Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations seeking financial assistance for their projects can apply for funding from the Charles Hayward Foundation. The foundation offers two types of grants: main grants and small grants.

Grants are available to registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, and in exceptional circumstances Community Interest Companies working to support ex-offenders, young offenders, or young people at risk of offending.

Registered charities (including Schools that are registered as charities for young people with disabilities) that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of up to £10,000 through the Ironmongers Company's grants programme.

Projects must meet all of the following criteria:

Funding is available to support innovative community arts and culture projects across the UK which open up conversations about dying, death and grief in new and creative ways. Hospice UK’s Dying Matters Community Grants Programme will award grants of between £5,000 and £8,000 to hospices for community-led projects that support hard to reach groups including ethnic minorities, homeless people, prisoners, people with learning disabilities, LGBT+ people, those living in remote and rural areas, and deprived people.

Lloyds Bank Foundation has just launched a new round of funding for specialist charities. This programme is for small, local, specialist charities supporting people facing complex issues such as homelessness, sexual abuse and offending. Under this programme charities will be supported to strengthen their capacity and capabilities and become more resilient through a range of tailored development support offers alongside a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000.

SSE’s Cost of Living Challenge Fund offers support to charities and social enterprises serving the most disadvantaged communities in England who are struggling most with the cost of living crisis – for example, those that are providing food, energy saving and warm spaces, access to essential goods, financial advice, essential transport, mental health support and access to housing. 

Young people are currently struggling with mental health and wellbeing, especially after the global pandemic and during the current cost of living crisis.

The Wellbeing Champions Programme (WCP) will invest £1million over the next 3 years and pledging to award £450k of grants to grassroot organisations that will provide young people with social action opportunities to help them have a voice in their future and communities, as well as being a positive catalyst for change.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups for projects that will help people to save money, keep their homes warm and access warm community spaces this winter.

Projects eligible for support include, but are not limited to: