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Make your application as easy to read as possible - the people who are assessing your application may not have a lot of time or much knowledge of the work you do so being clear is key.

Avoid complicated wording or acronyms if funders understand what you are asking for and how you meet their criteria, they are much more likely to say yes to funding your activity.


Don't Forget

Don’t forget if you are just starting out our get started guides have a range of information including setting up a group writing a constitution and finding and applying for funding

More information about the team and what we can offer can be found on our web pages.

Got an idea for the newsletter – we would love to hear from you!

Background

The Government announced in February 2025 the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) would become the future prevention commissioner for gambling-related harms in England, working alongside appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales. It also announced a new statutory levy on gambling operators would take effect from 6 April 2025. This levy is expected to raise over £100 million and will be allocated across the three workstreams of research (20%), prevention (30%) and treatment (50%).

Objectives of Fund

The key objectives of the Gambling Harms Prevention VCSE Innovation Grant are to:

  • Maintain and support sector to deliver on prevention outcomes.
  • Build sector capacity and sustainability free of industry influence.
  • Develop evidence and innovation.
  • Demonstrate strategic responsiveness.

The funder expects VCSE organisations to be able to apply for three funding strands:

  • Core Prevention Delivery Fund - this will focus on the provision of direct prevention activities to prevent or reduce gambling harms.
  • Innovation and Evidence Fund - funding for new, adapted, or emerging prevention approaches.
  • VCSE Resilience and Systems Capacity Fund - funding support packages to strengthen the VCSE sector’s ability to deliver sustainable prevention activities that reach intended cohorts.

Value Notes

A total fund of £30 million.

Grants are expected to range from £5,000 to £2 million.

Who Can Apply

Expressions of Interest will be accepted from voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations based and working in England.

This includes:

  • Registered charities.
  • Community Interest Groups
  • Voluntary groups
  • Social Enterprises
  • Other

To be eligible, organisations will need to demonstrate the following:

  • That they fall into the defined category of a third sector organisation.
  • That they are intending to carry out a prevention activity under the specified categories
    • Social action
    • Awareness
    • Education
    • Campaign
    • Training
    • Support
    • Affected others
    • Gambling blocking tools
  • That they can provide a theory of change to demonstrate how these services to help Government to build, evidence – based prevention services at scale in future.
  • Applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to achieving an industry free funding status for the four years leading up until 2030 and will be required to sign a Declaration of Interest agreement provided by Government.
  • That they will share best practice and build partnerships across the sector.
  • How they will build ‘lived experience’ into their plans.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding will support either existing work or new projects/innovation and can cover:

  • Delivery (gambling prevention)
  • Workforce
  • Digital support / data systems
  • Setting up Innovation work
  • Partnership work/networks
  • Other

Location

England: locally, regionally or nationally

How To Apply

Full details and the Expression of Interest form are available on the Government Grants Service (Find a Grant) website.

The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 9 January 2026 (12 noon).

Applicants will need to register on Find a Grant in order to apply for the grant.

Please note the following timetable is 'indicative' and could change:

  • Competition window opens – 12 January 2026
  • Notification of Grant Awards to successful grant applicants – 16-18 March 2026
  • Payments made – from April 26 2026
  • Date by which funding must be spent – 31 March 2028

Contact the Cabinet Office (OHID) for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. OHID
    Cabinet Office
    70 Whitehall
    London
    SW1A 2AS
    Email: ggms.ohidgamharmprev@cabinetoffice.gov.uk


Background

Grow Wild Community Funding is provided and administered by Grow Wild UK, which is the national outreach learning initiative of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Grow Wild contributes to Kew's mission to understand and protect plants and fungi for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for groups across the UK to transform urban spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife through planting and championing UK native plants or fungi.

The funding is for projects that focus on UK native plants, transform an urban space, enhance the biodiversity of the space with planting and growing as a core activity.

Projects should be led by groups who care about the environment and will use sustainable materials and practices and have the potential to reach at least 300 people.

In addition, projects need to work with one or more of Grow Wild’s target audience:

  • Young people aged 12-25.
  • People experiencing some disadvantage or reduced access to services.
  • People who are less engaged with others in their local community.
  • People who face barriers to connecting with nature.
  • Disabled people.

Project leaders will be invited to share their experiences with other successful groups and attend online events and training facilitated by Grow Wild.

Value Notes

Grants of £2,000 are available.

It is anticipated that around 23 groups from across the UK will receive funding in 2026.

Grants must be spent by the end of October 2026.

An opportunity to apply for a £500 follow-on grant for spring 2027, to help support ongoing activities.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not required.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations in the UK, including:

  • Constituted voluntary/community organisations, groups or clubs.
  • Charities
  • Not-for-profit companies
  • Community Interest Companies (CICs)
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIOs)
  • Community Benefit Societies

Groups must:

  • Have two members of staff or volunteers who can liaise with Grow Wild.
  • Be able to deliver and be financially responsible for a community project.
  • Hold a bank account in the name of their group and can show evidence of this to Grow Wild.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Companies that pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members, instead of reinvesting them for charitable purposes.
  • Local authorities, including parish councils, though projects led by independent groups on local authority land can be funded.
  • Unconstituted organisations, groups or clubs.
  • Schools.
  • Projects where Grow Wild funds are to be used for commercial benefit.
  • Sole traders or individuals.
  • Organisations and projects based outside the UK.
  • Organisational costs or staff costs that are not related to the direct delivery of the projects.
  • Projects delivered in rural, conservation or protected areas such as SSSIs.
  • Projects requiring planning permission, due to the programme timelines.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding can cover 100% project-specific costs:

  • This can include seeds, plants, soil, materials, events, workshop charges, specialist experts and contractor costs.
  • Applicants can allocate up to 25% of the Grow Wild funding value towards staff costs related to direct delivery of project activities (this can include workshop preparation and delivery, volunteer support, practical sessions).
  • To pay for individuals not employed by the applicant organisation and partner organisations to deliver project activities.

Location

Urban areas across the UK

How To Apply

This is an annual grants programme.

Applications for the 2026 programme are now open with a deadline of 4 February 2026 (15:00).

Guidance notes and the application form can be found on Grow Wild's website.

Contact Grow Wild for more information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Grow Wild
    Tel: 020 8332 3842
    Email: hello@growwilduk.com


Background

BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for relatively small-scale projects, which might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark.

The Foundation aims to help children and young people reach their full potential by supporting projects that have the following objectives:

  • Encouraging independence.
  • Developing team working skills.
  • Developing self-confidence.
  • Promoting creativity and individuality.
  • Encouraging aspiration.
  • Enhancing educational achievement.
  • Widening educational horizons.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Awarded grants must constitute a significant proportion of the costs of the project rather than being marginally incremental to its funding.

Grants will only be awarded for the amount requested in the application and will not be scaled back to a lesser amount.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not a prerequisite. However, organisations that can raise part of the cost of a project themselves will be looked upon favourably during the application assessment, particularly where the application is for more than £2,000.

Who Can Apply

Schools, community groups, clubs, societies and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in England can apply, as can individuals.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Projects for children or young people under the age of 5 or over the age of 22.
  • Life-skill mentoring services.
  • Counselling services.
  • Holiday clubs or playgroups.
  • Construction, maintenance or repair of buildings or facilities.
  • Training adults who work with children or young people.
  • Student fees or maintenance.
  • Running costs or general activities of an organisation.

The Foundation do not normally make grants to organisations or individuals in order to enable them to provide their own services (for which they would usually charge) on a free or subsidised basis to a third party.

Grants will not be made to a single organisation on such a regular basis that they are effectively an income stream for that organisation.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding is for the costs of specific, relatively small-scale projects that might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark.

Projects can be educational, cultural, sporting or other activities but particular consideration will be given to those that help the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people.

Projects that the Foundation support include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Academic education.
  • Art and design.
  • Community projects.
  • Debating.
  • Drama.
  • Educational excursions.
  • Enterprise projects.
  • Music.
  • Public speaking.
  • Sport.
  • Vocational training.

Eligible costs could include:

  • Educational materials.
  • Sports equipment.
  • Musical instruments.
  • IT equipment.
  • Drama tuition.
  • Music tuition.
  • Art and design equipment.
  • Educational training courses.
  • Vocational training courses.
  • Educational excursions.
  • Competitions.
  • Educational events.
  • Seed funding for enterprise projects.
  • Drama production costs.

Grant applications must state exactly what the grant will be used for, for example:

  • Physical assets (such as tablets, sports equipment, or lighting for stage productions).
  • Services or facilities (such as sports coaching, music or drama tuition).
  • Provision of experiences (such as theatre visits).

Location

England

How To Apply

Applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed on a rolling basis at approximately eight week intervals.

Applications should be submitted using the online application form, which is available on the BlueSpark Foundation website.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    BlueSpark Foundation
    84A Upland Road
    Sutton
    Surrey
    SM2 5JB
    Tel: 020 8661 9997
    Email: contact@bluesparkfoundation.org.uk


Background

Another Way Women’s Foundation (AWWF) is an independent, volunteer-led, grant-making charity dedicated to enabling a brighter and fairer future for women and girls through financial support, education, empowerment and advancement.

The Foundation supports impactful projects and services with the aim of accelerating gender equality, effecting system change and advancing women’s lives, sustainably, at both an individual and community level.

Objectives of Fund

The funding supports sustainable, cooperative, community-led initiatives aimed at the root cause of gender inequality (system change) in under-represented communities and/or under-funded areas.

The Foundation offers two different grants:

  • Another Way Women's Foundation grants are for any type of project, initiative, service aimed at advancing and empowering women, creating positive social change, sustainably impacting communities, or indeed anything that makes the world a brighter and better place for women and girls.
  • The '£1000 for 1000 words' grants provide 'seed funding' to kick start things on a project or service aimed at advancing women's lives for the better.

The Foundation has announced that from January 2026, there will be two application windows each year:

  • January will be for GENERAL applications supporting women and girls in any area.
  • September will be for SPECIFIC applications supporting women and girls only in the stated focus area of that year.

The focus areas will be:

  • September 2026 - Sport and Leisure
  • September 2027 - Environment, Eco and Sustainability
  • September 2028 - The Arts

Value Notes

There are two different grants:

  • Another Way Women's Foundation grants of up to £5,000.
  • The '£1000 for 1000 words' grant.

Who Can Apply

UK registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations can apply.

Eligible Expenditure

All applications must be in line with and supportive of the Foundation’s charitable purpose: to enable a brighter and fairer future for women and girls through financial support, education, empowerment and advancement, and to accelerate gender equality, effect system change and advance women’s lives, sustainably, at both an individual and community level – as well as the Foundation's values and ethos – which are to be empowering and enabling, community- and people-centric, passionate and inspiring, and trusted and respectful.

The grants typically fall into two areas:

  • Project support – ‘seed’ funding for pilot or start-up initiatives to show ‘proof of concept’, with a view to enabling partner organisations to go on to apply for further/larger grants from other funders to expand/increase the project scope, or to attain self-sustainability for the project.
  • Services support – aid funding to enable support organisation and service providers to pay for essential service delivery.

Location

England and Scotland

How To Apply

Applications next open on 1 January 2026 and close on 30 January 2026. This round is for general applications supporting women and girls in any area.

Guidance notes and application forms can be found on the Another Way Women's Foundation website.

The Foundation aims to respond to all applications to say whether or not they have been successful within four to six weeks of the published closing date.

Successful applicants can expect to receive funds within two to three weeks from hearing that their application has been awarded.

Unsuccessful applicants may apply again.

Contact the Foundation for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Another Way Women's Foundation
    Moss House Farm
    Lowes Lane
    Gawsworth
    Macclesfield
    Cheshire
    SK11 9QR
    Tel: 07841975950
    Email: hello@anotherwaywf.org




Top Tips - Keep it simple!

Make your application as easy to read as possible - the people who are assessing your application may not have a lot of time or much knowledge of the work you do so being clear is key.

Avoid complicated wording or acronyms if funders understand what you are asking for and how you meet their criteria, they are much more likely to say yes to funding your activity.


Don't Forget

Don’t forget if you are just starting out our get started guides have a range of information including setting up a group writing a constitution and finding and applying for funding

More information about the team and what we can offer can be found on our web pages.

Got an idea for the newsletter – we would love to hear from you!

Background

The Government announced in February 2025 the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) would become the future prevention commissioner for gambling-related harms in England, working alongside appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales. It also announced a new statutory levy on gambling operators would take effect from 6 April 2025. This levy is expected to raise over £100 million and will be allocated across the three workstreams of research (20%), prevention (30%) and treatment (50%).

Objectives of Fund

The key objectives of the Gambling Harms Prevention VCSE Innovation Grant are to:

  • Maintain and support sector to deliver on prevention outcomes.
  • Build sector capacity and sustainability free of industry influence.
  • Develop evidence and innovation.
  • Demonstrate strategic responsiveness.

The funder expects VCSE organisations to be able to apply for three funding strands:

  • Core Prevention Delivery Fund - this will focus on the provision of direct prevention activities to prevent or reduce gambling harms.
  • Innovation and Evidence Fund - funding for new, adapted, or emerging prevention approaches.
  • VCSE Resilience and Systems Capacity Fund - funding support packages to strengthen the VCSE sector’s ability to deliver sustainable prevention activities that reach intended cohorts.

Value Notes

A total fund of £30 million.

Grants are expected to range from £5,000 to £2 million.

Who Can Apply

Expressions of Interest will be accepted from voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations based and working in England.

This includes:

  • Registered charities.
  • Community Interest Groups
  • Voluntary groups
  • Social Enterprises
  • Other

To be eligible, organisations will need to demonstrate the following:

  • That they fall into the defined category of a third sector organisation.
  • That they are intending to carry out a prevention activity under the specified categories
    • Social action
    • Awareness
    • Education
    • Campaign
    • Training
    • Support
    • Affected others
    • Gambling blocking tools
  • That they can provide a theory of change to demonstrate how these services to help Government to build, evidence – based prevention services at scale in future.
  • Applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to achieving an industry free funding status for the four years leading up until 2030 and will be required to sign a Declaration of Interest agreement provided by Government.
  • That they will share best practice and build partnerships across the sector.
  • How they will build ‘lived experience’ into their plans.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding will support either existing work or new projects/innovation and can cover:

  • Delivery (gambling prevention)
  • Workforce
  • Digital support / data systems
  • Setting up Innovation work
  • Partnership work/networks
  • Other

Location

England: locally, regionally or nationally

How To Apply

Full details and the Expression of Interest form are available on the Government Grants Service (Find a Grant) website.

The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 9 January 2026 (12 noon).

Applicants will need to register on Find a Grant in order to apply for the grant.

Please note the following timetable is 'indicative' and could change:

  • Competition window opens – 12 January 2026
  • Notification of Grant Awards to successful grant applicants – 16-18 March 2026
  • Payments made – from April 26 2026
  • Date by which funding must be spent – 31 March 2028

Contact the Cabinet Office (OHID) for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. OHID
    Cabinet Office
    70 Whitehall
    London
    SW1A 2AS
    Email: ggms.ohidgamharmprev@cabinetoffice.gov.uk


Background

Grow Wild Community Funding is provided and administered by Grow Wild UK, which is the national outreach learning initiative of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Grow Wild contributes to Kew's mission to understand and protect plants and fungi for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for groups across the UK to transform urban spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife through planting and championing UK native plants or fungi.

The funding is for projects that focus on UK native plants, transform an urban space, enhance the biodiversity of the space with planting and growing as a core activity.

Projects should be led by groups who care about the environment and will use sustainable materials and practices and have the potential to reach at least 300 people.

In addition, projects need to work with one or more of Grow Wild’s target audience:

  • Young people aged 12-25.
  • People experiencing some disadvantage or reduced access to services.
  • People who are less engaged with others in their local community.
  • People who face barriers to connecting with nature.
  • Disabled people.

Project leaders will be invited to share their experiences with other successful groups and attend online events and training facilitated by Grow Wild.

Value Notes

Grants of £2,000 are available.

It is anticipated that around 23 groups from across the UK will receive funding in 2026.

Grants must be spent by the end of October 2026.

An opportunity to apply for a £500 follow-on grant for spring 2027, to help support ongoing activities.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not required.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations in the UK, including:

  • Constituted voluntary/community organisations, groups or clubs.
  • Charities
  • Not-for-profit companies
  • Community Interest Companies (CICs)
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIOs)
  • Community Benefit Societies

Groups must:

  • Have two members of staff or volunteers who can liaise with Grow Wild.
  • Be able to deliver and be financially responsible for a community project.
  • Hold a bank account in the name of their group and can show evidence of this to Grow Wild.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Companies that pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members, instead of reinvesting them for charitable purposes.
  • Local authorities, including parish councils, though projects led by independent groups on local authority land can be funded.
  • Unconstituted organisations, groups or clubs.
  • Schools.
  • Projects where Grow Wild funds are to be used for commercial benefit.
  • Sole traders or individuals.
  • Organisations and projects based outside the UK.
  • Organisational costs or staff costs that are not related to the direct delivery of the projects.
  • Projects delivered in rural, conservation or protected areas such as SSSIs.
  • Projects requiring planning permission, due to the programme timelines.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding can cover 100% project-specific costs:

  • This can include seeds, plants, soil, materials, events, workshop charges, specialist experts and contractor costs.
  • Applicants can allocate up to 25% of the Grow Wild funding value towards staff costs related to direct delivery of project activities (this can include workshop preparation and delivery, volunteer support, practical sessions).
  • To pay for individuals not employed by the applicant organisation and partner organisations to deliver project activities.

Location

Urban areas across the UK

How To Apply

This is an annual grants programme.

Applications for the 2026 programme are now open with a deadline of 4 February 2026 (15:00).

Guidance notes and the application form can be found on Grow Wild's website.

Contact Grow Wild for more information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Grow Wild
    Tel: 020 8332 3842
    Email: hello@growwilduk.com


Background

BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for relatively small-scale projects, which might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark.

The Foundation aims to help children and young people reach their full potential by supporting projects that have the following objectives:

  • Encouraging independence.
  • Developing team working skills.
  • Developing self-confidence.
  • Promoting creativity and individuality.
  • Encouraging aspiration.
  • Enhancing educational achievement.
  • Widening educational horizons.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Awarded grants must constitute a significant proportion of the costs of the project rather than being marginally incremental to its funding.

Grants will only be awarded for the amount requested in the application and will not be scaled back to a lesser amount.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not a prerequisite. However, organisations that can raise part of the cost of a project themselves will be looked upon favourably during the application assessment, particularly where the application is for more than £2,000.

Who Can Apply

Schools, community groups, clubs, societies and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in England can apply, as can individuals.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Projects for children or young people under the age of 5 or over the age of 22.
  • Life-skill mentoring services.
  • Counselling services.
  • Holiday clubs or playgroups.
  • Construction, maintenance or repair of buildings or facilities.
  • Training adults who work with children or young people.
  • Student fees or maintenance.
  • Running costs or general activities of an organisation.

The Foundation do not normally make grants to organisations or individuals in order to enable them to provide their own services (for which they would usually charge) on a free or subsidised basis to a third party.

Grants will not be made to a single organisation on such a regular basis that they are effectively an income stream for that organisation.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding is for the costs of specific, relatively small-scale projects that might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark.

Projects can be educational, cultural, sporting or other activities but particular consideration will be given to those that help the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people.

Projects that the Foundation support include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Academic education.
  • Art and design.
  • Community projects.
  • Debating.
  • Drama.
  • Educational excursions.
  • Enterprise projects.
  • Music.
  • Public speaking.
  • Sport.
  • Vocational training.

Eligible costs could include:

  • Educational materials.
  • Sports equipment.
  • Musical instruments.
  • IT equipment.
  • Drama tuition.
  • Music tuition.
  • Art and design equipment.
  • Educational training courses.
  • Vocational training courses.
  • Educational excursions.
  • Competitions.
  • Educational events.
  • Seed funding for enterprise projects.
  • Drama production costs.

Grant applications must state exactly what the grant will be used for, for example:

  • Physical assets (such as tablets, sports equipment, or lighting for stage productions).
  • Services or facilities (such as sports coaching, music or drama tuition).
  • Provision of experiences (such as theatre visits).

Location

England

How To Apply

Applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed on a rolling basis at approximately eight week intervals.

Applications should be submitted using the online application form, which is available on the BlueSpark Foundation website.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    BlueSpark Foundation
    84A Upland Road
    Sutton
    Surrey
    SM2 5JB
    Tel: 020 8661 9997
    Email: contact@bluesparkfoundation.org.uk


Background

Another Way Women’s Foundation (AWWF) is an independent, volunteer-led, grant-making charity dedicated to enabling a brighter and fairer future for women and girls through financial support, education, empowerment and advancement.

The Foundation supports impactful projects and services with the aim of accelerating gender equality, effecting system change and advancing women’s lives, sustainably, at both an individual and community level.

Objectives of Fund

The funding supports sustainable, cooperative, community-led initiatives aimed at the root cause of gender inequality (system change) in under-represented communities and/or under-funded areas.

The Foundation offers two different grants:

  • Another Way Women's Foundation grants are for any type of project, initiative, service aimed at advancing and empowering women, creating positive social change, sustainably impacting communities, or indeed anything that makes the world a brighter and better place for women and girls.
  • The '£1000 for 1000 words' grants provide 'seed funding' to kick start things on a project or service aimed at advancing women's lives for the better.

The Foundation has announced that from January 2026, there will be two application windows each year:

  • January will be for GENERAL applications supporting women and girls in any area.
  • September will be for SPECIFIC applications supporting women and girls only in the stated focus area of that year.

The focus areas will be:

  • September 2026 - Sport and Leisure
  • September 2027 - Environment, Eco and Sustainability
  • September 2028 - The Arts

Value Notes

There are two different grants:

  • Another Way Women's Foundation grants of up to £5,000.
  • The '£1000 for 1000 words' grant.

Who Can Apply

UK registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations can apply.

Eligible Expenditure

All applications must be in line with and supportive of the Foundation’s charitable purpose: to enable a brighter and fairer future for women and girls through financial support, education, empowerment and advancement, and to accelerate gender equality, effect system change and advance women’s lives, sustainably, at both an individual and community level – as well as the Foundation's values and ethos – which are to be empowering and enabling, community- and people-centric, passionate and inspiring, and trusted and respectful.

The grants typically fall into two areas:

  • Project support – ‘seed’ funding for pilot or start-up initiatives to show ‘proof of concept’, with a view to enabling partner organisations to go on to apply for further/larger grants from other funders to expand/increase the project scope, or to attain self-sustainability for the project.
  • Services support – aid funding to enable support organisation and service providers to pay for essential service delivery.

Location

England and Scotland

How To Apply

Applications next open on 1 January 2026 and close on 30 January 2026. This round is for general applications supporting women and girls in any area.

Guidance notes and application forms can be found on the Another Way Women's Foundation website.

The Foundation aims to respond to all applications to say whether or not they have been successful within four to six weeks of the published closing date.

Successful applicants can expect to receive funds within two to three weeks from hearing that their application has been awarded.

Unsuccessful applicants may apply again.

Contact the Foundation for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Another Way Women's Foundation
    Moss House Farm
    Lowes Lane
    Gawsworth
    Macclesfield
    Cheshire
    SK11 9QR
    Tel: 07841975950
    Email: hello@anotherwaywf.org

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    • Sport and physical wellbeing.
    • Disability or life-limiting illness.
    • Education and essential skills.
    • Diversity and inclusion.
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    7stars Foundation

    Maximum Value £2,500

    Application Deadline 5 February 2025






    Objectives of Fund

    The foundation makes grants to projects which support young people (16 years and under) who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless/without a safe place to call home.

    Value Notes

    Project grants of up to £2,500 are available.

    Shine Bright grants of up to £1,500 are available.

    Social Impact grants of up to £1,500 are available.

    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be considered from organisations who require funding in the areas of:

    • Abuse
    • Addiction
    • Child carers
    • Homelessness

    Organisations must have... Continue reading

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    Arnold Clark Community Fund - Cost of Living Support

    Maximum Value £2,500

    Deadline 31/12/2024

    Cost of Living Support – funding to any registered UK charity or community group whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, such as foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities in the UK are the primary and immediate focus of investment.

    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be accepted from:

    • UK registered charities
    • Local community groups
    • Social enterprises
    • Community interest companies
    • Groups of organisations that are community or voluntary led
    • Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs)

    To be eligible, applicants must:

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    Comic Relief Community Fund for England

    Maximum value £5,000
    Application deadline 08/11/2024

    The funding will support and invest in grassroots community-led local organisations in England to drive change in their local communities, as well as by drawing on the ‘lived experiences’ of people who have experienced the issues being tackled.

    This flexible funding is intended for small organisations for work that delivers against one of the areas, which link with Comic Relief’s new funding strategy:

    • Tackling immediate impacts of hardship - organisations that directly address the immediate impacts of poverty, including providing food, warmth, shelter and financial advice such as... Continue reading
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    Groundwork - Grassroots Grants

    Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available

    Application Deadline: 30/09/2024


    Background

    The Grassroots Grants Programme is provided by the Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, and is administered by Groundwork.

    Objectives of Fund

    This fund aims to support flexible, unrestricted grants for small grassroots organisations that are working to make a positive difference in local communities, particularly those working to support marginalised or vulnerable groups.

    Who Can Apply

    Small, local, constituted voluntary and community organisations, including registered charities, with an annual income of less than £60,000 in the last financial year... Continue reading

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    Maximum value: £ 75,000

    Initial Round of Expressions of interest: 06/09/2024

    Institute of Health Equity and Legal and General in Partnership


    In partnership with Sir Michael Marmot and the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), Legal & General has launched a £3mn ‘Health Equity Fund’(External link) to support community-based initiatives across the UK which are addressing the social determinants of health. The Fund is open to receiving expressions of interest from organisations with projects or project ideas for implementation in any part of the UK.

    Key highlights

    • The £3mn Fund will award grants to successful applicants to support place-based... Continue reading
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    Trading for Good:

    Community Business Funded Programme


    Maximum value: £ 4,000
    Application deadline EXTENDED: 07/08/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    The programme aims to support early stage community businesses across England by helping them to develop skills to:

    • Generate income to be invested in their community through trading.
    • Create a resilient, growing community business.
    • Adapt to changes in external environments.
    • Develop emotional resourcefulness.
    • Build and benefit from new networks.
    • Positively impact their community.

    Match Funding Restrictions

    Grants are calculated according to the organisation's increase in trading income over a year, compared to the previous year. The amount awarded will be matched pound-for-pound... Continue reading

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    Discretionary

    Deadline: 7/7/2024


    Grants are available for small, locally based voluntary and community groups to support projects which benefit local communities around Co-op food stores and funeral homes across the UK or the Isle of Man.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be accepted from the following types of organisations:

    • A church or chapel that is an excepted charity.
    • Charity registered in the UK or Isle of Man.
    • Community Benefit Society (CBS).
    • Community Interest Company (CIC).
    • Co-operative Society.
    • Credit Union.
    • Social Enterprise.
    • Scouts, Guides or Woodcraft Folk groups.
    • Any other group that can prove they are not-for-profit.

    Organisations must have their... Continue reading

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    £ 60,000

    Deadline 21/06/2024


    Grants are available to small, local community organisations who are providing frontline services for women in England to manage the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.


    Objectives of Fund

    The programme will provide emergency funding for organisations delivering frontline services and is led by, for and/or serving women enabling them to respond to the spike in demand of priority basic needs from women who are most at risk of poverty, because of the cost-of-living-crisis.

    The funding is for projects that meet at least one of the core objectives of the fund:

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    Join our Grant Writing Workshop!

    Is your community group considering applying for National Lottery funding?

    Whether you're just starting out, or you're fine-tuning your application before submission, we're here to help!

    Come along and join others working on their applications. Share ideas, get help with the National Lottery funding application online form, and the Community Resilience Team will be there to lend a hand if you need support.

    When: 16th May 2024

    Location: Coventry City Council, One Friargate, Coventry, CV1 2GN

    Cost: Free

    Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm

    Places are limited, to book your place on the... Continue reading

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