improve the lives of young people (aged 11 to 18) in Greater London.

Amount: between £5,000 to £10,000

Peckham Settlement

Deadline: 28/02/2025 (due to re-open on 13/01/2025)

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations across Peckham projects and activities that support the local community.

Amount: between £500 and £3,000

Access Without Limits Grants for Community Organisations England

Grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations in specified areas of England who do not currently offer the Duke of Edinburgh Award to create more opportunities for marginalised young people (14 to 24 years) to access the Award.

Amount: up to £10,200

Brent – Love Where You Live Grants

Grants are available to community and voluntary sector groups, mutual aid groups and schools for projects that bring communities together and address inequalities, environmental issues, social isolation and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Brent community.

Amount: up to £500

Charles S French Charitable Trust

Grants are available for registered charities in North East London and Essex for carrying out projects and activities that benefit local residents.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000

City Bridge Foundation Grants

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations that are working for the benefit of London inhabitants across several thematic areas and issues, with a focus on reducing inequality and supporting disadvantaged groups. 

There are no minimum or maximum amounts specified. Average grant awards vary depending on the type of grant being applied for.

Grants can be awarded for up to five years.

The smallest amount ever given is £1,000 and the largest is £10 million.

City Bridge Foundation – Strategic Partnership Funding

Deadline: 02/08/2024

Grants are available for registered charities, community interest companies, and other charitable organisations to work in partnership to deliver strategic projects that support suicide prevention across Greater London.

Amount: up to £150,000 for up to seven years

The Foundation is looking to fund four partnerships. 

City of London Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund

Grants are available to charity and voluntary groups, residents’ associations and businesses for a wide range of community projects in the City of London.

Amount: from £1,000

City of London Corporation Central Grants Programme – Stronger Communities

Grants are available to a range of not-for-profit organisations for projects and services that benefit communities within the City of London and the City of London Corporation’s housing estates across London.

Amount: £500 to £10,000

Daisy Trust

Grants are available for voluntary organisations and charities undertaking a variety of charitable activities to benefit the community in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

East End Community Foundation

Grants are available for voluntary and community sector organisations in the East End of London to support activities which make a difference at grassroots level and deliver support directly to vulnerable people.

Amount: £200 to £2,000

Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000

Hounslow Council – Thriving Communities Capital Fund

Grants are available to constituted not-for-profit organisations for projects that improve or create land and property used by local people in the London Borough of Hounslow.

HS2 Community and Environment Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway.

Amount: £250,000

Jack Petchey Foundation – Achievement Awards

Awards are available for registered charities, state secondary schools and colleges, local authority youth clubs and not-for-profit youth organisations to recognise, reward and celebrate the achievements of young people in London and Essex.

Amount: an Achievement Award of £300 per young person which is to be spent on a school, club or community project of the recipient’s choice.

John Lyon’s Charity

Grants are available for projects which improve the prospects of children and young adults up to the age of 25 (or sometimes up to 30 for young people with disabilities) residing in nine boroughs in North and West London.

John Lyon’s Charity – Refurbishment Fund

Grants are available to registered charities for the one-off refurbishment of a community space which is used to deliver services to young people in nine boroughs in North and West London.

Amount: £25,000

Kensington and Chelsea – City Living, Local Life Grants
Grants are available for charities, community interest companies, and other voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver projects and activities that benefit local communities, build stronger connections between local people, and address local issues. 

Amount: up to £5,000

London Community Foundation

Grants are available for charities in London to support a wide variety of local community projects that will create opportunities and change lives across the capital.

London Marathon Foundation – Active Spaces Fund

Grants are available for not-for-profit groups, local authorities and statutory bodies for projects which for projects that will improve and activate spaces, places and facilities in London to help the least active children and young people and marginalised groups and communities to lead active and healthy lives.

Amount: between £10,000 and £80,000

London Marathon Foundation – Active Spaces Fund

Grants are available for not-for-profit groups, local authorities and statutory bodies for projects which for projects that will improve and activate spaces, places and facilities in London to help the least active children and young people and marginalised groups and communities to lead active and healthy lives.

Amount: £10,000 to £80,000

Grants could cover capital and/or revenue projects

Morris Charitable Trust

Grants are available to charitable organisations in the London Borough of Islington for projects that alleviate social deprivation and hardship, promote education, community harmony, health and wellbeing and that help disadvantaged young people, adults and senior citizens.

Old Enfield Charitable Trust – Community Grants

Grants for local registered charities, community, self-help or voluntary groups that are operating within the ancient parish of Enfield and providing a benefit to the local community and whose focus falls within the priorities of the Trust.

Shipwrights Charitable Fund

Grants are available for charitable organisations in the City of London undertaking maritime and waterborne projects and activities which offer the opportunity for young people to learn new skills and develop.

Hadrian Trust (North East England)

Deadline: 06/12/2024

Grants are available to help social welfare and charitable organisations working to improve the lives of people in the North East of England, particularly those working in the fields of social welfare, youth, disability, the elderly, women, ethnic minorities, education, arts and the environment.

Amount: £500 to £2,000


Durham County Cricket Club Youth Trust Fund

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available to increase the numbers and the skills of children and young people engaging with cricket in the North East and to strengthen and sustain clubs and the sport.

Amount: between £500 and £2,500


Newcastle – Ward Committees Grants

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to support single projects, activities and events that benefit all residents within a ward.


Middlesbrough Council – Community Grant Fund

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are available to voluntary and community groups in Middlesbrough for community development projects. N.B football teams are not eligible

Amount: between £250 and £1,000. Grants of up to £5,00 may be avilable in exceptional circumstances


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – David Dockray West End Young People’s Fund

Deadline: 08/01/2025

Grants are available to support activities in Fenham to benefit children and young people (aged 5 to 25 years old).

Amount: One award for approximately £30,000 per annum for three years is available.


Northumberland Community Chest

Deadline: 10/01/2025

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations within Northumberland to help deliver community services and one-off projects that will be valuable to the area.

Amount: up to £5,000


County Durham – Mayor’s Opportunity Fund

Deadline: 17/01/2025

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations in County Durham working to build community cohesion.

Amount: between £1,000 and £10,000


Teeside Charity – Awarding of Grants Fund

Deadline: 14/02/2025

Grants are available to groups and organisations developing community projects for the benefit of Middlesbrough and Teesside residents.

Amount: up to £5,000


Banks Property Grassroots Fund

Grants are available for community and environmental projects in areas close to a current or proposed Banks Group operation in the North of England.

Amount: up to £2,000


Ballinger Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups for projects that support young and older people in the North East of England.


Believe Housing – Bridging the Gap Community Grants

Grants are available for charities, community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and other organisations operating in central, east, or south-west Durham to deliver projects and activities that address the energy and cost-of-living crises.

Amount: up to £500


Believe Housing – Community Grants

Small grants are available for community group, schools and community organisations in County Durham (in the areas where believe housing operates) to help support people within the local community and make a real difference to their wellbeing.

Amount: £500 to £1,000


Broadacres Community Development Fund

Grants are available to community organisations based in Broadacres Housing Association locations of Yorkshire and the North East of England for projects that deliver benefits to local residents.

Amount: up to £500


County Durham Community Foundation – Organisational Sustainability Fund Large Grants

Grants are available for charities, community and voluntary groups, and other not-for-profit organisations to improve organisational capacity and sustainability across County Durham.

Amount: up to £10,000


County Durham Community Foundation – The Belmont Fund

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations working in Belmont, Carville, and Gilesgate Moor to support projects and activities that benefit local communities and leave a lasting impact.

Amount: up to £2,000


County Durham – Community Grants Programme

Grants are available for VCSE organisation in County Durham and Darlington to give opportunities for development and growth, with a priority for community projects that sustain the health, wellbeing and opportunities of local communities.

Amount: up to £5,000


County Durham – Community Sport and Physical Activity Small Grants

Grants are available to support community sports clubs and organisations in County Durham providing opportunities for their communities to engage in physical activity on a regular basis.

Amount: £1,000 to £2,000


Durham County Cricket Club Youth Trust Fund

Grants are available to increase the numbers and the skills of children and young people engaging with cricket in the North East and to strengthen and sustain clubs and the sport.

Amount: £500 to £2,500


Gillian Dickinson Trust Grant

A very small number of grants are available to small charities in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham for projects which support excellence in the arts by the young and to provide rural experiences for those deprived of the opportunity.


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Jack Brunton Charitable Trust

Funding is available to support local organisations and groups working to benefit communities within the boundaries of the old North Riding of Yorkshire.


Joicey Trust

Grants are available for registered charities to carry out charitable projectswithin Northumberland and the old Metropolitan Borough of Tyne & Wear as well as the eastern Scottish borders.


Karbon Homes – Community Funding

Grants are available for local not-for-profit and voluntary community organisations, as well as local schools, to support local community projects which have a positive impact on the lives of Karbon residents in North East England.

Amount: up to £4,000


Middlesbrough Council – Development Grants

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for new and emerging projects that will benefit the people of Middlesbrough.


Middlesbrough Council – Small Grants

Grants to support unconstituted voluntary and community groups with projects that will benefit residents of Middlesbrough.

Amount: £20 to £1,500


Middlesbrough & Teesside Philanthropic Foundation – Golden Giveaway

One-off financial awards are available for 20 charities, not-for-profit organisations, sports clubs, community groups and schools.

Amount:  £500 to £5,000


North East Social Investment Fund

Impact investment for charities and social enterprises in the North East that are making a positive social impact in areas such as homelessness, poverty, unemployment, health and social care, mental health, offender rehabilitation and the regeneration of deprived communities.

Amount: £100,000 to £1,000,000


Rothley Trust

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations undertaking general charitable activities in the north east of England.

Amount: £100 to £1,000


Sir John Priestman Trust

Grants are available to charitable organisations for the benefit of residents in Durham and Sunderland, and for the maintenance and repair of churches, mission halls and schools in those areas and in the County of York.

Amount: £1,000 to £10,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries, The Sir John Priestman Trust, 19 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1JG

Tel: 0191 567 4857


Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations in the City of Sunderland and County Durham for projects and schemes which help disadvantaged and disabled young people to improve skills and explore their talents as well as to improve the quality of life for people living in less affluent communities.


Sunderland City Council – Crowdfund Sunderland Fund Organisations

Funding is available to not for profit organisations who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign to support projects that will improve and bring benefits to communities in Sunderland.

Amount: £3,000


Tees Valley Community Foundation

Grants are available to local community or voluntary organisations wishing to enhance the quality of life for residents in the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees areas.

Amount: up to £2,500


The W.A. Handley Charity Trust

Grants are available to charities in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Co Durham (including Hartlepool) and Cumbria (including Carlisle) for a wide range of projects that benefit the community.

Amount: from £1,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Secretary to the Trustees

W.A. Handley Charity Trust

Tel: 0191 281 1292

E-Mail: davidmilligan@ryecroft-glenton.co.uk


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups and organisations working in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland for projects which support local people in overcoming disadvantage, creating stronger communities and improving the local area.


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Brian Roycroft Fund

Grants are available to support young people (aged 18 to 25 years old) leaving care, providing financial support to help them achieve their aspirations and ambitions.

Amount: up to £1,000


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund

Grants are available to community groups for capital costs in Gateshead.

Amount: up to £25,000


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Coquet Fund

Grants available for community development programmes in the disadvantaged areas of Coquet Valley and areas in Northumberland affected by declining or disappearing industries.

Amount: £750 to £4,000


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Curtin PARP Fund

Grants to support individuals in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to realise their potential. The scheme recognises carers of all ages, black and minority ethnic groups including those with asylum seeker/refugee status, disabled people, homeless people and people who are experiencing disadvantage.

Amount: up to £7,000


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Readman Family Grassroots Fund

Grants are available to provide multi-use games areas for young people from disadvantaged areas of Tyne & Wear and Northumberland.

Amount: up to £50,000


Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation – Reeds Grassroots Fund

Grants are available to improve mental health and life chances, especially for children and for disadvantaged communities in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.

Amount: £1,000 to £3,000

Craven Trust

Deadline: 13/12/2024

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for projects that improve the quality of life of local people living within the Craven Trust area.

Amount: £100 to £1,500


Manchester Active Community Walking Grants 2025

Deadline: 13/12/2024

Grants are available for local groups to deliver walking activities in their Manchester communities, acknowledging the important contribution that walking can play in benefitting both physical and mental health. 

Amount: between £100 and £1,500


Auto Trader Community Fund – Greater Manchester

Deadline: 19/12/2024

Grants for small, community-based and locally controlled groups who need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they would like to.

Amount: up to £2,500


Merseyside and Greater Manchester – Football for Change

Deadline: 20/12/2024

Grants are available for charitable organisations across Merseyside and Greater Manchester to deliver a variety of projects and activities that support young people and give them a platform to build better futures.

Amount: up to £10,000


PH Holt Foundation

Deadline: 01/01/2025

Grants are available to small local charities, particularly smaller grass roots organisations that find it difficult to attract funds, that are based and working in Merseyside for projects which address the Foundation’s priorities.

Amount: £1,000 to £10,000


Shepherd Street Trust

Deadline: 03/01/2025

Grants are available for charitable institutions and organisations which help young people under the age of 21 years who are in need, hardship and distress and who live within 50 miles of Preston.


Bolton’s Fund

Deadline: 05/01/2025

Grants are available to VCSE organisations in Bolton for projects that benefit local communities and address current issues facing residents.


Southway Housing Trust – The Beautiful South Fund

Deadline: 20/01/2025

Grants are available for local groups and individuals for community projects that help improve and bring people together within their south Manchester neighbourhood.

Amount: up to £2,500


Ford Britain Trust

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations and schools for projects that benefit local communities in Great Britain with preference given to Essex, including East London, Southampton, Daventry, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bridgend (South Wales).

Amount: up to £3,000


Onward Community Fund

Deadline: 07/02/2025

Grants are available to support local community groups and projects in Onward neighbourhoods, and support residents and communities through the cost of living crisis.

Amount: up to £2,500


Equilibrium Foundation – Community Support Scheme

Deadline: 02/03/2025

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the Northwest of England to support projects and activities that improve local communities.

Amount: £500


Provincial Walsh Trust for Bolton

Deadline: 27/03/2025

Grants are available for voluntary groups, community groups, and charities across Bolton to deliver a variety of projects and activities that support vulnerable communities and individuals.


Action Together – Rotary Community Grant

Deadline: 30/03/2025

Grants are available for constituted voluntary groups in Oldham to deliver projects and activities that bring people together and make a difference in local communities.

Amount: up to £1,000


Bollington Town Council Grant Scheme

Deadline: 31/10/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit voluntary organisations for projects that benefit the residents of Bollington.


Access Without Limits Grants for Community Organisations England

Grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations in specified areas of England who do not currently offer the Duke of Edinburgh Award to create more opportunities for marginalised young people (14 to 24 years) to access the Award.

Amount: up to £10,200


Action Together – Rochdale Moving More in Everyday Life Fund

Grants are available for voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector organisations in Rochdale to support projects and activities that encourage people to be more physically active.

Amount: up to £2,000


Alfred Shaw Trust Fund

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations to support projects and activities that benefit disabled children, young people, the elderly, and other vulnerable people in Runcorn.

Amount: up to £2,500


Bowland Charitable Trust

Grants for charitable organisations with outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the North West England as well as for educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions in the North West of England.

For further information, please contact the following:

Carol Fahy, The Bowland Charitable Trust

Tel: 01254 688051

E-Mail: carole.fahy@cannco.co.uk


Camelia Trust

Grant for charitable organisations undertaking health or social welfare projects in the cities of Manchester and Liverpool.

For further information, please contact the following:

Enquiries, Camelia Trust

Tel: 0161 928 0731

E-Mail: jennyasykes@icloud.com


Charles Brotherton Trust

Small grants are available for local charities based in, and working for the benefit of residents, in Birmingham, Liverpool, York, Wakefield, Leeds, and Bebington and the Wirral.


Cheshire Community Foundation

Grants are available to grassroots charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects and activities that benefit those most in need within Cheshire.

Amount: £250 to £25,000


Cobalt Housing – Community Fund

Grants are available to community groups and organisations for projects or events that benefit the Cobalt Housing neighbourhood.

Amount: up to £3,000


Community Foundation for Lancashire

Grants are available to community organisations for projects and activities that contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities in Lancashire and lead to long-term benefits to the local population.

Amount: £250 to £10,000


Community Foundation for Merseyside

Grants are available to charities and community groups for projects and activities that contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities and lead to long-term benefits to local people in Merseyside.

Amount: up to £10,000


Copeland Community Fund

Grants are available for non-profit community organisations carrying out charitable activities which improve community life in Copeland for a significant number of people and address a specific community issue or need.

Amount: from £3,000


CRH Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable and not-for-profit organisations in the north west of England, that work with mental illness and mental disability.

For further information, please contact the following:

Enquiries, CRH Charitable Trust, c/o Beyond Profit Ltd

Tel: 01204 414317

E-Mail: crhcharitabletrust@gmail.com


Cumbria Community Foundation

Grants are available for small local voluntary and community groups and organisations to help make a difference to the most disadvantaged people in the communities of Cumbria.


Cumbria Community Foundation – Cumbria Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community groups working to tackle disadvantage and strengthen communities in Cumbria.

Amount: up to £10,000


Cumbria High Sheriff’s Crimebeat Fund

Grants are available to groups and organisations in Cumbria working with young people who are facing disadvantage.


Dora Beeforth Memorial Fund

Small grants are available for groups working with young people (aged 11 to 21 years) from low income families in Cumbria to take part in sport or foreign travel.

Amount: £1,000


Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Grants are available for registered charities to carry out general charitable activities in Lancashire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

Amount: £250 to £2,000

Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund – Greater Manchester

Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund – Lancashire

Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund – Merseyside


Eden – Leisure Fund Grant for Organisations

Small grants are available to local community groups for capital and revenue costs associated with projects that support and improve sports, arts and other leisure activities in the district.

Amount: £700


Elizabeth Rathbone Charitable Trust

Grants for voluntary and community organisations undertaking a variety of charitable activities in Merseyside.

Amount: up to £3,000


Eric Wright Charitable Trust

Grants are available to local charities delivering community benefit projects in the North West of England.

Amount: £35,000


Forever Manchester

Grants are available to support voluntary and community groups in Greater Manchester for general community benefit, including grassroots support, volunteering and the lives of young people.


Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations working to enable young people from the most deprived areas of Cumbria and the very north of Lancashire to achieve their full potential in life.


Frieda Scott Charitable Trust

Grants are available to local voluntary and charitable organisations for community-based projects that benefit families, young people and older adults in the old County of Westmorland and the area covered by South Lakeland District Council.

Amount: £20,000


Fryer Grassroots Grants Fund

Small grants are available for community based organisations in Cumbria to continue or expand work including advocacy, community voice and service provision for local people.


Gay and Peter Hartley’s Hillards Charitable Trust

One-off grants for local voluntary and community organisations doing charitable work to improve social welfare in areas formerly served by a Hillards store in North and Central England.

Amount: up to £10,000


Halton – Community Development Grants

Grants are available for new and established groups working in Halton to buy equipment, organise an event or any other project agreed upon with Halton Borough Council’s Community Development Team.

Amount: up to £400


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Irwell Valley Foundation

Grants are available to not-for-profit groups and organisations operating in the areas served by the Irwell Valley Housing Association who wish to find local solutions to local problems.

Amount: up to £10,000


Jigsaw Foundation

Grants are available to community organisations working in Jigsaw Homes Group locations in the North West and East Midlands of England for projects that deliver benefits to residents and their local communities.


John Gilpin Trust

Small grants are available for small local charities undertaking general charitable activities in Cumbria, Merseyside or Suffolk.

Amount: up to £2,000

For further information, please contact the following:

Enquiries, John Gilpin Trust

Mantins Solicitors and Notaries

23a High Street, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6AD

Tel: 01502 724750


Liverpool City Region Impact Fund

Loan finance and business support are available to local charities and social enterprises in Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.

Amount: £150,000 to £250,000


Manchester City Council – Neighbourhood Investment Fund

Grants are available to local Manchester voluntary and community groups for projects that make their neighbourhoods better places to live.

Amount: £10,000


Manchester Pride – Grants Programme

Grants are available for charities, community groups, and not-for-profit organisations across Greater Manchester to deliver projects and activities that benefit and support the welfare of local LGBQT+ people.


Manchester Relief in Need Grants

Grants are available for charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations to support disadvantaged people across Manchester.

Amount: up to £5,000


Merseyside – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Resilience and Capacity Project Grants

Grants are available for voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector organisations across the Merseyside Region to improve their financial resilience and increase their impact on the lives of local people by helping them to increase their income levels or reduce operating costs. 

Amount: between £2,000 and £5,000


One Oldham Fund – Children and Young People Grants

Grants are available from voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise organisations across Oldham to deliver a variety of projects and activities that benefit children, young people aged under 25, and families. 

Amount: up to £1,000


Salford – Community Committee Grants

Grants are available to groups in Salford for projects that deliver improved wellbeing and health outcomes for the local population.


Steve Morgan Foundation

Grants are available to small to medium-sized registered charities and charitable organisations working with children and families or people who are older, disabled or socially isolated in North Wales, Merseyside, West Cheshire and North Shropshire.


Tameside – Community Wellbeing Small Grants

Grants are available for voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise organisations in Tameside to support the delivery of well-being interventions and tackle inequalities in local communities.

Amount: £1,000 to £15,000


The W.A. Handley Charity Trust

Grants are available to charities in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Co Durham (including Hartlepool) and Cumbria (including Carlisle) for a wide range of projects that benefit the community.

Amount:  from £1,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Secretary to the Trustees

W.A. Handley Charity Trust

Tel: 0191 281 1292

E-Mail: davidmilligan@ryecroft-glenton.co.uk


Torus Community Investment Fund

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for projects that benefit the local communities around and the residents of Torus Group housing.


Use Your Energy Funding – Tameside

Funding available for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations in Tameside for projects and activities that engage and enable children and young people aged 5-18 years to become more active, more often.

Amount: £2,000


Warrington Fund Grants Programme

Grants are available to small charities and community groups for projects that improve the lives of people in Warrington.

Amount: up to £30,000


West Derby Waste Lands Charity

Small grants are available to community and charitable groups for community projects that benefit residents of West Derby, Liverpool.


West Lancashire – Community Chest Grants

Grants are available for third sector voluntary, non-profit making community organisations based in West Lancashire to support their community, play, sport, or arts activities.

Amount: £500


Westminster Foundation – Small Grants

Grants are available for registered charities working in Chester, Westminster, and rural communities within Cheshire, Lancashire and Sutherland to create opportunities for young people (up to 25 years of age) and their families to have the resilience, skills and capacity to lead happy and healthy lives.

Amount: up to £10,000


Winscales Moor Community Benefit Fund

Grants are available for voluntary and community groups to support environmental, educational, sporting, amenity or community related projects in the parishes of Winscales, Great Clifton, and Little Clifton, Cumbria.

Milton Keynes Community Foundation – Community Grants

Deadline: 13/12/2024

Support for organisations in Milton Keynes towards a broad spectrum of local activities, including health, children and young people, arts and culture, the elderly, people with disabilities, and projects providing services in the community.

Amount: £3,000 to £10,000


Reading Borough Council – Small Grants Fund

Deadline: 13/12/2024

Grants are available for local not-for-profit groups delivering projects which support inclusion and connectivity for the most marginalised groups in Reading.

Amount: up to £5,000


Isle of Wight – connect4communities Grants

Deadline: 15/12/2024

Grants for community organisations on the Isle of Wight to support the vulnerable and those facing hardship.


Haywards Heath Town Council – Small Grants

Deadline: 30/12/2024

Small grants are available to local community and voluntary groups that provide services to, or benefit, the residents of Haywards Heath.

Amount: £ 750


Eastleigh Sport and Talented Athlete Grant

Deadline: 30/12/2024

Grants are available to support organisations in Eastleigh with new projects that will have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of club members, the local community and people most in need.

Amount: £100 to £400


KCC Village and Community Hall Grants

Deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available to the management committees of village and community halls in Kent for capital projects to improve an existing facility or build a new one that meets an identified need in the community.


Hampshire – Short Breaks for Children with a Disability Fund

Deadline: 02/01/2025

Revenue grants available for voluntary and community organisations in Hampshire that are providing any type of short-break activities for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs

Amount: up to £5,000


Earley Charity – Organisation Grants

Deadline: 03/01/2025

Grants are available for registered charities, voluntary and community groups, and other organisations working in Earley and East Reading to deliver a range of projects that benefit local communities. 

Amount: between £500 and £5,000


Sussex Community Foundation – Gatwick Foundation Fund

Deadline: 10/01/2025

Grants are available to charities and community groups providing training and development of new skills, addressing social isolation and disadvantaged experience by families, children and older people in Sussex.

Amount: up to £10,000


Test Valley Borough Council – Community Asset Fund

Next deadline: 13/01/2025

Grants are available to assist with the construction, renovation or alteration of local community buildings and play and recreation equipment in Test Valley. Funding is also available for local public art projects.

Amount: between £2,000 and £25,000


Abri – Community Fund

Deadline: 21/01/2025

Grants are available to residents for projects that will make a real difference to communities in the Abri Group, which provides social housing across the south of England.

Amount: up to £3,000


Your Fund Surrey

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Capital funding is available to community and voluntary organisations in Surrey for projects that deliver positive benefits and improve quality of life for local people.

Amount: from £1,000


Sevenoaks – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Business Improvement Grants

Deadline: 28/02/2025

Grants are available to businesses and registered charities in Sevenoaks for capital expenditure projects, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

between £2,000 and £8,000


Wealden – Sports Infrastructure Fund

Deadline: 31/03/2027

Grants are available for sports clubs, town and parish councils, and other not-for-profit organisations across Wealden to deliver projects to improve sports facilities and wider sports participation in local communities. 

between £5,000 and £50,000


Burgess Hill Town Council – Grants for Community Groups

Deadline: 30/04/2025

Grants are available to local community organisations working for the benefit of local residents in Burgess Hill.


Ashford – Community Grants Fund

Grants are available to the local voluntary and community sector for community projects that will benefit and involve the people of Ashford Borough.


Berkshire Community Foundation

Grants are available for local charities and community groups in Berkshire to support activities which address identified local needs.


Blagrave Trust – Regional Grants Programme

Grants are available for local and regional youth organisations that are making lasting impact in the lives of young people aged 16 and over, in the poorest parts of South East England with priority given to Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Wiltshire.


Brighton Rainbow Fund – Bursary Fund

A bursary fund aimed at LGBTQ+ specific sports and social activity groups, to address social isolation, loneliness, and access to healthy activities.

Amount: up to £1,000


City of Portsmouth Sports Council – Grant Aid

Grants are available for local sports clubs to promote sport and physical activity opportunities to the people of Portsmouth.


East Sussex Community Wellbeing Fund (with Crowdfunding)

Grants are available for not for profit organisations who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign to support projects that are helping to create social equity, economic prosperity, cultural vitality and environmental sustainability in East Sussex.

Amount: up to £ 5,000


Eastleigh – Local Area Committee Grants

Grants are available to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations in the relevant local committee area.


East Sussex – Family Fun Day Grants

Grants are available for constituted groups in East Sussex to deliver small, fun day out activities and trips for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 and 19 years and their families.

Amount: up to £3,000


East Sussex Short Breaks Grants

Grants are available for constituted groups in East Sussex to deliver short break activities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 and 19 years.

Amount: £500 to £10,000


Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations undertaking a variety of social welfare activities in Kent and Surrey.

Amount: £1,000 to £3,500

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Ross Wyndham Badger

Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust

Tel: 0207 930 7797

E-Mail: ross.badger@hhllp.co.uk


Fareham – Community Funding

One-off grants available to local voluntary groups, clubs and organisations for projects in Fareham that benefit the community.


Four Lanes Trust

Grants are available for local voluntary and community groups undertaking projects in the arts, social and community action and education that will benefit Basingstoke residents.

Amount: £500 to £1,000


Guildford Borough Council – Aspire Community Grants

Grants are available to local voluntary organisations for services that directly benefit the residents of Guildford.


Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation

Grants are available for smaller, lesser known local charities and community groups that tackle deprivation and disadvantage and support vulnerable people in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Amount: £250 to £5,000


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Heart of Bucks – Big Society Bank Loans

Loans to enable smaller voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Buckinghamshire to continue to build and develop their capacity to meet the vital needs of local communities.

Amount: £1,000 to £25,000


Heart of Bucks General Grants

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for a wide range of community activities taking place in Buckinghamshire.


Henry Smith Charity – County Grants

Grants are available to small not-for-profit organisations and registered charities for projects involved with health and social welfare in the counties of Kent and Leicestershire.

Amount: £500 to £20,000


HS2 Community and Environment Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway.

Amount: £250,000


Kent Community Foundation

Grants are available for community groups in Kent and Medway support activities which make a real difference to vulnerable, isolated and disadvantaged people and communities.


Kent Community Foundation – Albert Burns Children’s Trust Fund

Grants are available to charitable organisations in South Kent for causes related to children up to the age of 18.

Amount: up to £5,000


Kent Community Foundation – Annual Application Route

Grants are available to cover core costs on an annual basis for local organisations which have previously received three or more grants from Kent Community Foundation in the past three years.

Amount: up to £15,000


Kent County Council – Capital Grant Scheme for Sport

Grants are available to sports groups in Kent to improve facilities and widen participation.

Amount: £10,000


Laurence Plummer Foundation

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups in Kent and Medway for projects which remove barriers to participation in physical activity for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Lionel Abel-Smith Trust

Grants are available to any local organisation, club, school or individual in the Wendover or Moor Park Estates for projects that improve the area or the lives of local residents.


Mayor of Guildford’s Local Support Fund

Small grants are available to Guildford individuals and families who are in need of assistance, and to organisations working to relieve the poverty or distress of Guildford residents.

Amount: up to £250


Midcounties Co-operative Your Community Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations that are members of the Midcounties Co-operative for projects that benefit local communities within the Midcounties Co-operative trading area.

Amount: £500


Milton Keynes Community Foundation

Grants are available for local charities and community groups in Milton Keynes to support activities which enrich the lives of local people and create positive growth.


Milton Keynes Community Foundation – Small Grants

Grants are made to support Milton Keynes to grow and thrive through strong communities, a healthy voluntary sector and engaged individuals.

Amount: £300 to £3,000


Milton Keynes New Communities Fund

Grants are available to charities and community groups for projects that encourage community cohesion within the new expanding areas in Milton Keynes.

Amount: up to £10,000


Mobbs Memorial Trust

Grants are available for charitable causes in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire that are within a 35-mile radius of St Giles Church, Stoke Poges.

Amount: £500 to £10,000


Oxford City – Councillor Fund

Grants are available to support local community projects and events that take place within the city of Oxford.

Amount: from £20


Oxfordshire – Well Together

Grants are available to support community and voluntary organisations operating in specific priority areas of Oxfordshire for projects addressing health inequalities.


Prince Philip Trust Fund

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations undertaking projects predominantly for social welfare and education in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.


Rothschild Foundation – Community Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations addressing the issues of communities experiencing disadvantage and inequality in Buckinghamshire.

Amount: up to £30,000


Surrey – High Sheriff Youth Awards

Grants are available for young people aged nine to 18 years with projects in Surrey that aim to make their communities stronger and safer by reducing or preventing crime.

Amount: £500 to £5,000


Sussex Community Foundation

Grants are available for local charities and community groups in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove to support activities which tackle deprivation and disadvantage.


Turners Court Youth Trust Grant

Grants are available for registered charities and small community groups whose work is focused on the needs of vulnerable and disaffected children and young people up to the age of 23 years in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

Amount: £250 to £5,000


Worley Day Trust

The trust awards grants to individuals or community groups in the greater Maidstone area for one-off items of expenditure, including the cost of repairs to house-hold equipment. There are no application deadlines and requests for an application form can be sent to: secretary@worleyday.org.uk


Worthing Community Chest Fund – Grass Roots Grant

Grants for newly formed local voluntary/community groups (who have limited fundraising experience)in Worthing for projects to benefit local residents.

Amount: up to £750


Worthing Community Chest Fund – Seed Grant

Grants for projects that benefit Worthing residents for either new local voluntary/community groups or for emergency situations.

Amount: £250

Clare Milne Trust

Deadline: 16/12/2024

Grants are available for registered charities that are working to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities in Devon and Cornwall.


Chard – Community Development Fund

Deadline: 19/12/2024

Grants available for local voluntary and community groups and charitable organisations in Chard to set up new projects or to enhance their current activities or facilities.

Amount: up to £1,000


Somerset – Help Through Winter Fund

Deadline: 25/12/2024

Funding is available for community hubs around Somerset supporting people who need additional help during the winter months.

Amount: Typical grants are expected to be around £10,000.


Sedel-Collings Foundation

Deadline: 02/01/2025

Grants are available to voluntary and community groups to help improve the lives of residents in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Amount: in the region of £5,000 to £10,000


Gloucestershire – High Sheriff’s Grant

Deadline: 09/01/2025

Grants are available for local voluntary and community groups in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire to undertake projects for young people to combat antisocial and criminal behaviour, promote healthy living, stimulate personal development and encourage inclusion.

Amount: up to £2,500


Exeter City Grants

Deadline: 10/01/2025

Grants are available for not-for-profit groups across Exeter to deliver a variety of events and activities that encourage community participation. 

Amount: up to £2,500


Hinkley Point C Community Fund – Small Grants Fund

Deadline: 10/01/2025

Grants are available to local charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises in Somerset for projects, measures or initiatives that help to mitigate impacts felt locally from the construction of Hinkley Point C e.g. a sports club in a community that has grown because of HPC, but which needs refurbishing to make their facilities suitable for everyone.

Amount: between £250 and £20,000 for projects lasting up to 3 years.


Dorset Council – Capital Leverage Fund

Deadline: 12/01/2025

Grants are available to community and cultural organisations for capital projects which provide new and improved facilities for local residents in Dorset.

Amount: between £1,000 and £25,000 are available to fund up to 20% of total project costs


Severn Trent Community Fund

Next deadline: 12/01/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

Amount: £2,000 to £200,000


Norman Family Charitable Trust

Deadline: 14/01/2024

Grants are available for registered charities and other non-profit, voluntary organisations, as well as state schools in areas in the South West of England.

Amount: up to £10,000


Abri – Community Fund

Deadline: 21/01/2025

Grants are available to residents for projects that will make a real difference to communities in the Abri Group, which provides social housing across the south of England.

Amount: up to £3,000


North Devon – Community Councillor Grants

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to support not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations located within the North Devon District, whose projects or services benefit the local community or area.


Enovert Community Trust

Next deadline: 28/02/2025

The funding is intended to support community and environmental projects in the vicinity of Enovert’s operations across the UK. These include improving community halls, the creation of new play areas and skate parks, and restoring green spaces.

Amount: no fixed amount but likley not more than £50,000


Saintbury Trust

Deadline: 28/02/2025

Grants are available for registered charities in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire that are undertaking activities that fall within the Trust’s areas of interest. This includes helping those with disabilities.

Amount:  generally between £1,000 to £5,000


Gloucestershire Freemasons Grant

Deadline: 16/03/2025

Grants are available for initiatives supporting older people, people with disabilities and young people facing disadvantage across Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.

Amount: £250 to £2,000


Blagrave Trust – Regional Grants Programme

Grants are available for local and regional youth organisations that are making lasting impact in the lives of young people aged 16 and over, in the poorest parts of South East England with priority given to Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Wiltshire.


Burges Salmon Charitable Trust

Grants are available for small to medium sized charities that are undertaking charitable projects in the community particularly in Bristol and the surrounding region.

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

E-Mail: alison.preece@burges-salmon.com


Bristol Charities Educational Grant for Young People

Grants are available for young people up to the age of 25 years in Bristol to create access to opportunities with applications made on their behalf by a sponsoring organisation.


Chard – Community Development Fund

Grants available for local voluntary and community groups and charitable organisations in Chard to set up new projects or to enhance their current activities or facilities.

Amount: £1,000


Clive Richards Foundation

Grants are available for charitable organisations, including schools and colleges, operating locally within a 100 mile radius of Hereford City Centre.


Cornwall Community Foundation – Grant Portal

Grants are available to community groups and charities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to support a wide range of activities and projects of community benefit.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000


Cornwall Social Enterprise Fund

Grants are available to support the creation of new social enterprises and the development of existing social enterprises in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.


Devon Community Foundation – Community Grants

Grants are available for local voluntary, community and charitable organisations working to support, encourage and develop thriving communities in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

Amount: £500 to £2,000


D G Albright Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations undertaking projects that benefit disadvantaged groups in Gloucestershire with particular emphasis on activities in the parish of Bromesberrow, the surrounding area, and northern Gloucestershire.

Amount: £500 to £3,000

For further information, please contact the following:

Richard Wood, DG Albright Charitable Trust

Old Church School, Hollow Street, Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5JD


Denman Charitable Trust

Grants for small local charities in Bristol, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire and are available for a wide range of projects.


Dorset Community Foundation

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations, charities and social enterprises in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole to support activities which create united and thriving communities by fostering a culture of giving and philanthropy.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000


Energy for Tomorrow (EfT)

A social impact scheme designed to support entrepreneurs working within private businesses, non-profit companies, charities and community interest companies, who have concepts and innovations that tackle climate change, lower energy bills and deliver tangible positive impacts to people and communities.

Amount: up to £100,000


Exeter – Ward Grants

Grants are available for local community groups in Exeter to work on local projects that make a difference in their community and create change.

Amount: £350


Forest of Dean – Rural England Prosperity Fund: Business Grants

Grants are available to micro businesses and SMEs in rural areas of Forest of Dean to invest in growth and development, as part of the Rural England Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £3,000 to £25,000


Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Grants are available for local groups, organisations and charities in Gloucestershire to support activities which address disadvantage in local communities.

Amount: £250 to £5,000


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust

Grants are available for projects in England and Wales (but with a clear preference for Somerset, especially West Somerset, Bristol, Cornwall, Dorset and Devon) in the following areas: medical and disablement; the disadvantaged; youth and children; Methodism in specified counties; the community; non-Methodist churches; and the environment.

Amount: £100 to £2,000


Midcounties Co-operative Your Community Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations that are members of the Midcounties Co-operative for projects that benefit local communities within the Midcounties Co-operative trading area.

Amount: £500


Notgrove Trust

Grants are available for local charities and charitable organisations in Gloucestershire undertaking a wide range of charitable activities.

Amount: £2,000 to £5,000


Richard Davies Charitable Foundation

Grants are available for charitable organisations undertaking projects in Bristol, Dorset and South Gloucestershire.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries, Richard Davies Charitable Foundation, 76 Wollaton Road, Ferndown, BH22 8QY


Rowlands Trust

Grants are available to registered charities in the West Midlands and South Midlands that are working in the following areas: medical and scientific research, the services, the sick, the poor, the handicapped, the elderly, music, the arts, the environment and the restoration and maintenance of Anglican church buildings.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Mrs Louise Ruane, The Rowlands Trust

Tel: 07812743485

E-Mail: louise.ruane@therowlandstrust.org.uk


Sports Foundation for the Disabled

Grants are available to not-for-profit groups for projects which promote access to sporting opportunities for disabled individuals and groups in South West England and Wales.

Amount: up to £5,000


Somerset Community Foundation

Grants are available for charities and community groups in Somerset to support activities which strengthen communities, tackle disadvantage and transform people’s lives.

Amount: £250 to £5,000


Somerset Social Enterprise Fund

Loans and grants are available for local social enterprises, based and operating in Somerset, that are providing services and social benefit for Somerset communities.

Amount: £10,000 to £100,000


Somerset Social Investment Programme

Blended loans and grants are available to incorporated community organisations operating in Somerset and providing services to benefit local communities.

Amount: Blended finance of between £10,000 to £40,000 is available as a combination of loan and grant.


South Gloucestershire – Member Awarded Funding

Grants are available for organisations in South Gloucestershire to help with the cost of community services and projects.

Amount: from £250


Tewkesbury Borough Council Health and Wellbeing Grant

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations working with communities in Tewkesbury Borough for activities that focus on improved physical and mental wellbeing, encouraging healthy lifestyles and building strong communities for the future.

Amount: up to £1,000


Van Neste Foundation

Grants are available to charitable organisations that are working locally in Bristol, Somerset, Bath, Plymouth for positive social change, including improving the environment, or working to ensure that children and young people feel that society does offer them something.


Walter Guinness Charitable Trust Grant

Grants are available to charities working in Wiltshire for specific and general projects relating to activities for the disabled, elderly, veterans, prisoners, children, families and youth and for medical research.

Amount: up to £5,000

For further information, please contact the following:

Enquiries, The Walter Guinness Charitable Trust

E-Mail: WGuinnessCT@tmf-group.com


West Devon – Community Project Grant

Grants are available to community groups to help fund a wide range of projects that meet the needs of local people and benefit local communities.

Amount: £100 to £10,000


Wiltshire – Community Area Grants

Capital grants are available for local not-for-profit groups, parish and town councils to help with the cost of facilities, equipment and activities that are important to the local community.

Amount: £5,000


Wiltshire Community Foundation – Community Grants

Funding is available for organisations in Wiltshire and Swindon to support projects focused on disadvantaged members of the community.

Amount: up to £15,000


Wiltshire Community Foundation

Grants are available for community groups and charities in Wiltshire and Swindon to support activities which benefit economically, socially, geographically and physically disadvantaged people.

Sandwell – Mental Health and Well-being Fund

Deadline: 17/12/2024

Grants are available to local community and voluntary sector organisations in Sandwell for projects that provide appropriate mental health and well-being support to the borough’s population (with a focus this round on people from Eastern European communities)

Amount: up to £40,000


Stafford Borough Council Small Grants Fund

Deadline: 01/01/2025

Grants are available to support charities, community groups and voluntary organisations who provide facilities or services to communities in the Stafford Borough Council area.

Amount: up to £1,000


Staffordshire – Rural Development Fund

Deadline: 07/01/2025

Grants are available for small rural community and voluntary groups in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent who have a specific need.

Amount: up to £2,000


Birmingham Fairer Futures Fund – Locality Small Grants Programme

Deadline: 09/01/2025

Grants are available for community organisations and projects to address health inequalities for communities of identity and experience who are based in one locality within Birmingham.

Amount: up to £15,000 per year or up to £45,000 for individual projects over a three-year delivery period


Severn Trent Community Fund

Next deadline: 12/01/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

Amount: £2,000 to £200,000


Dudley Borough Voluntary Sector Migrant Connect Fund

Deadline: 17/01/2025

Grants are available to VCSE organisations in Dudley supporting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the community.

Amount: between £1,000 and £50,000


Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust

Deadline: 14/02/2025

Grants are available to registered charities in Birmingham, The Black Country and Worcestershire for projects across a wide range of issues including health and welfare, the environment, the arts and social support.

Amount: between £1,000 and £5,000. Larger grants may be awarded to regular beneficiaries and capital projects.


Tamworth Borough Council – Community Grants

Deadline: 17/02/2025

Grants are available to constituted community, not for profit organisations for projects that benefit the communities in Tamworth.

Amount: up to £1,000


Alan Edward Higgs Charity

Grants are available to charitable organisations working to benefit disadvantaged residents within 25 miles of Coventry.


Alfred Haines Charitable Trust

Grants are available to smaller charities based in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, and Solihull that are helping people to improve their quality of life.

Amount: £250 to £2,000


Anthony and Gwendoline Wylde Memorial Charity

Grants are available for charitable organisations who are carrying out social welfare activities in Dudley and Staffordshire with particular emphasis on Kinver, Kidderminster and Stourbridge.

Amount: up to £1,000


Barton under Needwood and Dunstall Key Trust

One-off grants are available to local non-profit making groups and organisations for major projects that benefit the residents of the civil parishes of Barton and Dunstall, Staffordshire.

Amount: up to £10,000


Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust

Grants are available for registered charities undertaking social welfare or community projects in the greater Birmingham area or the region of North Wales.


Birmingham Bodenham Trust – Special Education Grant

Small grants are available for schools, voluntary and community organisations in Birmingham undertaking educational, recreational and medical projects for young people under the age of 19 years who have special educational needs.

For further information, please contact the following:

Jackie Crowley, Birmingham Bodenham Trust

Tel: 0121 464 3928

E-Mail: jackie.crowley@birmingham.gov.uk


Clive Richards Foundation

Grants are available for charitable organisations, including schools and colleges, operating locally within a 100 mile radius of Hereford City Centre.


Coventry and District Charitable Trust

Grants are available to support a wide range of local charities whose beneficiaries live in Coventry or Warwickshire.

Amount: up to £2,000


Grantham Yorke Trust

Grants are available to charitable organisations working with young people under the age of 25 who are in need and living within the old West Midlands Metropolitan County area.

For further information, please contact the following:

Enquiries, Grantham Yorke Trust

Tel: 07799784019

E-Mail: chrissy@granthamyorketrust.org.uk


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Heart of England – Birmingham Sports Fund

Grants are available for charities and community groups for projects which encourage people in Birmingham to be active and engage in sport.

Amount: up to £1,000


Heart of England Community Foundation

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations working in disadvantaged areas of Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.


Heart of England – Positive Futures Fund

Grants are available for local organisations working with disadvantaged young people in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Amount: up to £5,000


Herefordshire Community Foundation

Grants are available for community-based projects with a charitable purpose that improve the quality of life for people in Herefordshire who are disadvantaged due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture.

Amount: from £100


Hilton Fund

The objective of the funding is to assist small community groups, with specific needs, in supporting the residents of the former Cannock Chase Rural District area to:

  • Increase or enhance local services.
  • Provide local social or leisure activities.
  • Provide a local service that might otherwise be unavailable.
  • Relieve poverty or disadvantage for local people.

Amount: up to £2,000


HS2 Community and Environment Fund

Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway.

Amount: £250,000


Midcounties Co-operative Your Community Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations that are members of the Midcounties Co-operative for projects that benefit local communities within the Midcounties Co-operative trading area.

Amount: £500


npower Business Solutions Foundation

Grants are available for not-for-profit and educational institutions within 50 miles of nBS’ offices in Solihull to support projects that have a positive impact on local communities, improve places and spaces, and provide opportunities for individuals to reach their potential.

Amount: up to £100,000


Nuneaton and Bedworth – Club Start Up Grants

Small grants are available for sports groups in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area to start a sports club.

Amount: £100


Oakland Foundation

Grants are available for projects that support the education, health and nutrition of children under the age of 16 and their families as well as their being able to access sport and activities irrespective of social background or physical ability.


Pedmore Sporting Club Trust Fund

Grants for voluntary and community organisations undertaking general charitable activities to assist those who are less fortunate in the West Midlands.

Amount: £500 to £5,000


Rowlands Trust

Grants are available to registered charities in the West Midlands and South Midlands that are working in the following areas: medical and scientific research, the services, the sick, the poor, the handicapped, the elderly, music, the arts, the environment and the restoration and maintenance of Anglican church buildings.

Amount: £1,000 to £5,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Mrs Louise Ruane, The Rowlands Trust

Tel: 07812743485

E-Mail: louise.ruane@therowlandstrust.org.uk


Sandwell – Welcoming Spaces Fund

Grants are available to community organisations that are already established in Sandwell to provide welcoming spaces to residents of the borough.

Amount: up to £500


Shropshire Grassroots Fund

Grants are available to increase the availability of grant funding and capacity building support for small voluntary and community groups and organisations in Shropshire.

Amount: up to £500


Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust

Small grants are available for smaller local not-for-profit organisations who work directly with disadvantaged children and young people under 18, or under 25 with a disability, who live in the West Midlands.

Amount: up to £2,000


Solihull Active Minds – System Solutions Grant

Grants are available to community groups in Solihull for projects that improve the physical and mental well-being of residents.

Amount: up to £1,000


Staffordshire Community Foundation

Grants are available to support voluntary and community groups in Staffordshire for general community benefit, including healthy living, road safety, community development and the lives of young people.


Staffordshire – New Communities Resettlement Grants Scheme

Grants are available to Staffordshire based organisations who are supporting the integration of Ukrainian people into the local community.

Amount: £1,000 to £100,000


Swinfen Broun Charitable Trust

Small grants for organisations working in the City of Lichfield to provide or maintain public halls, meeting places, playing fields, sports facilities, public gardens and public open spaces.

The aims of the Trust Fund as taken from the Trust Deed are as follows:

  • Provide or maintain or assist in the provision or maintenance of public halls, meeting places, playing fields, sports facilities for the public at large in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving their condition of life, places for housing the arts, libraries, museums or other educational institutions to which the public have access.
  • Provide or maintain or assist in the provision or maintenance of public gardens or public open spaces.
  • Provide or maintain or assist in the provision or maintenance of equipment or items for use in or with any of the objects mentioned in the above.

Telford and Wrekin Council – Happy Healthy and Active Holiday Fund

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups providing free holiday clubs for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Telford and Shropshire Support Fund

Grants are available to small local community and voluntary groups that are working to support Shropshire communities in the aftermath of a crisis.

Amount: up to £1,000


Walker Trust

Grants are available to charitable organisations for projects that benefit Shropshire residents in the areas of health, disability, training and education.

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Mr Edward Hewitt, Walker Trust, 2 Breidden Way, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0LN

Tel: 01743 873866


Walsall Public Health – Tackling Inactivity Fund (with Crowdfunding)

Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations, community and voluntary groups, social enterprises and charities who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign to support projects which address inactivity across Walsall.

Amount: up to £5,000


Warwick – Rural and Urban Capital Improvements Grant Scheme

Grants are available for local non-profit-making organisations to help with the costs of providing or improving local facilities in rural and urban communities throughout the Warwick district area.

Amount: £1,000 to £20,000


Warwickshire Crimebeat

Grants are available to groups of young people aged between five and 25 to help tackle crime and safety issues in their local community.

Amount: up to £500, but larger grants may occasionally be awarded for exceptional projects.


West Midlands – Access Programme

Grants and loans are available to charities and social enterprises supporting people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis in areas of the West Midlands where deprivation is most severe.

Amount: £5,000 to £40,000


William A Cadbury Charitable Trust

One-off grants are available to UK registered charities based in Birmingham and the West Midlands in the areas of social welfare, medical and healthcare, education and training, conservation, penal reform and the arts.

Amount: £250 to £50,000


Worcestershire Community Foundation

Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations that are working to benefit the residents of Worcestershire.


Worcestershire – Councillors’ Divisional Fund

Funding is available to support local initiatives and good works in Worcestershire that meet the County Council’s priorities.


Worcestershire – Stay Connected Community Grant

Grants are available to local organisations for projects that help build social connections in Worcestershire.

Amount: £250 to £2,500


Wynn Foundation

Grants are available to community groups, clubs or charitable organisations working in Shropshire to promote equal opportunities, enhance quality of life and improve the local community.

Amount: up to £3,000

West Yorkshire – Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund

Deadline: 13/12/2024

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups in West Yorkshire for projects that address issues presenting in the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Plan 2024-2028.

Amount: up to £20,000


Wakefield – Community Development Fund

Deadline: 16/12/2025

Small grants are available to voluntary and community groups in Wakefield for local community projects focused on health inequalities.

Amount: up to £500 per group, per year


J G Graves Charitable Trust

Next deadline: 31/12/2024

Grants are available for local charitable organisations undertaking benevolent projects in Sheffield, with a preference for supporting capital projects.

Amount: between £500 and £3,000


Humber Gateway Community Fund

Deadline: 01/01/2025

Grants are available to support the work of grassroots charitable organisations in North East Lincolnshire.

Amount: £200 to £2,500


Leeds Community Foundation – Leeds Healthy Holidays Grants

Deadline: 06/01/2025

Grants are available for fun activities and food provision to eligible school-aged young people (to be confirmed by Leeds City Council), including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), during the Easter, summer and Christmas school holidays. 

Amount: up to £22,000


South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation – Community Grants Programme

Deadline: 20/01/2025

Grants are available to small and developing community groups and organisations operating for the benefit of South Yorkshire communities.

Amount: up to £5,000


East Coast Community Fund

Deadline: 12/02/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups, parish and town councils, and local authorities for community projects that benefit the coastal communities of the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk coasts.

Amount: £1,000 to £50,000


Severn Trent Community Fund

Next deadline: 12/01/2025

Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for local projects that support the wellbeing of communities in the Severn Trent region.

Amount: £2,000 to £200,000


One Community Foundation Kirklees – General Funding

Deadline: 24/01/2025

Local charities and community organisations across Kirklees can apply for funding for a variety of projects and activities that benefit residents and local communities.

Amount: up to £3,000


Bradford East Community Chest and Area Committee Funding

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Small grants are available to voluntary and community groups which are based in Bradford East and providing a service that benefits the local community.

Amount: up to £500


Bradford South Youth and Community Chest Area Committee Funding

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available to local non-profit making voluntary organisations to carry out activities which benefit the community of Bradford South.

Amount: up to £500


Bradford West Community Chest and Area Committee Funding

Deadline: 31/01/2025

Grants are available for community groups within the Bradford West area to carry out community-based leisure and cultural activities which benefit the local community.

Amount: £500


Laceby Solar Farm Community Fund

Deadline: 01/04/2025

Grants are available to support not-for-profit projects that improve the lives of people living in Laceby, Irby, Riby, Barnoldby le Beck, Bradley, Aylesby and Beelsby in North East Lincolnshire.

Amount: up to £10,000


Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust

Deadline: 20/04/2025

Grants are available to registered charities and charitable organisations for any charitable purposes the Trustees think fit within the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.


Active Withernsea Get Going Community Fund

Grants are available for local groups and organisations to develop new and innovative ideas that will improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Withernsea and surrounding areas.

Amount: £50 to £5,000


Brelms Trust

Grants are available for registered charities based in Yorkshire that are working within local communities to tackle disadvantage and to provide sustainable benefit.

Amount: £1,000 to £15,000


Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust

Grants are available to registered charities for projects that benefit Yorkshire through the relief of need, particularly those related to youth, old age, welfare and medicine.


Community First Prime Opportunities Fund

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisation in the area served by City of York Council and Selby District Council for projects that address issues creating barriers for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds from reaching their full potential.

Amount: £500


Community Foundation for Calderdale

Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups and organisations for projects and activities that benefit communities within Calderdale.


Dynamix Friends Fund

Grants are available to charities and community organisations for projects that benefit children and/or young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities in East Ridings.

Amount: up to £2,000


Eastfield Cash for Causes Grant Scheme

Grants are available for charities, voluntary and community groups, and businesses that are for community benefit in Eastfield to develop projects and activities that improve health and wellbeing, community facilities, access to green spaces and employment opportunities for local communities.


East Riding Community Action Grants

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in the East Riding of Yorkshire to support projects to empower individuals, families and communities; foster resilience and reduce barriers to health and wellbeing activities; address inequalities; and promote social connections.

Amount: £500 to £1,500


Freshgate Trust Foundation

Grants are available to charitable groups for projects in Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham that address the areas of education, recreation, heritage restoration, environment, music and the arts, welfare or health and social care.

Amount: £100 to £2,000


Gay and Peter Hartley’s Hillards Charitable Trust

One-off grants for local voluntary and community organisations doing charitable work to improve social welfare in areas formerly served by a Hillards store in North and Central England.

Amount: up to £ 10,000


Hays Travel Foundation

The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports.

Amount: up to £15,000


Jack Brunton Charitable Trust

Funding is available to support local organisations and groups working to benefit communities within the boundaries of the old North Riding of Yorkshire.


Leeds City Council – Community Committees

Grants are available to community groups, charities and other public services for local projects and activities in Leeds, including youth activities for children aged 8-17.


Leeds Community Foundation

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups, charities and social enterprises for projects and activities that bring about positive change in communities across Leeds.


Lincolnshire Community Foundation

Grants are available for local voluntary and community groups for projects across Lincolnshire that promote social inclusion and equal access, relieve poverty and/or improve the wellbeing of local communities.


npower Business Solutions Foundation

Grants are available for not-for-profit and educational institutions within 50 miles of nBS’ offices in Solihull and 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.

Amount: up to £100,000


North Lincolnshire – Community Grant Fund

Grants are available to local individuals, voluntary and community groups, charitable organisations, village hall committees, town and parish councils to assist with capital work to make the area an excellent place to live, work and play through the provision of facilities, events, activities or services to local people.

Amount: £30,000


North Lincolnshire – SSE Sustainable Development Fund

Grants to support strategic projects across North Lincolnshire enabling projects to achieve significant impact in local communities.

Amount: £10,000 to £30,000


North Yorkshire – Stronger Communities Inspire Fund

Grants are available for local community groups in North Yorkshire to support projects that encourage community cohesion.

Amount: up to £1,000


One Community Foundation – Kirklees

A number of different funds are available for local groups that are working for the benefit of their community, especially those working to tackle disadvantage and promote the quality of community life in Kirklees.

Amount: £500 to £10,000


Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Youth Fund

Grants are available for organisations whose main purpose is working with and for young people (aged 14-25) who face complex transitions to adulthood.

Amount: £50,000 to £150,000


Sansfield Community Fund

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for local projects that benefit the community and environment within 10 miles of Sandsfield Farm in Brandesburton, East Yorkshire.

Amount: £20,000


Sheffield Legacy Fund

Grants are available for grassroots community organisations in Sheffield to deliver projects and activities that address physical and mental health and well-being to communities within a three-mile radius of Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.

Amount: up to £1,000


Sheffield Town Trust

Grants are available for local charitable organisations and non-profit making organisations carrying out charitable purposes that benefit Sheffield and its residents.

Amount: generally between £500 and £3,000. Some core costs grants available for up to £6,000


Shipley Community Chest Funding

Small grants are available for local non-profit making voluntary organisations to provide community-based leisure, cultural or social activities that benefit the local community in Shipley.

Amount: up to £500


Sir George Martin Trust

Grants are available to registered charities and churches doing outreach work, who are working to improve the wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable people in West Yorkshire.

Amount: £1,000 to £3,000


Sir John Priestman Trust

Grants are available to charitable organisations for the benefit of residents in Durham and Sunderland, and for the maintenance and repair of churches, mission halls and schools in those areas and in the County of York.

Amount: £1,000 to £10,000

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following:

Enquiries, The Sir John Priestman Trust, 19 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1JG

Tel: 0191 567 4857


Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm Fund

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for community projects that will benefit people living in the area near the Sixpenny Wood wind farm in East Yorkshire.

Amount: micro grants up to £500 and large grants up to £3,000


South Yorkshire Community Foundation

Grants are available for community groups that are helping people facing hardship and disadvantage and those working to build stronger and healthier communities in South Yorkshire.


South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation – Small Grants Programme

Grants are available for small community groups operating for the benefit of South Yorkshire communities.

Amount: up to £1,000


The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank

Funding is available for young people who live in Hull to develop their enterprising ideas.

Amount: up to £1,000


Two Ridings Community Foundation

Grants are available for local charities, grassroots groups and other not-for-profit groups to address a wide range of issues that will benefit communities in North and East Yorkshire.


Two Ridings Community Foundation – Small Grants

Grants are available to support small voluntary and community groups, small charities and other types of not-for-profit organisation in North and East Yorkshire with direct project costs or costs relating to the ongoing development needs of the organisation.

Amount: £200 to £2,000


Wade’s Charity

One-off grants are available to registered charities operating in the pre-1974 boundary of the city of Leeds (between postcodes LS1 and LS17) to support the provision of opportunities for recreation or social activity for local people.


Withernwick Wind Farm Community Fund

Funding is available to local community organisations for charitable, educational, community, environmental and energy efficiency initiatives taking place in the East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Mid Holderness and North Holderness, with a preference for appropriate initiatives in the proximity of the development.

York Children’s Trust

Grants are available for local charitable organisations working with children and young people under the age of 25 living in a 20-mile radius of the centre of York who are in need.

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

Margaret Brien, Administrator

The York Children’s Trust

Tel: 01423 504765

Email: yorkchildrenstrust@hotmail.co.uk

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