A library of current funding opportunities relevant to our sector and agenda.
Small grants are available to groups and organisations in Essex County Council areas and Southend only to support working with young people involved in the criminal justice system or at risk of criminal behaviour and exploitation.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the funding.
Grants are available to support grassroot football clubs across the UK with a priority on supporting children up to the age of 18 access sport and physical activity and/or providing more equipment and opportunity for children.
Grants are available to UK registered charities for charitable work in the UK that benefits children, through their education and/or welfare and youth projects.
Local groups can apply to the Community Safety Initiatives Fund. The fund aims to improve the safety of residents and address violence and vulnerability.
Grants will be awarded to local groups for projects or initiatives within their own communities.
These groups have the community links and local knowledge. This will help make sure the funding is used in the best way to benefit communities.
Grants available to local organisations in the UK to support a wide range of activities for children under 18 years old to improve their lives and transform the community.
The Big Bike Revival programme is for adults returning to cycling, complete beginners or those cycling non-regularly. In other words, it’s for adults who do not cycle on a regular basis, which generally means cycling once a month or less.
It’s also all about engaging adults with social, economic and health needs; those from diverse backgrounds; facing multiple challenges.
Grants for registered charities, community groups, social enterprises, community amateur sports clubs, and other organisations across the UK to deliver grassroots sports activities that positively impact local communities. Examples of projects that have previously received funding include:
* Renovations of a club’s facilities to make them more inclusive and accessible.
* Coaching qualifications and referee courses.
* New equipment and kit.
Offering single yaer grants between £10,000 and £100,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years,
Funding request not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs.
Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs
Projects must have a focus on Community Support
Two Grants of Interest:
Organisation eligibility depends on size of the organisation.
Strengthening Communities income must be between £20,000 and £500,000 of income
Improving lives income must be between £50,000 and £3 million.
No deadlines and you can expect a decision within six months.
Funding available to create access to opportunities for sport and physical activity at a grassroots level that enable people across the UK who are physically, mentally, socially or economically disadvantaged to develop personal and life skills to fulfil their potential.
For voluntary and community organisations working in areas affected by the operations of Stansted Airport to support projects with long lasting benefit to the local community.
Supports charities delivering projects which help to improve people’s lives in communities across England, Scotland and Wales.
Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.
The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome.
Funding available to enhance the lives of children and young people in the Southeast who are physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged.
Applications welcome for initiatives in the Southeast that:
The grant can support capital projects, revenue/core costs or project costs.
Typical community projects supported include revenue grants for volunteering schemes and capital grants for the restoration of village halls and community centres and for facilities to support community life, and for youth projects to support and inspire young people to achieve their potential including small local groups as well as larger national youth development charities.
We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including helping with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
You can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.
We’ll enable children and young people to thrive by:
creating opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to enjoy community experiences
helping children and young people shape the decisions that affect them and their communities
providing children and young people access to safe spaces to play, participate, socialise and get support.
We’ll enable people to live healthier lives by:
helping reduce health inequalities
increasing opportunities for community participation to shape better health services
taking a preventative approach to health.
The Youth Fund is designed to be a strategic investment in your organisation, so we only fund for the full three years and at the amount appropriate to your plans for wider impact.
We will prioritise work which is committed to anti-racism and to applying an intersectional lens to inequity. We define anti-racism as ‘the active work to identify and oppose racism, which includes changing systems, structures, policies and practices, as well as attitudes to create a more equitable society.
For organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
In order to support communities, we fund partnerships which aim to:
Offer many programmes for schools and youth organisations, to help celebrate the achievements of young people in London and Essex.
We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including mitigating the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and supporting them as they seek to recover, rebuild and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In order to support communities, we fund projects and organisations which aim to:
We’re looking to fund organisations that want to do more to help communities come together and help make us a better-connected society.
We want to fund projects that:
One off payments for capital expenditure of approximately £2,000 and over (the majority of grants fall within the range of £2,000 to £5,000)
Preference is given to specific items of furniture and equipment (excluding office items) which the Charity can fund in their entirety.
Grants available for local and national charities in England and Wales who are working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
We want to support projects that bring communities together and provide sport and physical activities for people who may be less physically active.
We also particularly want to support projects focusing on environmental sustainability.
We believe that communities that work together and share resources provide a stronger and more sustainable impact.
We favour work which could change the way issues are tackled in our society and which could have lessons for others beyond the funded organisation
The areas of special interest are:
Working with young people aged 12-21 who are socially excluded or marginalised, and who may have experienced significant issues within their lives.
The grants can be used to support a range of activities, including core costs, project work, and capital expenditure.
The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting organisations that focus their work on:
Young people within the criminal justice system or those at risk of offending
Looked after children or care leavers
Those with significant mental health concerns or complex needs
Young people who have been traumatised by challenging family backgrounds, neglect, violence or abuse
Those that have fallen through the gaps in care and/or education
Those already affected by, or vulnerable to, exploitation
Whose experiences could seriously impact their transition into adulthood
Please click below to get in touch to see how we can support you with your application: