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Aims/priorities: The Cash for Kids Impact Grant supports community groups, schools and charities working with children and young people affected by and living with disadvantage.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from registered charities (with an annual turnover less than £1 million), schools, community organisations and other grassroots groups…
Aims/priorities: The UK Small Grants programme supports local organisations and projects that work to improve the lives of disabled children and young people up to the age of 25, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK-registered charitable organisations and community…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support the creation of websites or digital products that enable small charities to carry out their work in a more efficient and effective way, resulting in positive social benefit.
As only a limited number of projects can be supported based on the funding available for distribution, each year the Foundation determines priority…
Aims/priorities: The funding helps to provide opportunities for children aged 13 years or younger who face financial hardship, systemic inequity, or disability to go on a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Priority is given to fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside…
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Can you provide an enriching, fun holiday provision for children who live in Middleton ?
This funding is for organisations in Middleton that aspire to provide engaging, safe and fun activities for children and young people during the summer holidays 2026.
Who can apply:
- Organisations…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support Christian organisations to deliver projects that will make a positive and transformative impact on lives and communities and contribute to the following objectives:
- Growing congregations and Christian communities.
- Addressing social challenges facing communities.
- Enabling wider community use of church…
Aims/priorities: Delivery must take place within the Manchester City Council boundary area and be for the benefit of residents living there.
Successful applicants agree to sign up to Manchester Active’s Provider Portal, where they will upload their documentation to demonstrate they meet Manchester Active’s delivery standards (public liability insurance of £10m,plus…
Aims/priorities: The Large Grants programme (formerly Cornerstone Grants) supports structural repairs and maintenance issues costing more than £100,000 or the installation of kitchen and toilets costing over £30,000.
Who can apply? Places of worship of any Christian denomination and age can apply.
Applications will be considered from listed…
Aims/priorities: The funding supports physical activity projects for people living with Parkinson's across the UK, with a particular focus on encouraging those who are currently inactive to get involved and connect with local opportunities that help them move more creatively.
The priorities for this year's grants programme are:
- Supporting people with Parkinson…
Aims/Priorities: The climate and nature emergency affects us all, but local action can make a real difference. We fund community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live.
We fund projects that meet one of the following priorities:
- help people connect with and care for nature in their area
- …
Aims/Priorities: The National Lottery Community Fund funds projects that bring people together to build strong relationships and improve communities in England.
You can use the funding to:
- start a new activity or continue an existing one
- help your organisation adapt to new challenges
The funding is intended for projects that:
- …
Aims/Priorities: The objectives of the Trust are:
- To promote horticulture.
- To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity.
- To promote the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public.
- The advancement of horticultural education.
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Aims/Priorities: Groundwork, in partnership with the Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, is offering grants of between £500 and £2,000 for small grassroots organisations that work to make a positive difference in local communities, particularly those working to support marginalised or vulnerable groups.
Funding is to support the work…
Aims/Priorities: The Foundation aims to support UK charities working in physical health, with a focus on therapeutic interventions, health information and direct healthcare. The fund's priorities are:
- Support charities that address unmet needs, demonstrate sector expertise, and have a clear, well-defined strategy.
- Charities providing condition-specific…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to support UK charities with a focus on mental health. Projects are funded to help children and young people recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), plus support parents affected by ACEs, mental illness or addiction.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events in childhood that negatively affects mental health…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support group music-making, especially those that involve young people in the process of composing and developing new ideas.
Who can apply? Projects taking place in or out of school, college or university, or in community settings in the UK will be considered.
Grant amount: This is a highly…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for charities and community groups whose projects address one of the Focus Foundation’s three core pillars:
- Underprivileged children and young people - Helping socially and economically disadvantaged children and young people thrive (UK wide).
- Mental health charities and initiatives - …
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for not-for-profit theatres in the UK for capital improvement projects that will improve environmental sustainability. Because the theme for applications is 'Improving Environmental Sustainability' the funding will be given to projects that demonstrate how a small intervention can have a big impact on reducing the theatre's…
Aims/priorities: 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…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations whose main aims and objectives fit with one of the following Fund's themes:
- Contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency.
- Improving nature-rich spaces and access to them.
The grants can be used for a wider range of sustainable activities, including recycling,…
Aims/priorities: 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.
The application periods for 2026 are as follows:
- Round 1 - Music festivals (children's performances…
Aims/priorities: The Charity supports organisations working in the the following areas:
- Relief of hardship
- Providing training courses, better facilities, or parenting support.
- Supporting and empowering those who experience or are at risk of homelessness, including domestic violence/abuse.
- Working in areas of high deprivation…
Aims/priorities: The fund aims to support improvement in mental health by providing grants to UK registered charities involved in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.
The fund prefers to target its grant-giving to specific projects that will provide a measurable difference to the charities' users.
Who can apply? …
Aims/priorities: The Arnold Clark Community Fund offers the following support:
- Cost of Living Support – funding to registered charities and community group that are within a 50-mile radius of an Arnold Clark branch and whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, such as foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that establish trees outside of woodlands to create or enhance green spaces, using a range of tree types and planting methods, to support the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan goal to increase England’s overall tree canopy from 14.5% to 16.5% of total land area by 2050.
Who can apply? …
Aims/priorities: Funding may support expanded cultural or creative facilities within an existing site that contribute to the venue's financial viability, but not the development of new cultural buildings or the adaptive reuse of existing buildings for cultural purposes.
The funding aims to:
- Increase the economic sustainability of cultural and creative…
Aims/Priorities: The Hospital Saturday Fund provides grant funding to registered health charities such as hospitals, hospices and medical organisations for medical projects, care, research or support of medical training taking place in the United Kingdom.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from registered charities with medical/health…
Aims/Priorities: You can apply for a grant towards the cost of a trip to the Peak District National Park. This could include:
- Transport costs
- Learning provider fees
- Any equipment needed for your activity
- The cost of providing food to participants if this is a major barrier to their involvement
The Peak District National Park…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects and activities that align with the objectives of the Trust:
- Improve the quality of life of all communities in the Greater Manchester area, with vulnerable groups and victims of crime being priorities.
- Support wide-ranging initiatives that address issues of crime reduction concerning the public and…
Aims/priorities: The Get Fishing Fund has been established to support organisations delivering a programme of angling activities. These angling activities should aim to help get more people into fishing and retain them within the sport.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from angling clubs, fisheries, charities, schools and local…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support individuals and families who are struggling with everyday costs, such as basic living expenses, household items and utilities, or rent arrears.
Who can apply? Applications will only be accepted from recognised third party social organisation, such as charities, housing associations, schools and social services…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support a variety of projects and activities that make local communities a better place and improve the lives of those within them.
Who can apply? Any not-for-profit organisation that makes a positive difference to the community is encouraged to apply, however, applicants not normally considered include:
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for a wide range of charities and other community organisations which provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester. The Trust is especially interested in funding organisations for young people, provision for the sick, the disabled, the elderly and disadvantaged, as well as educational initiatives by…
Aims/priorities: We are a grant making foundation giving grants to small and medium sized local organisations in the UK with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. Our preference is for front line organisations working directly with people in need. We…
Aims/priorities: The Greater Manchester Trustees are particularly interested in the following:
- Trusts, Associations and Institutions that maintain and preserve monuments, Estates and possessions of the Duchy which prove to be of benefit to the public and local community;
- Organisations which provide care and support for the elderly, infirm and disadvantaged…
