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Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF)

Background

The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and delivered by Historic England. It is part of the Government's wider £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund with investments targeted at areas of high deprivation.

The £92 million fund is expected to run until 31 March 2030 with all projects to be completed by then.

Objectives of Fund

The Fund is designed to support the repair of England's treasured places of worship and targeted at places of most need. It is open to listed places of worship of all faiths and denominations in England. Applications will be assessed against the requirements of the fund, not faith or denomination.

The funding is intended for capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use. Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the greatest need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit.

The fund's objectives are to:

  • Repair and safeguard historic places of worship in places most in need by undertaking the repairs that keep them in use
  • Help places of worship stay active as community spaces
  • Strengthen long-term resilience of the building and reduce future repair costs
  • Target support in the most deprived areas of England where need is highest

Projects need to match one or more of Historic England's priorities, which are to:

  • Help more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from the historic environment
  • Use heritage to improve civic pride, prosperity, and wellbeing
  • Achieve a positive change and sustainable future for historic places, including buildings, landscapes, archaeological sites, and marine assets
  • Ensure heritage plays an important role in the fight to limit and manage the effects of climate change

Value Notes

A total of £92 million has been allocated to the fund over a four-year period, with £23 million per annum.

There are three different levels of grants:

  • Small grants of £10,000 to £50,000.
  • Medium grants of £50,001 to £350,000.
  • Large grants of £350,001 to £1 million.

The fund will not specifically rebate VAT. However, VAT on eligible works and costs will be eligible where it is not reclaimable.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is required. Applicants are normally expected to contribute towards project costs (around 20%). In cases of clear need, including smaller congregations or those in deprived areas, higher levels of grant (up to 100%) may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from any listed place of worship in England, of any faith or denomination, that is:

  • An active place of worship used for worship for a minimum of six times per year.
  • A dedicated place of worship (in other words, not fully converted to another use).
  • Able to demonstrate that the works are necessary, deliverable and aligned with the fund's requirements.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Non-listed places of worship
  • Routine maintenance (such as gutter clearance)
  • Day to day revenue costs (for example, gas and electricity bills)
  • Staff costs, unless these are essential project roles that would otherwise need to be filled by bringing in external professionals or contractors
  • Community programmes
  • Conservation of fixtures/fittings within the building, unless an essential part of a wider PWRF capital repair project
  • Works to buildings that are not listed places of worship

Eligible Expenditure

The funding can support essential capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use, including:

  • Urgent fabric repairs (roofs, masonry, timber, drainage)
  • Essential improvements (electrical upgrades, heating, toilets, step‑free access)
  • Professional fees and surveys related to eligible capital works
  • Limited additional works that support future long-term sustainability (such as loft hatches, improved rainwater goods)
  • Proportionate interventions that support sustainable community use.

To be eligible, projects must:

  • Be based in England
  • Involve a building listed at Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II
  • Involve an active place of worship.
  • Involve the type of repair, conservation, and conversion activities, which are:
    • Capital works, including repair and preservation work for listed places of worship. Costs covered may include professional fees, non-recoverable VAT, and insurance.
    • Minor repairs: these can be applied for in isolation for stream 1 (small grants of up to £50,000); other considerations for streams 2 and 3 (detailed in the guidance notes)
    • Improvements and alterations if they are part of a larger PWRF repair project.
    • Project development for projects that require preparatory work to ensure the capital works are appropriate. (Standalone project development will not be considered.)
    • Adaptive reuse: modifications (where they are an essential part of a larger PWRF application) that will help eligible buildings to remain or become functional, including adaptations for reuse and/or accessibility.
    • Heritage interpretation: physical labels and panels providing heritage information as part of wider capital works projects

Location

England

How To Apply

It is expected that there will be two Expression of Interest rounds per year in the first three years with a single round in the fourth year.

Applications are now open for the first of two rounds in 2026 (year one). (A second round is expected in September 2026.)

There is a two stage application process:

  • The first stage is to submit an Expression of Interest by the deadline of 14 June 2026.
  • Those who are successful will be invited to submit a full application.

Full details and the online Expression of Interest form can be found on Historic England's website.

Contact Historic England for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Customer Services
    Historic England
    4th Floor
    Cannon Bridge House
    25 Dowgate Hill
    London
    EC4R 2YA
    Tel: 0370 333 0607
    Email: customers@HistoricEngland.org.uk


Background

This fund is provided and administered by Cellnex.

Objectives of Fund

This fund aims to support community projects that empower people, enhance local environments, and promote digital and technological inclusion.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Who Can Apply

The following can apply:

  • Registered charities.
  • Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
  • Not-for-profit groups.

Organisations must have:

  • A governing body of at least three unrelated individuals.
  • A UK bank account with two unrelated signatories.

Groups must provide:

  • A copy of their founding document or constitution.
  • A copy of their most recent accounts or financial statements.
  • Evidence of a bank account.
  • A copy of their safeguarding policy (if the project involves children or vulnerable adults).
  • Accountable body confirmation (if relevant).

Eligible Expenditure

Funding is for projects and activities that fall within one or more of the following themes:

  • Digital Inclusion and Skills – Helping people to get online, build digital skills, or use technology with confidence.
  • Circular Economy – Reducing waste, encouraging repair and reuse, or supporting sustainable use of materials.
  • Biodiversity and Conservation – Improving local nature, protecting wildlife habitats, or supporting community environmental action.
  • AI and Education – Building awareness of artificial intelligence, responsible use of technology, and STEM learning.

Location

UK

How To Apply

Applications can be submitted at any time. Applications can take up to five weeks to be reviewed.

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Cellnex website.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Cellnex UK
    2 New Bailey St
    Salford
    M3 5AX

Rosa 'The Stand With Us Fund'

Background

Rosa set up 'The Stand With Us Fund' to address the critical lack of investment in frontline organisations supporting women and girls who experience male violence.

Originally started with money raised by Reclaim These Streets in the wake of the appalling kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, the fund exists to make the UK safer for all women and girls.

Objectives of Fund

The current round aims to achieve the following outcomes:

  • Women and girls will be supported by organisations delivering frontline services to end male violence against women and girls, ensuring women and girls can be safe, healthy and equal.
  • Women and girls organisations will be empowered and strengthened, meaning that they will be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow into the future.

The funding is intended to enable organisations to be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow by investing in organisational development work such as developing strategy, strengthening governance and leadership, a stronger voice in the women's movement, creating stronger alliances and partnerships, increasing fundraising, volunteering and activism, demonstrating impact and more effective systems and processes.

Value Notes

One-year grants of up to £28,000 are available.

It is expected at least 18 organisations across the four UK nations will be funded.

Grants will be paid in January 2027 and will last for one year (from January 2027 to December 2027).

Who Can Apply

Not-for-profit organisations may apply.

To be eligible, they must:

  • Be a women's and/or girls' organisation. Rosa defines women's and girls' organisations as those which are run by, for and with women and girls. This means that organisations will be governed and led by women, with the main object of working with women and girls and the majority of the organisation's beneficiaries are, and will always be, women/and or girls.
  • Be an organisation delivering a frontline service to women and/or girls who have been affected by male violence and abuse including (but not limited to) domestic violence, coercive control, rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, 'honour' based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, economic and financial abuse.
  • Have an income of between £100,000 and £500,000 from their last set of published accounts.
  • Have unrestricted reserves of no more than 12 months expenditure.
  • Have a written governing document.
  • Have a governing body with at least three unrelated members.
  • Have a UK-based bank or building society account in the name of the organisation, with at least two unrelated signatories.
  • Have an appropriate safeguarding policy in place.
  • Deliver all their work in one or more of the four UK Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Priority will be given to applications from women's and girls' organisations which are:

  • Operating in the top 10% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK-based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
  • Based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
  • Led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls.
  • Led by and for disabled women and girls.
  • Led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.

In addition, organisations that have not received funding from the second round of this fund will be prioritised.

Restrictions

The following cannot be funded:

  • Organisations that do not meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Work that is a statutory responsibility.
  • Profit-making work.
  • Party political activity.
  • Promotion of religious beliefs.
  • Work outside the UK.
  • Individuals.
  • Overseas travel.
  • Interest payments on loans.
  • Building purchase.
  • Retrospective costs.

Eligible Expenditure

Funding can be used for organisational development work that will allow organisations to survive, thrive and grow. It is intended to support extra capacity, rather than existing costs.

Activities could include:

  • Leadership training for senior staff members or to enable staff to take the next steps into leadership roles.
  • Specialist management or skills-based training courses.
  • Mentoring and coaching.
  • Organisational awaydays to support growth and sustainability of the organisation.
  • Extra capacity and expertise to support current staff to develop how the organisation is led and managed.
  • Staff self-care.
  • Governance reviews, board skills audits or training for the board and staff team.
  • Backfilling the Chief Executive's role so they can develop a business plan, a new service or a theory of change
  • Organisation visits to other organisations to share learning and build partnership.
  • Paying for memberships or subscription costs to enhance work and reach.
  • Organising shared workshops to strengthen collaboration between women's organisation.
  • Developing fundraising strategies or employing a fundraiser or investing in staff training.
  • Researching how to tap into new sources of funding.
  • Developing a communications or marketing strategy.
  • Developing social media presence.
  • Training volunteers to be more confident in undertaking media work.
  • Undertaking a recruitment drive to attract new volunteers.
  • Improving collection and monitoring information on impact.
  • Designing and implementing a monitoring system.
  • Purchasing a database to input organisational data.
  • Buying extra resource to develop new ways of communicating impact to stakeholders.
  • Designing and implementing a new IT system or financial controls.
  • Training employees in new ways of working that will improve service delivery.

Location

UK

How To Apply

Applications are open with a deadline of 22 June 2026 (16:00).

The guidance (which includes the application questions), FAQs and online registration form (which enables access to the application form) can be found on Rosa's website.

Rosa will be hosting two 'How to Apply' webinars to help groups develop their applications. Registration is required:

Contact Rosa for further information.

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Rosa
    c/o Sayer Vincent
    110 Golden Lane
    London
    EC1Y 0TG
    Email: grants@rosauk.org

The Tree Council - Branching Out Fund

Background

The Tree Council was founded in 1973 with major support from the then Department of the Environment and in 1978 became an independent registered charity. The Tree Council's aims are to:

  • Improve the environment in town and country by promoting the planting and conservation of trees and woods throughout the United Kingdom.
  • Disseminate knowledge about trees and their management.
  • Act as a forum for organisations concerned with trees, to identify national problems and to provide initiatives for cooperation.

Each November, the Tree Council organises National Tree Week at the start of the tree planting season. National Tree Week is the UK's largest annual tree planting campaign and a nationwide festival of trees. Its purpose is to raise public awareness of trees and to encourage tree planting and good management.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for tree and hedge planting projects taking place during the 2026/27 winter planting season.

Value Notes

Grants of between £250 and £2,500 are available.

Grants will be paid after planting has taken place and upon submission of a claim form, receipts and photos (evidence of planting).

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not required.

Who Can Apply

Funding can be awarded to:

  • Schools.
  • Further education colleges and universities.
  • Constituted community groups.
  • Childcare nurseries or care homes (charity or community funded).
  • Tenants and residents associations.
  • Parish/town councils/community councils.
  • Tree Warden networks (preference will be given to a Tree Council member network).
  • Community interest companies (limited by guarentee).
  • Small registered charities.

Groups must:

  • Have a bank account registered in the name of the applicant organisation, into which the grant can be paid.
  • Hold public liability insurance for planting.
  • Have written permission to plant.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Groups that are not based in the UK.
  • Businesses, private companies, and profit-making organisations.
  • Private individuals and/or landowners.
  • Retrospective costs.
  • Groups that do not have public liability insurance.
  • Container-grown stock, except in certain circumstances where selected species may not be available bare-rooted, or it is the only supply available locally.
  • Imported stock, except when unavoidable.
  • Single species planting, unless in an appropriate setting and with a valid reason shown.
  • Certain invasive or rapidly-growing species eg Laurel, Leyland cyprus, cherry laurel.
  • Non-native conifers unless in certain circumstances (eg urban areas, arboretum, or projects where pollutant control is a key objective).
  • Plastic tree guards/ties.
  • Mulch mats derived from fossil fuels.
  • Peat-based products.
  • Heavy equipment/plant hire, eg diggers and tractors.
  • Tree protection or other materials for trees that have not been funded by The Tree Council.

Eligible Expenditure

Grants can be used for:

  • Bare root, UK-sourced and grown, native trees of an appropriate size (priority will be given to younger trees that will establish better).
  • UK-sourced and grown, bare-root whips (saplings) and cell grown (root trainer) stock for hedging projects (between 40-120cm height).
  • Hedgerow trees.
  • Orchards, such as fruit trees on semi-vigorous, vigorous, and very vigorous rootstocks.
  • Cardboard/bioplastic tree/hedge guards.
  • Non-plastic ties.
  • Stakes (coppiced material such as chestnut or hazel is prefered, although machined softwood will also be considered).
  • Mulch.
  • Non-peat-based soil improvers if needed.

The following may also be considered:

  • Non-native tree varieties if appropriate to the setting, eg urban/park etc.
  • Non-native varieties and species that are chosen to take into account climate change adaptation and resilience.
  • Fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock, if the setting is appropriate.
  • Trees in containers/raised beds if the reason is adequately explained and supported by a robust and comprehensive irrigation and aftercare plan.
  • More robust and costly guards if the setting justifies it, eg near a sports field or for street trees.

Projects that are worth between £250 and £500 should provide evidence of:

  • Strong community involvement.
  • Involvement of local schools.
  • Engaging young people in planning, delivery and aftercare.
  • Involving a broad cross section of the community (eg age, gender, ethnicity).
  • Good value for money.
  • Project is part of wider environmental initiatives.
  • Access to relevant experience within the group or available locally.
  • Trees sourced locally from a local tree nursery and/or community tree nursery

Projects that are worth between £500 and £2,500 must also demonstrate:

  • The inclusion of different tree types eg individual trees, hedges, hedges with hedgerow trees or orchards.
  • A considered establishment and aftercare plan.
  • Involvement of local Tree Warden/s.
  • The project is volunteer-managed and delivered.
  • Consideration of risk management eg in identifying the presence of underground service/utilities.
  • An understanding of the project site and that it is suitable for tree planting (eg contacting a local ecologist/wildlife trust/local natural history society).

All projects must have been planted and submitted a claim form before 14 March 2027.

Location

United Kingdom

How To Apply

The deadline for applications is 19 July 2026 (midnight).

Applications for less than £500 are likely to be processed more quickly.

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Tree Council website.

Contact the Tree Council for further information.

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Tree Council
    4 Dock Offices
    Surrey Quays Road
    London
    SE16 2XU
    Tel: 020 7407 9992
    Email: geraldine.creaven@treecouncil.org.uk




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!


Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF)

Background

The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and delivered by Historic England. It is part of the Government's wider £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund with investments targeted at areas of high deprivation.

The £92 million fund is expected to run until 31 March 2030 with all projects to be completed by then.

Objectives of Fund

The Fund is designed to support the repair of England's treasured places of worship and targeted at places of most need. It is open to listed places of worship of all faiths and denominations in England. Applications will be assessed against the requirements of the fund, not faith or denomination.

The funding is intended for capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use. Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the greatest need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit.

The fund's objectives are to:

  • Repair and safeguard historic places of worship in places most in need by undertaking the repairs that keep them in use
  • Help places of worship stay active as community spaces
  • Strengthen long-term resilience of the building and reduce future repair costs
  • Target support in the most deprived areas of England where need is highest

Projects need to match one or more of Historic England's priorities, which are to:

  • Help more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from the historic environment
  • Use heritage to improve civic pride, prosperity, and wellbeing
  • Achieve a positive change and sustainable future for historic places, including buildings, landscapes, archaeological sites, and marine assets
  • Ensure heritage plays an important role in the fight to limit and manage the effects of climate change

Value Notes

A total of £92 million has been allocated to the fund over a four-year period, with £23 million per annum.

There are three different levels of grants:

  • Small grants of £10,000 to £50,000.
  • Medium grants of £50,001 to £350,000.
  • Large grants of £350,001 to £1 million.

The fund will not specifically rebate VAT. However, VAT on eligible works and costs will be eligible where it is not reclaimable.

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is required. Applicants are normally expected to contribute towards project costs (around 20%). In cases of clear need, including smaller congregations or those in deprived areas, higher levels of grant (up to 100%) may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from any listed place of worship in England, of any faith or denomination, that is:

  • An active place of worship used for worship for a minimum of six times per year.
  • A dedicated place of worship (in other words, not fully converted to another use).
  • Able to demonstrate that the works are necessary, deliverable and aligned with the fund's requirements.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Non-listed places of worship
  • Routine maintenance (such as gutter clearance)
  • Day to day revenue costs (for example, gas and electricity bills)
  • Staff costs, unless these are essential project roles that would otherwise need to be filled by bringing in external professionals or contractors
  • Community programmes
  • Conservation of fixtures/fittings within the building, unless an essential part of a wider PWRF capital repair project
  • Works to buildings that are not listed places of worship

Eligible Expenditure

The funding can support essential capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use, including:

  • Urgent fabric repairs (roofs, masonry, timber, drainage)
  • Essential improvements (electrical upgrades, heating, toilets, step‑free access)
  • Professional fees and surveys related to eligible capital works
  • Limited additional works that support future long-term sustainability (such as loft hatches, improved rainwater goods)
  • Proportionate interventions that support sustainable community use.

To be eligible, projects must:

  • Be based in England
  • Involve a building listed at Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II
  • Involve an active place of worship.
  • Involve the type of repair, conservation, and conversion activities, which are:
    • Capital works, including repair and preservation work for listed places of worship. Costs covered may include professional fees, non-recoverable VAT, and insurance.
    • Minor repairs: these can be applied for in isolation for stream 1 (small grants of up to £50,000); other considerations for streams 2 and 3 (detailed in the guidance notes)
    • Improvements and alterations if they are part of a larger PWRF repair project.
    • Project development for projects that require preparatory work to ensure the capital works are appropriate. (Standalone project development will not be considered.)
    • Adaptive reuse: modifications (where they are an essential part of a larger PWRF application) that will help eligible buildings to remain or become functional, including adaptations for reuse and/or accessibility.
    • Heritage interpretation: physical labels and panels providing heritage information as part of wider capital works projects

Location

England

How To Apply

It is expected that there will be two Expression of Interest rounds per year in the first three years with a single round in the fourth year.

Applications are now open for the first of two rounds in 2026 (year one). (A second round is expected in September 2026.)

There is a two stage application process:

  • The first stage is to submit an Expression of Interest by the deadline of 14 June 2026.
  • Those who are successful will be invited to submit a full application.

Full details and the online Expression of Interest form can be found on Historic England's website.

Contact Historic England for further information.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Customer Services
    Historic England
    4th Floor
    Cannon Bridge House
    25 Dowgate Hill
    London
    EC4R 2YA
    Tel: 0370 333 0607
    Email: customers@HistoricEngland.org.uk


Background

This fund is provided and administered by Cellnex.

Objectives of Fund

This fund aims to support community projects that empower people, enhance local environments, and promote digital and technological inclusion.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

Who Can Apply

The following can apply:

  • Registered charities.
  • Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
  • Not-for-profit groups.

Organisations must have:

  • A governing body of at least three unrelated individuals.
  • A UK bank account with two unrelated signatories.

Groups must provide:

  • A copy of their founding document or constitution.
  • A copy of their most recent accounts or financial statements.
  • Evidence of a bank account.
  • A copy of their safeguarding policy (if the project involves children or vulnerable adults).
  • Accountable body confirmation (if relevant).

Eligible Expenditure

Funding is for projects and activities that fall within one or more of the following themes:

  • Digital Inclusion and Skills – Helping people to get online, build digital skills, or use technology with confidence.
  • Circular Economy – Reducing waste, encouraging repair and reuse, or supporting sustainable use of materials.
  • Biodiversity and Conservation – Improving local nature, protecting wildlife habitats, or supporting community environmental action.
  • AI and Education – Building awareness of artificial intelligence, responsible use of technology, and STEM learning.

Location

UK

How To Apply

Applications can be submitted at any time. Applications can take up to five weeks to be reviewed.

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Cellnex website.

Documents & links

Contacts

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

  1. Cellnex UK
    2 New Bailey St
    Salford
    M3 5AX

Rosa 'The Stand With Us Fund'

Background

Rosa set up 'The Stand With Us Fund' to address the critical lack of investment in frontline organisations supporting women and girls who experience male violence.

Originally started with money raised by Reclaim These Streets in the wake of the appalling kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, the fund exists to make the UK safer for all women and girls.

Objectives of Fund

The current round aims to achieve the following outcomes:

  • Women and girls will be supported by organisations delivering frontline services to end male violence against women and girls, ensuring women and girls can be safe, healthy and equal.
  • Women and girls organisations will be empowered and strengthened, meaning that they will be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow into the future.

The funding is intended to enable organisations to be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow by investing in organisational development work such as developing strategy, strengthening governance and leadership, a stronger voice in the women's movement, creating stronger alliances and partnerships, increasing fundraising, volunteering and activism, demonstrating impact and more effective systems and processes.

Value Notes

One-year grants of up to £28,000 are available.

It is expected at least 18 organisations across the four UK nations will be funded.

Grants will be paid in January 2027 and will last for one year (from January 2027 to December 2027).

Who Can Apply

Not-for-profit organisations may apply.

To be eligible, they must:

  • Be a women's and/or girls' organisation. Rosa defines women's and girls' organisations as those which are run by, for and with women and girls. This means that organisations will be governed and led by women, with the main object of working with women and girls and the majority of the organisation's beneficiaries are, and will always be, women/and or girls.
  • Be an organisation delivering a frontline service to women and/or girls who have been affected by male violence and abuse including (but not limited to) domestic violence, coercive control, rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, 'honour' based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, economic and financial abuse.
  • Have an income of between £100,000 and £500,000 from their last set of published accounts.
  • Have unrestricted reserves of no more than 12 months expenditure.
  • Have a written governing document.
  • Have a governing body with at least three unrelated members.
  • Have a UK-based bank or building society account in the name of the organisation, with at least two unrelated signatories.
  • Have an appropriate safeguarding policy in place.
  • Deliver all their work in one or more of the four UK Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Priority will be given to applications from women's and girls' organisations which are:

  • Operating in the top 10% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK-based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
  • Based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
  • Led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls.
  • Led by and for disabled women and girls.
  • Led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.

In addition, organisations that have not received funding from the second round of this fund will be prioritised.

Restrictions

The following cannot be funded:

  • Organisations that do not meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Work that is a statutory responsibility.
  • Profit-making work.
  • Party political activity.
  • Promotion of religious beliefs.
  • Work outside the UK.
  • Individuals.
  • Overseas travel.
  • Interest payments on loans.
  • Building purchase.
  • Retrospective costs.

Eligible Expenditure

Funding can be used for organisational development work that will allow organisations to survive, thrive and grow. It is intended to support extra capacity, rather than existing costs.

Activities could include:

  • Leadership training for senior staff members or to enable staff to take the next steps into leadership roles.
  • Specialist management or skills-based training courses.
  • Mentoring and coaching.
  • Organisational awaydays to support growth and sustainability of the organisation.
  • Extra capacity and expertise to support current staff to develop how the organisation is led and managed.
  • Staff self-care.
  • Governance reviews, board skills audits or training for the board and staff team.
  • Backfilling the Chief Executive's role so they can develop a business plan, a new service or a theory of change
  • Organisation visits to other organisations to share learning and build partnership.
  • Paying for memberships or subscription costs to enhance work and reach.
  • Organising shared workshops to strengthen collaboration between women's organisation.
  • Developing fundraising strategies or employing a fundraiser or investing in staff training.
  • Researching how to tap into new sources of funding.
  • Developing a communications or marketing strategy.
  • Developing social media presence.
  • Training volunteers to be more confident in undertaking media work.
  • Undertaking a recruitment drive to attract new volunteers.
  • Improving collection and monitoring information on impact.
  • Designing and implementing a monitoring system.
  • Purchasing a database to input organisational data.
  • Buying extra resource to develop new ways of communicating impact to stakeholders.
  • Designing and implementing a new IT system or financial controls.
  • Training employees in new ways of working that will improve service delivery.

Location

UK

How To Apply

Applications are open with a deadline of 22 June 2026 (16:00).

The guidance (which includes the application questions), FAQs and online registration form (which enables access to the application form) can be found on Rosa's website.

Rosa will be hosting two 'How to Apply' webinars to help groups develop their applications. Registration is required:

Contact Rosa for further information.

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Rosa
    c/o Sayer Vincent
    110 Golden Lane
    London
    EC1Y 0TG
    Email: grants@rosauk.org

The Tree Council - Branching Out Fund

Background

The Tree Council was founded in 1973 with major support from the then Department of the Environment and in 1978 became an independent registered charity. The Tree Council's aims are to:

  • Improve the environment in town and country by promoting the planting and conservation of trees and woods throughout the United Kingdom.
  • Disseminate knowledge about trees and their management.
  • Act as a forum for organisations concerned with trees, to identify national problems and to provide initiatives for cooperation.

Each November, the Tree Council organises National Tree Week at the start of the tree planting season. National Tree Week is the UK's largest annual tree planting campaign and a nationwide festival of trees. Its purpose is to raise public awareness of trees and to encourage tree planting and good management.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for tree and hedge planting projects taking place during the 2026/27 winter planting season.

Value Notes

Grants of between £250 and £2,500 are available.

Grants will be paid after planting has taken place and upon submission of a claim form, receipts and photos (evidence of planting).

Match Funding Restrictions

Match funding is not required.

Who Can Apply

Funding can be awarded to:

  • Schools.
  • Further education colleges and universities.
  • Constituted community groups.
  • Childcare nurseries or care homes (charity or community funded).
  • Tenants and residents associations.
  • Parish/town councils/community councils.
  • Tree Warden networks (preference will be given to a Tree Council member network).
  • Community interest companies (limited by guarentee).
  • Small registered charities.

Groups must:

  • Have a bank account registered in the name of the applicant organisation, into which the grant can be paid.
  • Hold public liability insurance for planting.
  • Have written permission to plant.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • Groups that are not based in the UK.
  • Businesses, private companies, and profit-making organisations.
  • Private individuals and/or landowners.
  • Retrospective costs.
  • Groups that do not have public liability insurance.
  • Container-grown stock, except in certain circumstances where selected species may not be available bare-rooted, or it is the only supply available locally.
  • Imported stock, except when unavoidable.
  • Single species planting, unless in an appropriate setting and with a valid reason shown.
  • Certain invasive or rapidly-growing species eg Laurel, Leyland cyprus, cherry laurel.
  • Non-native conifers unless in certain circumstances (eg urban areas, arboretum, or projects where pollutant control is a key objective).
  • Plastic tree guards/ties.
  • Mulch mats derived from fossil fuels.
  • Peat-based products.
  • Heavy equipment/plant hire, eg diggers and tractors.
  • Tree protection or other materials for trees that have not been funded by The Tree Council.

Eligible Expenditure

Grants can be used for:

  • Bare root, UK-sourced and grown, native trees of an appropriate size (priority will be given to younger trees that will establish better).
  • UK-sourced and grown, bare-root whips (saplings) and cell grown (root trainer) stock for hedging projects (between 40-120cm height).
  • Hedgerow trees.
  • Orchards, such as fruit trees on semi-vigorous, vigorous, and very vigorous rootstocks.
  • Cardboard/bioplastic tree/hedge guards.
  • Non-plastic ties.
  • Stakes (coppiced material such as chestnut or hazel is prefered, although machined softwood will also be considered).
  • Mulch.
  • Non-peat-based soil improvers if needed.

The following may also be considered:

  • Non-native tree varieties if appropriate to the setting, eg urban/park etc.
  • Non-native varieties and species that are chosen to take into account climate change adaptation and resilience.
  • Fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock, if the setting is appropriate.
  • Trees in containers/raised beds if the reason is adequately explained and supported by a robust and comprehensive irrigation and aftercare plan.
  • More robust and costly guards if the setting justifies it, eg near a sports field or for street trees.

Projects that are worth between £250 and £500 should provide evidence of:

  • Strong community involvement.
  • Involvement of local schools.
  • Engaging young people in planning, delivery and aftercare.
  • Involving a broad cross section of the community (eg age, gender, ethnicity).
  • Good value for money.
  • Project is part of wider environmental initiatives.
  • Access to relevant experience within the group or available locally.
  • Trees sourced locally from a local tree nursery and/or community tree nursery

Projects that are worth between £500 and £2,500 must also demonstrate:

  • The inclusion of different tree types eg individual trees, hedges, hedges with hedgerow trees or orchards.
  • A considered establishment and aftercare plan.
  • Involvement of local Tree Warden/s.
  • The project is volunteer-managed and delivered.
  • Consideration of risk management eg in identifying the presence of underground service/utilities.
  • An understanding of the project site and that it is suitable for tree planting (eg contacting a local ecologist/wildlife trust/local natural history society).

All projects must have been planted and submitted a claim form before 14 March 2027.

Location

United Kingdom

How To Apply

The deadline for applications is 19 July 2026 (midnight).

Applications for less than £500 are likely to be processed more quickly.

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Tree Council website.

Contact the Tree Council for further information.

Contacts

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

  1. Enquiries
    Tree Council
    4 Dock Offices
    Surrey Quays Road
    London
    SE16 2XU
    Tel: 020 7407 9992
    Email: geraldine.creaven@treecouncil.org.uk

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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

    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 projects addressing the social determinants of health
    • Provision of grant funding of up to £75,000 per project
    • Potential to provide support for up to 150 place-based initiatives across the UK

    Example projects that the Fund may support

    Projects could range from funding for projects that enable children living in areas of deprivation to live healthier lives to community programmes which address the social determinants behind pressures on A&E services, ways to improve housing to support better health of the occupiers, or partnerships raising awareness of the contribution the natural environment makes to health and wellbeing.

    Who can apply?

    The opportunity is available for registered charities, social enterprises, NHS Trusts or primary care organisations, university or academic organisations and community groups from across the UK, to apply for grant funding to support initiatives or early-stage projects.

    What is the process for organisations applying?

    1. Connect with the Health Equity Network

    Interested organisations need to register interest in receiving more information about applying for the grant whilst gaining full access to a community of members who are taking action on health equity in the UK. See here(External link) to register and learn more about L&G Health Equity Fund.

    2. Share initial interest and ideas for projects

    Once registered as a Health Equity Network Member, interested parties can submit expressions of interest.

    3. Await an invitation to formally apply

    Expressions of interest will be reviewed by our advisory board and a selection of organisations will be invited to proceed to the formal application stage.

    How can you help?

    We would particularly be grateful if combined and local authorities could share this information with organisations and/or relevant projects they are willing to endorse.

    For further information regarding this opportunity, or for additional questions, please contact healthequitynetwork@landg.com(External link)




    People and Places Programme


    Maximum value: £ 5,000

    Application deadline: 09/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    The programme provides community innovators with the funding, support and connections they need to get their project off the ground, or scale it to increase its impact. This is a way to encourage people’s freedom to act and to collaborate, strengthening the connection between people and place.

    The programme is specifically intended to support people who are working to transform their neighbourhoods for the better.

    Projects need to address one or more of the challenges:

    • Ensuring facilities, land and buildings are used and/or owned by local people.
    • Ensuring local people have a say or can act in how their neighbourhood is being transformed.
    • Ensuring local people can gain access to resources such as greener energy, materials or finance so they can live more sustainably and affordably.

    Community innovators are defined for this programme as people with home-grown solutions to local problems and the sense of agency and urgency to make positive change within their neighbourhoods.


    Value Notes

    Footwork covers 100% of the running costs the People and Place programme, such as mentor fees and travel to field trips.

    This free mentoring programme offers the following to each of the 10 programme participants in 2025:

    • An unrestricted grant of £5,000 to give participants the time to think and the freedom to take part in the programme.
    • One to one mentoring support
    • Meeting fellow collaborators (field trips and online)
    • Place visits by the Footwork team
    • Access to Footwork’s space in London
    • Connection with a network of fellow community innovators

    Who Can Apply

    Local voluntary and community groups and organisations who have innovative ideas to deliver long-term change for their community can apply.

    Applicants will need to commit 12 days in total to the People and Place programme, spread out over 12 months.


    How To Apply

    Applications for the 2025 programme will be accepted from 15 July to 9 September 2024 (23:59).

    Shortlisted applicants will be visited by the programme’s team between 30 September and 9 October 2024.


    Useful links

    Footwork Trust

    https://www.footwork.org.uk/(External link)

    Footwork - People and Places Programme 2025

    https://www.footwork.org.uk/peopleandplace2025(External link)



    Early Support Hubs Fund


    Maximum value: £ 500,000

    Application deadline: 09/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    This fund aims to support drop-in mental health hubs for young people aged 11 to 25 that are integrated within the local healthcare and voluntary sectors to maintain existing services, strengthen relationships with clinical partners, or add new services to their model.


    Value Notes

    A total of £1.5 million is available.

    It is expected that around three to four grants of between £250,000 and £500,000 will be awarded.

    Grants of up to two years are available.


    Who Can Apply

    To apply, groups must meet the following criteria:

    • They are a registered charity or community interest company (CIC) with an annual income of at least £1 million.
    • The charity or CIC must run an early support hub in a physical space, open to young people aged between 11 and 25 who need support or guidance.
    • The organisation must have experience running a hub for at least the past three years.

    Partnership applications are welcome.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Funding can be used to support core costs that support the delivery of high-quality early support hubs, ensure that the model has a strong evidence base and quality assurance process, and ultimately get these hubs to a place where they can better leverage future funds. This can include:

    • Staff time to deliver services.
    • Training for staff or volunteers.
    • Costs for evaluation or quality assurance of hub services.
    • Costs supporting the development or strengthening of relationships with local clinical services.


    How To Apply

    There is a two-stage application process:

    1. The first step is to complete an online Expression of Interest form. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 9 September 2024 (14:00).
    2. Successful applicants will then be invited to complete a full application. The deadline to complete a full application is 21 October 2024 (14:00).

    An online information webinar will be held on 23 August 2024 (10:30).

    Guidance notes and an Online Expression of Interest form are available from the Prudence Trust website.


    Useful links

    Prudence Trust - Early Support Hubs Fund

    https://theprudencetrust.org/what-we-fund/early-support-hubs/(External link)




    Maximum value: £ 30,000

    Application deadline: 10/09/2024



    Objectives of Fund

    The aim of the Trust is to give people of all ages the opportunities to access, participate in and enjoy the arts (particularly the performing arts), and support projects that widen access and have a lasting cultural impact on local communities.


    Value Notes

    Grant awards generally start at a few hundred pounds.

    The Trust has previously awarded multi-year grants of up to £30,000 per annum, however applicants are advised that the majority of grants awarded are considerably less than this.

    The Trust only awards a small number of grants each year.


    Who Can Apply

    The Trust mostly supports registered charities.

    Applications will also be considered from social enterprises, community groups, and other third sector organisations, as long as they are formally constituted and have clear charitable purposes.

    Priority will be given to small and medium sized organisations.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Funding is for projects in a particular area of the performing arts in each grants round:

    Round 3 - Instrumental and choral music groups.

    Music education and engagement projects for children will be considered at every grants round.

    Most grants will be awarded for specific projects, but the Trust will also contributions towards the core costs of smaller organisations where a grant could make an impact.


    How To Apply

    The deadline for applications is 10 September 2024.

    Applicants will be notified of any decisions made by 30 November 2024.

    The application process is as follows:

    1. To start the application process, organisations should first take complete the eligibility checks which can be accessed on the Scops Arts Trust website.
    2. Organisations that fulfill the criteria will be invited to make a Stage 1 online application.
    3. A Stage 2 shortlist will then be drawn up and the selected applicants will be invited to complete a Stage 2 online application form.


    Useful links

    Scops Arts Trust

    https://www.scopsartstrust.org.uk/(External link)



    Maximum value: £ 3,000

    Application deadline: 10/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is for UK registered charities which promote a proactive approach to the physical and mental wellbeing of people who are over 65 years of age.

    The charity's work should fall into one of the following categories:

    • Health and welfare - grants are for the refurbishment of residential care housing for the elderly and for building projects which are nearing completion. Consideration will also be given to the provision of equipment and furniture to enhance care and improve quality of life.
    • Community and innovation - grants for community initiatives such as exercise classes for the over-65s, lunch clubs, horticultural therapy and day trips. Consideration will also be given to technology projects aimed at benefitting the over-65s.


    Value Notes

    Although there is no set minimum or maximum grant, grants tend to be between £1,000 and £3,000. The average grant is £1,500.


    Who Can Apply

    UK registered charities may apply.

    To be eligible, charities must:

    • Be based in the UK.
    • Be registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, or the Regulator for Charities in Northern Ireland.
    • Have as their aim ‘to help people over the age of 65’.
    • Be applying for assistance towards a capital project such as refurbishment, furniture or equipment.
    • Be applying for assistance towards an innovative project such as IT for the elderly, fitness classes, lunch clubs, gardening projects, etc.

    If the charity has a mixed age group of beneficiaries, the Foundation will consider a donation if approximately 80% are over the age of 65.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The funding is for:

    • Capital projects, such as refurbishment, furniture or equipment.
    • Innovative projects such as IT for the elderly, fitness classes, lunch clubs, gardening projects, etc.

    How To Apply

    The next application window will open on 1 September 2024 with a deadline of 10 September 2024.

    There is no formal application form. The details of how to make an application can be found on the Foundation's website on the 'How to Apply' page.

    Applications should be submitted by email to the Trustees.


    Useful links

    The W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation

    http://www.wgedwardscharitablefoundation.org.uk/(External link)


    Grant Fund


    Maximum value: £ 10,000

    Application deadline: 13/09/2024

    Objectives of Fund

    The Neat Streets Grant Fund is administered by Hubbub and funded by McDonald's.

    The funding is intended to support local authorities or those who manage public realm space in the UK to replicate Hubbub campaigns in local communities to reduce litter and boost recycling.


    Value Notes

    Five projects will receive £10,000 each of grant funding.

    In addition, recipients will also receive support from Hubbub in the form of project management and design time.

    Match Funding Restrictions

    Applicants must provide £5,000 from their own resources or from other sources.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications are accepted from:

    • Local authorities
    • Business Improvement Districts
    • Major property owners or those who manage public space
    • Transport hubs eg airports, train stations
    • Companies limited by shares or guarantee
    • Charities
    • Social enterprises

    Eligible Expenditure

    Projects should be based on the replicable campaigns on the Neat Streets website:

    • Tidy Roadsides - targeted at drivers and roadside litter.
    • (Name of city)'s Binning (eg Bristol's Binning) - targeted towards young adults and aimed at urban environments.
    • Love Your Forest - targeted towards visitors to forests and other areas of natural beauty.
    • Neat Streets - targeted at tourists to the beach.
    • In The Loop - targeted to tackling recycling on-the-go in towns and cities.

    Grants can be used to support the purchase of new bins and signage, events and the development of a campaign. Approximately 70% of the funding must be spent on purchasing or upgrading infrastructure with the rest going towards communication materials, event budgets and litter picking equipment, and overheads.

    Projects are expected to be ready to launch within three months of receiving the grant.


    How To Apply

    There are two application rounds:

    Round one - applications must be submitted by 13 September 2024 (5pm).

    Round two - applications will open in October 2024.

    Applicants should complete the online application form available on the Neat Streets website.


    Useful links

    Neat Streets Grant Fund

    https://neatstreets.org.uk/neat-streets-grant-fund(External link)


    Maximum value: £ 1,000

    Application deadline: 15/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    This is an access grant which aims to help improve access to football for all. The funding is for groups that are running football activities for one or more of the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.


    Value Notes

    Community sports groups can apply to receive:

    • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.
    • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.
    • Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level.
    • Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources.
    • Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences.


    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    Operate in an area of high deprivation and support the hardest to reach young people facing multiple disadvantage. Only organisations located in or supporting young people from IMD areas 1-3 are eligible to apply. (Please note that disability football applications from groups that sit outside of IMD areas 1-3 will be considered.)

    Be already delivering football activities to young people under the age of 25, or you are wanting to start with support from the Access grant.

    Be delivering services directly to beneficiaries from one or more of the priority groups as follows; women and girls, young people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community and from lower socio-economic groups.


    How To Apply

    There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

    Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.

    Groups who are not a Sported member or existing grantee will need to create an account to start their application.


    Useful links

    Barclays Community Football Fund

    https://sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund-2/(External link)

    (External link)

    Sported - Barclays Community Football Fund

    https://thehub.sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund/apply-now.html(External link)

    Grants for Registered Charities

    Maximum value: £ 5,000

    Application deadline: 16/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

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

    The funding is for registered charities that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects.

    As an inclusive charity, the Trust welcomes proposals which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, and refugees.


    Value Notes

    Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

    The Trust will support annual repeat funding for up to three years – subject to satisfactory annual reviews of progress and impact.


    Match Funding Restrictions

    Priority will be given to match funded projects.


    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be a UK charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least three years.
    • Have an annual turnover of between £25,000 and £500,000.

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

    Beneficiaries must gain at least one accredited vocational qualification during delivery or within two months of project completion.


    How To Apply

    There is a two-stage application process.

    Stage one is to complete an online Expression of Interest form (available on the Trust's website) which requires some basic contact details and a description of what the funding is required for. The next deadline to submit a first stage application is 16 September 2024 for assessment at the November 2024 meeting.

    Stage two is by invitation only and involves completing a more in-depth application form and to submit a Project Plan, budget, latest set of financial accounts and any relevant policies.


    Useful links

    Thomas Wall Trust

    https://www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk/(External link)



    Maximum value: £ 1,000

    Application deadline: 22/10/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    The scheme provides grants to support innovative projects, designed and led by young people in the UK, which aim to increase access to local natural spaces and encourage a deeper appreciation and understanding of nature.


    Value Notes

    Grants of up to £1,000 are available, however applications for significantly lower amounts are welcome.

    The Society will co-fund projects along with other organisations.


    Who Can Apply

    Individuals and organisations who are linked to a school or community-based organisation that works directly with young people (16 and under) within the UK are welcome to apply. This includes (but is not limited to):

    • School staff.
    • Student groups.
    • Home education groups.
    • Community groups.
    • Small charities.

    Applications should be created in partnership with and ideally led by young people.

    Eligible Expenditure

    More than half the grant cannot be spent on refreshments or project specific staff costs.

    Funding is intended for projects which affect change or empower local young people and the surrounding communities to increase access to natural spaces and improve understanding of the local biodiversity.

    Grants can be used for materials, room hire, publicity, speakers, trainers, freelancers, project-specific staff costs, audio-visual hire, reasonable volunteer expenses, transport, or other costs of activities/events.


    How To Apply

    The next application period will open in September 2024 and will close on 22 October 2024.

    A youth panel of 16 to 18 year olds from across the country will select who should receive an award.


    Useful links

    The Linnean Society – 'Our Local Nature' Grants
    https://www.linnean.org/the-society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/our-local-nature-grants

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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





    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 based on the increased trading income, up to the maximum of £4,000.

    Who Can Apply

    Eligible organisations must be committed to and working towards being a community business. A community business is run by and for a local community for a social or environmental purpose. Its profits are reinvested for the benefit of that community.

    Applicants must be aiming to be:

    • Locally rooted. It should be based within a defined geographical area (e.g. a village or town, or a ward, or borough).
    • Accountable to the local community. It must demonstrate that the local community is involved in planning and supporting the community business, as well as simply using its services.
    • Trading for the benefit of the local community. It must be trading or planning to trade with profits reinvested in the community or to support activity in the community.
    • Making a broad community impact. It must either be working with a broad section of the community or have a specific focus on a particular group, e.g. people from minoritized ethnicities or disabled people, in the local community.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be based in England.
    • Plan on starting or growing the income it makes from trading.
    • Be established within the last 1-5 years.
    • Have an income of less than £100,000 per year.


    Eligible Expenditure

    This free learning programme will be a mix of online and in-person sessions with delivery in Birmingham, London or Manchester.

    The programme will run from 17 December 2024 to 1 August 2025. It is 12 days spread over nine months: six days are in person and six are online. Multiple options can be selected.

    Topics covered:

    • Engaging with the local community.
    • Developing the link between trading and impact goals.
    • Growing business and enterprise skills.
    • Testing and refining marketing skills and growing a customer base.
    • Financial resilience and sustainability.
    • Planning and management.
    • Confidence-building, adaptability and emotional resourcefulness.
    • Improving leadership skills.
    • Developing networks.

    How To Apply

    The online application form and guidance notes can be accessed by registering an interest on the SSE website.

    An online information session will be held on 17 July (3pm - 4pm). Registration is required(External link).

    Useful links

    School for Social Entrepreneurs - Community Business Trade Up Programme(External link)



    Maximum value: £ 5,000

    Application deadline: 10/08/2024


    Grants are available to UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that improve, fix, and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need across the UK.

    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.

    Who Can Apply

    Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based in the UK (including specialist not-for-profit schools) can apply.

    Applications will be accepted from:

    • Registered Charities with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
    • Registered Charities with OSCR
    • Registered Charities with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    • Registered Community Benefit Society with the FCA
    • Registered Cooperative Society with the FCA
    • Registered Community Interest Company (CIC) with Companies House.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be supporting people in need in the UK by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress. The main beneficiaries could be:
      1. People suffering from sickness or disabilities.
      2. People from diverse groups.
      3. Disadvantaged or vulnerable people.
      4. People suffering from financial hardship.
      5. People suffering from mental health issues.
      6. Other.
    • Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings and other buildings.
    • Have suitable governance to manage funds, eg, financial reporting, committee meetings, etc.


    The following are not eligible for funding:

    • Items that are easily removable from a property such as soft furnishings, curtains, tables, chairs etc.
    • White goods or electronic items.
    • Grants for research.
    • Purchase of vehicles.
    • Purchase of garden machinery or removeable furniture such as lawnmowers, chairs or plants.
    • Repayment of loans.
    • Annual Rent or service charges.
    • Sponsorships.
    • Salaries.
    • Projects which will be used by general members of the public, eg, sports clubs and association, uniformed groups such as scouts and girl guide groups or organisations that support wildlife or animals as their main beneficiary.
    • Groups that have received funding from the Screwfix Foundation within the last two years.


    The trustees meet to review applications in March, June, September and December. The cutoff date for applications is 12pm on the 10th of the month prior to the Trustee meeting.

    Useful links

    The Screwfix Foundation
    https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation(External link)


    GSK Community Health Programme


    Maximum value: £10,000

    Application deadline: 12/08/2024


    Awards programme that offers unrestricted funding and leadership support to small charities tackling health inequalities in the UK.

    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This is particularly true for organisations led by and supporting the most disadvantaged communities – such as those supporting ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+ community and others.

    The Programme will support aspirational leaders who want to develop their organisations to tackle health inequalities. It is designed to run alongside the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards and support the next generation of award winners.

    Up to 15 places are available on an online leadership programme. The programme will be delivered by The King’s Fund, and provide participants with the opportunity to develop their capability and confidence to lead both operationally and strategically.

    Who Can Apply

    Small charities that are working, located and registered in the UK are eligible to apply.

    Charities must:

    • Be a registered charity by the application deadline of 12 August 2024.
    • Have existed for a minimum of one year by 12 August 2024.
    • Have a total annual income of between £20,000 and £150,000 as shown in their most recent accounts.
    • Be independently constituted from any national umbrella organisation.
    • Be able to demonstrate how they are tackling health inequalities in their community, which can be defined as a geographical community or a community of interest.

    Restrictions

    Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other organisations that are not registered charities are not eligible to apply.

    Useful links

    The King's Fund - GSK Community Health Programme 2024
    https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/projects/gsk/community-health-programme(External link)


    National Churches Trust - Medium Grants Programme


    Maximum value: £10,000

    Application deadline: 13/08/24


    Grants are available for listed and unlisted Christian places of worship of any denomination in the UK to support project development and medium size repairs.

    The National Churches Trust is the national charity dedicated to supporting and promoting places of worship of historic, architectural and community value used by Christian denominations throughout the UK through advice, support and funding.

    The Trust supports church and chapel buildings open for worship throughout the UK. It funds urgent repairs and modernisation, provides expert advice on church maintenance and on how churches can continue to serve local communities and promote church heritage and tourism.

    Objectives of Fund

    The Medium Grants programme (formerly Gateway Grants) will support churches preparing for a major project, and in developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant funder. Some funding will be awarded to local church trusts for strategic or capacity building projects.

    Match Funding Restrictions

    Match funding of at least 50% is required. Applicants should have already raised 50% of the total project cost.


    Restrictions

    Funding is not available for the following:

    • Buildings that have been converted into places of worship, such as shops, offices or houses.
    • Chapels within hospitals, hospices, schools or prisons or other such institutions.
    • Projects that have started before the application was submitted.
    • Construction of new places of worship or separate structures.
    • Works to cathedral buildings.
    • Works to buildings that were not originally constructed as a place of worship.
    • Works to an existing building that is separate from the existing place of worship (even if it is on the same site, a church hall, or owned by the church).
    • Works required due to negligence.
    • Repairs to, or scheduled maintenance of boilers, clocks, organs, wall paintings, bells, monuments, fittings and fixtures and solar panels.
    • Reordering, lighting, electricity, and AV.
    • Works to boundary walls, paths, churchyards, churchyard monuments or car parks.
    • Stained glass restoration (unless urgent repairs to window structure, or the building is no longer watertight).
    • Construction of new places of worship or church halls.

    Eligible Expenditure

    Grants can be used either for:

    • Project development - developing a church building project such as feasibility studies, options appraisals, investigative work and development work up to RIBA Planning Stage 1.
    • Urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing between £20,000 and £80,000 including VAT.

    Grants of up to £10,000 will also be awarded to local church trusts to fund projects that support organisational development, increase their capacity to churches in their area, or that deliver new ways of supporting churches in their area.

    Useful links

    National Churches Trust - Grants
    https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/our-grants(External link)

    National Churches Trust - Medium Grants
    https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants/medium-grants(External link)


    Primary Fund (England):

    Maximum value: £50,000
    Application Deadline: 14/08/2024
    		 Small Project fund:
    Maximum value: £ 20,000
    Application deadline: 14/08/2024


    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.

    Objectives of Primary Fund

    The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use

    Objectives of Smaller Projects Fund

    The Smaller Projects Fund supports community improvement projects that make physical improvements to community facilities such as village halls, public parks and sports facilities, and to projects that restore or repair buildings of religious worship or buildings of architectural or historic interest.

    Value Notes of Primary Fund

    Grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 are available. Projects must have an overall cost of no more than £250,000. Projects must start within six months and complete within 12 months of funds being awarded.

    Value Notes of Smaller Projects Fund

    Grants of between £1 and £20,000 are available.

    Projects must have an overall cost of no more than £40,000.

    Projects must start within three months and complete within 12 months of funds being awarded.

    Applicable to both funds

    Contributing Third Party Payment (CTP)

    Before the Trust can release funding for a project, they need to receive a payment called the Contributing Third Party Payment. This payment is necessary because, under the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund, SUEZ UK (the donor) can reclaim, as a tax credit, most (but not all) of the landfill tax contribution it makes to the Trust. The scheme regulator also requires a fee and each successful application incurs other minor costs. To make up the shortfall, SUEZ UK requires that 11.5% of the money provided is recovered from third parties.

    SUEZ Communities Trust provides an online calculator to work out the CTP that will need to be paid.

    Eligible third party contributors include the following:

    • Applicant's organisation (providing it is not a registered Environmental Body).
    • Donations from the community.
    • Donation from an individual.
    • Award from County Councils, Borough Councils, Parish Councils, 'Friends of' or other supporters of a project.
    • Local businesses.
    • Grants and other awards (not sourced from the LCF).

    The CTP cannot be received from a person or organisation that has exclusive benefit from the project being funded (such as a contractor working on a project who receives payment through the project).

    Applicants that can demonstrate successful efforts to raise contributory funds in support of the project (over and above the CTP) will be considered favourably, although those that don't will still be considered.

    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
    • Own or hold a lease for the project site with at least five years remaining.
    • Be based at a project site which must be owned or leased by the applying organisation.

    Restrictions

    Grants are not available for:

    • Core cost funding.
    • Retrospective funding.
    • Bus services, minibus services, or vehicles.
    • Projects at hospitals, or hospices, or day care centres.
    • Staff posts and costs where they are not based, or specifically undertaking works, at the actual project site
    • Allotments, or fruit growing projects.
    • Charity buildings, offices of charities, and advice centres.

    Eligible Expenditure

    To be eligible, projects must meet the following criteria:

    • The project site must be in England and within a SUEZ Communities Trust funding zone.
    • All projects must have unrestricted public access for a minimum of 104 days per year; that is no less than four evenings, two days each week. Applicants will be asked to provide details of public access in their application.
    • Applicants can only apply for funds for the same site or project through one of the main SUEZ Communities Trust funding programmes in any three-year period.
    • All applications need to clearly demonstrate that all costs applied for are directly attributable to the physical delivery of a project. Funding is typically awarded for the purchase of materials/equipment and the appointment of a contractor to undertake the improvement work.


    Useful links

    Grantscape - SUEZ Communities Fund England
    https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund-england/(External link)

    McCarthy Stone Foundation -

    Community Grants

    Maximum value: £ 7,500

    Application deadline: 23/08/2024


    Grants are available to community organisations for projects to improve the health and wellbeing of older people. For the current round, projects should focus on one-to-one initiatives to alleviate loneliness for people over 65 years old in Great Britain.

    Objectives of Fund

    The programme aims to support organisations to address loneliness and the wellbeing of people over 65 years old by supporting one-to-one projects, particularly for residents in areas of deprivation.

    Who Can Apply

    Community organisations, registered charities and other groups (including CICs limited by guarantee) may apply.

    Organisations must be working with adults over 65 years of age and providing direct person-centred interventions in deprived areas. However, applications from all areas that can demonstrate a local level of need are considered.

    The project must be legally charitable and unrestricted funds will only be awarded to registered charities.

    Organisations must have:

    • An annual income less than £250,000.
    • A governing document.
    • A registered bank account in the name of the organisation.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Funding is available for a range of project/core costs and activities e.g. befriending initiatives, etc.

    Projects must provide either direct one-to-one service provision to alleviate loneliness or group-based activity to address social isolation.


    Useful links

    McCarthy Stone Foundation
    https://mccarthystonefoundation.org/(External link)

    McCarthy Stone Foundation - Grants Programme
    https://mccarthystonefoundation.org/our-grant-programmes/(External link)


    Cash for Kids - Sports Challenge

    Maximum value: Discretionary

    Application deadline: 02/09/2024

    A fundraising competition for grassroots junior community sports groups to engage children and young people who are disadvantaged or disabled to be more involved in physical activities.

    Objectives of Fund

    The aim of the Cash for Kids Sports Challenge is to encourage participation of disabled or disadvantaged children and young people to engage in sport. Applicants must compete in a fundraising challenge to potentially receive more funding for their project.

    Match Funding Restrictions

    Fundraising is required.

    Who Can Apply

    The following organisations who work for the benefit of disadvantaged young people (up to and including the age of 18 residing in the UK) are eligible to apply:

    • Local sports groups with a formal governance document (e.g. constitution, articles of association, club rules and regulations).
    • Charities, community, and voluntary groups that deliver sport or physical activity in their community with a formal governance document (e.g. constitution, articles of association, club rules and regulations).
    • Community amateur sports clubs.
    • After-school sports clubs (but only to use the funding to support disadvantaged children).

    Eligible organisations must have:

    • Appropriate financial planning relative to the size and structure of the group.
    • Any financial decisions and processing (e.g. payments) are managed by more than one or two unrelated persons (or persons living at the same address).
    • Financial records ad accounts signed should be off by a person unrelated to management.
    • A safeguarding policy reviewed within the last 12 months.
    • A bank account in the name of the group.

    Only one application per group is permitted.

    Eligible Expenditure

    Costs such new equipment, new kit, updating facilities and recruiting new members are supported by the Sports Challenge.

    Useful links

    Cash for Kids - Sports Challenge
    https://cashforkids.org.uk/sports(External link)



    Maximum value: £25,000

    Application deadline: 02/09/2024


    Objectives of Fund

    The funding aims to support smaller charities and good causes in the west of England to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.

    Value Notes

    Grants of between £500 and £25,000 are available in 2024.

    The amount of grant depends on the type of not-for-profit legal structure:

    • Applicants that are not formally registered as a charity with the Charity Commission can apply for between £500 and £2,500 in funding. These grants are intended for constituted organisations with no charity number, excepted and exempted charities and companies limited by guarantee with an asset lock
    • Applicants that are registered with the Charity Commission and can provide a charity number can apply for between £500 and £25,000 in funding. These grants are intended for community interest companies with an asset lock (schedule 1 and 2 only), community benefit societies, and charities registered with the Charity Commission.

    Who Can Apply

    Local charities and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in the west of England can apply.

    To be eligible, applicants must have:

    • An income of less than £1 million in the last year.
    • A governing document in the name of their organisation
    • A bank account in the name of their organisation with two unrelated signatories.
    • Signed accounts for the most recent financial year or a financial forecast for new organisations.
    • A registered Charity Commission number (not for a parent organisation) if applying for over £2,000.

    If the round is oversubscribed, priority may be given to charities and good causes which meet some or all of the following criteria:

    • Organisations with an annual income of £250,000 and below.
    • Communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation
    • Groups that are led by and provide services for people from the following minority/marginalised groups:
      1. Communities experiencing racial inequity
      2. Disabled people.
      3. LGBT+ people.

    The following organisations can apply for grants of between £500 and £2,500:

    • Constituted voluntary organisations with no charity number
    • Excepted and exempted charities
    • Companies limited by guarantee with an asset lock
    • Parochial Church Councils.

    The following types of organisations can apply for grants of between £500 and £25,000:

    • Community Interest Companies with an asset lock
    • Community Benefit Societies
    • Charities registered with the Charity Commission.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The funding is for projects that have a clear alignment with one of the Trust's 2024 themes:

    • Enabling participation in physical activity
    • Enabling participation in the arts
    • Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
    • Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality
    • Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
    • Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
    • Providing support to improve mental health with a focus on organisations that are actively supporting specific mental health issues rather than general mental wellbeing activities.

    The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible. It can be used however it is most needed.

    The funding should be spent within 18 months.


    Useful links

    Postcode Local Trust
    http://www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk/(External link)

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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.

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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 own bank account to be eligible for funding.

    Useful links

    Co-op Local Community Fund
    https://causes.coop.co.uk/(External link)



    Energy Redress Scheme - Small Project Fund

    £20,000 - £49,000 - Deadline: 8/7/24


    Small Project Fund offers grants of between £20,000 and £49,999 for projects that will support households in vulnerable situations.


    Grants are available to registered charities for projects supporting people in or at risk of fuel poverty across England, Scotland and Wales.

    Projects lasting up to two years can be funded.

    The funding is for projects that:

    • Support energy consumers in vulnerable situations.
    • Deliver benefits to the types of consumers that were negatively impacted by the specific issues that triggered the Redress payment.

    Examples of the kind of activities that can be funded through the Energy Redress Scheme include:

    • Engaging vulnerable consumers with energy issues and delivering energy advice and support that does not duplicate existing services.
    • Installation of energy saving or renewable energy measures that cannot be funded from other sources.
    • Training and education on energy issues that are targeted at supporting vulnerable consumers.
    • Crisis support, linked to energy bills or the energy efficiency of a property, only as part of a wider energy advice project aimed at providing sustainable change for a client.

    Useful links

    Energy Saving Trust - Energy Redress Scheme
    https://energyredress.org.uk/about-us(External link)




    £40,000

    Deadline: 8/7/24



    Grants are available for charitable organisations across the United Kingdom to deliver projects and activities that support marginalised people, including women, young people, and refugees, and help build resilience to poverty.

    Who Can Apply

    Organisations with charitable purposes can apply, such as:

    • Local community groups and/or faith-based organisations.
    • Charities (including local branches of national charities) acting for the benefit of the local community.
    • Voluntary and community organisations.
    • Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations.
    • Registered not-for-profit companies.
    • Registered community interest companies.

    Applicants must be constituted and have an organisational bank account.

    Groups must provide:

    • Trustee/directors/senior employee(s) information.
    • Their bank account details.
    • Their organisational structure.
    • A certified copy of their registration/incorporation.

    Useful links

    Islamic Relief - Grants Programme
    https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/giving/areas-of-work/united-kingdom/grants-for-uk-domestic-programmes/apply-for-funding/



    (External link)£2500

    Deadline : 8/7/24


    Grants are available once a year to UK registered charities and charitable organisations across the UK that are seeking to help specific groups of people move towards paid employment.

    Who Can Apply

    Applications are accepted from the following:

    • UK registered charities.
    • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) or Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIO).
    • Organisations with a governing document showing a clear charitable aim/purpose as defined by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Have a turnover under £500,000 per annum.
    • Work with one or more of the following groups
      1. The recently homeless or vulnerably housed.
      2. Ex-offenders.
      3. 16-24 years olds not in employment, education or training.
    • Be able to show that they increase the employability of their beneficiaries.
    • Be able to supply at least one year of independently verified accounts.

    Useful links

    The Society Foundation
    https://society-foundation.org/about(External link)




    National Grid Community Matters Fund

    Future Skills

    £5000

    Deadline: 10/7/24

    Grants are available for charities and not-for-profit organisations to deliver practical, focused programmes to boost skills and improve employability for those furthest from the job market in communities in the Midlands, South West England and South Wales where National Grid distributes electricity.

    Who Can Apply

    The following types of organisations may apply:

    • Registered charities.
    • Non-profit companies limited by guarantee.
    • Constituted charitable organisations with no charity number.


    Organisations must be based and projects must be delivered in the National Grid's electricity distribution area in one of the following regions:

    • East Midlands.
    • West Midlands.
    • South West England.
    • South Wales.

    Applicants can confirm they are eligible by using the National Grid postcode checker

    The following funding limits are in place for applicants:

    • Registered charities or non-profit companies limited by guarantee can apply for up to £5,000
    • Constituted charitable organisations with no charity number can apply for up to £2,000.


    Useful links

    Localgiving: National Grid - Community Matters Fund
    https://localgiving.org/community-matters-fund-2024-future-skills(External link)



    £5000

    Deadline: 17/7/24

    Grants are available to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need in the UK. The Trustees seek to help and improve the quality of life of people in the UK, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is achieved by making grants, within budget, to registered charities for the benefit of young people, disabled people, elderly people, the terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and their carers.

    Who Can Apply

    Small to mid-sized UK registered charities that are based and working in the UK can apply.

    Applicants may apply if they have not received a grant from the Foundation within the previous two years (or submitted an unsuccessful application within the last 12 months).

    Useful links

    Hedley Foundation
    https://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk(External link)




    £1000

    deadline: 26/7/24


    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 to:

    • Tackle food poverty.
    • Support the vulnerable.
    • Support the elderly.
    • Support low income families.
    • Running youth sports teams.
    • Reducing/recycling waste
    • Improving the environment

    Who Can Apply

    The following organisations may apply:

    • Voluntary and community organisations.
    • Registered charities.
    • Schools.
    • Health bodies.
    • Parish/Town councils.
    • Social enterprises.
    • Community Interest Companies (running for a minimum of two years).
    • Community councils.
    • Local authorities.
    • Housing organisations.

    Applications from organisations such as women's refuges, food banks, hospices, homeless charities, charities supporting the elderly or children are typically welcome. However, this list is not exhaustive and other organisational types will be funded.

    Useful links

    Groundwork - One Stop Community Partnership
    https://www.groundwork.org.uk/one-stop-community-partnership/(External link)

    One Stop Community Partnership Programme
    https://www.onestop.co.uk/community-partnership-page/(External link)



    Asda Foundation - Investing in Spaces and Places Grant

    £25,000

    Deadline: 28/7/24

    Grants are available for small, local groups in the UK to improve community spaces and places where local people can be together and thrive.

    Who Can Apply

    Applications are accepted from grassroots, community-led organisations in the UK, including registered charities, CICs, companies, unincorporated club or association, small community groups or government entity/public body.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be not-for-profit.
    • Have an annual income of less than £100,000.
    • Have community groups of people as their end beneficiaries.
    • Have a presence locally with work that benefits their local community.
    • Have unrestricted reserves below £100,000, unless they can provide an explanation.
    • Have a bank account in the group’s name and be able to provide proof.
    • Have suitable governance to be able to manage the grant.
    • Have the ability to report back on progress throughout the project.
    • Be able to show clear positive impacts for communities.

    Since the Asda Foundation does not accept nominations or applications sent directly from community groups, applications must be submitted to a Community Champion from an Asda superstore.

    To be eligible, applicants must either:

    • Own and have full responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of the building/space; or
    • Have a lease of over five years and full responsibility for upkeep and maintenance.

    The funder is looking for groups that are:

    • Committed to the community mission.
    • People-centred and they promote equality, inclusivity and diversity.
    • Efficiently run.
    • Locally focused with spaces that are focused on the local community, delivering services and support to multiple beneficiaries.

    Useful links

    Asda Foundation Grants
    https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants(External link)





    £25,000

    deadline: 30/7/24


    Grants are available for not-for-profit women’s and girls’ organisations delivering frontline services in the UK addressing male violence against women and girls.

    Who Can Apply

    Not-for-profit organisations may apply.

    To be eligible, they must:

    • Be a women’s and/or girls’ organisation. Rosa defines women’s and girls’ organisations as those which are run by, for and with women and girls. This means that organisations will be governed and led by women, with the main object of working with women and girls.
    • Be an organisation delivering a frontline service to women and/or girls who have been affected by male violence and abuse including (but not limited to) domestic violence, coercive control, rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, ‘honour’ based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, economic and financial abuse.
    • Undertake activities which are charitable, legal and for the benefit of women and/or girls (but organisations do not need to be registered charities).
    • Have an income of between £100,000 and £500,000 from their last set of accounts.
    • Have unrestricted reserves of no more than 12 months expenditure.
    • Have a written governing document.
    • Have a governing body with at least three unrelated members.
    • Have a UK-based bank or building society account in the name of the organisation, with at least two unrelated signatories.
    • Have an appropriate safeguarding policy in place.
    • Deliver all their work in one or more of the four UK Nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

    Priority will be given to organisations which are:

    • Led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls.
    • Led by and for women and girls with disabilities.
    • Led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.
    • Operating in the top 10% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK – based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
    • Based in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

    Useful links

    Rosa - Stand With Us Fund
    https://rosauk.org/our-programmes/stand-with-us/(External link)



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    £10,000

    deadline: 31/7/24



    A limited number of grants are available to small to medium-sized UK not-for-profit organisations that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be accepted from UK registered charities, community interest companies (CICs), credit union, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee, and social enterprise companies.

    To be eligible, applicants must be based in the UK, looking for funding for UK based activities, and have:

    • An annual income of less than £750,000and less than six months free reserves.
    • Been established and active for at least 18 months.
    • Unrestricted reserves that are less than six months of their running costs.
    • A governing document (a constitution, rules, or articles of association)
    • A governing body of at least three unconnected individuals
    • A bank account in the group’s name with at least two unconnected signatories required to authorise payments.
    • An Equal Opportunities Policy
    • A Child Protection Policy or Vulnerable Adults Policy, as appropriate.

    Community interest companies and social enterprise organisations must have a governing document which shows the name, aim/purpose, objects of the group, including a dissolution clause - what happens if the group ceases to function. This clause should show that they are a not-for-profit group by confirming that any assets remaining after all debts are paid will be given to another voluntary group with similar aims. This document should also include details of their Trustees or management committee.

    Useful links

    MSE Charity
    http://www.msecharity.com/

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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:


    £ 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:

    • Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting women can respond to an identified increase in demand, brought on by the cost-of-living crisis.

    • Frontline organisations can meet the basic priority needs of women at most risk of poverty, because of the cost-of-living crisis.

    • Frontline organisations led by and/or supporting women will be strengthened during the cost-of-living crisis.

    The programme will provide emergency funding which helps to meet the following objectives:

    • Women affected by the cost-of-living crisis and poverty gain confidence, tools, skills and support to build their financial resilience and improve their mental health.

    • Vital frontline jobs/roles and services will be protected or enhanced by additional funding enabling organisations led by and serving women to meet increased demand for their services.

    Value Notes

    Grants of between £15,000 and £60,000 over three years are available. This should be split across the three years, with a maximum of £20,000 per year.

    Projects must start by November 2024 and all funds must be spent by November/December 2027.

    This is a highly competitive fund. Round 1 received 475 applications with funding awarded to 63 organisations.

    Who Can Apply

    The following types of non-profit groups can apply:

    • Registered charities.

    • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs).

    • Charitable Trusts.

    • Co-operative Societies.

    • Community Benefit Societies.

    • Community Interest Companies limited by Guarantee.

    • Community Interest Companies limited by Shares.

    • Company limited by Guarantee.

    • Unincorporated organisations/associations.

    To be eligible to apply, organisations must:

    • Be delivering frontline services which are led by, for and/or serving women.

    • Be responding to identified need and demand as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

    • Be based in England, especially within the priority geographic areas.

    • Have an annual turnover of less than £1 million.

    • Have their own UK based bank account with at least two unrelated signatories.

    • Have their own management committee with at least three unrelated members.

    • Have a written governing document.

    Priority will be given to organisations and/or services supporting the following groups:

    • Women experiencing racial inequality.

    • Women with No Recourse to Public Funds.

    • Women that are the sole parent to children under 18 years.

    • LGBTQ+ communities experiencing financial insecurity.

    • Disabled women (this can include women with long term health conditions)

    • Faith communities

    • Migrant women

    • Educationally/economically disadvantaged women

    • Older and younger women

    • Women who have experienced domestic violence, economic abuse or sexual abuse

    • Women that are care-experienced or care-givers

    • Women that have had contact with the criminal justice system

    • Women that have experience of homelessness or are currently homeless

    • Other specific groups.

    At least 50% of grants will be committed to projects that support women experiencing racial inequality and/or disabled women.

    Applications from smaller organisations are encouraged.

    Applications from partnerships will be accepted.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The aim of the funding is to protect essential services for women most impacted by poverty and the cost-of-living crisis.

    The fund can cover the following types of costs:

    • Emergency support and to meet the priority basic needs of women in the community through, for example, normal charitable support including welfare packs, food or clothing (these should be purchased by the organisation to distribute to women in their community, using their usual policy and processes).

    • Dedicated organisational capacity development.

    • Staff salaries.

    • Project activities.

    • Running costs.

    • Equipment.

    • Organisational development.

    • Contributions to fixed costs.

    How To Apply

    Round 2 is a two-stage application process:

    • Stage 1: Complete an online Expression of Interest Form by the deadline of 21 June 2024 (5pm).

    • Stage 2: Smallwood will invite around 100 organisations to submit a full application

    Full guidance notes, FAQs and an online Expression of Interest form can be found on the Smallwood Trust website.

    Groups can also submit their Expression of Interest as a video or audio file.

    Contact Smallwood Trust for more information.

    Documents & links

    https://www.smallwoodtrust.org.uk/grants-to-organisations-2/(External link)


    £ 75,000

    Deadline: 27/06/2024


    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.

    Objectives of Fund

    The Trust currently offers three grant schemes:

    • Community Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities to create or improve community buildings or outside spaces for the benefit of the community.

    • Environmental Improvement Grants are for Environmental Bodies that are enrolled with ENTRUST, the regulator of The Landfill Communities Fund, and are a registered charity. Grants are available to enable landscape scale improvement projects such as habitat creation/management, and/or species protection.

    • Habitat and Biodiversity Grants are for constituted, not-for-profit organisations that are enrolled with ENTRUST to support structural improvements to a single habitat, such as a waterway, woodland, or nature reserve.

    The funder is looking for projects that:

    • Protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats

    • Inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space.

    • Promote community action and wellbeing.

    • Are inclusive and accessible to everyone and anyone to use.


    Value Notes

    Three different grants are available:

    Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

    • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

    • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

    Habitat and Biodiversity Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

    • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

    • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.

    Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000. There is no upper limit. CTP payment is applicable.

    Grants will be paid by BACS transfer in three separate payments.

    Match Funding Restrictions

    Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.

    For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.


    Who Can Apply

    Community grant applications will be accepted from:

    • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents that state members or directors receive no financial benefit, have a minimum of two directors, and have been established for a minimum of two years.

    • Local authorities.

    Applicants must use the Postcode Checker(External link) to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.

    Habitat and Biodiversity Grant applications will be accepted from:

    • Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents with at least two unrelated trustees that has been established for a minimum of two years.

    • Environmental bodies already enrolled with ENTRUST.

    To be eligible for an Environmental Improvement Grant, organisations must:

    • Be already enrolled with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body, and a registered charity.

    • Have experience of delivering projects funded through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).

    • Have a track record proven expertise in delivering similar successful environmental improvement projects.

    • Have a project located in England that meets ENTRUST requirements.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Community Grant Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates.

    Funding can be used for the construction and/or improvement of buildings or outdoor spaces, such as:

    • Physical improvement to a building or outdoor space with public access, such as community centre or space, public park, play area, skate park, MUGA, sports ground, woodland, nature reserve, community garden, public right of way, inland waterway

    • Fixed items, including kitchen cupboards and worksurfaces, boilers and radiators, windows and doors, toilets, and fencing.

    Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.

    Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Funding is for projects resulting in structural improvements for a single habitat, such as woodland or nature reserve to improve natural habitats and help native species thrive.

    Funding can be used for:

    • Physical improvement works that result in habitat improvements and/or increase biodiversity.

    • Staff costs that directly relate to completing the physical improvements at the project site.

    • Equipment required for project delivery.

    Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.

    Environmental Improvement Grants are for ambitious and imaginative projects which will make a local, regional, national and global impact on the environment by:

    • Protecting and expanding threatened habitats.

    • Protecting and increasing biodiversity.

    • Having the widest impact on the environment.

    • Monitoring, assessing and promoting the impact.


    Location

    Within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site in England.

    https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/index.php?page=Postcode_Checker_1(External link)


    Documents & links

    https://www.veoliatrust.org/(External link)

    https://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/(External link)



    £1000, £3000 or £6000

    Application deadline: 06/06/2024

    Grants are available for National Digital Inclusion Network members to boost their digital inclusion support offer.

    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is for National Digital Inclusion Network members to reduce digital barriers faced by people living locally or using their services.

    The Network is free and open to any organisation that wants to or is already delivering digital support for people.

    The £1 million Fix The Digital Divide Fund offers the following grants at different times during the year, which are only available to their Network members, with full details available once the grant scheme opens for application:

    • Digital Inclusion Capability Grants for hubs in the Network to build their capacity to provide digital inclusion support.

    • Digital Inclusion Impact Grants for hubs to provide digital inclusion support to more members of their local communities, predominantly skills via Learn My Way and access to data through the National Databank.

    Value Notes

    Grants range in value:

    • Activation Grants of £1,000.

    • Impact Grants of £3,000 (to support 60-90 people) or £6,000 (to support 120-150 people).

    Who Can Apply

    The Network is free and open to any organisation that wants to or is already delivering digital support for people.

    Capability Grant applications will be accepted from organisations from across the UK who have some experience delivering digital inclusion support already and who want to develop their inclusion offer.

    Impact Grant applications will be accepted from organisations from across the UK who have experience delivering digital inclusion support already and want to expand their digital inclusion offer.

    Groups cannot apply for a Capability Grant and an Impact Grant at the same time.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The Capability grants support the further development of the organisation’s capacity to deliver digital inclusion support and ultimately help more people to either gain digital skills or access free mobile data.

    The Impact grant is aimed at funding new proposals that support organisations to reach and support the hardest to reach members of their community.


    How To Apply

    Applications are currently being accepted for Impact Grants and Capability Grants with a deadline of 6 June 2024.

    Grant guidance, further descriptions and the application form for each of the grants can be found on the Good Things Foundation website

    Information on how to become a National Digital Inclusion Network member (which is free) can be found on the Good Things Foundation website. The joining application needs to be submitted at least five business days before the deadline of any funding round.

    Contact the Good Things Foundation for further information.

    Documents & links

    https://network.goodthingsfoundation.org/funding-and-services(External link)

    https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/network/join/(External link)



    £ 10,000

    Application deadline: 16/06/2024

    Grants are available for non-profit community groups and registered charities in specific wards within the West Midlands to help increase walking and cycling in their communities.

    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is intended to empower communities within the Cycling for Everyone Wards to deliver walking, wheeling, and cycling activities.

    The aims are to benefit people and increase access to active travel, and engaging one or more of the following priority audiences:

    • Children (16 years old and under).

    • Families.

    • Women.

    • Disabled people.

    • Ethnic minority groups.

    Value Notes

    Grants of up to £10,000 are available.

    Projects need to start within a month of application approval and be completed by 15 September 2024.

    Payment will be made 50% up front and the remaining 50% upon purchase of the items and/or activity. VAT will be excluded from grant payments.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be accepted from:

    • Formally constituted clubs, associations, or trusts

    • Registered charities

    • Social enterprises

    • Company Limited by Shares

    • Company (limited by guarantee)

    • Registered CASC

    • Community Interest Companies

    • Unregistered clubs or associations.


    Faith groups are welcome to apply as long as the funded activity is not used to promote the religious beliefs of the organisations.


    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Have a written constitution or governing document which sets out the rules on how the organisation is run.

    • Be a not-for-profit organisation

    • Have an organisation committee or Board that includes three or more unrelated or cohabiting members with an equitable distributed decision making/voting rights.

    • Have appropriate organisational safeguarding policies and procedures, including separate policies for children and adults at risk.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The funding needs to support walking, wheeling, and cycling activities.

    Examples include but are not limited to:

    • Equipment, including bikes (for loan), cargo bikes (for loan), helmets, locks, lights, walking boots, umbrellas, maps.

    • Led walk-and-ride training to encourage the community to enjoy their local path.

    • Access to bike maintenance training, learn-to-ride training, walk leader training, and other forms of training to build walking and cycling capacity.


    Groups are encouraged to suggest their own ideas of how the funding could be used to get more people out cycling, walking, and wheeling.


    The funding is to be used for direct project costs, such as:

    • Equipment hire / purchase

    • Coaches fees / expenses

    • Hire of facilities

    • Promotion / publicity

    • Staff costs

    • Transport / travel

    • Other expenditure.


    Location

    Organisations applying for a grant must be in one of the following wards:

    • Local Authority Coventry. Wards: Foleshill, Longford, Canley (Westwood ward), Henley, Willenhall (Binley/ Willenhall). Lower Stoke.


    How To Apply

    Guidance notes, FAQs and the application form can be found on the Sustrans website.

    The deadline for applications is 16 June 2024 (23:59).

    Applications will be reviewed by Transport of West Midlands and relevant Local Authority colleagues on an ongoing basis.

    Notification of decisions to successful applicants is expected the week of 24 June 2024.

    Project delivery, monitoring and reporting will need to be completed by 15 September 2024.

    Contact Sustrans for further information.


    Documents & links

    https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/2024/may/grant-applications-open-to-support-walking-and-cycling-in-the-west-midlands/(External link)



    £ 150,000 | Application deadline: 20/06/2024


    Free independent energy assessments and/or capital grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering frontline services in England to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.


    Objectives of Fund

    This scheme offers voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) based in England the opportunity to apply for a free Independent Energy Assessment (IEA), a comprehensive evaluation of their building’s energy usage, efficiency and potential for energy savings.


    The IEA will be carried out by a team of independent energy assessors who will work with successful applicants to help identify energy-saving opportunities in their building.

    In addition, those who qualify may apply for a capital grant which can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in the applicant’s IEA, to reduce their building’s energy costs and support the delivery of their frontline services.



    Value Notes

    A total of £25.5 million is available.

    The scheme offers:

    • Free independent energy assessments

    • Option of capital grants of between £2,000 and £150,000


    All funds must be spent and projects completed by March 2025.


    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible for an Independent Energy Assessment, applicants must be:

    • A single applicant with charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes. If the organisation distributes surpluses to individuals such as members or shareholders, they must have an asset lock and reinvest a minimum of 51% into charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes. In addition, the organisation must have one of the following legal structures/statuses:

      • Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

      • Community Benefit Society (CBS)

      • Trust

      • Unincorporated Association

      • Co-operative society

      • Community Interest Company (CIC)

      • Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

      • Company Limited by Shares (CLS)

    • Based and operating in England.

    • Delivering frontline services or managing a building as a hub that delivers multiple frontline services.

    • Able to evidence a need for energy efficiency support.

    • Financially sustainable, and likely to continue operating for at least the next two years.

    • Able to upload their organisation’s governance document, last set of annual accounts and, if available, their building’s energy bills from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023.



    To be eligible for a Capital Grant (in addition to the above), applicants must:

    • Have been operating for at least two years.

    • Have an existing IEA that identifies capital energy efficiency measures, includes potential cost savings, has been completed within the past two years and was conducted by a qualified and experienced independent energy assessor.

    • Provide evidence that the energy efficiency measure(s) being requested will enhance their financial resilience and support the delivery of their frontline services.

    • Have a long-term arrangement with their premises, either owning the building or having a minimum of two years left on their lease and be able to provide documents evidencing this.

    • If they have a lease, have the building owner’s permission to carry out the capital works and they must complete the Building Owners Permission Form.


    The scheme’s intended outcome is to support diverse organisation types and ensure a good geographic and demographic spread of funding, so these are also factors that will be considered during assessment.


    If the scheme is oversubscribed, priority will be given to:

    • Organisations directly supporting individuals and communities with critical needs, particularly those related to the rising cost of living.*

    • Organisations for whom energy is the biggest concern.

    • Micro, small and medium-sized organisations. Priority will be given to organisations with an income of less than £1 million per year.


    *Examples include:

    • Services that address poverty, including by providing food, warmth, emergency supplies or personal grants.

    • Shelter, accommodation and housing for those most in need.

    • Advice services for people experiencing financial, housing or legal challenges.

    • Services that address specific physical and mental health issues (such as disability, addiction and dementia).

    • Education, training and employment services that improve employability.

    • Community hubs or centres, out of which a number of these services operate.


    Full details can be found in the guidance notes.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Capital Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in the applicant’s IEA, to reduce their building’s energy costs and support the delivery of their frontline services.


    How To Apply

    The guidance notes, frequently asked questions and eligibility checker can be found on the Groundwork UK website.


    The first step in the application process is for groups to use the online eligibility checker to see if they are eligible to apply for the cost and delivery of an Independent Energy Assessment (IEA).


    Those who are successful will be matched up with an independent energy assessor who will assess the building and help identify energy-saving opportunities.


    Applications for IEAs are currently open with notification of decisions within 15 working days. The deadline for Independent Energy Assessment applications is 20 June 2024.

    Groups are encouraged to apply as early as they can to ensure their independent energy assessment is completed and satisfactory, and they have sufficient time if they decide to apply for a Capital Grant.

    The deadline for Capital Grant applications is 14 August 2024.

    Webinars will be held for each Capital Grant round. The next webinars will be held for the spring and summer rounds with bookings via the Groundwork UK website.



    The scheme will close to IEA and Capital Grant applications on 30 August 2024.



    Documents & links

    https://www.groundwork.org.uk/vcseenergyefficiency/?utm_source=Groundwork+Updates&utm_campaign=80b575792f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_12_06_08_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-80b575792f-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D(External link)



    £ 5,000

    Application deadline: 27/06/2024


    Grants are available to community groups, charities and social enterprises for environmental projects across the UK.


    Objectives of Fund


    The funding aims to support specific UK-based environmental, conservation and community renewable energy projects.

    The theme for the current round is soil health.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications are accepted from a range of UK based organisations, including charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations, small grassroots community groups and businesses.

    To be eligible, the organisation and/or project must:

    • Be entirely based in the UK.

    • Have a website or social media presence.


    Eligible Expenditure

    Funding supports small environmental projects across the UK.

    The latest round of funding is targeted towards projects and initiatives working to combat the problem of soil degradation, the way land is managed and increasing soil organic matter levels in UK arable and horticultural soils in the next 20 years.


    How To Apply

    Applications are open for the May to June application window. The funding window will close 27 June 2024 (12 noon).

    The Trust operates three funding windows per year:

    • January to February.

    • May to June.

    • September to October.

    The guidelines and online application form can be found on the Naturesave Trust website.

    Contact Naturesave Trust for further information.


    Documents & links

    https://naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/(External link)



    Discretionary (average £3,500) | Application deadline

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


    Objectives of Fund

    The funding is intended for local organisations with charitable aims that are working with young people from 0 to 25 years of age in England and Wales.

    There is particular interest in projects that lead to employment, accreditation, further education, training and integration. The Fund looks for innovation and entrepreneurship. The panel looks for strong evidence of how closely applicants consult young people in developing their service, and for any community involvement or local financial support.


    Who Can Apply

    Applications will be accepted from the following organisations provided they have charitable aims:

    • Organisations set up as Community Interest Companies, or a recognised Social Enterprise that can demonstrate that they have clear charitable purposes and that their work has a defined social benefit.

    • Faith based organisations as long as the grant benefits the wider community and is not intended to influence people’s religious choices or promote a particular belief system.

    • National charities with a base in the area and a significant local presence can apply if the grant is for the benefit of local people. However, priority is given to small, local organisations.

    • Schools seeking funding for activities that are outside the scope of statutory provision.


    To be eligible, applicants must have:

    • A written constitution/set of rules that sets out the organisation’s purpose, and how it is managed.

    • A list of those involved in running the organization, including trustees if appropriate.

    • A copy of their most recent annual accounts or financial records showing the balance of funds, income and expenditure. If they do not have financial records that cover a full year, they will need to provide what records they have currently.

    • A bank account in the name of the organisation with at least two signatories, and original bank statements. Alternatively, small organisation that do not have a bank account could ask another charitable organisation to look after the funds for them as long as they provide written authorisation from the organisation that will do this.

    • A safeguarding policy if the organisation works directly with children or vulnerable adults.

    • An equal opportunities policy if the organisation employs staff.


    Eligible Expenditure

    The grants can be used for running costs, both project and core costs, as well as capital costs.


    How To Apply

    Applications can be made throughout the year. The Trustees meet three times per annum to consider applications. Contact the Foundation's office for the date of the next meeting.

    General grant guidelines and online application form can be found on the Herefordshire Community Foundation website.


    Documents & links

    https://www.herefordshirecf.org/funds/joanies-fund-england-wales/(External link)




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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

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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 workshop here(External link)


    Want to know more? Please contact the team CommunityResilience@coventry.gov.uk(External link)





    £200,000

    Deadline: 09/04/2024

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

    There are 3 funding pots:

    • £2,000 to £10,000 – up to 12 months for project completion
    • £10,001 to £75,000 - up to 24 months for project completion
    • £75,001 to £200,000 - up to 24 months for project completion



    Match Funding

    They encourage all applications to provide match funding but it’s a requirement for applications of £10,001 or over.


    Themes:

    They work to three themes of community wellbeing and your application should highlight at least one of these:

    • People - Projects that support healthier lifestyles and skills development
    • Places - Projects that help create better places for communities
    • Environment - Projects that improve access to and promote a healthier natural environment, including the preservation of water

    If you're applying for £75,000 or more, your project should have a combination of all three!

    Both the applicant organisation and the project's beneficiaries must be located within the Severn Trent region, which stretches from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West Midlands to the East Midlands.

    Projects must benefit Severn Trent customers. A Severn Trent customer is somebody who receives their water supply from Severn Trent, or whose waste is taken away and treated by the company.

    Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be either charity registered or company registered (and supply a charity or company number), or an exempt charity, local authority or parish council.

    Useful links:

    https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/(External link)


    £ 5,000

    Deadline: 10/05/2024

    Grants are available to UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that improve, fix, and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need across the UK.

    Who Can Apply

    Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based in the UK (including specialist not-for-profit schools) can apply.

    Applications will be accepted from:

    • Registered Charities with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
    • Registered Charities with OSCR
    • Registered Community Benefit Society with the FCA
    • Registered Cooperative Society with the FCA
    • Registered Community Interest Company (CIC) with Companies House.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be supporting people in need in the UK by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress. The main beneficiaries could be:
      1. People suffering from sickness or disabilities.
      2. People from diverse groups.
      3. Disadvantaged or vulnerable people.
      4. People suffering from financial hardship.
      5. People suffering from mental health issues.
    • Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings and other buildings.
    • Have suitable governance to manage funds, eg, financial reporting, committee meetings, etc.

    Useful links

    https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation(External link)



    £3,000

    Deadline: 13/05/2024

    Grants are available to community organisations and charities across the West Midlands for projects that support the well-being of people in communities where Citizen provide social housing.

    Who Can Apply

    Local groups, organisations and charities may apply.

    Useful links
    https://www.citizenhousing.org.uk/citizen-local-fund/(External link)



    £25,000

    Deadline: 15/05/2024


    A competition for registered charities in the UK with research ideas to tackle real-world problems, focusing on the programme's themes of 'tackling inequalities, 'living well' and 'sustainability'.

    Winning Challenges will be assigned to an OU Research Team to take on the research idea and this team will receive a baseline of £25,000 in research funding to cover the direct cost of the research

    Who Can Apply

    Applications are accepted from all registered charities in the UK. Each charity must nominate a contact person, who must be an employee, trustee or volunteer of the charity. The nominated contact person must be a resident of the UK and over 18 years of age.

    UK charity entries must be directly related to the work and mission of the charity.

    Useful links

    https://societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/competitions/challenge-us(External link)

    https://societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/assets/media/OU%20Challenge%20Us%20Competition%202024%20Brochure%20-%20CHARITIES.pdf(External link)



    Larger Projects Fund

    £50,000

    Deadline: 15/05/2024


    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.

    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
    • Own or hold a lease for the project site with at least five years remaining.
    • Be based at a project site which must be owned or leased by the applying organisation.

    The Trust provides a postcode checker so that potential applicants can check the eligibility of the project's location.

    Useful links

    https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund-england/(External link)


    Smaller Projects Fund

    £20,000

    Deadline: 15/05/2024


    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.

    Who Can Apply

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be run on a not-for-profit basis. This could include community groups, parish councils, charities, community interest companies, sports clubs, community associations, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
    • Own or hold a lease for the project site with at least five years remaining.
    • Be based at a project site which must be owned or leased by the applying organisation.

    Applicants should check the Trust's postcode checker to ensure their project's location is eligible.

    Useful links

    https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund-england/(External link)

    £10,000

    Deadline: 17/05/2024

    One-off grants are available to UK registered charities for projects that improve homes and communities spaces for those who are experiencing homelessness, in financial hardship, impacted by health, disability or other disadvantage or distress.

    Who Can Apply

    UK registered charities based and working in the UK can apply.

    The following organisations can apply:

    • Foodbank
    • Community centre
    • Religious organisation
    • Disability charity/ service
    • Homelessness charity
    • Community volunteer group
    • Community shop/ pantry
    • Family centre/ charity
    • Mental health charity/ service
    • Community fridge
    • Children's/ youth charity
    • Health charity
    • Elderly care charity/ group
    • Poverty relief
    • Community cafe
    • Social/supported accommodation.
    • Soup kitchen
    • Community garden
    • Preschool/ nursery
    • Hospice
    • Primary school
    • Environmental charity/ group
    • Youth group/ club
    • Redistribution and logistics
    • Nursing/ care home
    • Emergency/ rescue service
    • Day care centre
    • Sports club/ group
    • Community/ city farm
    • Conservation charity/ group
    • Veterans charity
    • Domestic abuse charity
    • Secondary school
    • Neighbourhood group
    • Park group
    • Recycling/ reuse charity
    • Performing arts group
    • Advice service
    • Refugee/ asylum charity
    • Hospital
    • Animal rescue/ care
    • Charity shop
    • Recreation and social group
    • Human rights organisation
    • LGBTQ+ charity
    • Community transport
    • College
    • Racial equality charity
    • Wildlife charity/group
    • Heritage trust
    • Campaigning organisation

    Useful links

    B&Q Foundation Grants
    https://bqfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant

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    £ 1,000


    Deadline 12 April 2024


    Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.


    Community sports groups can apply to receive:

    • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

    • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

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    £ 1,000


    Deadline 12 April 2024


    Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.


    Community sports groups can apply to receive:

    • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

    • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

    • Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level.

    • Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources.

    • Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences.

    *Deep Impact grants are for existing grantees, who have already received a £500 access grant from the Barclays Community Football Fund in 2022 or 2023.


    How To Apply

    There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

    • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

    • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.


    Useful links

    https://sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund-2/


    £50,000

    Deadline: 8/4/2024


    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.

    UK bodies legally exempt from registration with the Charity Commission may also apply and small grants are sometimes made to unregistered groups in the West Midlands who have a constitution, an elected committee and a bank account controlled by two or more committee members

    Useful links:

    https://wa-cadbury.org.uk/


    £200,000

    Deadline: 09/04/2024

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

    There are 3 funding pots:

    • £2,000 to £10,000 – up to 12 months for project completion
    • £10,001 to £75,000 - up to 24 months for project completion
    • £75,001 to £200,000 - up to 24 months for project completion


    Match Funding

    They encourage all applications to provide match funding but it’s a requirement for applications of £10,001 or over.


    Themes:

    They work to three themes of community wellbeing and your application should highlight at least one of these:

    • People - Projects that support healthier lifestyles and skills development
    • Places - Projects that help create better places for communities
    • Environment - Projects that improve access to and promote a healthier natural environment, including the preservation of water

    If you're applying for £75,000 or more, your project should have a combination of all three!

    Both the applicant organisation and the project's beneficiaries must be located within the Severn Trent region, which stretches from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West Midlands to the East Midlands.

    Projects must benefit Severn Trent customers. A Severn Trent customer is somebody who receives their water supply from Severn Trent, or whose waste is taken away and treated by the company.

    Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be either charity registered or company registered (and supply a charity or company number), or an exempt charity, local authority or parish council.

    Useful links:

    https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/


    £10,000

    Deadline: 15/4/2024


    Small grants of up to £2,000 and Large grants of up to £10,000 are available to support projects addressing the local needs in Coventry which will enable the community to be better off through life.

    Grants will be considered from charities, constituted voluntary and community groups that support communities by focusing on improving:

    • Isolation & Vulnerability for people aged over 60 year – e.g. support services for the elderly, befriending services and support and befriending with bereavement

    The following types of organisations may apply:

    • Registered charities.
    • Constituted community groups.
    • Companies limited by guarantee with charitable aims.
    • Community interest companies.
    • Co-operatives – registered community benefit societies and registered industrial and provident societies.
    • Social enterprises.

    Applications from mutual aid groups will be considered; however any such groups will need to work with a constituted group/registered charity who will need to hold the funds on their behalf.

    Groups must:

    • Have been running for at least two years.
    • Have an income level of less than £500,000, as shown in their most recent annual accounts.
    • Be applying for projects in Coventry and/or Warwickshire (priority will be given to groups based in Coventry).


    Useful links:

    https://www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk/coventry-building-society-small-and-large-grants/



    £50,000

    Deadline: 23/4/2024

    Grants are available to arts organisations in the UK for projects that promote the role of creativity in the lives of people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse backgrounds. The current call is for projects focused on men, creativity and mental health.

    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Be an established arts organisation of any kind (including museums) operating in the UK. This could be a charity or a regulated social enterprise, such as a Community Interest Company.
    • Have delivered creative opportunities to people with mental health problems for at least two years.
    • Have had an annual income of over £75,000 for the last two years.

    In this case, ‘arts organisation’ means an organisation whose primary purpose is around the arts and creativity broadly defined. Applicants working in partnership with relevant community groups and sharing resources are encouraged to apply.

    Useful links:

    https://baringfoundation.org.uk/our-grant-making/current-funding-opportunities/


    £500

    Deadline: 26/4/2024

    What you can get:

    • £500 worth of products
    • NEW - An additional Climate Curriculum Pack (valued at £150)
    • 4 hours of CPD on your setting’s site, broken down as follows:
      • 2 hours of CPD on the topic chosen from the LSNG training list for any adults from your setting. This is an opportunity for the staff to benefit, not just the lead applicant. This part of the offer is perhaps more valuable than the products, the value lies in the skills and understanding that this part of the award offers. This is not a visit to look at potential physical changes to your site, it will look at how you use your existing space to teach the curriculum outdoors. Your trainer will be in touch before the session to discuss the content.
      • 2 hours on site on the same day to undertake LtL’s Climate Ready School Grounds digital tool. This will generate a report on how your school grounds can be improved, particularly from a climate perspective. We value and encourage input from the Sustainability Lead and the cohort of Eco Committee and/or Pupil Council members. Click here(External link) to find out more information about this
    • 1 years membership to Learning through Landscapes. This sees access to exclusive discounts, offers and outdoor learning resources.
    • 3 webinars on a variety of topics.
    • A plaque from the players of the People's Postcode Lottery to display in your setting's reception area.

    The following are eligible to apply:

    • Nurseries and other early years providers.
    • Pre-schools.
    • Primary schools.
    • Secondary schools.

    Priority will be given to applicants that include children in the decision-making process.

    Useful links:

    https://naturegrants.ltl.org.uk/



    £2,500

    Deadline: 30/4/2024

    Grants are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.

    Organisations must have a turnover of under £1.5 million and be supporting young people aged 16 years and under.

    Useful links:

    https://the7starsfoundation.co.uk/


    £1,000

    Deadline: 30/4/2024

    Grants are available to support grassroot football clubs across the UK with a priority on supporting children up to the age of 18 access sport and physical activity and/or providing more equipment and opportunity for children. The Footie for All grants will support grassroots clubs in providing more spaces, better equipment and new kits – anything they need to help support children in their local communities.

    Applications are open to grassroots football clubs across the UK. Groups must be constituted and have a governing document and safeguarding policy in place.

    Useful links:

    https://tescostrongerstarts.org.uk/footiefund/



    Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

    £6,000

    Deadline: 1/5/2024

    Grants are available to UK registered charities for charitable work in the UK that benefits children, through their education and/or welfare, youth projects, and the elderly and their welfare.

    UK registered charities whose purpose is to:

    • benefit children and adults particularly those living in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and support wellbeing and mental health.
    • benefit the wellbeing and welfare of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness in the community.
    • support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer's and support later life/palliative care.

    UK registered charities based and working in the UK may apply. They must have submitted their trustee annual report, annual return and latest audited accounts to the Charity Commission. Charities must have at least one year of published accounts covering a 12-month period.

    Successful applicants must wait three years before re-applying. Unsuccessful applicants must wait two years before re-applying.

    Useful links:

    https://www.skiptoncharitablefoundation.co.uk/

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    £2500



    Deadline: 17 March 2024



    The KFC Youth Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 to not-for-profit groups with a turnover of less than £300,000 and that have existed for at least 12 months to deliver a variety of projects that help young people create firm foundations through early intervention in communities near KFC restaurants across the UK.



    Applications will be considered from registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities that:

    • Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old.

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    £2500



    Deadline: 17 March 2024



    The KFC Youth Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 to not-for-profit groups with a turnover of less than £300,000 and that have existed for at least 12 months to deliver a variety of projects that help young people create firm foundations through early intervention in communities near KFC restaurants across the UK.



    Applications will be considered from registered charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs or associations or unregistered charities that:

    • Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old.

    • Support those in a position of economic disadvantage (including one of the following: care leavers, those experiencing homelessness, young carers, young parents, refugees, and young people at risk of or with experience of the criminal justice system).

    • Empower young people to fulfil their potential and build a positive future by providing spaces that allow young people to feel safe and secure, helping them to unlock talent, build life skills, provide mentoring, and improve their chances to gain meaningful employment.

    • Demonstrate positive results from their project within 12 months of KFC funding being received.



    There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first submit an online Expression of Interest, including a two-minute video about their organisation, before being invited to submit a full application.


    https://www.kfc.co.uk/kfc-foundation-community-grants(External link)





    £ 7,500




    Application deadline: 22 March 2024





    Grants are available to community organisations for projects to improve the health and wellbeing of older people. For the current round, projects should focus on one-to-one initiatives to alleviate loneliness for people over 65 years old in Great Britain.



    Organisations must be working with adults over 65 years of age and providing direct person-centred interventions.



    The project must be legally charitable and unrestricted funds will only be awarded to registered charities.



    Organisations must have:

    • An annual income less than £250,000.

    • A governing document.

    • A registered bank account in the name of the organisation.



    There is a two-stage application process. Initially, an online expression of interest form should be submitted. This will be reviewed and, if selected, the main form will be sent to successful applicants: the full application should include a recent bank statement, safeguarding policy and, if not a registered charity, either the constitution and/or articles of association.


    McCarthy Stone Foundation(External link)



    McCarthy Stone Foundation - Grants Programme(External link)










    £250,000 - £5,000,000





    No deadline




    The Heritage Enterprise programme is for projects that seek to achieve economic growth by investing in heritage. It is primarily for enterprising community organisations and partnerships between commercial organisations and community organisations, to help them rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and return them to a viable productive use.



    Heritage Enterprise is designed to bridge the funding gap that prevents a historic asset in need of repair from being returned to a beneficial and commercial use. The case for grant funding will depend on there being a conservation deficit. This is where the existing value of a heritage asset plus the cost of bringing it back into use is greater than the value of the asset after development has been completed.




    Match Funding Restrictions



    Applicants must make a contribution to the project. This can be made up of cash, volunteer time, non-cash contributions, or a combination of all of these.




    How To Apply



    Applications go through a two-round process. Step one is to submit a short Expression of Interest form at any time. Applicants who are successful will move on to step two and will be invited to submit a development phase application followed by a delivery phase application.



    Deadlines for development and delivery applications are quarterly. The 2024 deadlines are 12 noon on:

    • 29 February 2024, to receive a decision by the end of June 2024.

    • 30 May 2024, to receive a decision by the end of September 2024.

    • 15 August 2024, to receive a decision by the end of December 2024.

    • 21 November 2024, to receive a decision by the end of March 2024.






    Documents & links


    Heritage Enterprise Grants(External link)



    Heritage Fund(External link)



    £ 1,000


    Deadline 12 April 2024




    Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation (IMD areas 1-3) to support delivery of their football activities to engage with the following underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.



    Community sports groups can apply to receive:

    • £1,000 Access Grants to spend on increasing underrepresented young people’s access to play.

    • Up to £5,000 Deep Impact grants for existing fund recipients.*

    • Coaching grants to get more women qualified to coach girls’ football at a grassroots level.

    • Access to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and resources.

    • Exclusive opportunities to apply for Premier League and Barclays FA Women’s Super League tickets, mascot opportunities and exclusive promotional experiences.



    *Deep Impact grants are for existing grantees, who have already received a £500 access grant from the Barclays Community Football Fund in 2022 or 2023.



    How To Apply



    There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

    • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

    • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.



    Documents & links


    Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)



    Sported - Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)










    £ 120,000




    Application deadline: 15 March 2024






    The funding is focused on work led by and for young people who have less access to creative programmes or who are underrepresented in arts and culture.



    This includes young people who:

    • Are D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.

    • Are from communities experiencing racial inequity.

    • Are economically or educationally disadvantaged.

    • Identify as LGBT+.

    • Have migration or care experience.



    Value Notes



    The funding can be used for single or multi-year grants.



    The maximum limit that can be applied for is £120,000 for up to three years.



    It is expected that between 8 to 12 grants will be awarded.



    A Learning Programme will run alongside the funding. This will be co-designed by funded organisations and facilitated by a Learning Partner. The Learning Programme will enable peer support and learning. Organisations will be compensated to support participation.




    How To Apply



    There is a two stage application process:

    • The first stage is to submit an online Expression of Interest which can be done between 14 February 2024 and 15 March 2024 (17:00). Decisions are expected in early May 2024.

    • Applicants who have a successful Expression of Interest will be invited to submit a full proposal and have a conversation with the Foundation. Decisions are expected by the end of September 2024.






    Links


    Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Youth-Led Creativity Funding(External link)






    £20,000 and £40,000



    Deadline: 20 March 2024



    The objective of the funding is to bring about the following types of changes:



    • Support for adults and young people (aged 11-18) who are experiencing mental health problems, socio-economic disadvantage, discrimination and marginalisation:

      • to have greater access to natural spaces and nature-based activities;

      • to be involved in the development and running of nature-based activities in their local area;

      • to experience measurable positive changes to their mental health.

    • Additional support for those who need it accessing other services, for example, advice or specialist mental health services.

    • The learning gained through the delivery of funded activity is used to work with decision-makers locally to make changes that benefit local people’s access to nature.



    For the purposes of this funding programme:

    • Natural spaces can be in towns and cities, the countryside, or the coast, such as parks, community gardens, woodland, canals, lakes, rivers, beaches, and greened/reclaimed urban spaces.

    • Nature-based activities can include creating, maintaining, accessing and using natural spaces.




    The funded activity should last two years.



    Match funding of at least 25% of the grant value is required.




    How To Apply



    Guidance notes and the application form can be found on the People’s Health Trust website.



    There is a two stage application process:

    • The first stage is to submit an initial online application by the deadline of 20 March 2024 (13:00).

    • Groups who are successful at stage one will be notified by 10 April whether they have been invited to stage two.

    • Groups invited to stage two will then have until 1 May 2024 to complete the application. Notification of awards in the beginning of June 2024.



    Contact the People's Health Trust for further information.



    Links


    People's Health Trust - Nature for Health(External link)



    People's Health Trust - Nature for Health - Guidance(External link)






    £ 5,000



    Deadline: 13 March 2024




    The Foundation supports the following:

    • Youth: to help disadvantaged young people, supporting youth projects through education, the arts, sport and adventurous activities.

    • Disabled: to improve the quality of life of those with a mental or physical disability.

    • The elderly and terminally ill: to improve the quality of life of the elderly and those receiving end of life care.

    • Miscellaneous support: other social welfare projects such as those for carers, the homeless and ex-offenders.



    Objectives of Fund



    The scheme is intended to support smaller charitable organisations undertaking projects for young people, the disabled, terminally ill patients and others in need. The main objective of the Trustees' grant-making is to improve lives and to lift people's aspirations.




    How To Apply



    An application form can be downloaded from the Foundation's website. Additional information to be submitted includes:



    • A copy of the most recent set of audited accounts.

    • A breakdown of the costs demonstrating how the grant will be spent.

    • The anticipated outcomes/impact and who/how many people will benefit.



    Completed application forms should be sent by post to the Foundation.



    Links


    Hedley Foundation



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    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £75,000

    Deadline: 5pm 5th February



    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.



    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people... Continue reading



    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £75,000

    Deadline: 5pm 5th February



    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.



    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.



    This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

    • Bringing people together

    • Improving health and wellbeing

    • Helping the region to grow

    • Putting the region on the map



    Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

    • Physical activity and sport

    • Mental health and well-being

    • Arts, culture and creativity

    • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

    • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will close 5pm 5th February 2024



    Figure out which fund you'll apply for...(External link)









    Maximum value: £7,500 - £25,000



    Application deadline: 12 noon 09/02/2024



    Grants are available for regionally based voluntary and public sector organisations to help reach adults who are without essential digital skills, primarily those who are aged 75+ and living in England, Scotland or Wales.



    Grants of between £7,500 – £15,000 and £15,001 – £25,000 are available.



    The funding is available to organisations that can help engage people and communities across Britain with information about how to get and use smart meters. Applications will be considered from regionally based organisations preferably with local networks that can deliver support to people in one of the target groups. This includes charities, housing associations and local authorities.



    Projects need to address the fund’s objectives, which are to support those who might find it difficult to engage with the smart meter rollout.



    This year, the funding is aimed at partners who can evidence reaching people with a number of these characteristics, including:

    • Aged 75+.

    • Have at least one disability or impairment (for example, but not limited to, relating to sensory, physical, mental health or learning/memory).

    • From lower socioeconomic groups.

    • Lower literacy.



    The funding is for organisations who can deliver two types of activity:

    • Direct activity: direct contact with people in the target audience, such as face-to-face events, advice or via telephone.

    • Indirect activity: communication or marketing channels used to indirectly reach the target audience and convey information about smart meters, such as the use of advertising (for example, but not limited to, newsletters, posters, leaflets and radio advert



    All projects must start by 1 April 2024 and finish by 4 December 2024.



    An online drop-in Zoom session to answer questions about the application process or the proposed project will take place on 23 January 2024 (11:30am - 12:30pm). Registration is required (Meeting Registration - Zoom(External link))

    Useful Links


    NEA(External link)



    Smart Energy GB in Communities Grants Programme 2024(External link)









    Maximum value


    £ 1,000




    Application deadline


    12/04/2024






    Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation to support delivery of their of football activities to engage with young people from underrepresented groups: women and girls, young people with disabilities, young people from racially diverse communities, young people from the LGBTQ+ community and young people from lower socio-economic groups.




    The funding will ideally be spent within a six-month period.



    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Operate in an area of high deprivation and support the hardest to reach young people facing multiple disadvantage. Only organisations located in or supporting young people from IMD areas 1-3 are eligible to apply. (Please note that disability football applications from groups that sit outside of IMD areas 1-3 will be considered.)

    • Be already delivering football activities to young people under the age of 25, or you are wanting to start with support from the Access grant.

    • Be delivering services directly to beneficiaries from one or more of the priority groups as follows; women and girls, young people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities, from the LGBTQ+ community and from lower socio-economic groups.



    The funding can be used for anything that will support delivery of football activities to under-represented groups such as:

    • Venue hire including floodlights and heating.

    • Coaching costs

    • Volunteer expenses

    • Equipment

    • Kit

    • Marketing and communications

    • Training and qualifications

    • Insurances and affiliation



    How To Apply



    There will be two funding rounds in 2024:

    • Round one opens 12 February and closes 12 April 2024.

    • Round two opens 15 July and closes 15 September 2024.



    The FAQs, application guidance, and online application form can be found on the Sported website.



    Groups who are not a Sported member or existing grantee will need to create an account to start their application.

    Useful links


    Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)



    Sported - Barclays Community Football Fund(External link)









    Maximum value


    £ 2,000




    Application deadline


    -





    Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups for energy efficiency projects in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.



    The funding must be spent within one year.



    Applications will be accepted from the following local organisations with an income of or less than £250,000 as shown in their most recent annual accounts:

    • Registered charities

    • Constituted community groups

    • Companies limited by guarantee with charitable aims

    • Community interest companies

    • Co-operatives - registered community benefit societies and registered industrial and provident societies

    • Social enterprises




    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Have a management committee/board of trustees/board of directors with at least three unrelated people as members, a list of those directors will be required showing who has bank authorisation.

    • Have a written constitution/articles/set of rules.

    • Have a copy of their most recent annual accounts or financial records showing their organisation's balance of funds, income and reserves.

    • Have a bank account in the organisation's name with at least two unrelated signatories.

    • Have a bank statement from the last three months.

    • Have copies of their safeguarding policy (if working with children or vulnerable adults).

    • Have an equal opportunities policy.

    • Be able to provide quotes for capital items over £300.




    The fund aims to:

    • Support the development and installation of renewable energy projects.

    • Encourage the sustainable use of energy and reductions in carbon emissions.

    • Promote public awareness of environmental issues and support educational initiatives.

    • Encourage the implementation of sustainable initiatives to community buildings.


    Useful links



    Heart of England Community Foundation - Funding(External link)



    Community Energy Warwickshire Fund(External link)










    Maximum value: £ 25,000 | Application deadline: 26/02/2024



    The Talent Development Network is PRS Foundation's new approach to funding organisations, consolidating existing support into one holistic programme for organisations working at the frontline of talent development.



    The programme offers:

    • Up to three consecutive years of grant support providing organisations the opportunity to plan longer term initiatives.

    • Between £10,000 and £25,000 each year to organisations to provide crucial, transformative, and impactful support to the UK's most talented music creators to develop their careers.

    • Access to a network of pioneering talent development organisations across the UK where organisations can share and learn from each other.



    Applications will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, with a track record of transformational talent development of at least 18 months, based in the UK with an eligible programme of activity. This includes:

    • Talent development-specialist development organisations.

    • Festivals.

    • Venues.

    • Promoters.

    • Commissioning organisations.

    • Orchestras and large ensembles (large performance groups would include orchestras, choirs, jazz bands or folk groups with 12 or more performers).

    • Curators.

    • Organisations that are limited by guarantee and/or a registered charity.

    • CIC organisations.

    • Collectives including creator-led collectives.

    • Non-music organisations including local authorities, museums, etc where they are responsible for the management and delivery of music creator development-focused activities.

    Useful links

    PRS Foundation & Talent Development Network(External link)










    Maximum value: £250 - £2,000



    Application deadline: 31/03/2024



    Grants are available to individuals and families across Great Britain to be used to help write off their energy debts.



    The Trust currently offers two funds:

    • Individuals and Families Fund

    • British Gas Energy Support Fund



    Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.




    It should be noted that the Trust does not award cash payments, and will instead credit the householder account.



    Applicants must:

    • Live in England, Scotland or Wales.

    • Be a pre-payment meter customer.

    • Not have received a grant from the British Gas Energy Trust within the last two years.

    • Be seeking a grant to clear an outstanding debt on a current or open gas, electricity or dual fuel energy account in their name or be a member of that household. The energy account must relate to a main residence.

    • Have electric and/or gas debt.

    • Be facing fuel poverty.

    • Have received help from a money advice agency.



    It is not a requirement to be a British Gas Customer, though the majority of the funding pot is set aside for customers.



    Non-customers should check with their own provider first, as there may be funds available to support them.



    Restrictions



    The following energy suppliers all offer their own funds to their customers:

    • Eon

    • Eon Next

    • EDF

    • Scottish Power

    • OVO

    • Boost

    • SSE

    • Octopus



    Customers with any of these suppliers should apply directly to them.



    The Trust cannot make part payment toward an energy debt.

    Useful links



    https://britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/grants-available/(External link)

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    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £300,000

    Deadline: varies


    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.


    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work... Continue reading


    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £300,000

    Deadline: varies


    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.


    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.


    This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

    • Bringing people together

    • Improving health and wellbeing

    • Helping the region to grow

    • Putting the region on the map


    Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

    • Physical activity and sport

    • Mental health and well-being

    • Arts, culture and creativity

    • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

    • Small Works and Refurbishment Grants close on 4th January 2024 (up to £100,000).

    • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will have varying closing dates in throughout 2023 – 2024.

    • Large Grants (£75,000 to £300,000) will close on 4th January 2024.


    Figure out which fund you'll apply for...



    £ 75,000

    Deadline: 04/01/2024


    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.


    The funder is looking for projects that:

    • Protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats

    • Inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space.

    • Promote community action and wellbeing.

    • Are inclusive and accessible to everyone and anyone to use.


    Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for:

    • Projects with a total cost of no more than £350,000 (including VAT and professional costs).

    • Projects where the 10% Contributing Third Party (CTP) payment has been secured.


    Match funding of at least 10% is required for projects before the full application is submitted.


    For all awards, an independent third party contributor will need to reimburse the landfill operator the 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.


    Applicants must use the Postcode Checker to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.


    Community Grant Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates.


    Funding can be used for the construction and/or improvement of buildings or outdoor spaces, such as:

    • Physical improvement to a building or outdoor space with public access, such as community centre or space, public park, play area, skate park, MUGA, sports ground, woodland, nature reserve, community garden, public right of way, inland waterway

    • Fixed items, including kitchen cupboards and worksurfaces, boilers and radiators, windows and doors, toilets, and fencing.


    Funded projects must be completed within 12 months of the start date.


    Start your application on the website!

    West Midlands - UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Multiply Small Grants

    £25,000 - £100,000

    Deadline: 10/01/2024


    Grants are available to organisations in the West Midlands Combined Authority area to carry out projects focused on increasing the levels of functional numeracy in the adult population, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.


    The following priority approaches have been identified for the West Midlands:

    • Financial literacy delivered via local authority partners.

    • Universal Credit claimants in work delivered via West Midlands colleges.

    • Delivery through employers by independent training providers.

    • Residents who are in work, learning online with tutoring delivered via Higher Education partners.


    Grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 are available.


    For the minimum grant of £25,000 at least 100 employed residents should be engaged in the project. Any funding above the minimum grant value should reflect a maximum unit cost of £250 per resident engaged.

    Delivery of projects must take place between 1 February 2024 and 31 July 2024. There will be opportunities to access further funding depending on the success of the initial project


    Projects should include the following:

    • Employment of a ‘Numeracy Champion’ to engage with employed residents accessing their services to promote the benefit of enhanced numeracy skills and qualifications.

    • Provision of a numeracy-based taster session to residents (between one and two hours) with the intent of raising awareness and referring onto more formal training (e.g., other Multiply strands. adult education or community learning provision).

    • Facilitating a planned transition to WMCA Multiply or other skills provider to facilitate any progression towards full qualifications.

    • Oversight of the relationship between resident and training provider during the transition phase and until the resident has commenced learning.

    Find out more...

    Grants are available for charities and other not-for-profit organisations that are supporting people in fuel and food poverty in England, Scotland or Wales.


    The funding is for projects that fall within Utilita Giving’s purpose of supporting people in fuel and food poverty.


    The charity will prioritise funding that goes to:

    • Relieve fuel poverty or food poverty.

    • Educating the public in matters relating to fuel poverty or food poverty, including causes and impacts of such poverty and the things people can do to help prevent it.


    The funding can be used for a number of different things that support people in fuel and food poverty.


    Examples include:

    • A new van or transport for foodbanks charities to collect and redistribute food.

    • Additional paid staff to support a fuel poverty advice phoneline.

    • Additional money to feed disadvantaged families in a warm and welcome space.


    Applications can be made at any time. Each application will be carefully reviewed individually and any applicant can expect to receive a response within 14 working days.


    Take a look at their FAQs and other info ready for the 2024 application window

    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Windrush Justice Programme

    £ 22,000 over 2 years

    No deadline


    Not-for-profit organisations based in the UK who provide advocacy support to those wishing to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme, including work to regulate their status before being able to access the fund, can apply for grants of £22,000 over two years.


    The funding is for organisations already providing advocacy support to victims of the Windrush Scandal.


    For this fund, advocacy support is taken to mean:

    • Assisting people with applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

    • Supporting applications to the Windrush Scheme (formally the Windrush Taskforce).

    • Signposting to other organisations offering support (for example, signposting more complicated cases to solicitors providing pro bono support).



    To be eligible, applicants must:

    • Have at least 51% of their Trustees/Governing body who are Black, Asian or mixed heritage.

    • Be already providing advocacy support to those seeking to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme

    • Have at least three unrelated individuals responsible for the governance of their organisation

    • Have a bank account in their name, requiring two independent signatories.


    Fit all the criteria? Start your application!




    £ 2,500

    Deadline: 5pm 05/01/2024






    Grants are available to small UK registered charities to help them improve their digital presence.

    UK registered charities with an annual average income of less than £400,000 may apply.

    Successful applicants must agree to commence work on their project within three months of being awarded a grant.

    The funding is to be used on a distinct digital project: to build websites or digital products.

    Priority will be given to projects in the following areas during the appropriate application period:

    • 2023/24 Application Period 4: Art and Culture

    • 2024/25 Application Period 1: Social Justice/Refugees/Housing

    • 2024/25 Application Period 2: Education


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    £ 5,000

    Deadline: 08/01/2024


    Grants are available for UK registered charities for specific projects or core activities that equip disadvantaged people aged 18 and over with the necessary communication skills for employment.


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


    The funding is for registered charities that are working to develop communication skills for people from disadvantaged groups who want to improve their employment prospects.


    As an inclusive charity, the Trust welcomes proposals which target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups demonstrably facing major hurdles to employment, such as women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seeker


    The Trust will support annual repeat funding for up to three years – subject to satisfactory annual reviews of progress and impact.


    Priority will be given to:

    • Match funded projects.

    • Charities that can provide compelling evidence of impact.

    • Charities working with collaborative networks.

    • Self-sustainable projects, with a view to becoming less reliant on grants in the future.

    Check out their website for further information!


    Discretionary amount

    Deadline: 10/01/2024


    Awards are available to registered charities working in the Midlands, North of England, and Wales, in the fields of youth, welfare, community, and environment. A package of support will enable winners to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence.

    The Awards offer a package of support intended to deliver long-term benefit to the charity, including a fully funded year of support from Pilotlight and an unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500.


    The 22 Award Finalists will receive:

    • A fully funded year of support from Pilotlight.

    • An unrestricted cash contribution of £6,500 to support the work with Pilotlight, this includes travel expenses to meetings.

    • Access to a network of local charities working with Pilotlight.

    • Two ‘connect’ sessions with other Award Winners across the year.


    To be eligible, your charity should work in one of the following areas:

    • Youth - the provision of services to children and young people up to age 25, including advice and guidance, work experience, training and coaching.

    • Welfare - helping vulnerable individuals, including adults experiencing exclusion, social or economic hardship or homelessness, offenders, providing support for older people and disabled.

    • Environment - practical action around sustainable land use and fishing, renewable energy, recycling schemes, biodiversity, species preservation, marine life, education, climate change science and conservation.

    • Community - including volunteering work, practical projects to improve an area, running community centres and providing a range of services for their local community.


    Work in one of the above areas? Let's start your application...


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    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £300,000

    Deadline: varies

    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work... Continue reading



    Inclusive Communities

    Up to £300,000

    Deadline: varies

    The Inclusive Communities Fund is set to ignite communities across the West Midlands to imagine, propose, and bring to life solutions that directly address the challenges in their neighbourhoods and local areas. This Fund is inspired by the momentum generated by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which provided support to community-based organisations across the West Midlands, enabling access to exciting opportunities and fresh funding streams.

    The Fund aims to strengthen the achievements, prompted by the Games, offering community organisations access to new funding to make a difference for the people they work with. The Fund will serve as a catalyst to address inequalities, forging deeper connections between individuals and organisations to continue the legacy of the Games.

    This Fund shares the four original core mission principles of the Commonwealth Games:

    • Bringing people together

    • Improving health and wellbeing

    • Helping the region to grow

    • Putting the region on the map

    Grants will be available for works, activities and services that will contribute to the four core missions, and which fall within one or more of the following three themes:

    • Physical activity and sport

    • Mental health and well-being

    • Arts, culture and creativity

    • All grant thresholds open on 6th November 2023.

    • Small Works and Refurbishment Grants close on 4th January 2024 (up to £100,000).

    • Small Grants (up to £15,000) and Medium Grants (£15,000 to £75,000) will have varying closing dates in throughout 2023 – 2024.

    • Large Grants (£75,000 to £300,000) will close on 4th January 2024.


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    £2500 - £8000

    Deadline:14 December 2023.


    Voluntary and community groups which work with specific groups of Coventry people and can use their community links to talk to people who do not have a strong voice.

    Different methods of gathering and recording experiences and views based on what works for those to be reached.

    Projects should focus on our target groups in the Coventry population, one of more of the following:

    • Children/young people
    • Men who experience a health or access inequality
    • Ethnic minority communities that experience a health or access inequality.

    Inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society. Health inequalities can result from things like:

    • Poverty/income
    • Learning disability or physical disability
    • Education
    • Gender
    • Ethnicity

    Healthwatch will support the successful applicants by:

    • Providing support at the start of your piece of work to make sure your method works well

    • Supporting the analysis of the information you collect as we are experienced in using qualitative information, identifying themes, and making recommendations for change.

    • Turning the findings into a Healthwatch report; briefing; or Healthwatch branded video so that we can use our powers for influence, making recommendations and getting a response

    • Using our connections and work for change based on what you find.


    Successful applicants will be notified: early January 2024.

    Set up meetings and a support session will take place in January 2024

    Pieces of work will need to be completed by 15 April 2024.


    Read the full guidance!



    Updates on Awards for All and Reaching Communities

    New guidelines for the National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All programme mean groups can apply for up to £40,000 over two years for community-led projects.

    National Lottery Community Fund (NCLF) has revised their Awards for All Programme guidelines to reflect and deliver upon the promise and ambitions of its new UK-wide strategy, ‘It starts with community’, to build more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable communities.

    From 15 November 2023, for community-led projects that are not primarily arts or sport-focused, groups are now able to:

    • Apply for up to £20,000 per year.

    • Get project funding for up to two years (for a maximum of £40,000 within a two-year period).

    For arts and sports projects, the maximum grant amount remains £10,000 to support projects lasting up to 12 months.

    Groups can now only hold one National Lottery Awards for All grant at a time, and groups that have applied for up to £10,000 before 15 November 2023 will not be able to apply for more funding until their project is complete.


    Reaching Communities is undergoing a strategy overview so the focuses are slightly different now. They are concentrating on the following:

    We’ll support communities to connect by:

    • creating accessible, welcoming places, both physical and virtual, for people to meet

    • initiating engaging and inclusive activities that support connections within and between groups of people

    • enabling people from all backgrounds to shape the future of their communities

    • cultivating an increased sense of belonging.


    We’ll support environmentally sustainable communities that:

    • reduce carbon emissions and negative environmental impact

    • create positive environmental impacts

    • establish equality of access to the natural environment

    • improve the quality of natural spaces.


    We’ll enable children and young people to thrive by:

    • creating opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to enjoy community experiences

    • helping children and young people shape the decisions that affect them and their communities

    • providing children and young people access to safe spaces to play, participate, socialise and get support.


    We’ll enable people to live healthier lives by:

    • helping reduce health inequalities

    • increasing opportunities for community participation to shape better health services

    • taking a preventative approach to health.



    There is much more focus on measurable impact too!

    Read all the changes




    Reopening

    Up to £30,000

    Deadline: 6 December 2023 - noon 13 December 2023.


    The Fore is the only open-access funder in the UK offering development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises who have exceptional leadership, innovative idea and cost-effective solutions.

    The Fore offers a ‘wraparound’ package of unrestricted, multi-year grant-funding (up to £30,000) training, skilled volunteers, peer-to-peer networks and impact measurement to UK registered charities, CIOs, CICs, and social enterprises with an annual revenue of less than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year.

    The unrestricted funding can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding. The grant could help, for example, an organisation grow, increase internal capacity, serve new beneficiary groups, become more sustainable or more efficient, etc. Applications for core costs must show how the funding will move the organisation forward rather than enabling ‘business as usual’.

    There are three funding rounds each year (Spring, Summer, Autumn)

    Start your application



    £20,000

    The deadline for applications is 19 December 2023 (noon).


    Co-op Foundation, in partnership with Co-op and the #iwill Fund, is offering grants of up to £20,000 for groups to support young activists, campaigners, disrupters, co-operates, and social entrepreneurs to lead social action to improve their communities and build upon Co-op’s vision of ‘Co-operating for a Fairer World’.

    Through the Young Gamechangers Fund, a total of £600,000 is available for groups with an income of less than £250,000 that are:

    • Committed to engaging in long-term projects as part of a network of young gamechangers.

    • Focused on creating sustainable positive social change that aims to have a lasting impact on individuals and the wider community.

    • Proposing or leading social action work that has a clear purpose.

    • Rooted in the Young Gamechangers Fund priorities.


    Preference will be given to groups that have previously not had access or experienced barriers to funding, groups that are led by and for marginalised communities, and groups that prioritise youth activism and shared power.

    Funding can be used for specific project costs, or core and ongoing cores such as salaries, overheads, or other activities that support the group’s work.

    There is a two-stage application process. Groups must submit an online eligibility test before being invited to complete a full application.


    Check your eligibility, take a look through the FAQs and start your application


    £70,000 over two years

    Deadline: 8 January 2024 (17:00).


    Funding for not-for-profit projects that deliver qualifications and training to enable veterans and their families to enter stable long-term employment.

    The funding will support experienced not-for-profit organisations which can create and promote opportunities for UK veterans and their families looking to enter employment, and those already in employment who have the aspiration to progress in their careers, to acquire, or work towards acquiring, supplementary qualifications, technical training and skills.

    Grants of up to £70,000 over two years are available to the following:

    • UK universities.

    • UK charities registered for at least three years at the time of their application and able to provide published accounts for all three years if requested.

    • Community Interest Companies (CICs) registered in the UK for at least three years at the time of their application and able to provide published accounts for all three years if requested.


    Applications are particularly welcome for projects which seek to engage with groups beyond the mainstream veteran population such as:

    • Women Veterans

    • Veterans from Ethnic Minority backgrounds.

    • LGBT Veterans.

    • Veterans with health or support needs.

    • Early Service leavers

    • Veterans aged 50+ looking to re-enter the workforce.


    Consideration will also be given for opportunities where possible for veterans’ families including partners, spouses, children (aged 16-24) and the bereaved.

    Check out all the guidance for the fund on their website


    Nature Hubs (with Starbucks)

    £3,000 - £6,000

    Deadline: 11 January 2024 (15:00).


    Hubbub is offering grants of between £3,000 and £6,000 for registered companies and not-for-profit groups across Great Britain to create or enhance green spaces within a 5-kilometre radius of a Starbucks store, whilst aligning with one or more of the following themes:

    • Increasing access.

    • Bringing People Together.

    • Upskilling the Community.

    • Building Climate Resilience


    Funding can be used for specific and discrete initiatives that create new green spaces, or enhance existing ones, that are publicly accessible and free to access. Eligible costs include:

    • Materials relating to the nature hub activity.

    • Utilities relating to the delivery of the project activity.

    • Display materials, signage, and information.

    • Services from external suppliers such as building labour costs, garden design etc.

    • Staffing costs to cover the time spent planning and delivering any activity.

    • Volunteer expenses such as public transportation costs, materials, and refreshments for volunteering days.

    • Training, such as safeguarding.


    Proposed projects should show that they will create a lasting, positive legacy and identify how the benefits of the project will continue beyond the funding.

    Find all the info you need!


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