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Local
Forever Manchester
Aims: Objectives of Fund
Forever Manchester helps fund and support a huge range of activities organised by community and grassroots groups in Greater Manchester. Examples of projects that can apply for funding include:
- Working with older residents.
- Working with children and young people.
- Improving health and wellbeing of the local community.
- Encouraging volunteering.
- Starting new community groups.
Who can apply: Local voluntary and community groups, including grassroots organisations, are eligible to apply. Only one application per organisation will be accepted.
Grant amount: Discretionary
Application process: For more information including opening and closing dates, applicants should contact Forever Manchester to work out their eligibility and find the most suitable fund. Online application forms are available from the Forever Manchester website.
Contact: awards@forevermanchester.com
Website: Forever Manchester - Charity
Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for a wide range of charities and other community organisations that provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester.
Who can apply? Registered charities and other community organisations that provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester can apply.
Grant amount: Up to £3,500
Application process: Applications can be made at any time. Guidance notes, trustee meeting dates and deadlines, and an online application form can be found on the Trust's website. Contact the Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust for further information.
Contact: grants@manchesterguardiansociety.org.uk
Website: Manchester Guardian Society
The Charity Service – Greater Manchester Grants
Aims/priorities: Funding is for projects and activities that will deliver one or more of the following priorities:
• Preventing homelessness
• Reducing social isolation.
• Support for vulnerable families and children.
Funding will assist the provision of services, support, equipment, activities or amenities which will improve people’s well-being.
Grants are available to support activity and project costs, capital costs, and/or organisational core costs.
Who can apply? Registered charities, community interest companies, community groups and voluntary organisations can apply.
Grant amount: Multi-year grants of up to £9,000 for up to three years (£3,000 per year) are available.
Application process: Online application
Contact: Tel: 0793 691 7679 Email: Pete.Yarwood@charityservice.org.uk
Website: https://charityservice.org.uk/for-grant-applicants/#GreaterManchesterGrants
Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund
Aims/priorities: The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund offers grants to charitable organisations that are active in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire for projects that benefit local communities and residents. The Trustees are particularly interested in the following:
• Causes with which the Duchy has historical association such as church livings and estates within the boundaries of the three Counties and purposes which will benefit the community.
• Trusts, Associations and Institutions that maintain and preserve monuments, Estates and possessions of the Duchy which prove to be of benefit to the public and local community.
• Organisations which provide care and support for people who are older, infirm or disadvantaged members of society.
• Community Associations that benefit local people.
• Organisations for young people such as Scouts, Guides, Cadets, Youth Organisations etc.
• Support for educational initiatives that will have beneficial results for the local community.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from registered charities and local voluntary and community organisations.
To be eligible, applicants must:
• Operate in Merseyside, Greater Manchester or Lancashire.
• Have a bank account in the organisation's name.
• Demonstrate a clear benefit to the local community.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £2,000
Application process: Online application form to be submitted via email
Contact: Tel: 0161 834 0490 Email: office@gmlo.org
Website: www.manchesterlieutenancy.org
Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust
Aims/priorities: The Greater Manchester High Sheriff’s Police Trust is a partnership of individuals, companies and voluntary or statutory agencies that are determined to contribute to Greater Manchester by supporting projects that reduce crime and the fear of crime in local communities.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit groups and organisation across Greater Manchester can apply.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £5000
Application process: Online Application
Contact: Email: HighSheriff.Trust@gmp.police.uk
Website: www.gmhspt.org/
Arts
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The funding is to be used for core costs and projects. The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives.
Projects that fall within the following fields of interest are eligible for support:
The Arts
• Access and participation in the arts for those who have least access to them with emphasis on choirs and singing to build community and bring people together.
• Performance development opportunities in the performing arts for those in the early stages of their careers.
• Support for charities seeking to engage with young people on the fringes of society through music and drama projects to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion.
Who can apply? UK registered charities working within the UK for the benefit of UK residents.
Grant amount: £6,000
Application process: Online at the Trust's website.
Contact: Tel: 0203 637 3003
Email: info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org
Website: https://doylycartecharitabletrust.org/
Scops Art Trust
Aims/priorities: The goal of Scops Arts Trust is to help people to understand, participate in and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts. We are keen to find projects which widen access and have a lasting cultural impact on the community.
Priorities change regularly
Who can apply? The types of organisation we support are generally registered charities, but we will consider applications from social enterprises, community groups, etc, if they are formally constituted and have clear charitable purposes. Whilst we do not exclude large charities, applications from small to medium sized organisations will be looked on more favourably.
Grant amount: Up to £30,000
Application process: There is a two-stage application process.
Contact: info@scopsartstrust.org.uk
Website: https://www.scopsartstrust.org.uk/
Theatres Trust Small Grants Scheme
Aims/priorities: The scheme aims to fund small capital improvements to theatres run by charities and not-for-profit groups that will make a big impact to a theatre's resilience, sustainability or accessibility, or to improving the diversity of audiences. Eligible projects include small capital works, the installation of key plant and machinery and works which make theatre buildings digital-ready. This scheme will prioritise improvements to buildings that protect theatre use and remove barriers to participation and attendance.
Who can apply? To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements:
• Own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than five years on buildings in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
• Demonstrate that they run a regular theatre programme of professional, community and/or amateur work presenting no less than 30 performances a year
• Have a bona fide UK charitable or not-for-profit legal structure and be able to provide certified or audited accounts for at least two years. This can include local authorities or Town and Borough Councils that own and/or operate a venue.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £7,500 are available
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Email: info@theatrestrust.org.uk
Website: www.theatrestrust.org.uk/smallgrants
Arts Council England National Lottery Projects Grants
Aims/priorities: This grants programme is intended to help the Arts Council deliver its 2020-2030 strategy, 'Let's Create' which is about making a difference to the creative and cultural lives of people and communities in England. It also provides a means to support a broad range of not-for-profit projects that create and sustain quality work and help people across England to engage with arts and culture. The programme supports development by allowing artists, cultural practitioners and organisations to work in new ways and to get their work out to new audiences.
Priority is currently being given to the following types of time-limited priorities:
• Supporting Grassroots Music – specifically supports rehearsal and recording studios, promoters, festivals, and venues for live and electronic music performance
• Museums Unlocking Collections – aimed at enabling museums to develop their collections-based work and increase public engagement with, and use of, their collections
• Universal Library Offers – aimed at enabling public libraries with their delivery of the four Universal Library Offers: Reading, Health and Wellbeing, Digital and Information, and Culture and Creativity
Who can apply? Grants are available for individual artists, community and cultural organisations to support arts, museums and libraries projects that engage people in England with arts and culture.
Grant amount: Three levels of grants are available:
• Grants of up to and including £30,000
• Grants of between £30,001 and £100,000
• Grants of £100,001 and over
Application process: There is an online application process
Contact: Online contact form www.artscouncil.org.uk/contact
Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants
Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Arts-based Learning Fund
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for arts and cultural organisations working in partnership with formal education settings to create a more equitable school system where high-quality arts-based learning is a core part of all children’s education. This fund achieves this by:
• Supporting arts organisations to work in partnership with formal education settings leading to a mutual exchange and enrichment of expertise
• Focusing on pupils who experience systemic inequity and enabling them to make progress and overcome barriers to learning
• Exploring the role of arts-based learning in addressing issues of inclusion, especially racism, in education
• Creating more opportunities for high quality arts-based teaching and learning in education settings, especially in those which have not had this work in the past
• Enabling arts-based learning to be embedded in curricula and practice for the long-term
• Building a body of evidence and practice, and understanding how the work improves equity for pupils
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from:
• Arts and cultural organisations working in partnership with formal education settings (including state-funded primary and secondary schools, SEND specialist schools, Further Education colleges, alternative provision settings such as Pupil Referral Units, and some types of state-funded Early Years settings)
• Organisations that are developing established programmes of work and/or testing new approaches
Grant amount: Grants range from £30,000 to £300,000, up to £100,000 per year.
Pre-application Access Support and a bursary of up to £750 is available for organisations who are unable to access the application portal due to disability.
Application process: There is a two-stage online application process
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact: Tel: 020 7812 3300 Email: information@phf.org.uk
Website: www.phf.org.uk/funding/arts-based-learning-fund
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Children and young people
Toy Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for registered charities undertaking projects to support disadvantaged and disabled children who are under 13 years of age within the UK and abroad. Funding is available to help disadvantaged children aged below 13 years and their families to:
• Alleviate suffering
• Support children through awful experiences
• Encourage achievement through adversity
• Purchase vital equipment
• Provide care
• Bolster existing initiatives
• Initiate brand new projects
• Satisfy basic needs
Who can apply? Small UK-based charities
Grant amount: Grants of up to £5,000
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 020 7701 7271
Website: www.toytrust.co.uk
Ironmongers' Company
Aims/priorities: The Company offers support to registered charities in the UK providing opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people under the age of 25 to fulfil their potential. Grants are available for projects that will deliver clearly defined, educational benefits and develop learning, motivation and skills.
Who can apply? UK registered charities based and working in the UK may apply.
Grant amount: From £3,000 up to around £10,000
Application process: There is a two-stage application process. Applicants who are successful at the initial application stage will be invited to submit a full application.
Contact: Tel: 020 7776 2311 Email: charities@ironmongers.org
Website: https://www.ironmongers.org/helping-charitable-organisations
Henry Smith Foundation - Holiday Grants for Children
Aims/priorities: The funding helps to provide opportunities for children aged 13 years or younger who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability to go on a short recreational holiday or outing they would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.
Who can apply? Schools, youth groups, not-for-profit organisations and charities in the UK are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Up to £2,800
Application process: To start the application process, groups need to complete a short eligibility quiz on the Foundation's website. Those who are eligible will then have access to the full online application form.
Contact: 020 7264 4970
Website: Holiday grants - Henry Smith
BlueSpark Foundation
Aims/priorities: BlueSpark provides funding for projects which aim to improve the education and development of children and young people by means of educational, cultural, sporting or other activities. The Foundation aims to help children and young people reach their full potential by supporting projects that have the following objectives:
• Encouraging independence.
• Developing team-working skills.
• Developing self-confidence.
• Promoting creativity and individuality.
• Encouraging aspiration.
• Enhancing educational achievement.
• Widening educational horizons.
Projects must be for children or young people over the age of 5 or under the age of 22.
Who can apply? Schools, community groups, clubs, societies and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in England can apply, as can individuals.
Grant amount: Up to £5,000
Application process: There is an online application form.
Contact: contact@bluesparkfoundation.org.uk
Website: https://bluesparkfoundation.org.uk/
Digital
The Access Foundation- Digital Divide
Aims/priorities: The Access Foundation, a registered charity, was set up in 2021 following the success and growth enjoyed by The Access Group over the previous decade. While affiliated with the company in terms of its identity, The Access Foundation is a separate organisation, governed by an independent board of trustees and with its own objectives and goals.
The Foundation is focused on making a real difference to people’s lives by awarding grants to charities that make a valuable and measurable positive impact. The Foundation offers grants to charities in the countries where the charity operates: England and Wales, Scotland, Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand and Romania. The funding is intended for charities and other not-for-project organisations that are working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in England, Scotland and Wales. The funding aims to tackle digital inequality, to help ensure that people from all backgrounds and walks of life have access to the same opportunities.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from registered charities, CICs, educational establishments and CIOs.
Grant amount: Grants of between £25,000 and £100,000
Application process: Online application form can be found on the website.
Contact: Email: office@theaccessgroupfoundation.com
Website: https://theaccessgroupfoundation.com/
Fat Beehive Foundation
Aims/priorities: The Fat Beehive Foundation awards small grants of up to £2,500 to help charities improve their digital presence.
Who can apply? UK Charities with a turnover below £1 million.
Grant amount: Up to £2,500
Application process: There is an online application form.
Contact: Fat Beehive Foundation, 10a Lant Street, London, SE1 1QR
Tel: 020 7739 8704
Website: https://www.fatbeehivefoundation.org.uk/application/
Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity
Aims/priorities: Funding of IT-related projects and provision of pro-bono IT consultancy which help achieve the WCIT Charity's priorities.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK registered charities, educational establishments, and other organisations with a formal not-for-profit constitution, such as a community interest company; CICs limited by shares may also apply.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £15,000
Application process: Online Application
Contact: Tel: 020 7600 1992
Email: info@wcit.org.uk
Website: www.wcitcharity.org.uk
Clarion Futures Digital Grants
Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations seeking to deliver innovative, well-designed projects that support Clarion residents and the wider community to address digital exclusion.
The funding is for projects and activities that focus on:
• Supporting Clarion residents to discover the full scope of how the internet can assist them in their everyday lives, and provide them with the skills and confidence to do so
• Supporting residents to access the digital resources that meet their individual needs and circumstances
• Building digital skills and confidence for all
• Encouraging residents to use the internet with confidence so they are safe and avoid risky and/or illegal behaviour
And that reach:
• Residents who have never used the internet before
• Residents who may have previously used some online facilities but who may not be aware of the full potential to use the internet in their everyday lives
• Residents with limited internet skills
• Residents who do not have access to appropriate digital resource
• Residents of all ages
This Fund is NOT primarily aimed at helping people to use a computer.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations, including constituted community groups, registered charities, companies limited by guarantee, social enterprises or Community Interest Companies (CICs) can apply.
Grant amount: Between £1,000 and £5,000
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Email: digital@clarionhg.com
Website: www.myclarionhousing.com/my-community/community-life/community-and-digital-grants
Environment
Naturesave Trust
Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support projects which specifically address the needs set out in the Trust's latest funding window and fall under the broad objective of promoting and implementing sustainable development.
The theme for the current (October to November 2025) funding round is biodiversity.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from a range of UK based organisations, including charities, social enterprises, community interest companies (CICs), voluntary organisations, small grassroots community groups and businesses.
Grant amount: £5,000
Application process: Online application form
Contact: Tel: 01803 864390 Email: info@naturesavetrust.org
Website: https://www.naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/apply-to-the-naturesave-trust/
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
Aims/priorities: The objectives of the Trust are to donate to projects or activities encompassing one or more of the following areas:
• The benefit and protection of animals.
• The relief of suffering in animals.
• The conservation of wildlife.
• The encouragement of a greater understanding of animals.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from UK-registered charities working in the UK or abroad.
Grant amount: Grants range from £1,000 to a normal maximum of £10,000.
Application process: Via the website
Contact: Email: office@jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk
Website: https://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/
Faith
Benefact Trust – Various Grant Programs
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support Christian organisations to deliver projects that will make a positive and transformative impact on lives and communities and contribute to the following objectives:
• Growing congregations and Christian communities.
• Addressing social challenges facing communities.
• Enabling wider community use of church buildings.
• Empowering Christian education.
Who can apply? Churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies, Christian charities, schools, and theological educational institutions with a clear Christian ethos can apply.
Grant amount: Discretionary
Application process: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the Benefact Trust website.
Contact: info@benefacttrust.co.uk
Website: Community Impact Grants | Community Grants & Funding
Laing Family Trusts
Aims/priorities: The Trusts share the overall objectives of promoting Christian faith and values, caring for those in need, and encouraging young people to realise their potential (especially, but not exclusively, in the field of science and engineering and through Christian youth activities).
Who can apply? The Trusts support registered charities and churches with exempt status in the UK.
Grant amount: Up to £25,000
Application process: In writing to the trustees
Contact: Tel: 020 8238 8890
Website: https://www.laingfamilytrusts.org.uk/
National Churches Trust - Various Grants Programs
Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects which fit within the scope of the National Churches Trust Strategy for 2019-2023:
• Preserve heritage.
• Promote sustainability.
• Inspire support.•
Who can apply? Places of worship of any Christian denomination and age can apply.
Grant amount: Grants vary depending on the program
Application process: Online Application form
Contact: Email: grants@nationalchurchestrust.org
Website: https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/
ChurchesCare - Various Grants Programs
Aims/priorities: ChurchCare is the Church of England's Cathedral and Church Buildings Division. It works in partnership with various grant-giving bodies to provide funding for the conservation of historic church interiors and churchyard structures.
The grants are offered in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Pilgrim Trust, the Radcliffe Trust, the Oswald Allen Bequest, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, the Gunnis Fund, and the Anglican Parish Churches Fund.
Who can apply? Anglican parish churches in England are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Varies with each program
Application process: Online Application form
Contact: Tel: 0207 898 1863
Website: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare
Westhill Endowment Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants and other resources are available to support formal and informal religious education projects and faith-motivated activities that enable people to transform their lives and the life of their communities in the UK.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations, churches and cathedrals, hospitals and hospices, and higher and further education institutions both in the UK and overseas are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Grants are usually made between the values of £500 and £20,000. Larger grants may be considered for projects running over two years.
Application process: Applicants should email the Trust with a 100-word summary about their project. Those with eligible proposals will then be sent an application form to complete and be advised of the next submission deadlines.
Contact: Tel: 0121 472 8000 Email: info@westhillendowment.org
Website: www.westhillendowment.org/funding
Wingate Foundation
Aims/priorities: Jewish/Interfaith
Applications are especially welcome from organisations with a demonstrable track record in effective interfaith and intercultural engagement, in the promotion of mutual understanding and reconciliation between Jews in Israel and their Arab neighbours, and the encouragement of liberal values in both communities. The Foundation strongly favours projects where it foresees likely and useful practical outcomes.
Grant amount: No minimum or maximum level of grant is specifie
Application process: Download the application form from the website
Contact: Tel: 020 7433 2400 Email: admin@wingate.org.uk
Website: https://wingate.org.uk/
Simone Prendergast Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The funding is for charitable organisations undertaking projects in the areas of education, medical care & welfare and religious & communal activities related to the Jewish faith.
Who can apply? Eligible organisations must be operating in the UK.
Grant amount: £5,000
Application process: Groups should write to the Trust for further information on how to apply.
Contact: Tel: 020 7680 8100 Email: michaelwood@dixonwilson.co.uk
George Elias Charitable Trust
Aims/priorities: The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking projects in the following areas:
• Education.
• Relief of poverty.
• Promotion of the Jewish faith.
Who can apply? Charitable organisations operating in the UK are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees.
Application process: Contact George Elias Charitable Trust for further information.
Contact: Tel: 0161 928 7171 Email: textiles@kshaw.com
Protective Security for Mosques Funding Scheme
Aims/priorities: The scheme is part of the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan. The scheme is intended to reduce the risk and impact of hate crime at places of worship and associated faith community centres. Funding is available for protective security measures to places of worship that have been subject to or are vulnerable to a hate crime attack. From 28th October 2024, protective security measures are also available to Muslim faith schools.
Who can apply? Mosques and associated faith community centres from across the UK can apply.
To be eligible, applicants must be registered charities, charities or places of worship exempt from registration, or eligible Community Interest Companies (CICs).
Grant amount: Discretionary
Application process: Online application form
Contact: Email: pow_2022@esotec.co.uk
Website: https://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/s/powapply23_4cKGUxi/
General
Screwfix Foundation
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.
Due to the very high number of applications received each quarter, Screwfix will give priority to the following projects:
• Where Screwfix is funding the project in full.
• Where the project will directly benefit people in need and will have a lasting impact.
Who can apply? VCSE organisations
Grant amount: Up to £5,000
Application process: Online Application
Contact: Tel: 01935 414100 Email: foundation@screwfix.com
Website: https://www.screwfix.com/landingpage/screwfix-foundation
The Fore
Aims/priorities: The Fore provides unrestricted grants to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK.
The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability, efficiency or some other major step forward. There is particular interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. The grants are viewed by the Fore as investments in the organisations it supports.
The Fore funds work across the following charitable sectors:
• Arts and culture
• Disability
• Economic development and employability
• Environment
• Health and well being
• Housing and homelessness
• Human rights, law and justice
• Poverty and disadvantage
• Sport
• Women and girls
• Youth and education.
Who can apply? VCSE organisations with an annual revenue of less than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year.
Grant amount: From £30,000 to £45,000 which may be spread over one to three years.
Application process: Two Stage online application
Contact: Tel: 07858 339 981
Email: info@thefore.org
Website: https://thefore.org/
Clothworkers’ Foundation
Aims/priorities: The Clothworkers’ Foundation improves the lives of people and communities – particularly those facing disadvantage and marginalisation – through grant-making.
The Foundation awards grants in the following areas:
• Substance misuse and addiction
• Disabilities (inc. mental health and visual impairment)
• Communities experiencing racial inequalities
• Young people facing disadvantage
• Domestic and sexual abuse
• Older people facing disadvantage
• Homelessness
• Prison and rehabilitation
• LGBT+ communities
• Economic disadvantage
Funding is available for capital costs – meaning tangible items or work, which includes digital/audio visual equipment, software and websites.
Who can apply? UK-registered charities, community interest companies, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools) with an annual income under £10 million can apply.
Grant amount: Flexible. For smaller projects (less than £15,000), the foundation generally funds between 50% and 100% of the balance. Read the guidance for full details.
Application process: Online Application
Contact: https://www.clothworkersfoundation.org.uk/contact-us/
Website: https://www.clothworkersfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Heritage
Memorial Grant Scheme
Aims/priorities: The Memorial Grant Scheme is a VAT reclaim scheme which means the funding is intended to cover the costs of VAT already paid. The funding is intended for registered charities or faith groups excepted from registering as a charity to help with the cost of works like repairing and cleaning public memorials or installing a new memorial. The memorial can commemorate a person/people, an animal/s or event/s. The funding can only be provided for works that have already taken place. It cannot be used for future works. Part-funding is available for ongoing work for parts of the work which have been completed.
Who can apply? Registered charities and faith groups excepted from registering as a charity can apply.
Grant amount: Between £500 and £1,000 are available.
Application process: Online application form
Contact: Tel: 0800 500 3009
Email: grants@memorialgrant.org.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/applying-for-a-memorial-grant
Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) – Various Grants Programs
Aims/priorities: The wider Heritage Revival Fund is focused on regenerating historic buildings in town centres. Funding may be available for a small number of exceptional projects outside of these areas. These are likely to involve rescuing and re-using buildings of high heritage significance with clear potential to deliver strong social, economic and heritage regeneration benefits.
Project Development grants are intended to help not-for-profit organisations with development work on historic building projects. Grants can contribute towards the costs of developing and coordinating projects and taking them towards the start of work on site. To qualify, an organisation must have established that the end use of the project is likely to be viable and have decided to take the project forward.
Priority will be given to historic buildings in towns across England.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations and lowest tiers of local government
Grant amount: Varies with the program
Application process:
• Step one: complete the short online Expression of Interest form on the AHF website. This can be done at any time and outcomes will be communicated within six weeks.
• Step two: eligible organisations and projects will be invited to submit a full application.
Contact: Tel: 020 7925 0199 Email: ahf@ahfund.org.uk
Website: https://ahfund.org.uk/grants/england/
Historic England – Various grants programs
Aims/priorities: Historic England offers funding support to third sector organisations in England that are working to promote the sustainable management and development of the historic environment. The funding is for projects that have a regional or local focus within England.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from third sector organisations that aim to maintain, manage and develop the historic environment whether regionally or locally in England.
Grant amount: No minimum or maximum grant levels are specified.
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 0370 333 0607 Email: customers@HistoricEngland.org.uk
Website: https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/our-grant-schemes/regional-capacity-grants/
National Lottery Heritage Grants
Aims/priorities: Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations. We fund projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. As examples, this could include nature and habitats, historic buildings and environments, or cultures, traditions and people’s memories.
Who can apply?
• Is your organisation looking to care for and sustain heritage in the UK?
• Will your heritage project run for no more than five years?
• Do you require a grant of between £10,000 and £250,000?
• Are you a not-for-profit organisation, a private owner of a heritage asset or a partnership?
• Does your project take into account our four investment principles?
If you answered yes to these questions, then National Lottery Heritage Grants could be for you.
The four investment principles are:
• Saving heritage
• Protecting the environment
• Inclusion, access and participation
• Organisational sustainability
Grant amount: £10,000 to £10m
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 0161 200 8470 Email: north@heritagefund.org.uk
Website: National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Landfill Grants
Biffa Trust
Aims/priorities: Biffa Award's Main Grants Scheme, have four main areas
• the Cultural Facilities theme aims to improve recreation, interest and education. The project could be based within a theatre, gallery, museum, concert hall, arts or heritage centre and must be open to the general public for at least 104 days each year, attracting tourists or day visitors.
• Community Buildings theme aims to improve buildings at the heart of their communities, such as village halls, community centres and church halls
• Recreation theme provides grants to support projects that will benefit people within their free time
• The Nature Recovery theme provides grants covering a variety of living things and includes all species of plants and animals, along with the habitats and natural processes that support them. It is important that species and habitats are protected and restored, that there are functioning natural processes, and that the environment can adapt to threats such as climate change.
The funding is for projects located within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site in England or Northern Ireland.
Who can apply? Eligible organisations, who can apply for funding include:
• Voluntary organisations, community groups / associations, sports clubs, local and national Charities
• Parish Community Councils / Town Councils
• Local Authorities
• Social enterprises and Community Interest Companies operating on a non-profit-distributing basis.
Grant amount: Up to £ 75,000
Application process: Online application
Contact: Tel: 01636 670000 Email: biffa-award@wildlifetrusts.org
Website: https://www.biffa-award.org/
SUEZ Community Fund
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for community projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities. Examples may include village hall improvements, nature reserves and conservation, village greens, community centres, public playgrounds, cycle paths, sports fields and facilities, country parks, historic buildings, structures or sites
Who can apply? To be eligible the project location must be within a two-mile radius of a qualifying SUEZ recycling and waste processing location. Please check the Postcode Checker, to confirm your eligibility, before you apply via this link
To be eligible to apply, an organisation must:
• Have secured all required consents for the project (such as planning permission, Faculty etc).
• Have secured any other funding required for the project to proceed.
Eligible organisations, who can apply for funding include:
• Voluntary organisations, community groups / associations, sports clubs, local and national Charities
• Parish Community Councils / Town Councils
• Local Authorities
• Social enterprises and Community Interest Companies operating on a non-profit-distributing basis.
Grant amount: Grants between £3,000 and £50,000 are available.
Application process: Online application form
Contact: Phone: 01908 247630 Email: info@grantscape.org.uk
Website: https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/suez-communities-fund/suez-communities-fund-england/
Veolia Environmental Trust
Aims/priorities: The funder is looking for projects that:
• Protect and enhance biodiversity and natural habitats
• Inspire the creation of a sustainable carbon neutral space.
• Promote community action and wellbeing.
Are inclusive and accessible to everyone and anyone to use.
Who can apply? Community grant applications will be accepted from:
• Constituted not-for-profit organisations with governing documents that state members or directors receive no financial benefit, have a minimum of two directors, and have been established for a minimum of two years
• Local authorities
Applicants must use the Postcode Checker to check that their project is located within the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.
Grant amount: Three different grants are available:
• Community grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for
• Habitat and Biodiversity Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 for
• Environmental Improvement Grants start at £75,000. There is no upper limit
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 0203 567 6820 Email: UK.Trust@veolia.com
Website: www.veoliatrust.org/funding/
Older people
Charles Hayward Foundation
Aims/priorities: Small grants will be made to Older People’s projects that are preventative and early intervention programmes delivered locally that allow older people to stay in their own homes and remain independent.
The Foundation is particularly interested in seeking out programmes which show some creativity in improving the quality of life of older people. The Foundation will focus on:
• Initiatives aiming to alleviate isolation and depression in older people, including informal day care or social, physical and recreational activities.
• Projects that give practical help, assistance and support for older people living in their own homes.
• Programmes addressing the emotional and practical needs of older carers.
Who can apply? Charities with an income of less than £350,000
Grant amount: Grants up to £7,000.
Application process: An application form is available to download online.
Contact: Tel: 020 7370 7063 Email: grants@charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
Website: https://charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/
Home Instead Charities
Aims/priorities: The aim of the grants scheme is to support small local community groups that are addressing social isolation and loneliness in the over 55s. Funding can be used for:
• Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
• One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
• Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group such as a local historian
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from small community groups and charities in the UK
Grant amount: Small grassroots organisations can apply for up to £500. Small local registered charities can apply for up to £1,500. Larger grants can be considered for exceptional projects. The charity will only fully fund a grant request where the organisation holds no more than three months operating costs in reserve. For organisations that have more than this, up to 50% of the project costs will be funded.
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 01925 730 273 Email: charities@homeinstead.co.uk
Website: www.homeinstead.co.uk/charities/apply-for-a-grant/
McCarthy Stone Foundation - Dementia Grants Programme
Aims/priorities: The programme aims to support organisations providing services for people over 65 years old with dementia in areas of deprivation affecting older people in Great Britain. Memory cafes and dementia clubs are supported.
Who can apply? Community organisations, registered charities and other groups (including CICs limited by guarantee) working in England, Scotland or Wales may apply. Exempt charities will also be considered.
Organisations must have:
• An annual income less than £250,000.
• A governing document.
• A registered bank account in the name of the organisation.
Grant amount: Up to £7,500
Application process: The online application form is available from the website.
Contact: Tel: 01202 292480
Email: Graeme.Marsh@mccarthyandstone-foundation.org.uk
Website: https://mccarthystonefoundation.org/our-grant-programmes/
Barchester Charitable Foundation
Aims/priorities: The Foundation aims to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical, learning or mental disability; supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.
The aim of this fund is on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive highest priority.
Who can apply? Although most funding is awarded to individuals, small community groups and small local charities based in England, Scotland or Wales can also apply.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £2,500
Application process: Online application form
Contact: Email: info@bhcfoundation.org.uk
Website: https://www.bhcfoundation.org.uk/
Masonic Charitable Foundation – Later Life Inclusion Grants Programme
Aims/priorities: The Reducing Isolation in Later Life Grants programme offers both small and large grants to registered charities that support disadvantaged and vulnerable older people over 50 years of age in England and Wales. Over the next five years, the MCF will be supporting charities that help people to overcome barriers to actively participate in society in their later years. The funding will help people who face social isolation or loneliness due to reasons such as financial hardship, care responsibilities, a decline in physical or mental health, or life transitions including retirement or bereavement. The support will help to provide a range of services to support the physical and emotional needs of people as they age, including community-based programmes and access to healthcare, transport and technology.
Who can apply? Charities registered with the Charity Commission or relevant Central registry of the respective Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man’s government can apply as long as their beneficiaries are in England and Wales.
Grant amount: Large grants starting from £10,000 are available to charities with an annual income exceeding £500,000. The average large grant will range from £20,000 to £60,000.
Small grants of between £1,000 and £15,000 are available to charities with an income of under £500,000.
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 020 3146 3337 Email: charitygrants@mcf.org.uk
Website: https://mcf.org.uk/get-support/grants-to-charities/later-life/
Sport and recreation
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
Aims/priorities: The Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund was formerly known as the Playing Fields Legacy Fund, which was established in 2012 by the late Angus Irvine as a response to what he felt was a failure of the 2012 London Olympics to provide its promised legacy for grass-roots sport. In 2018 the charity's trustees decided to join forces with Access Sport and form the new Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund (AIPFF), through which Access Sport will act as custodian of Angus's legacy.
Access Sport is a UK charity that aims to meet the urgent need to improve children and young people’s health and wellbeing, working solely with young people in deprived communities and with a strong emphasis on young disabled people.
The funding is intended to improve the lives of children and young people (up to the age of 25 years), enabling them to access the transformative benefits of inclusive community sport.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from local community groups and sports clubs (with priority given to sports clubs):
• Based in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London or the West Midlands Combined Authority.
• Based in or serving a borough or ward within the top 20% Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
Grant amount: £5,000
Application process: Online application form is available on the website.
Contact: Tel: 020 7993 9883 Email: aipff@accesssport.org.uk
Website: https://www.accesssport.org.uk/apply-to-aipff
Sport England – The Movement Fund
Aims/priorities: The Movement Fund provides crowdfunding pledges, grants and support to help projects that get more people active. The Movement Fund supports projects that promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness, and sporting activities. Projects providing opportunities for groups facing barriers to activity are of particular interest, such as:
• People living on low incomes
• Disabled people or those with long-term health conditions
• Older people
• People from culturally diverse communities
• Pregnant women and parents with very young children
• Girls aged 5-16
• LGBTQ+ people
• People who are in foster care
• People who provide care without pay
The fund is also particularly interested in projects that address the challenges faced by individuals with combined characteristics, such as people with long-term health conditions alongside caring responsibilities.
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations
Grant amount: Grants of up to £15,000
Application process: There is an online application form
Contact: Tel: 0345 8508 508 Email: funding@sportengland.org
Website: https://www.sportengland.org/funding-and-campaigns/our-funds/apply-funding#apply-for-funding-32592
Football Foundation – Various Grants Programs
Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to enhance the grassroots football experience by supporting projects ranging from the purchase of goalposts to improving changing pavilions. The Football Foundation provides comprehensive funding to improve football facilities for all participants.
Who can apply? Applications are accepted from football clubs and community sports organisations. This includes:
• Not-for-profit football clubs or voluntary groups.
• Local Authorities.
• County Football Associations.
• Professional Club Community Organisations.
• Educational establishments providing facilities for the community.
• Registered charities.
• Not-for-profit companies.
• Community Interest Companies (CICs) or other social enterprises.
• Companies limited by guarantee.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £25,000
Application process: Online Application form
Contact: Email: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk
Website: https://footballfoundation.org.uk/looking-for-funding
Central Social and Recreational Trust
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for sports clubs and organisations in England to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of disadvantaged children who are under the age of 21 years.
Who can apply? Sports clubs and organisations that are affiliated to their governing body, i.e. Amateur Boxing Association of England, National Association of Clubs for Young People, Football Association, are eligible to apply.
Grant amount: Grants will generally be no more than £1,000 although the Trustees will consider applications above this figure in exceptional circumstances.
Application process: There is an online application form
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
Contact: Email: beverleygold@btinternet.com
Website: www.csrt.info/how-to-apply/