Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
We’ve gathered a list of relevant funding opportunities for local organisations. They range from small one-off grants to larger long-term programmes. Please check the deadline, funding priorities and criteria for each opportunity before applying – your organisation won’t be eligible for everything.
If you would like support to improve your fundraising skills, please contact our development team. We also offer regular courses on funding applications, fundraising and funding strategy; see our dedicated training and events website, the VCSE Academy, for details.
Grants of up to £6,000 are available to registered charities working to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK. The funding, made available by the Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation, will support...
Registered charities (including Schools registered as charities for young people with disabilities) that work with disadvantaged children under 25 can apply for funding of up to £10,000. Of particular interest are projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children...
The Barclays Community Football Fund access grants aim to support grassroots community groups, working within the most deprived areas of the UK. The funding is targeting organisations providing accessible football activities for the most underrepresented groups of young people...
The Bristol City Leap Community Energy Fund supports and enables community-led energy projects through a combination of grants and loans.
The fund aims to support the development of energy-related community projects in Bristol (...
This fund is aiming to support voluntary sector orgs in the South West, who have land or buildings. Grants can include grant revenue of up to £40,000 for feasibility work at stage one, and up to £100,000 at stage 2 to make projects ready for delivery, including sign posting...
Not-for-profit organisations led by and for under-represented groups within the LGBT+ community in England can apply for a share of £500,000 in funding to help them stay well-resourced, sustainable and resilient. The LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund will award grants of up...
Registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, and in exceptional circumstances Community Interest Companies can apply for grants for projects that support offenders and ex-offenders as well as into work and helping specific less popular groups within the...
Sport England have now changed their Small Grant and Active Together programmes consolidating them into one application process. This launch is accompanied by the Movement Hub which should make it easier to find existing tools and resources to support applications to the fund...
Small Homelessness charities can apply for capital grants of up to £5,000 for projects that aim to help homeless people return to the community and enable them to rebuild their lives. Typically, such organisations operate residential or training facilities to assist...
Grassroots organisations based in the UK can apply for funding from the Windrush Justice Programme to support their advocacy efforts for those seeking to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme. The programme, made available through Action for Race Equality, is...
