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Funds are listed in alphabetical order.
Foundation Derbyshire - Locko Fund for Children and Young People 14511
Grants are available for voluntary groups working with children and young people in Spondon and Erewash to purchase equipment to support their activities. Amount: up to £2,500
Four Lanes Trust 14665
Grants are available for local voluntary and community groups undertaking projects in the arts, social and community action and education that will benefit Basingstoke residents. Amount: £500 to £1,000
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust 14622
Grants are available for charitable organisations working to enable young people from the most deprived areas of Cumbria and the very north of Lancashire to achieve their full potential in life.
Freshgate Trust Foundation 14795
Grants are available to charitable groups for projects in Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham that address the areas of education, recreation, heritage restoration, environment, music and the arts, welfare or health and social care. Amount: £100 to £2,000
Frieda Scott Charitable Trust 14623
Grants are available to local voluntary and charitable organisations for community-based projects that benefit families, young people and older adults in the old County of Westmorland and the area covered by South Lakeland District Council. Amount: £20,000
Fryer Grassroots Grants Fund 14624
Small grants are available for community based organisations in Cumbria to continue or expand work including advocacy, community voice and service provision for local people.
Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust 14625
One-off grants for local voluntary and community organisations doing charitable work to improve social welfare in areas formerly served by a Hillards store in North and Central England. Amount: up to £10,000
Gay and Peter Hartley's Hillards Charitable Trust 14796
One-off grants for local voluntary and community organisations doing charitable work to improve social welfare in areas formerly served by a Hillards store in North and Central England. Amount: up to £ 10,000
Geoffrey Watling Charity 14484
Grants are available for local charitable organisations in Norfolk and the Waveney district of Suffolk so that they can continue and develop their work in the community. Amount: £30,000
Gillian Dickinson Trust Grant 14569
A very small number of grants are available to small charities in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham for projects which support excellence in the arts by the young and to provide rural experiences for those deprived of the opportunity.
Gloucestershire Community Foundation 14714
Grants are available for local groups, organisations and charities in Gloucestershire to support activities which address disadvantage in local communities. Amount: £250 to £5,000
Gloucestershire Disability Fund - Grants to Groups 14715
Grants are available for not-for-profit groups that are working to improve and promote the welfare and wellbeing of people with a physical, sensory or learning disability who live in the county of Gloucestershire. Amount: up to £5,000
Gloucestershire Freemasons Grant 14716
Deadlines: usually three deadlines in a year Grants are available for initiatives supporting older people, people with disabilities and young people facing disadvantage across Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. Amount: £250 to £2,000
Grantham Yorke Trust 14750
Grants are available to charitable organisations working with young people under the age of 25 who are in need and living within the old West Midlands Metropolitan County area. For further information, please contact the following: Enquiries, Grantham Yorke Trust Tel: 07799784019 E-Mail: chrissy@granthamyorketrust.org.uk
Guildford Borough Council - Aspire Community Grants 14666
Grants are available to local voluntary organisations for services that directly benefit the residents of Guildford.
Halton - Community Development Grants 14626
Grants are available for new and established groups working in Halton to buy equipment, organise an event or any other project agreed upon with Halton Borough Council's Community Development Team. Amount: up to £400
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation 14667
Grants are available for smaller, lesser known local charities and community groups that tackle deprivation and disadvantage and support vulnerable people in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. Amount: £250 to £5,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14485
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14519
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14542
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14570
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14627
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14668
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14717
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14751
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Hays Travel Foundation 14797
The funding is intended for local groups which operate or have an impact in an area in which Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Amount: up to £15,000
Heart of Bucks - Big Society Bank Loans 14669
Loans to enable smaller voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Buckinghamshire to continue to build and develop their capacity to meet the vital needs of local communities. Amount: £1,000 to £25,000
Heart of Bucks General Grants 14670
Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations for a wide range of community activities taking place in Buckinghamshire.
Heart of England - Birmingham Sports Fund 14752
Grants are available for charities and community groups for projects which encourage people in Birmingham to be active and engage in sport. Amount: up to £1,000
Heart of England - Positive Futures Fund 14754
Grants are available for local organisations working with disadvantaged young people in Birmingham and the Black Country. Amount: up to £5,000
Heart of England Community Foundation 14753
Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations working in disadvantaged areas of Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
Heathrow Community Trust - Projects for Young People 14649
Deadline: Round 2 closes 11/09/2025 Grants are available for local authorities, schools, charities, community groups and not-for-profit companies in Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne, Richmond, Runnymede, Windsor, Maidenhead and South Bucks that are delivering projects that will improve the lives, employment opportunities and resilience of young people up to the age of 24. Amount: up to £15,000 per year for up to two years
Henry Smith Charity - County Grants 14671
Grants are available to small not-for-profit organisations and registered charities for projects involved with health and social welfare in the counties of Kent and Leicestershire. Amount: £500 to £20,000
Herefordshire Community Foundation 14755
Grants are available for community-based projects with a charitable purpose that improve the quality of life for people in Herefordshire who are disadvantaged due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture. Amount: from £100
Hertfordshire - Member Locality Budget Scheme 14486
Each of Hertfordshire County Council's elected members have been allocated a Locality Budget to spend on worthwhile projects in their community that promote social, economic or environmental wellbeing. Amount: £10,000
Hilton Fund 14756
The objective of the funding is to assist small community groups, with specific needs, in supporting the residents of the former Cannock Chase Rural District area to: Increase or enhance local services. Provide local social or leisure activities. Provide a local service that might otherwise be unavailable. Relieve poverty or disadvantage for local people. Amount: up to £2,000
Hinkley Point C Community Fund - Open Grants 14718
Deadlines: Applications can be submitted at any time and are considered at a panel meeting held quarterly. Grants are available for community-based organisations to improve the social, economic or environmental wellbeing of communities that are affected by the development of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Amount: Multi-year grants from a minimum of £10,000 per year. The total fund value is £1 million per year.
Hounslow Council - Thriving Communities Capital Fund 14543
Grants are available to constituted not-for-profit organisations for projects that improve or create land and property used by local people in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Housing Plus Group - Children's Summer Activities Fund 14757
Grants are available to help local organisations deliver free, fun and enriching summer activities for children, young people and families across Telford, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Amount: up to £1,000
HS2 Community and Environment Fund 14758
Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations to support work which enhances the quality of life and the environment of communities disrupted by the construction of the HS2 north-south railway. Amount: £250,000