Gambling Harms Prevention Fund

VCSE organisations working to help prevent gambling related harms in England have until 6 January to submit an expression of interest for this new £30 million fund which is expected to open on 12 January 2026.

The money comes from a new statutory levy on gambling operators which took effect earlier this year. The levy is expected to raise over £100 million and will be allocated across the three workstreams of research (20%), prevention (30%) and treatment (50%).

Once open, there will be three funding strands:

• Core Prevention Delivery Fund: This will focus on the provision of direct prevention activities to prevent or reduce gambling harms.
• Innovation & Evidence Fund: Funding for new, adapted, or emerging prevention approaches.
• VCSE Resilience & Systems Capacity Fund: Funding support packages to strengthen the VCSE sector’s ability to deliver sustainable prevention activities that reach intended cohorts.

The funding will support either existing work or new projects/innovation and can cover:

• Delivery (gambling prevention)
• Workforce
• Digital support/data systems
• Setting up innovation work
• Partnership work/networks
• Other

Applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to achieving an industry free funding status for the four years leading up until 2030 and will be required to sign a Declaration of Interest agreement provided by Government.

The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 9 January 2026 (12 noon).