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Alec Dickson Trust

Aims/priorities: The funding is aimed at individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.

Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK based volunteering or community service projects, organised and run by young people (under 30 years).

Grant amount: Up to £500 are available.

Sport England – Movement Fund

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 facing those most affected by climate change to support them to access sport and physical activity opportunities.

Sport England is now looking for projects that:

Persimmon Charitable Foundation – Open Application Programme

Aims/priorities: The funding supports projects that address deprivation or disadvantage in Persimmon communities, especially among young people. These include social mobility and youth development, such as learning and training.

There are two rounds of funding, with a total of £200,000 available for distribution each year, in the form of four £50,000 donations.

The second round is accepting applications from registered charities for UK-based projects that focus on:

Tree Council – Trees Outside Woodland Fund

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? The following can apply:

Strategic Legal Fund

Aims/priorities: The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for migrant groups in the UK is a fund to support legal work in the UK that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants more generally.

The SLF aims to tackle injustices and inconsistencies in law and practice that disadvantage or discriminate against asylum seekers, refugees and migrants as a result of their migration status.

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