The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing billions of pounds to transform train travel across the 70-mile stretch between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York, presenting the project with a unique opportunity to give back to the communities it works in. This year, TRU is offering £270,000 of funding to support projects that make a lasting difference in local communities. Specific grants of £5,000 are available, but applicants can request an uplift to £10,000 where they can demonstrate that the additional funding would significantly increase the impact of their project.

Community groups, schools and charities within 5km of the Transpennine route or the Shipley Traincare Centre, can apply.

Following their previous pilot programme, they have reviewed and expanded the fund to support more community organisations providing vital warm, safe and welcoming spaces for local people during the winter months.

The Foundation focuses on helping people experiencing hardship access stable housing and improve their financial wellbeing. Where there is a good fit, it will consider core costs, project costs, and small capital contributions, from staff salaries to daily essentials for people moving into a permanent home or equipment for financial and digital skills sessions. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities.

Bradford Council has launched the Bradford District Pride in Place Impact Fund, offering capital grants of £20,000 to £50,000 to support projects that improve community facilities and spaces across the district. The fund aims to support projects that refurbish or improve community buildings, repurpose underused assets, create new community facilities, improve accessibility, deliver environmental and sustainability improvements and support community ownership of valued local assets

Eligible applicants include charities, CICs, social enterprises, voluntary organisations, parish and town councils, and other not-for-profit organisations based in the Bradford District.

Please note that Bradford West applications are currently closed due to an earlier pilot programme.

Key eligibility – Projects must be capital focused, such as building improvements, new facilities, accessibility upgrades, or permanent installations. Revenue costs, salaries, ongoing running costs, marketing-only activity and retrospective costs are not eligible.

This fund aims to connect organisations using and shaping the law more closely with communities facing injustice and to create the space for these organisations to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges. 

Rather than funding strict, isolated projects, the grant acts as core or organisational support. It covers a wide range of operational costs (e.g., staff, overheads, legal fees, and campaigning expenses) for groups that are actively working to reshape laws and policies.

Grants are available for grassroots initiatives, with particular interest in projects that show measurable impact in Confidence, Competence and Cognition, the 3Cs of swimming development.

To be eligible, projects should support children under 18 who lack access to swimming lessons or water activities due to funding gaps, and be run by non-profit organisations such as schools, charities, CICs or community groups. Funded projects should deliver water-related activities like swimming lessons, hydrotherapy or water play, and show clear outcomes for children’s wellbeing. Organisations will need a safeguarding policy and a valid bank account, and should be able to demonstrate value for money. Please note that funding is not offered retrospectively.

The Charles Hayward Foundation fund projects which help to prevent people entering the criminal justice system, and which support those in contact with the system to rebuild their lives.

The trustees look for projects which:

• Address multiple and complex needs with a range of appropriate interventions.
• Are tailored to individual needs and local situations involving families and communities; these can be designed and delivered in partnership.
• Are of appropriate duration and intensity, have a clear rationale, and are properly monitored and evaluated.
• Have a plan for the future, including an ‘exit strategy’.

The Foundation is also open to creative and specialist approaches and trialling new solutions.

Grants for capital projects around homelessness – applicant charities should be working wholly or mostly with homeless people. Organisations must be registered charities with an income under £500,000.

Across the UK, small charities are taking on urgent social and environmental challenges, often without the funding, visibility or connections their work deserves. Created by Blue Earth Summit with Founding Partner The Kindness Forecast, the BE:IMPACT Prize exists to change that.

They’re searching for courageous, effective charity campaigns ready to increase their impact. Successful applicants will gain national exposure, connect with new supporters and compete for a share of £15,000 in unrestricted funding.

Six finalists will be invited to pitch live at Blue Earth Summit on 15 October 2026, putting their work in front of thousands of business leaders, funders, partners and changemakers.

Funded by the player’s of Postcode Lottery, this trust supports smaller charities and good causes in North of England to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.

Visit the official site for a comprehensive application guide and eligibility quiz.

This programme is designed to support community groups delivering projects that strengthen their local area. Supports work on food poverty, vulnerable/elderly people, low-income families, youth sports, waste reduction, or environmental improvement.

Applicants must be within 2 miles of a One Stop Store.

For more information, contact onestop@groundwork.org.uk

The Arts Society believe in the power of the arts to enrich lives, inspire learning and bring people together. That’s why they proudly support arts organisations, museums, heritage projects and community initiatives through our grants programmes, helping to preserve and share culture, creativity and heritage for future generations. By funding inspiring projects across the UK and beyond, we help make the arts more accessible and support the communities that keep them thriving.

The autumn 2026 theme is Community Engagement

Registered charities can apply for grants to support their projects or core work in the arts, education, support for carers and older people, early intervention for disadvantaged youth, animal welfare, or health and disability.

The trust will consider making grants towards revenue or capital costs and for project or core funding. Only one-year grants are made.

The trust supports UK registered charities working towards a sustainable, inclusive future. We fund projects that deliver positive environmental, social, or wellbeing outcomes. Applications are open year-round with quarterly funding rounds.

Applicants must be registered with The Charity Commission

The Fund exists specifically to give financial support to churches in the British Isles and of any denomination towards the installation, renewal, rebuilding, improvement, maintenance, preservation and restoration of pipe organs, including the making of contributions to any fund or collection established for the purposes of acquiring or purchasing a pipe organ. It is the Trustees’ belief that this is the only national fund of its kind in this country, devoted exclusively to the support of pipe organs. The Trustees do not make grants toward electronic or hybrid (part pipe and part electronic) instruments.

Groundwork is working with Postcode Lottery for a third year to deliver Grassroots Grants. This year, the programme will provide unrestricted funding of up to £2,000 to 700 small, local organisations in England that are making a positive difference in their communities.

They want to support groups that provide vital services in their local communities. Funding can be used for project ideas within an organisation’s charitable or constituted objects including: access to food or basic essentials, improvements to local green spaces, cultural initiatives, support or wellbeing activities, volunteering opportunities to improve the local environment or support people or training to improve the capacity building of your organisation.

The Fat Beehive Foundation awards small grants to help charities improve their digital presence.

They support UK-based charities with an annual turnover of under £1 million, offering funding for a wide range of digital projects. Whether that’s building a new website, developing online resources, or improving digital accessibility, the aim is to help you reach more people, raise more funds and deliver more impact.

the foundation knows how important it is for small charities to have a strong, user-friendly digital presence – but they also know how hard that can be to fund. The grants are here to help bridge that gap.

The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales with an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million.  To be eligible for funding, you must have been operating for a minimum of 12 months and your organisation’s main aims and objectives must fit with one of the two funding themes: contributing to nature recovery and responding to the climate emergency and improving nature-rich spaces and access to them. Priority will be given to organisations whose objects or purposes within its governing document relate to habitat or species restoration/protection, that have an income of £250,000 or below, that work in communities located in the top 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, whose main activities are focused on supporting marginalised groups. This could include, but is not limited to, disabled people, communities experiencing racial inequity, and LGBT+ people.

Launched in September 2014, BCBN’s Grant Initiative aims to provide small third-sector grant awards to empower charities and local community projects. This initiative will distribute a one-off grant award of up to £3,000 per charity or to small but credible community projects, which are able to demonstrate their positive impact on the communities they aim to serve. They have in place strict vetting procedures and criteria’s for successful applications and take a responsible attitude to the funds provided by our donors. The Initiative will run throughout the year, alongside BCBN’s more headline efforts.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing billions of pounds to transform train travel across the 70-mile stretch between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York, presenting the project with a unique opportunity to give back to the communities it works in. This year, TRU is offering £270,000 of funding to support projects that make a lasting difference in local communities. Specific grants of £5,000 are available, but applicants can request an uplift to £10,000 where they can demonstrate that the additional funding would significantly increase the impact of their project.

Community groups, schools and charities within 5km of the Transpennine route or the Shipley Traincare Centre, can apply.

The Shears Foundation welcomes applications from charitable organisations with an income of less than £1.5 million who are working in one of our priority areas. These are currently:

• The development of culture and the arts.
• The development and provision of educational opportunities for adults and / or children.
• Protection, preservation or enhancement of the natural environment.
• Creating stronger / better / more sustainable communities.
• Promoting health and medicine, with an emphasis on research or education

They place a great deal of emphasis in supporting organisations whose work is in the Tyne & Wear and Northumberland regions. Around 55-60% of our grant making is in this region. They are also developing their support for groups in the former Harrogate District & The City of York, The City of Bradford and Greater Manchester.

The Foundation helps small community groups and local charities with activities, outings, equipment and materials for members/service users. Their grants range from £100 up to £2,600. Before starting the application, make sure to have a cost breakdown/budget and your latest annual accounts ready to upload.

The Sir George Martin Trust is an independent grantmaker which aims to improve the well-being of economically and socially disadvantaged people in West Yorkshire by giving grants to locally-based, registered charities and churches who support their local community. The trust supports organisations who deliver support and/or activities which benefit economically and socially disadvantaged people living in West Yorkshire, are a West Yorkshire-based registered charity, CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) or church, have less than a £1million income (based on their last financial year’s accounts) and are committed to ensuring a safe culture for its staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.

They operate a two-stage application process – brief Expression of Interest first and then full application form – so that you only have to spend time completing the full form if our Trust Manager thinks there is a strong chance of you receiving a grant. 

The JJ Charitable Trust seeks to improve the effectiveness of literacy teaching in primary and secondary education for children with learning difficulties, including dyslexia.  Their work has a particular focus on areas of disadvantage and those who are at risk of non-inclusion in society and the world of work.

They are keen to see applications for projects that use volunteers and reading mentors and those that help during transitional points. For example: between primary and secondary school or transitioning to college or work. They will consider grants for literacy support at any primary or secondary key stage (between ages 5 and 18).

They support Baptist churches across the UK in sharing the Christian faith through evangelism, church planting and outreach activities, including contributing towards outreach staff whose primary role is evangelism. Buildings, maintenance, equipment and routine church activities are not eligible.

Today, MHCLG published the Prospectus for the 2026-27 Common Ground Award, building on our previous year’s support for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations building community cohesion in England.
The aims of the Common Ground Award are to:

• Identify and reward good practice in building stronger connections between and across communities and promoting social cohesion and resilience.

• Invest in the physical spaces and equipment that enables good practice 

• Build a community of practice, for knowledge sharing across the voluntary and community sector and with government

Applicants can register for the webinar here.

For UK organisations that solely support the wellbeing and welfare of women and girls, with an annual income under £1 million, particularly projects working with young women and girls who already have a history of offending or are at high risk of a first offence.

WISHH Community Partnership are currently running their small grants programme for 2026/27. Grants between £2000 and £4500 are available for groups or individuals who can deliver project work relating to one or more of WISHH CPs priority population groups (those identified as having higher health needs). These are:
• People living on their own, with one or more long-term health conditions

• Individuals (children, young people and adults) who are Neurodiverse

• Unpaid Carers (anyone who has a caring responsibility for someone else – for example: caring for a family member with dementia; supporting a friend/family member who has long-term health conditions)

• Care leavers (aged 16+)

• Adults with physical and/or hidden disabilities (For example: diabetes; chronic pain; epilepsy; learning difficulties)

Applicants must be based, or operate, in the communities served by WISHH GP practices

Bingley Bubble Community Partnership are currently running their small grants programme for 2026/27. Grants for any amount up to £5000 are available for groups or individuals who can deliver project work relating to one or more of Bingley Bubble CPs priority population groups (those identified as having higher health needs). These are:
Elderly, frail and housebound

Carers (including young carers)

Children and young people with additional needs (up to 25 years old)

Applicants must be based, or operate, in the communities served by Bingley Bubble GP practices

The Trustees aim to give priority to projects that respond to the the needs of today’s vulnerable children and young adults (male and female), especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation, and young parents in difficult situations. They are looking to fund projects relating to out of school and after school support, safeguarding education, personal development and mental health support and counselling. The Trust aims to work with small charities and will rarely support capital projects.  Please note that despite its full name, the Magdalen Hospital Trust is not a medical charity.

Community Chest grants of up to £500 are available for community groups operating in the following wards: Airedale, Keighley (Central, West and East), Addingham & Ilkley and Worth Valley. They will fund equipment, one off event, start-up costs for new groups, and building improvements. The deadline to apply is 2 October. For information and to apply, email keighleyareacoordinatorsoffice@bradford.gov.uk

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund supports urgent repairs and essential improvements to listed places of worship in England. Grants ranging from £10,000 to £1,000,000 will be awarded for capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use.  Any listed place of worship in England can apply, of any faith or denomination, provided it is an active place of worship.  Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the greatest need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit. More information on how to find out if your project is in one of these areas and how the funding will be prioritised is provided in the FAQ section.For this fund we ask all applicants to complete an expression of interest (EOI). If your EOI is successful, you’ll be invited to make a full application.

Grants for UK grassroots, not-for-profit organisations building strong, resilient communities, supporting sustainable outcomes in mental health, wellbeing, inclusion and skills development. Only 2 grants are offered per round, so it’s competitive.

Earliest Project Start Date: 1st September 2026
All Funds Must be spent and Monitoring returned by 20th March 2027.

The Crisis Resilience Fund supports the following categories:

Support Category 1: Community Coordination and Partnership Working : Activity that strengthens collaboration between organisations and services.   Support Category 2: Referral Pathways and Access to Support :Activity that improves how residents and frontline staff navigate and access support.  Support Category 3: Community Infrastructure and Capability :Activity that strengthens the infrastructure and capacity required for effective coordination.   Support Category 4: Community Insight, Learning and Co-production: Activity that uses lived experience and learning to improve how local systems operate.  

Any other activity that demonstrably strengthens the local support landscape, improves coordination between services, and contributes to the outcomes of the CRF Community Coordination strand can also be supported.  

The Maternity Equity Fund will support organisations delivering preventative maternity support during pregnancy and birth. It will help organisations improving access, experience and outcomes, and those that are open to learning, partnerships, and shared practice. This includes knowledge exchange with health professionals and other funded organisations.

Information Webinar recording available on the funding page

Applicants must be volunteer groups. There’s no need to be a registered charity, but the group should be able to show it is active and has a clear plan. Projects can cover any activity relating to historic designed landscapes (the FAQs at the end of the application form explain what counts as a historic designed landscape). There’s a particular interest in funding that acts as seed-funding or pump priming for a sustainable activity, such as a restoration plan, Friends group set-up costs, a research project or a volunteer training scheme. Projects can be based anywhere in the United Kingdom, and applications that reflect the Gardens Trust’s priorities around conservation, sharing knowledge and encouraging inclusive participation and enjoyment of historic designed landscapes are particularly encouraged.

The trust supports projects that support volunteering. They particularly like to fund projects that involve lots of volunteers, and/or encourage these young people so stay engaged as volunteers in the long term

They support young people who run projects that have a positive impact on disadvantaged communities and individuals, projects that identify a specific need, and propose to carry out activities that will clearly help to address this need. A particular interest is in projects that will have a deep and meaningful effect on those it reaches, as well as projects that are as long lasting and sustainable as possible.

The ultimate aim is youth volunteering projects that help to improve communities, but if the project is new and exciting then even better! They favour funding volunteer initiatives that are innovative and try to do things a bit differently, such as using social media creatively or using existing resources in new ways.

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. The project should trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the status quo (or all three!).

Your work must meet one of our themes: 

• Early years
• Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent young people
• Youth justice system
• Young people facing barriers
• Young adults
• Organisations and the workforce.

The Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust supports registered charities, primarily in Yorkshire, by providing grants for projects focused on youth, the elderly, disability, and medical welfare. The trust aims to relieve hardship and supports educational, community, and musical projects, particularly those benefiting the less fortunate

Your application will be considered at the meeting following the last Monday in July and October

The Youth Jobs Grant is part of the Youth Guarantee and provides financial support to employers to encourage the recruitment of young people who may otherwise find it difficult to enter the labour market. It is intended to complement, not replace, existing recruitment activity. Eligible employers may receive up to £3,000 per job outcome, paid in stages and subject to meeting all scheme conditions.

Employers across GB who recruit an eligible young person (18-24, on Universal Credit, unemployed for 6 months) will receive a £3,000 grant per qualifying job outcome.

While the organisation is still doing its bit to promote the benefits of the arts on overall wellbeing, it has a history of seeing first hand how the arts build confidence, develop teamwork, embed new skills and give everyone an opportunity to shine, and it wants to help you do the same. If you meet its criteria, any group may apply for a grant of up to £2000 to support an arts project which fits within its values.

They are a finite grassroots fund, established to support community-led projects where a grant of up to £2,000 can deliver complete, direct and meaningful impact within the community itself. This approach reflects the founding principles of the fund and the intent of its benefactor, who requested that priority be given to initiatives that are rooted within and directly serve their communities, directing resources towards areas of greatest need and ensuring that support has the most immediate and meaningful local impact.

One-off grants for £500 to £3,000 for schools, youth groups, non-profits and charities to fund UK-based recreational trips or short holidays (up to 7 days) for groups of disadvantaged or disabled children aged 13 or younger.

Priority is given to applicants from the 20% most deprived areas.

Innovate Now with Wellcome aims to strengthen Black-led leadership in the UK research ecosystem. It responds to a critical gap: many Black-led initiatives that support the research careers of Black Heritage and Mixed Black Heritage people provide mentoring, safe spaces, networks, and advocacy, yet remain underfunded, under-recognised, and often volunteer-led.

Registered or unregistered initiatives are eligible for this opportunity as long as the income gained by the initiative does not exceed £150k annually.

This fund supports projects that help disadvantaged young people aged 16 to 24 develop essential employment skills, overcome barriers to work and access good-quality jobs. It aims to build strong evidence on effective approaches, promote learning across the sector and support the wider adoption of successful programmes.

The organisation supports charities that help children and young people recovering from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and parents affected by ACEs, mental illness or addiction. It supports evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions designed to overcome and prevent the trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This programme works on several levels, supporting both children and young people affected by ACEs, as well as supporting parents to help break the cycle of trauma across generations.

The organisation seeks to provide flexible funding and therefore can support only those organisations whose work is fully aligned with its stated funding priorities. All services delivered by the charity must fall entirely within one of the eligible categories listed below. In the Mental Health programme, the two areas of support are support for children and young people, and support for parents.

The organisation supports health charities across the UK that provide therapeutic interventions, health information and direct healthcare.

It supports evidence-based physical therapies for people living with neurodegenerative physical conditions and/or neuromuscular conditions, people living with physical disabilities and people recovering from life-changing injuries.

It also supports specialist, single-condition charities, typically national charities that provide information about a specific condition via nurse-led helplines and via digital and print materials.

It supports charities whose main focus is delivering direct healthcare to inclusion health groups, including people experiencing homelessness, street sex workers and vulnerable migrants.

It also supports air ambulance charities for emergency response only.

The Craven Trust is a grant-making charity supporting community projects in the Craven area. This covers parts of North and West Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire, which make up the northern part of the former West Riding of Yorkshire. They provide local money for local needs. That means that donations from their supporters – both companies and individuals – are used to build an endowment fund. The interest from this is paid out in grants so their contributions continue to benefit the community for years to come.

The Trust grants annually to solely UK registered smaller charities working in the areas of children’s education, the environment and overseas development.

To show interest: do not write to the registered UK address, this will incur a significantly longer delay in any response. Visit the website and click on the speech bubble.

The Trust funds educational projects, promotes world peace, and supports international development, particularly focusing on education in developing countries.

The County Grants Fund aims to support ECB affiliated Cricket Clubs, which are actively engaged with women’s cricket, girls’ cricket and/or disability cricket, to create welcoming environments or to provide enhanced playing or changing facilities, in an effort to increase the number of women’s, girls’ and disability cricket teams, and to achieve the game’s vision to become the most inclusive team sport

Priority will be given to applications from Clubs with an established women’s section, a girls’ section, and/or offer disability cricket, or are participating in the following specific ECB programmes in 2025/2026:

Disability Premier League Registered Hosts

Girls’ Only Dynamos Cricket

Dynamos Cricket for Girls’ Activation Clubs

Disability Cricket Champion Clubs

Provides free public-access defibrillators to UK community groups able to install and maintain an unlocked, powered cabinet where there’s clear need and no nearby defibrillator within 200 metres. Eligible groups include faith organisations, sports clubs, charities, community centres, CICs and informal resident groups.

Grants for Good provides unrestricted funding to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises. They support those making a big impact on people, communities or the environment. Non-profits apply to us, and if successful, flexible grants of £2,000 – £5,000 are funded by our business partners. 

Trustees meet three times a year in February, June and October to review applications. Applications can be submitted at any time, and an email enquiry in the first instance is appropriate, jan.swanmountaintrust@gmail.com. The fund is for organisations who are supporting refugees and asylum seekers, with a particular focus on the mental health of young people

The Nisa Making a Difference Locally charity offers small grants for community-level projects across the UK. Funding is aimed at grassroots initiatives that make a real difference to local life, including activities for children and young people, community events, wellbeing projects, equipment purchases and minor capital items.

Rather than a central application process, requests are made directly to local Nisa store owners, who decide which causes in their area to support. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Stagecoach runs a monthly community fund offering one-off grants of up to £500 to smaller, local charities based in the communities it serves. To be eligible, your organisation must be a Charitable Company, CIC, CIO, Constituted Group, or Registered Charity, and work in one or more of the following areas: health and wellbeing, supporting children and young people, addressing loneliness and isolation, or increasing accessibility and opportunity.

Before applying, you will need to set up a page on Neighbourly. Once that is done, you can submit your application through the fund.

Each year, the Asda Foundation receives a donation from Asda Stores. They use this donation to provide grant funding to grassroots groups at the heart of communities throughout the UK. The Foundation works with In-store Asda Community Champions to award grants to the local groups that need them most.

Various grants are available throughout the year.

As a way of giving back to our local area, the Edwin Pounds Community Fund aims to provide funding support for community-based projects which improve the quality of life of people living within two miles of Edwin Pounds & Sons Funeral Directors’ branches in Bradford, Wibsey, Sandbeds and Keighley.

Local charities will be awarded funding toward the cost of a specific, community-focused project. The aim is to fund projects that run for 3 months or longer, but shorter projects may consider if ongoing community benefits can be demonstrated.

In order to be eligible to receive funding, the project must align with one or more of the fund categories: Health, Education, Employment Opportunities, Poverty/Social Deprivation.

In collaboration with Groundwork: Unrestricted grants of between £500 and £2,000 can be accessed by voluntary or community organisations, including registered charities/companies, whose annual turnover is no more than £25,000.

Priority will be shown to organisations which meet the following criteria:

Organisations that work with and support communities classed as marginalised or vulnerable

Funding for communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation

This opportunity supports projects focused on children with hearing impairments, speech delays, language/communication difficulties, or complex needs. Funding covers medical innovations, new developments, and research across all related topics.

Charities must be registered with the Charity Commission. Funding is concentrated on small national or local charities.

Applications are to be emailed to administrator@slhf.org.uk

Small and medium-sized grants are available to registered charities working for a range of charitable causes, particularly those in the areas of protecting the environment, health and human rights. Grants are generally awarded to small as well as larger, more established charities with the aim of delivering a real and lasting positive impact.

Although the Trust welcomes applications from eligible potential grantees, its trustees seek out organisations that will effectively fulfil its objectives.  Charities that receive larger grants normally have a close working relationship with trustees. Applications may be made at any time in writing.

The funding is for specific projects which make a difference to people’s lives with special consideration for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. Projects should address the following criteria:

• Tackle poverty and social deprivation
• Enhance community spaces, facilities and services
• Improve health and wellbeing

Funds will support children and young people (up to and including 18 years old) living in our community affected by poverty, abuse, neglect or those with additional support needs.

Groups eligible:

Charities (turnover less than £1 million) , Schools, Community / grassroots organisations

The fund will support 20 long-term projects to boost nature recovery and connect more people to Protected Landscapes and other world-class landscapes. These include National Parks and National Landscapes in England and Wales.

Project delivery can last for up to 8 years. Applications for grants up to £250,000 are reviewed monthly, applications for grants over £250,000 reviewed quarterly and must first submit an EOI.

Delivered by the National Lottery Community Fund, the fund provides large‑scale grants of £2.5 million to £7 million for long‑term, partnership‑led projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that aim to strengthen the UK food system, reduce food insecurity, and create healthy, affordable food produced in ways that work with nature.

Various grants are available throughout the year.

This fund aims to address the following challenges facing places of worship:

• The repair needs of listed buildings, particularly in more rural areas
• Workforce and volunteer capacity to manage heritage
• Supporting heritage in places of worship that are currently inaccessible, at risk or under-used to maximise their full potential

For grants over £250,000 you must first submit an Expression of Interest.

The fund will support community-led projects that improve the environment and help people connect with and enjoy nature where they live. Projects should meet one or both priorities:

• Help people connect with and care for nature in their area
• Make a positive difference to the environment

Reaching Communities aims to strengthen communities and improve lives. The new priorities are projects that:

• Support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination
• Support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives

The Foundation makes grants to VCSE organisations for work which benefits groups of people who are under-represented in UK society.

Overall the Foundation wishes to fund work which:

• Encourages or enables unpopular groups to share in the life of the whole community
• Will make a lasting difference to people’s lives rather than simply alleviating the symptoms or current problems
• Is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination

This funding is intended to enhance grassroots football, providing tailored support based on individual application needs. Support can be utilised for various purposes, such as clubhouse improvements, volunteer appreciation, crime recovery, facility safety enhancements and overall game and playing environment improvements.

The grant amount is discretionary and clubs and leagues can apply for multiple grants or gifts.

Grants, normally for up to £10,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas in the areas of the relief of poverty, financial hardship, education and disaster relief.  The Trust can also support the medical and educational expenses of individuals.

An approach to the Trust may be made at any time in writing.

The Singer Foundation awards grants to UK registered charities that support individuals and groups through enterprise, employment, and training. It favours organisations with strong governance and a track record of inspiring people to become self-sufficient and contribute their skills to others.

Applications may be made at any time by the application form which is available on request from the Foundation.

Funding covers a broad range of charitable purposes including animal welfare, dementia, healthcare and medical research, hospices, housing, support for women, general charitable purposes, and overseas causes. The Trust has no website, and applications may be submitted at any time in writing.

Funds available to VCSE organisations within 50 miles of nPower Business Solutions offices in Leeds to support projects that have a positive impact on local communities, improve places and spaces, and provide opportunities for individuals to reach their potential.

Funding available in bands based on organisational income:

• Income over £50,000 can apply for
  • up to £19,999
  • £20,000 to £39,999
  • £40,000 to £100,000
• Income under £50,000 can apply for up to £19,999

Grants of up to £18,000 (over three years) are available for registered charities based in Yorkshire that are working within local communities to tackle disadvantage and provide sustainable benefit.

Grants are available for registered charities serving disadvantaged/in-need communities in England so that they may maintain their meaningful work. The funding is for work that meets one or more of the Foundation’s currently priorities:

• Amateur sport
• Victims of domestic abuse
• Ex-offenders and their families
• Homelessness – especially young people
• Drug and substance misuse
• Care leavers
• Worship and associated community outreach

The Football Foundation new funding to improve football facilities for women and girls involved in grassroots football in England. The fund aims to create inclusive and high-quality environments that encourage and sustain female participation in football at all levels.

Applicants must provide match funding of at least 25%.

The funding aims to transform lives and strengthen communities through the power of football. The funding covers smaller capital projects to support grassroots football, providing six-year tapered grants to help football clubs sustain pitches already at a ‘good’ level and enhance pitches that are considered ‘poor’ or ‘basic’ with a PitchPower pitch assessment.

Grants available for charities based in Yorkshire to wider access to, and participation in, the arts. The aim is to promote social inclusion through the arts, and fund projects and charities that make the arts accessible, inclusive, exciting and enriching.

Application is by invite only – submit an EOI through the website, following which you may be invited to submit a full application.

Grants available for small, locally based charitable organisations addressing social distress and disadvantage, with a preference for neighbourhood-based community projects.

The Trust does not have a website so interested organisations should email truemark.trust01@ntlworld.com or call 07970 540015 for full details.

Core and project grants from £1,000 to £40,000 per year and can be awarded for up to three years.

Yorkshire funding priorities are projects which:

• Deliver early intervention and prevention work to improve the mental health of children and young people
• Delivery youth work which has a focus on supporting children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing
• Support LGBTQ+ children and young people
• Support children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
• Support refugees and asylum-seeking children and young people
• Deliver detached youth work in areas impacted by poverty and deprivation to help young people feel safe
• Support disabled children and young people who are also impacted by poverty and deprivation
• Support early years aged children in areas impacted by poverty and deprivation

Grants up to £5,000 for UK charities that are working to conserve, preserve and restore the natural beauty of the UK countryside using voluntary workers.

Please note the Foundation does not maintain a website.  Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.

Larger amounts of funding to help you develop work that is already making a difference. To get funding you’ll need to show what’s working, how you know it’s having a proven impact, and why it’s ready to scale. Brand new projects or services will not be funded.

The funding is for projects that:

• Scale up their impact by expanding their work – by helping more people or doing more for people they already work with
• Support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination
• Help make significant changes to services or systems that affect people’s everyday lives

The Movement for Good is a chance to nominate your favourite charity (or your own) for grants of £1,000 or £5,000, selected via prize draw. The funding can be awarded to charities of all sizes, anywhere in the UK, and every nomination is 1 entry so the more nominations, the more chances of the charity being drawn. The £5000 draw is open to charities making a difference in the fields of Health, Community, and Animals and Wildlife.

Unrestricted small grants for medium sized charities (income of £100,000 to £2 million) that work to provide health and care services, providing practical and emotional support to people with physical or mental ill health, people living with a disability, and their families and carers.

The maximum grant is £5,000. You are asked not to request a specific amount as the Trustees will determine the amount based on the availability of funding and what they feel is appropriate.

This is an open-access funding program for arts, libraries, and museums, providing grants from £1,000 to over £100,000 for creative projects. It supports individual artists, community groups, and cultural organisations focusing on theatre, literature, music, visual arts, and more, aimed at benefitting people in England

Consult the website to find a guidance library.

Each year a handful of grants, typically ranging from £5,000 to £50,000, are made to registered charities across England and Wales. Causes relating to medicine and support for children and young people tend to feature regularly among those awarded funding.

Trust focuses on making grants, primarily benefiting children, young people, and voluntary bodies, often funded through investment income and donations

The fund offers grants of up to £3,000 to support physical activity projects for people with Parkinson’s across the UK. In 2026, funding is focused on people who are currently inactive, helping them begin to engage in physical activity and sustain their participation.

To make activities more accessible, the fund also supports ‘gateway activities’ — movement-based sessions that build confidence and encourage interest in becoming more active.

Applications are open to all local good causes that support children and young people, with a particular focus on projects that incorporate provision of healthy food including fruit and veg, such a breakfast clubs, providing holiday club lunches or healthy snacks. 

Examples include: Breakfast/after school clubs, sports clubs, growing initiatives to grow your own fruit and veg, cooking classes, holiday clubs, projects providing SEND provision , youth clubs, addressing holiday hunger amongst children outside of school time, healthy eating projects that support families, foodbanks… This is not an exhaustive list and other project ideas also welcomed. 

The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation is a UK educational peace charity established in 1995. The purpose is to promote peace, prevent violent conflict, and support those affected by it.

As of 2025, the Foundation operates as a grant-making organization, offering grants up to £10,000 for UK charities, community interest companies, and not-for-profit organizations that focus on non-violence and supporting victims of violent crime/terrorism.

The fund supports local groups and projects in and around Bradford, where the firm’s team lives and works.

The fund is open to initiatives that support people in the local community, promote positive activities that help others, or would benefit from additional funding to grow or continue their work.

As one of the region’s leading independent accountancy firms, Watson Buckles sees the fund as a way of giving back and helping the local community to thrive.

Local groups, charities or community projects that could benefit are encouraged to apply by completing the application form

This fund is for physical activity projects in the community. The focus is on people who face barriers to activity and projects designed to help them join in.

You can apply for projects to get more people active, like: 1. Setting up new experiences or activity sessions for people to get involved. 2. Helping improve, or create new spaces for people to be active in – or providing the equipment they need to do the activity. 3. Improving both environmental sustainability and providing physical activity opportunities. 4. Supporting organisations to build their capacity and capability so they can help the people in their community to be active. 5. Responding to emergencies that impact on people taking part in physical activity, and helping get activity happening again.

This programme is designed to support excellent local organisations and projects that work with disabled children and young people, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families.

The programme is open to applications at any time. We aim to respond to your application with a final decision within twelve weeks.  They provides grants of up to £10,000, although many grants are smaller than this.

The Leslie Sell Charitable Trust was set up in May 1969 by the late Leslie Sell to provide financial assistance to the Scouting and Guiding movement. This independent Trust Fund makes small grants to Groups to help with the cost of making repairs, purchasing sundry items of equipment, or trips in the UK or overseas.

Being active can have a significant impact on living well with Parkinson’s, regardless of symptoms or time since diagnosis. The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme supports activity providers to develop more physical activity opportunities across the UK for inactive people with Parkinson’s to become and stay active, and improve social wellbeing as a result of attending the project.

Their grant funding programme invites schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations supporting children to apply for up to £1,500 to improve access to fruit and veg. Every four months, three local projects are selected to be in the customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK. We empower our customers to make a difference in their local community by using their blue token to vote and choose how the funding is distributed. Every project shortlisted for the vote receives funding but a vote using a blue token will make the difference to just how much funding each project receives – up to £500, £1,000 or £1,500.

From providing nutritious food in fun ways like smoothie classes through to learning how fruit and veg grows, we welcome applications that use healthy food to support nutritious diets of children and young people across the UK. This could include providing fruit or healthy snacks in school, introducing or supporting breakfast or holiday clubs, cooking or gardening initiatives to grow your very own fruit and veg or providing much-needed half time power for a sports club. All applications that are received are assessed, and Tesco colleagues help to select the projects that will be voted for in regions across the UK. Our community charity partner, Groundwork, manages the application process and helps us to administer the funding across the UK. Groundwork is working with greenspace Scotland to support successful projects in Scotland.