Rochdale
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:
Aims/priorities: This programme is funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and administered by Social Investment Business (SIB). The Better Futures Fund (BFF) is a 10-year, £500 million UK Government programme designed to improve outcomes for children, young people and families and address the structural causes and impacts of child poverty in England. The fund will primarily support Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs), through which government funding is linked to the achievement of measurable improvements in people's lives.
Aims/priorities: The Fund is provided and administered by The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) Charity. The funding is for projects that use technology in a meaningful way and support one or more of the charity's priority areas:
There is particular interest in innovative projects involving areas such as AI, data and analytics, robotics, digital skills or accessibility technologies.
Aims/priorities: The British Science Association, a charity, is offering the new Curiosity Grant and Explore Kit Boxes in 2027 as part of a wider six year programme - funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - to engage the public with research and innovation across the UK. During this first year (2027), some activity for this new programme will be delivered through the established annual British Science Week campaign taking place from 5-14 March 2027.
Aims/priorities: As part of its 'A Game Free from Discrimination' strategy, the Football Association is working with faith communities across England to support participation, engagement and inclusion across football and has launched the new Faith and Football Fund. The funding may support football programmes that:
Aims/priorities: The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund provides support for community-based LGBT+ sports and physical activity organisations and projects across the UK. The fund aims to increase resources available to groups that are under-recognised by funding initiatives and improve access to physical activity for LGBT+ communities.