1st - 8th September 2026 - we are doing some work on the funding bulletin area so you may notice it looking a bit strange at times! Bear with us as we hope you'll appreciate the refinements when finished 🙂
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All funds listed on this page are from third parties. Select the external links and read the information and criteria provided by the funder carefully.
Funds are listed in alphabetical order.
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust 16089
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for charitable organisations carrying out social welfare or community activities in Nottinghamshire or Norfolk. The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking a range of charitable purposes.
Next deadline: 20 September 2026
Community Energy Growth Fund 16066
Scottish Government is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for community groups across Scotland to help their communities develop, own and benefit from renewable energy projects. The funding can support community-owned renewable electricity generation projects, including solar PV, wind and hydro, and the integration of energy storage and demand flexibility technologies.
Deadline: 14 September 2026
Foundation Scotland - Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund 16074
Foundation Scotland is offering discretionary funding. Grants for community projects to benefit the residents of the Cockburnspath & Cove Community Council area in the Scottish Borders. The aim of the Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund is to support projects and initiatives for the benefit of local communities.
Next deadline: 15 September 2026
Foundation Scotland - Vattenfall Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund 16068
Vattenfall is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to local not-for-profit organisations for activities which will benefit residents of the Huntly, Strathbogie and Tap o’Noth community council areas, plus the Cabrach Community Association region. The aim of the Fund is to support positive change by investing in a wide range of community projects in the Huntly, Strathbogie and Tap o’Noth community council areas plus the region served by the Cabrach Community Association.
Deadline: 14 September 2026.
John Apthorp Charity 16086
The John Apthorp Charity is offering discretionary funding for one-off captial expenditure. Grants are available for projects which help the young, the elderly, the disabled and the general community, the funding is intended for registered charities who have new and specific projects that benefit the residents of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Deadline: 18 September 2026
Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust 16084
Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available to support charities and community projects with the cost of electricity supply connections. The funding is intended to support charities and community groups with the cost of an electricity supply connection to a community project - either to a new property or to upgrade an existing supply.
Next deadline: 10 December 2026
Scottish Mountaineering Trust 16097
Scottish Mountaineering Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for organisations and individuals to promote public recreation, knowledge and safe enjoyment of the mountains of Scotland. The aim of this fund is to support projects that promote public enjoyment and knowledge of the Scottish mountains via the promotion of mountaineering, hill walking and other associated activities.
Deadline: 21 September 2026
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust Grant 16091
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for registered charities or CICs working in, or benefiting the people of, Nottinghamshire, for the benefit of people of socially and medically disadvantaged groups, particularly children and young people, older people, and people with disabilities.
Next deadline: 20 September 2026
Wandsworth – Women and Girls Capital Grant Fund 16080
Wandsworth Borough Council is offering discretionary funding. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the London Borough of Wandsworth to support the improvement and maintenance of infrastructure and facilities that promote inclusive access for women and girls. This fund aims to support physical improvements to facilities and equipment that promote inclusive access for women and girls.
Deadline: 15 September 2026