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Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2024
Councils, community groups and charities can bid for a share of up to £500,000 for educational, arts and sporting projects in the run up to Windrush Day on 22 June 2025.
Applications close at 11.59pm on Monday 25 November 2024.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Applications are now open for a share of £2.4 million government funding to deliver local projects with a communities and place theme. The funding aims to address the diverse challenges faced by communities, enhance local assets, foster social cohesion, and create opportunities for economic growth.
For more information, criteria and how to apply, visit Stockport Council’s website here
Grand Plan Fund
Grants to Help People of Colour Develop & Deliver Creative & Cultural Projects.
Grants of £1,000 are available to support people of colour in the UK to develop and deliver a wide range of creative and cultural projects. The funding is made available by the Grand Plan, which awards ten grants every two months to support projects for which £1,000 would make a huge difference, ranging from poetry, paintings, fashion, zines, music, food, flowers, and photographs to workshops or events. It can be used to cover costs such as equipment, courses, time, materials or travel – anything needed to create and deliver a new cultural project.
Application deadlines are:
Early January - Mid February 2024
Early April - Mid May 2024
Early July - Mid August 2024
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
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.
The programme is always open, and has a quick turnaround so they can respond to applicants' good ideas.
Esme Fairbairn Foundation Grants
Grants are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on Communities or people most affected being involved in campaigning or leading change / Work which makes connections across our aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. You must have an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Funds of £30,000 upwards
Ongoing deadline
The Weinstock Fund
The Charity’s aims are to support a wide range of charitable causes, particularly in the fields of welfare, children, education, medicine, music and the arts.In particular, the Trustees prefer to support smaller charities or projects. Grants typically range from £2,000 - £5,000 per annum. Multi-year grants up to a maximum of three years are considered.
Quarterly meetings
The Finnis Scott Foundation
The Finnis Scott Foundation awards grants of up to £10,000 to projects in the areas of horticulture and plant sciences, as well as art history and the enhancement, conservation and preservation of art. Preference is given to smaller charities where a grant would have a significant impact. The Foundation funds both capital and revenue projects.
Ongoing application window
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
There are 5 UK focused funding priorities: arts access and participation; education and learning through the arts; migration and integration; investing in young people; nurturing ideas and people. Organisations can request up to £90,000 spread over three years.
The Wolfson Foundation
These grants are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment. They fund a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science & medicine, health & disability, heritage, humanities & the arts.
Decisions are made June and December annually
The Schroder Charity Trust
Up to £5,000 is available to projects focused on arts, culture and heritage; environment & conservation; strengthening communities; education, training & employment; health & wellbeing.
Decisions made twice a year
Garfield Weston Grants
Two grant options are available small grants of up to £100,000 and major grants of £100,000 or more. The types of grant made fall into one of three categories – Capital, Revenue (often called ‘core costs’) and Project work. The most important thing is that you apply for what you need.
Ongoing deadline
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
Funding pots of between £500 - £2,000 and £500 - £20,000 are available for projects centred around mental wellbeing, community participation in the arts, preventing or reducing the impact of poverty, supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality, improving biodiversity & green spaces, enabling participation in physical activity, responding to the climate emergency & promoting sustainability and increasing community access to outdoor space.
Funding round dates for 2024 are:
Round 1: 25 March 9am to 1 April 12 noon.
Round 2: 24 June 9am to 1 July 12 noon.
Round 3: 24 September 9 to 1st October 12 noon.
The Manchester Guardian Society
Grants of up to £3,500 are available for Greater Manchester organisations working with young people, sick and disabled people, the elderly and disadvantaged members of society, educational initiatives by arts organisations and community associations.
Always open funds
These funds have a rolling deadline and can be applied for at any time.
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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.
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The Core Costs Funding Stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year.
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Funding for specific projects and activities children and young people aged 18 or under. Priority to smaller, local organisations and rarely fund organisations with income above £1 million. For UK wide Hospices and Housing Associations there is no maximum income limit. They will only consider applications for over £15,000 pa, if you are a registered non profit.
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Minor Grants are aimed at supporting small local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. They fund core costs, average grant size is £500 - £4,999
Community Grants are aimed at assisting and supporting the development of smaller local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. Grant Size in the range of £5,000-£20,000
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Grants are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on Communities or people most affected being involved in campaigning or leading change / Work which makes connections across our aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. You must have an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Funds of £30,000 upwards
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The grant is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
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A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.
Suitable for Voluntary or community organisations
Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community thrive – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
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Offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for projects that last up to five years. They’re looking for projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
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