Funding

Groundwork is delivering these community grants, designed to support unemployed and/or economically inactive people with complex barriers to move towards employment and digital inclusion.

The funding will help to kickstart clean energy projects, and can be used to fund fuel poverty alleviation schemes such as energy efficiency, retrofit, and advice projects.

Warburtons Community Grants provides small grants up to £400 to support charitable organisations towards broader activities which improve health, place or skills for families in their community.

Social enterprises, co-operatives and community businesses over 18 months old can apply for a grant to grow/create new jobs; address challenges or safeguard jobs; or adopt new processes or target new markets.

The Women's Health Community Fund is designed to support small, grassroots organisations and community groups to deliver health information and support to women, girls and people from underrepresented groups.

This grant round focuses on talking therapies delivered to children and young people who are at risk of becoming involved in crime and violence or those already involved in the youth justice system.

Triangle Trust 1949 runs two grants rounds a year and are currently accepting proposals for work supporting young women and girls who are either caught up in the criminal justice system or on the edge of it.

This programme is for small local charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity.

Culture Grants – Culture Everywhere Micro Grants are Wakefield Council’s grants specifically aimed at Wakefield-based VCSE sector organisations to run short term and small scale creative and heritage projects and events.

The Climate Action Fund will fund projects that reach more people by either: linking climate action to the everyday lives and interests of local communities; or influencing communities at a regional or national level.

Small grants are available to community and voluntary groups to support small-scale projects with a community emphasis that would find it hard to obtain funding elsewhere.

Motability have various grants available for charities and organisations to address the challenges that disabled people face accessing transport.

Grants are available to community groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations for projects that champion education, participation, environment, diversity and health in the UK.

As part of its new grant-making Strategy 2022-25, BBC Children in Need has launched a grants stream for core costs.

BBC Children in Need is offering funding for defined projects with a focus on children and young people.

In order to help organisations deal with rising costs and inflationary pressures, Key Fund will be launching a new Flexible Finance Fund for established community and social enterprises.

The Foyle Foundation is an independent grant making trust that distributes grants to VCSE organisations.

These grants are designed to support charities, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities.

Grants are available for organisations that are working to support disadvantaged and disabled children in the UK.

Individually tailored grants of up to £2,400 for children and young people who have experienced a crisis that has recently had a significant and enduring impact on their wellbeing and educational engagement.

Funding is available for UK charities working in the Swire Charitable Trust's three core funding areas of: Opportunity, Environment, and Heritage.

Friends of the Elderly’s grants programme is designed to assist older individuals facing financial difficulties.

Isolation and loneliness are very prevalent in rural areas where transport and amenities are scarce and Pub is The Hub is making funding available to pubs prepared to support their local residents.

The Trust provides long-term core funding to small charities and run an Awards programme for individuals and groups committed to social, cultural and environmental causes.

£1 million of government funding is available for 1,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.

Grants to support families and individuals for essential personal and household needs to assist families and individuals with low incomes, particularly those living on benefits.

The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust offers grants to registered UK based charities supporting socially disadvantaged and disabled people of all ages.

The Trust aims to support charities that are providing services for blind, deaf and disabled people.

This grant funding supports charities delivering projects which help to improve people’s lives in communities across England, Scotland and Wales.

The Thrive Together Fund (TTF) provides a funding package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible charities and social enterprises in England.

The National Lottery Community Fund are looking to fund organisations that want to do more to help communities come together and help make us a better-connected society.

Wakefield Council offering shops in Wakefield and Castleford grants to make security improvements. This scheme aims to discourage break-ins and anti-social behaviour to create safer communities.

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area.

Crowdfunder have launched a fund where you can apply for up to £50,000 if your project helps individuals and communities navigate and overcome the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis.

The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme will help voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across England to deliver more efficient services for people and communities by saving money on their energy bills.

The Clothworkers' Foundation accept applications from eligible registered charities and not-for-profits, for funding towards capital projects covering buildings, equipment, vehicles and digital.

This programme supports development by allowing artists, cultural practitioners and organisations to work in new ways and to get their work out to new audiences.