Funding of up to £5,000

Applications can be submitted between the following times only.

a. Dec 1st – Dec 20th for February Meetings

b. March 1st – March 31st for May meetings

c. 1st June – 30th June for August meeting

d. 1st Sept- 30th Sept for November meeting

Key Fund can support a range of activities, from restoring a derelict building to buying equipment or meeting start-up costs. Investment of between £5,000 and £150,000 to support:

Working capital to pay for staff or overheads.

Growth and development.

Contributing to the purchase and renovating of buildings.

Marketing & Promotion

Grants support organisations aiming to improve the mental health of women aged 16-25, by increasing their access to high quality, age and gender specific mental health services.

Grants support the preservation and conservation of historic buildings, structures and architectural features.

The Trust works with a broad range of charities, primarily in the North West of England, with particular emphasis on:

- Young Persons’ Wellbeing

- Elderly Services

- Education and Training

- Health

- Carers’ Support

- Mental Health

- Child / Family Support

Their initial focus is on grassroots organisations and projects, but they’re eager to hear from anyone who thinks Black Heritage Fund could help them support the Black community.

A variety of funds available including their regular Green Token Giving fund.

Green Token Giving supports small, local, grassroots organisations making a positive impact in their local community. Each year, Asda customers have the chance to nominate and vote for their favourite local good cause via the Green Token Giving programme. Each superstore will feature three community projects online that have been nominated by customers and colleagues. They will all be local, grassroots organisations having a positive impact on their local community. The group with the most online votes will receive a £500 donation with second receiving £400 and third place receiving £300.

The Safer Streets Fund allows forces, local authorities and community organisations to invest in transformative crime prevention initiatives.The money will go towards the prevention of violence against women and girls in public, neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour. These projects will be able to roll out extra CCTV and streetlighting in their communities and expand work to change attitudes and behaviours and prevent these crimes happening in the first place.

Applications are on a rolling basis.

UK charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding from the national disability transport charity, Motability, to develop, expand and improve active travel options for disabled people. Grants of between £100,000 and £4 million are available over three years to help charities and organisations, including universities, to ensure disabled people have equal opportunity to make decisions about how they travel in the UK by providing access to quality and affordable active travel equipment and journeys – whether by walking, cycling, push scooters, or use of wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

Funding for grassroots groups supporting refugees, asylum seekers and marginalised migrants. Funds grassroots groups which aim to counter xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia. The fund is available for work to support and empower refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and other marginalised migrants, and ensure they are involved in public debate on migration.

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.

Match funding (50%) of up to £50,000 to help organisations who are supporting social mobility, driving opportunity for education and employability in disadvantaged communities and supporting individuals from ethnic minorities as well as providing opportunities for girls in STEM. Funding will also target organisations who support and provide Health and Wellbeing services to those in need. There will also be funding available to support projects who help their local community become more sustainable by providing innovative ideas to prevent or reduce the impacts of climate change.

Support UK registered charities with a combination of grants, volunteering time and home improvement resources. Up to £5,000 available.

Ongoing deadline

Grants of £500 are available for groups wishing to start offering football, those keen to expand their existing provision to new audiences or those already delivering football to under-represented young people. Alongside the grants, the programme will be offering training and support resources to groups to help reduce inequalities in the participation of football.

The programme will focus on including girls and young people from lower socio-economic and under-represented groups: including racially diverse communities, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Funding UK grassroots, neighbourhood-based community projects; mental health and wellbeing, inclusion, learning and skills development. Open to individuals and other organisations. Up to £2,500 per quarter, per project.

Quarterly application deadlines

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

Provides funds, resources and support to help local communities achieve their full potential. Supports charities with impact in 1 of following areas: Homelessness, Health & Wellbeing, Employability or Education. Up to £5,000 available

Ongoing deadline

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

Part of The Conservation Volunteers commitment to support Community Network members. The fund makes grants available to encourage and enable community groups to carry out conservation activities. Two grants are available for Start Up (up to £160) and Support (up to £350).

Applications are reviewed every 6 weeks

Funds small registered charities, voluntary groups, and charitable organisations. The average grant size is around £5,000-£6,000. Particularly interested in unusual, imaginative or pioneering projects which have perhaps not yet caught the public imagination.

Quarterly application deadlines

The Booster fund helps all types of community businesses to prepare a community share offer, to support their recovery from COVID-19.

Development grants – up to £5,000 to prepare a community share offer: financial planning, governance support, marketing costs and being awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark.

Match equity investment – typically matching pound for pound up to £25,000 invested by the Booster Programme, providing that the minimum share offer target is achieved.