Oldham
Aims/priorities: The theme for British Science Week 2027 is Creativity! and the funding is for communities to get creative, by exploring how research (with a link to science) can improve the lives of community members in the places they live.
This year there are two separate grants, and groups may only apply to one of the following:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations in Britain that are running activities between 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027 that create opportunities for people aged 65 and over to come together, socialise and enjoy some festive cheer.
The funding is intended to:
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support innovative technology projects and activities that support one or more of the following priority areas:
Who can apply? UK-registered charities that have been established for at least one year with an annual turnover and unrestricted reserves of below £1 million can apply.
Grant amount: Uup to £15,000 are available.
Aims/priorities: The funding supports projects that improve quality of life for serving armed forces families and respond to the challenges linked to mobility, separation and isolation. The funding will support pilot projects, or continuation or extension of existing work.
Projects should focus on service-related separation, relocation, or both, and they could help families:
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects and activities that help to build communities that unite families of deaf children.
In this funding cycle, focus will be given to supporting deaf children in the early years (aged 0 to 5).This can be directly or indirectly, and can also involve older deaf children, deaf young people, families, and professionals.
Proposed projects should achieve one or more of the following aims:
Aims/priorities: The grant funding aims to help community organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to test, develop and build community-owned clean energy assets. Projects supported by this fund must demonstrate that the community will hold a defined legal and financial interest in the project, and that a defined share of project benefits will be retained for, or delivered to, the local community.
Aims/priorities: The Enterprise Nation Next Generation Grant is intended to support aspiring entrepreneurs aged 18 to 24 who have a business idea they want to develop. Applicants do not need to have an established business or a completed business plan, with an idea sufficient to apply.
Aims/priorities: Enterprise Nation is running this competition and awarding the grant money. The programme is provided in partnership with NatWest. The Enterprise Nation Fund provides one aspiring young entrepreneur with a grant and mentorship to support the launch of a new business. The programme is delivered by Enterprise Nation and NatWest and is intended to help the successful applicant develop their business and get it off the ground.
Who can apply: The fund is open to individuals who:
Aims/priorities: The Gardens Trust Community Grants Fund is provided by a donation from the Gentian Trust. This fund aims to help seed-fund volunteer projects that will support historic designed landscapes in the UK.
Who can apply: Volunteer groups across the UK can apply. Preference will be given to smaller charities.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £10,000 are available.
Aims/priorities: Postcode Neighbourhood Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from players of People's Postcode Lottery. The funding is intended to support organisations whose core purpose and everyday work align closely with one of the Trust's current themes: