National Lottery Funding Expand National Lottery Awards for All This fund can support you to continue to deliver activities that strengthen your community in some way or to change and adapt, becoming more resilient to respond to new and future challenges. Grant size: smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000Funding covers: Running costs, utilities, staff costs, equipmentDecision timescale: usually takes around 12 weeksOrganisation size: keen to fund smaller organisationsOrganisation type: voluntary and community organisationDeadlines: Ongoing Apply here Reaching Communities This fund is aimed at projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences. Grant size: £10,001 or more, for up to five yearsFunding covers: direct costs associated with delivering activities in your community; organisational development; core costs; Decision timescale: usually takes around 12 weeks to hear if you will progress to next stage.Organisation type: charities and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprisesDeadlines: ongoing Apply here Arts Council England and TNLCF - Project Grants Project Grants is open to anyone who needs funding for an arts, museums or libraries project that shows public benefit. Grant size: from £1,000 to £100,000, for projects that last up to 3 yearsFunding covers: direct costs associated with delivering the project; Decision timescale: if you are applying for £15,000 or under, you will receive a decision in 6 weeks. If you are applying for over £15,000 a decision will take 12 weeks.Organisation type: the fund will focus on the needs of smaller independent organisationsDeadlines: ongoing – until April 2021 Apply here Heritage Fund Support organisations working with heritage to adapt and recover in the continuing coronavirus crisis. This funding will support activity that is led by and/or engages diverse groups typically under-represented in heritage, such as young people, minority ethnic and LGBT+ communities, disabled people and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Grant size: £3,000 to £10,000 and £10,000 to £100,000 Decision timescale: eight weeksOrganisation type: Charities and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprisesDeadlines: ongoing Apply here
Funding opportunities with approaching deadline Expand The A B Charitable Trust The AB Charitable Trust support work on the areas: Migrants and Refugees Criminal Justice and Penal Reform Human Rights, particularly access to justice. Grant size: between £10,000 and £20,000Organisation size: turnover of between £150,000 and £1.5 millionFunding covers: project or core costs, however capital appeals are rarely supported.Organisation type: Registered Charities Deadline: 25 April 2021 Apply here The Concertina Charitable Trust Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. Grant size: £250Funding covers: project delivery costs.Organisation type: small organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding Deadline: 30 April 2021 Apply here The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust - round 2 The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust welcome applications for projects that support people who are homeless and will prioritise applications that help BAME communities. Grant size: £5,000Decision timescale: decisions by late JuneOrganisation type: UK registered charities with minimum operating income and operating expenditure: £1,000,000. Deadlines: 30 April 2021 Apply here Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation The Foundation primarily provides funding towards practical items that directly support those in need including those with disabilities, affected by homelessness, or with serious health issues. Grant size: Grants from £250 to £1000Decision timescale: next meeting 10 March. If your application is successful, you’ll receive the fund after 7 days of the meeting. Funding covers: Donations usually fund items of "capital expenditure". That means items must directly help those in need, rather than contributing to the charity's running costs. Organisation type: UK registered charities with a turnover of less than £1m. Deadline: 3 May 2021 Apply here The Empowering Women Fund The Empowering Women Fund, part of the Labyrinth Project, is a Tampon Tax funded grant scheme, led by Solace. Organisations can apply for: Seed funding grants (£500-£1,000)Available to small women’s groups to establish and run micro women’s empowerment projects in their local area that support women to build skills and confidence, and decrease social isolation. Women’s Sector grants (£1,000-£25,000)Available for women’s groups and organisations to develop capacity to respond to changing needs in their communities and run projects over a fixed duration of at least 6 months. Deadline: 5pm, 28 May 2021. Apply here Trust for London Trust for London fund long-term work which tackles poverty and inequality in the capital. Grant size: There is no minimum or maximum size of grant and the amount you request should be the amount you need. However, the average grant will be around £80,000 in total - The amounts may be spread over one, two or three years. Small groups will be around £25,000 in totalDecision timescale: around 4 monthsOrganisation type: organisations undertaking charitable activities. You do not need to be a registered charityDeadline: 1 June 2021 Apply here The Voice4Change England – Windrush Scheme This fund is open to help ensure that organisations and groups can raise awareness and support engagement among those eligible for the government’s Windrush Scheme and Windrush Compensation Scheme. Grant size: £2,500 - £25,000Decision timescale: 8 weeksOrganisation type: charities, community organisations and/or grassroots groups Deadline: 30 June 2021 Apply here Music For All - Community Project Funding The restrictions of the pandemic have had a huge impact on music tuition with many innovative approaches being used to ensure music education can continue wherever those involved are based. Music for All would like to recognise and support those rising to this challenge through the use of technology to support remote music tuition for a single project to demonstrate innovation in this area. Grant size: up to £2,000 Decision timescale: 3 months Deadline: 30 June 2021 Apply here The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund - General & Small grants Grants for work with people with learning disabilities. Grant size: General Grant Programme for appeals over £10,000 and a Small Grant Programme for appeals below £10,000. Decision timescale: Funding covers: capital and revenue costs and for both specific projects and for general running/core costs.Organisation type: Charities Deadline: 1 August 2021. Deadline only apply for the General Grant Programme. Apply here Peter Cruddas Foundation The Foundation gives priority to programmes calculated to help disadvantaged young people in the UK towards pathways into education, training and employment. Organisation type: registered charities Grant size: There is no minimum or maximum amount Length: can be funded for more than one year Funding covers: projects Deadline: 1 September 2021 Apply here
Funding opportunities with rolling deadline Expand Magic Little Grants The Magic Little Grants Fund provides charities and community groups that are either in their first year of operation or have an annual income under £250k the opportunity to apply for a £500 grant. Apply here Lloyds Bank Foundation Small and local charities with a yearly income of £25,000 to £1 million who are helping people experiencing complex social issues can now apply for a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000. Applications for funding will remain open throughout the year. Grant size: £50,000Decision timescale: decision within four months of application Apply here Alpkit Alpkit usually supports organisations that encourages people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn’t happen. Now, they are also focusing on Pandemic Projects that are a community response to Covid 19 such as food access, health, well-being and recovery issues. Grant size: £50 to £500Decision timescale: Trustees meet every 2 months to consider applications. Apply here Foyle Foundation The Foyle Foundation are currently accepting applications for two funding schemes: Main Grants (for charities whose core work covers Arts and Learning) and Small Grants (for small charities in all fields). Grant size: £1,000 - £10,000 | £10,000 - £50,000, one-year grants only Decision timescale: 3 monthsFunding covers: core costs, favouring those with no, or without significant, public funding; essential equipment or re-equipping to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, delivery of on-line digital services and education work.Organisation type: the Small Grants Scheme supports charities in all fields with a turnover of less than £150K per annum. Apply here Garfield and Weston Foundation The Foundation supports UK registered charities working in the areas of Welfare, Youth, Community, Arts, Faith, Environment, Education, Health and Museums & Heritage. Grant size: up to £100,000Decision timescale: around four monthsFunding covers: Capital, Project and Revenue costs.Organisation type: UK registered charities Apply here Henry Smith Charity - Improving Lives Grants for small and medium sized organisations in the UK to support projects and the running costs of organisations. Grant size: £20k – £60k per yearLength: 1-3 yearsDecision timescale: 6 MonthsOrganisation size: £50k – £3m (in exceptional circumstances up to £5m)Funding covers: Running costs, salaries and projectsOrganisation type: Charities and not-for-profit organisations, including social enterprises Apply here Hope Beyond Hope Beyond grants programme aims to enable churches and Christian charities to meet changing needs within their communities, helping them and the communities they support to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the Coronavirus pandemic. Grant size: up to £50,000Funding covers: capital costs, some revenue costs and project-related salariesOrganisation type: Christian charities Apply here Marsh Christian Trust The Trust will fund work in the areas: Arts and heritage, Education and training, Environmental causes and animal welfare, Healthcare, Social welfare Grant size: £300-£2,000Funding covers: core funding Organisation type: registered charity with annual income under £25,000. Apply here Tesco bags of Help Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community grant scheme, which funds thousands of community projects every year. Grant size: £1000Funding covers: project costsOrganisation type: charities and community organisations Apply here The Edward Gostling Foundation Small Grants - This programme is aimed at charities that support people living with physical or mental disability or a long-term illness needing urgent grant support to help maintain an existing service. Grant size: up to £5,00Decision timescale: 1 monthOrganisation type: small and medium-sized charities with a gross annual income of £3M or lessFunding covers: cost of any charitable activity Capital Grants Grants for projects that support people living with a physical and/or mental disability or a long-term illness. Grant size: £5000 - £15000Organisation type: all charities with a gross annual income of £5M or lessFunding covers: project costs Apply here The Leathersellers’ Company - Small Grants Programme The Leathersellers’ Company want to hear how you are making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people. Grant size: up to £3000Decision timescale: within a month of submitting the applicationOrganisation type: UK registered charities (this includes Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) but not Community Interest Companies (CIC)) with annual income under £200K Apply here The Morrisons Foundation The Morrisons Foundation awards grant funding for charity projects which make a positive difference in local communities. Grant size: up to £25,000Funding covers: project costsOrganisation type: registered charities Apply here The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Ann Rylands Small Donations programme Grants to support smaller charities providing support for older people, people with disabilities or others facing difficulties in their lives. Grant size: up to £1,500Funding covers: core costs or to support a specific project. Organisation type: registered charities Apply here The True Colours Trust Grants to support organisations working with disabled children and young people; children and young people with life-limiting conditions; and their families, particularly BAME Grant size: up to £10,000Decision timescale: 6 weeksOrganisation size: annual income is less than £350,000.Organisation type: registered charitable organisations and CICs Funding covers: Projects, Equipment and Materials; Apply here