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Explore regularly updated funding opportunities and additional resources to achieve more for your community.

Find funds specific to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Further information and resources can also be found in Fundraising.

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.

Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation 14584

Grants are available to local voluntary and community groups and organisations working in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland for projects which support local people in overcoming disadvantage, creating stronger communities and improving the local area.


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Brian Roycroft Fund 14585

Grants are available to support young people (aged 18 to 25 years old) leaving care, providing financial support to help them achieve their aspirations and ambitions. Amount: up to £1,000


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund 14586

Grants are available to community groups for capital costs in Gateshead. Amount: up to £25,000


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Coquet Fund 14587

Grants available for community development programmes in the disadvantaged areas of Coquet Valley and areas in Northumberland affected by declining or disappearing industries. Amount: £750 to £4,000


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Curtin PARP Fund 14588

Grants to support individuals in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to realise their potential. The scheme recognises carers of all ages, black and minority ethnic groups including those with asylum seeker/refugee status, disabled people, homeless people and people who are experiencing disadvantage. Amount: up to £7,000


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Readman Family Grassroots Fund 14589

Grants are available to provide multi-use games areas for young people from disadvantaged areas of Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. Amount: up to £50,000


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Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation - Reeds Grassroots Fund 14590

Grants are available to improve mental health and life chances, especially for children and for disadvantaged communities in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Amount: £1,000 to £3,000


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Ulster-Scots Agency - Summer Schools Grant 14951

Grants are available for voluntary and community groups across Northern Ireland to support the delivery of Ulster-Scots summer schools.

Amount: Funding is provided at the discretion of the Ulster-Scots Agency, to fund up to 75% of total project costs.


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United Welsh Together Fund (South Wales) 14915

Grants are available to community organisations working in United Welsh locations in South Wales for projects that deliver benefits to residents and their local communities. Areas included are: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan.


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Use Your Energy Funding - Tameside 14642

Funding available for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations in Tameside for projects and activities that engage and enable children and young people aged 5-18 years to become more active, more often. Amount: £2,000


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Utilita Football Rebooted - Grassroots Fund 14442

Grants are available for FA-accredited community football clubs and leagues to improve the experience and accessibility of football to local people. Amount: There is no set grant value.


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Vale of Glamorgan - Youth Led Volunteering Grant 14917

Grants are available for volunteering projects for young people aged 14-25 years in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Amount: between £100 and £1,500


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Vale of Glamorgan Council - Welsh Church Act Fund 14916

Grants are available to support community and voluntary organisations in carrying out a variety of projects for the benefit of the residents of the Vale of Glamorgan. Awards are usually in the region of £1,500 and applications are accepted throughout the year.


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Van Neste Foundation 14731

Grants are available to charitable organisations that are working locally in Bristol, Somerset, Bath, Plymouth for positive social change, including improving the environment, or working to ensure that children and young people feel that society does offer them something.


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VASLan - Building and Celebrating Communities (BCC) 15059

Small grants for grassroots organisations and community groups available to benefit residents in South Lanarkshire.

Amount: £500 to £2,500


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Veolia Environmental Trust 14463

Grants for constituted, not-for-profit organisations and local authorities for projects that make improvements to community facilities and the natural environment that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England. Amount: £10,000 to £75,000


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Victoria Homes Trust 14952

Grants are available for voluntary projects that assist the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people in Northern Ireland under 21 years of age. Examples of eligible areas include: alcohol and drugs abuse; homelessness; and counselling for those in need of guidance, advice and support.

Amount: £500 to £2,500


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Viridor and Prosiect Gwyrdd Community Fund 14918

Grants are available to not-for-profit community organisations for projects and community initiatives that demonstrate sustainability, local need, community involvement, value for money and education and take place within Caerphilly, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport and Vale of Glamorgan.

Amount: up to £ 3,000


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Volleyball England Foundation 14471

Grants are available to support Volleyball England-affiliated clubs. The current focus will run until December 2023 and will support the development of Sitting Volleyball. Amount: £1,000


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W M Sword Charitable Trust 14993

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations in Scotland that provide relief and assistance to children and other persons who are sick or are otherwise in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following: Enquiries, W M Sword Charitable Trust, Findlay & Co. Chartered Accountants, 11 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee, DD3 6TS


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Wade's Charity 14820

One-off grants are available to registered charities operating in the pre-1974 boundary of the city of Leeds (between postcodes LS1 and LS17) to support the provision of opportunities for recreation or social activity for local people.


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Wales - Communities Investment Fund (CIF) 14859

Social investment loans are available for social businesses in Wales to expand, grow their income generating capabilities or to purchase an asset.

Amount: £50,000 to £250,000


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Wales Community Asset Loan Fund (CALF) 14858

Loans are available to community groups including charities, social enterprises and CICs in Wales that are seeking to bring property into community ownership. Additionally, small grants are available to support purchasing organisations with the sustainable management of their property.

Amount: Loans up to £300,000 are available. CALF can fund up to 100% of the property value.


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Walker Trust 14771

Grants are available to charitable organisations for projects that benefit Shropshire residents in the areas of health, disability, training and education. For further information on how to obtain this fund locally, please contact the following: Mr Edward Hewitt, Walker Trust, 2 Breidden Way, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0LN Tel: 01743 873866


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Walsall Public Health - Tackling Inactivity Fund (with Crowdfunding) 14772

Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations, community and voluntary groups, social enterprises and charities who can raise their initial funding through a crowdfunding campaign to support projects which address inactivity across Walsall. Amount: up to £5,000


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Walter Guinness Charitable Trust Grant 14732

Grants are available to charities working in Wiltshire for specific and general projects relating to activities for the disabled, elderly, veterans, prisoners, children, families and youth and for medical research. Amount: up to £5,000 For further information, please contact the following: Enquiries, The Walter Guinness Charitable Trust E-Mail: WGuinnessCT@tmf-group.com


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Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme 14848

Small grants are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales.

Amount: up to £400


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Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme 14443

Small grants are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales. Amount: up to £400


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Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme 14992

Small grants are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales.

Amount: up to £400


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Warrington Fund Grants Programme 14643

Grants are available to small charities and community groups for projects that improve the lives of people in Warrington. Amount: up to £30,000


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Warwick - Rural and Urban Capital Improvements Grant Scheme 14773

Grants are available for local non-profit-making organisations to help with the costs of providing or improving local facilities in rural and urban communities throughout the Warwick district area. Amount: £1,000 to £20,000


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Warwickshire Crimebeat 14774

Grants are available to groups of young people aged between five and 25 to help tackle crime and safety issues in their local community. Amount: up to £500, but larger grants may occasionally be awarded for exceptional projects.


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Waterloo Foundation - Projects in Wales Programme 14876

Grants are available for registered charities and organisations with a charitable purpose that are working to support community development in Wales.

Amount: £5,000 to £30,000


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Waterloo Foundation - Projects in Wales Programme (under and over £10,000) 14847

Grants are available for registered charities and organisations with a charitable purpose that are working to support community development in Wales.

Amount: £5,000 to £30,000


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WCVA Wales 14860

The WCVA is a national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales, WCVA exists to enable voluntary organisations to make a bigger difference together. A variety of funds are available with details on their website.


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Wealden - Sports Infrastructure Fund 14650

Deadline: 31/03/2027 Grants are available for sports clubs, town and parish councils, and other not-for-profit organisations across Wealden to deliver projects to improve sports facilities and wider sports participation in local communities. Amount: between £5,000 and £50,000


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Welsh Rugby Union - Facilities Grants 14868

Grants are available to Welsh rugby clubs to assist with the costs of facilities projects.

Amount: up to £50,000

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Welsh Water Community Fund 14849

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations working in the Welsh Water service area to support projects that provide benefits to local communities.

Amount: up to £5,000

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West Derby Waste Lands Charity 14644

Small grants are available to community and charitable groups for community projects that benefit residents of West Derby, Liverpool.


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West Devon - Community Project Grant 14733

Grants are available to community groups to help fund a wide range of projects that meet the needs of local people and benefit local communities. Amount: £100 to £10,000


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