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Aims/priorities: The funding is for formal partnership working across sectors, led by community and voluntary organisations or public sector organisations for projects that reach more people by either:
- Influencing communities at a regional, national or UK level, for example by linking larger campaigns or projects that will inspire people to take action on…
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.
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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: The Foundations aims to support projects that provide young people with skills for jobs and programmes that increase access to higher education.
Who can apply? Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations focused on working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can apply.
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Aims/priorities: The Henry Smith Charity, now known as the Henry Smith Foundation, has published its new strategy, Elevate Your Impact (2025-2030) which ‘reaffirms its commitment to the people and organisations driving change across the UK’.
Over the next five years, the Foundation will focus on supporting people facing some of life’s toughest transitions.
It will…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to ensure the rights of people, society and the natural world for current and future generations. Applications should address at least one of the following funding criteria:
- Tackling the triple planetary crisis by mitigating and adapting to climate impacts, reducing pollution, and protecting and restoring nature.
- Building…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support projects that make it easier for the public to repair, reuse or recycle their consumer electricals.
Projects should either:
- Expand existing collection methods for small electricals.
- Trial new approaches to repairing, reusing and/or recycling electricals.
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Aims/priorities: From June 2025, Sport England is encouraging organisations to apply for grants for new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most.
There is particular interest in initiatives that promote and support ‘climate justice’ – addressing the barriers…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for tree and hedge planting projects taking place during the 2025/26 winter planting season.
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). …
Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support the modernisation and improvement of village halls, so that they are fit for purpose and can provide activities which seek to achieve one or more of the following outcomes for their communities:
- Improved health and/or wellbeing and/or reduction in rural loneliness.
- Positive impact on the local environment,…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that meet one or both of these aims:
- Help people connect with and care for nature in their area.
- Make a positive difference to the environment.
The funding can be used to:
- Start a new activity or continue an existing one.
- Help organisations adapt to new challenges.
- Run…
Aims/priorities: BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme supports children and young people who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances. This Fund is administered by Family Fund Business Services.
This programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people who may be:
- Living in severe poverty and…
Aims/Priorities: The scheme is intended to support registered charities in the UK that are undertaking charitable projects in at least one of the following fields:
- Quaker Work and Witness.
- Environmental Action and Sustainability.
- Peace and Reconciliation.
- Social Action.
Who can apply? Charities registered…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for formal partnership working across sectors, led by community and voluntary organisations or public sector organisations for projects that reach more people by either:
- Linking climate action to the everyday lives and interests of local communities and inspiring them to take action.
- Influencing communities at a regional…
Aims/priorities: The LCF Primary Fund Programme supports capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use.
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,…
Aims/Priorities: The Aviva Community Fund has been running for the last five years. It has joined with Crowdfunder to support projects that are looking to raise up to £50,000.
One of Aviva’s objectives is to build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
To that end, it is providing this match funding opportunity to help small charities and communities…
Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to use its funding to improve the quality of life for people and communities that face disadvantage and marginalisation.
Who can apply? UK registered charities, community interest companies, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools) with an annual income under £10 million can…
Aims/priorities: A package of funding support including grants and loans from the Recovery Loan Fund are available for Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises based in England who are improving people's lives or the environment they live in.
Who can apply? Eligible organisations must:
- Be Black and Racially…
Aims/priorities: Our grant funding programme supports registered charities delivering projects which help to improve people’s lives in communities across England, Scotland and Wales. We have set funding objectives, which are:
- Tackling poverty and social deprivation;
- Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services;
- Improving…
Aims/priorities: We’re doing all we can to reduce our carbon footprint and we want to help others do the same.
If you are a community group, educational facility or a small business with a project or initiative to help create a green, more sustainable world, we can help.
Our Stobart Sustainability fund is aimed at supporting community-led sustainability projects…
Aims/priorities: The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England that are at all stages of a community share issue. If you are from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, find out other routes for…
Aims/priorities: The Prize is intended to recognise and advance efforts towards the alleviation of human suffering. It falls within the Foundation's aim of providing humanitarian aid to the most unfortunate and disadvantaged. The Prize highlights the worldwide need for humanitarian aid, and to encourage other actors to expand their support.
Who can…
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to provide essential support to protect and enhance Christian church and charity buildings, ensuring their continued use and viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
Who can apply? This programme is open to churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies, and Christian charities.
Organisations that have…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support UK-based organisations in developing and delivering creative project development programmes in feature film (narrative, documentary, animation) and/or narrative immersive media. These programmes should benefit participants and projects, supporting creatives such as writers, directors, producers and immersive artists.…
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: The funding is for charitable work that meets one or more of the Foundation's current priorities:
- Victims of modern slavery: to provide facilities for and support to victims on their journey back to independent living, better mental health and employment.
- Victims of domestic abuse: to provide emergency safety and to support victims…
Aims/Priorities: The funding is intended to help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings.
The programme will focus on regenerating historic buildings in town centre locations by supporting community organisations to take ownership of, adapt and reuse the local heritage assets that matter to them, transforming them into thriving…
Aims/Priorities: As part of its Heritage 2033 strategy, the National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched three strategic initiatives offering targeted funding to address long-standing heritage issues across the UK.
These initiatives are:
- …
Aims/priorities: The new priorities are projects that:
- Support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination, and
- Support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
Projects must achieve one of the NLCF missions, which are to support communities to:
- Come…
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that address the following broad categories:
- Royal Navy and Royal Marines
- Education
- Youth
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from registered charities/CIOs/CICs in the UK that have an income of less than £30 million per annum.
Applications are also accepted from…
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 Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical, learning or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.
The aim of this fund is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications…
Aims/priorities: We care deeply about the communities we operate in and that's why we've created our Local Community Fund, which shares small grants with local good causes. Grants of £200 to £500 are typically made and support projects from local schools and sports clubs, to community projects. This is a competitive process, and the winners are decided by our own…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to enhance the grassroots football experience by supporting projects ranging from the purchase of goalposts to improving changing pavilions. The Football Foundation provides comprehensive funding to improve football facilities for all participants.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from football clubs and…
Aims/Priorities: The Booster Fund supports new and existing community businesses in England that are at all stages of launching a community share issue.
This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it is the right choice, through planning a community share issue to being ready to launch, or in exceptional cases, recently launched
Who can apply…
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for voluntary organisations who are working to improve the health and wellbeing of people in their community.
The Foundation is taking a broad approach in the areas of work it supports because the causes of poor health, loneliness and social exclusion are complicated. This means the type of projects that improve health and…
