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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.

Be Active Wales (under and over £10K) 14828

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Grants are available to support community sports clubs and organisations in Wales for projects to reduce inequality, create long-term sustainability and introduce new or different ways of operating.

Amount: £300 to £50,000


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Belfast - James Brown & Sons Community Fund 14965

Grants are available to community organisations in Belfast and surrounding areas to support local initiatives which improve the quality of life of residents and the wider community.

Amount: between £1,000 and £2,000


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Belfast City Council 14957


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Believe Housing - Bridging the Gap Community Grants 14560

Grants are available for charities, community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and other organisations operating in central, east, or south-west Durham to deliver projects and activities that address the energy and cost-of-living crises. Amount: up to £500


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Believe Housing - Community Grants 14561

Small grants are available for community group, schools and community organisations in County Durham (in the areas where believe housing operates) to help support people within the local community and make a real difference to their wellbeing. Amount: £500 to £1,000


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Berkhamsted Town Council - Small Grants 14478

Grants are available for projects and activities that will benefit the local community of Berkhamsted. Amount: £1,000


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Berkshire Community Foundation 14652

Grants are available for local charities and community groups in Berkshire to support activities which address identified local needs.


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Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust 14745

Grants are available for registered charities undertaking social welfare or community projects in the greater Birmingham area or the region of North Wales.


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Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust 14878

Grants are available for registered charities undertaking social welfare or community projects in the region of North Wales.


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Bernard Sunley Foundation 14473

One-off capital grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales, as well as those with ‘accepted' and ‘exempt' status, for projects in the areas of community, education, health and social welfare.


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Bernard Sunley Foundation (large grants) 14850

One-off capital grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales, as well as those with ‘accepted' and ‘exempt' status, for projects in the areas of community, education, health and social welfare.

Amount: small grants of under £5,000 and large grants of £20,000 and above


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Bernard Sunley Foundation (small grants) 14829

One-off capital grants are available to registered charities in England and Wales, as well as those with ‘accepted' and ‘exempt' status, for projects in the areas of community, education, health and social welfare.

Amount: small grants of under £5000 and large grants of £20,000 and above


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Betsy Foundation 14533

Grants available for UK-based charities operating in London and South East England to deliver projects and activities that help overcome poverty, abuse, and homelessness for young people (aged 30 and under). Amount: up to up to £30,000 For enquiries: Email: info@betsyfoundation.org


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Betsy Foundation 14653

Grants available for UK-based charities operating in London and South East England to deliver projects and activities that help overcome poverty, abuse, and homelessness for young people (aged 30 and under). Amount: up to up to £30,000 For enquiries: Email: info@betsyfoundation.org


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Better Youth Spaces Fund 14421

Deadline: variable Grants are available for constituted not-for-profit organisations working with children and young people to make capital improvements to youth facilities in priority areas across England. There are 42 priority areas across England, a list of these areas is available here . Amount: between £5,000 and £100,000 (per site) are available


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Biffa Award - Community Buildings 14444

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to provide and improve community buildings that are located within the vicinity of a Biffa Operation or Biffa Landfill site in order to ‘act as mechanisms' for community involvement. The Biffa Award Community Buildings theme aims to improve buildings at the heart of their communities, such as village halls, community centres and church halls, which are within five miles of a significant Biffa Operation or within 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site with the aim of encouraging and enhancing community involvement. Amount: £10,000 to £75,000


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Biffa Award - Recreation 14445

Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations with five miles of a significant Biffa operation or 10 miles of an active Biffa Landfill site. Projects under the Recreation theme can include new play equipment; landscaping works, including boardwalks, trees and shrubs; skate parks; woodland walks; nature trails; outdoor gyms; and building works within communal areas of sporting clubhouses (such as kitchen and toilet facilities) which have a wider community use and are not for the sole use of sports club members.


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Biffa Award Main Grants Scheme - Recreation 14924

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations for projects that will benefit people in their free time in communities located within the vicinity of a Biffa operation in England and Northern Ireland. This can also include renovations of clubhouses which have a wider community use outside of sporting activities, for example a space that is used by the community in much in the same way as a village hall.

Amount: £10,000 to £75,000


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Big Issue Invest - Impact Loans England 14446

Loans are available for social enterprises and registered charities in England to help them grow and continue the good work they are currently doing. Amount: £20,000 to £200,000


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Birmingham and the Black Country Communities Fund 14747

Grants are available to small local voluntary and community groups for projects that help people living in Birmingham and the Black Country who face disadvantage or social exclusion. Amount: up to £3,000


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Birmingham Bodenham Trust - Special Education Grant 14746

Small grants are available for schools, voluntary and community organisations in Birmingham undertaking educational, recreational and medical projects for young people under the age of 19 years who have special educational needs. For further information, please contact the following: Jackie Crowley, Birmingham Bodenham Trust Tel: 0121 464 3928 E-Mail: jackie.crowley@birmingham.gov.uk


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Blagrave Trust - Regional Grants Programme 14699

Grants are available for local and regional youth organisations that are making lasting impact in the lives of young people aged 16 and over, in the poorest parts of South East England with priority given to Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Wiltshire .


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Blagrave Trust - Regional Grants Programme 14654

Grants are available for local and regional youth organisations that are making lasting impact in the lives of young people aged 16 and over, in the poorest parts of South East England with priority given to Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Wiltshire.


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BlueSpark Foundation 14422

Grants of up to £5000 (most are under £2000) are available for schools, community groups, clubs, societies or other organisations in England to improve the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other activities.


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Boiler Upgrade Scheme 14423

Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems with a heat pump or biomass boiler for house sized buildings (i.e. smaller grassroots club houses). Check website for all eligibilty criteria. Amount: up to £7,500


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Bollington Town Council Grant Scheme 14598

Deadline: 31/10/2025 Grants are available to local not-for-profit voluntary organisations for projects that benefit the residents of Bollington.


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Bowland Charitable Trust 14603

Grants for charitable organisations with outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the North West England as well as for educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions in the North West of England. For further information, please contact the following: Carol Fahy, The Bowland Charitable Trust Tel: 01254 688051 E-Mail: carole.fahy@cannco.co.uk


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Bowls England - Development Loans for Clubs 14465

Bowls England offers all affiliated clubs the opportunity to apply for a Club Loan of up to £20,000. A Club Loan may be used for any reasonable purpose including: Purchase of lawn mowers, scarifiers, turf irons or sprinkler systems, Repair of ditches and banks, clubhouse development, fencing, car parking, changing rooms.


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Bradford East Community Chest and Area Committee Funding 14784

Small grants are available to voluntary and community groups which are based in Bradford East and providing a service that benefits the local community. Amount: up to £500


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Bradford South Youth and Community Chest Area Committee Funding 14785

Grants are available to local non-profit making voluntary organisations to carry out activities which benefit the community of Bradford South. Amount: up to £500


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Bradford West Community Chest and Area Committee Funding 14786

Grants are available for community groups within the Bradford West area to carry out community-based leisure and cultural activities which benefit the local community. Amount: £500


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Brelms Trust 14788

Grants are available for registered charities based in Yorkshire that are working within local communities to tackle disadvantage and to provide sustainable benefit. Amount: £1,000 to £15,000


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Brent - Love Where You Live Grants 14534

Grants are available to community and voluntary sector groups, mutual aid groups and schools for projects that bring communities together and address inequalities, environmental issues, social isolation and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Brent community. Amount: up to £500


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Brent - Youth Provision Capital Grant 14535

Grants are available for charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), and other not-for-profit groups working with children and young people across the London Borough of Brent to deliver capital projects to amend and improve their premises.


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Bridgend - UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Community Feasibility Fund 14879

Grants are available to support community organisations in Bridgend to undertake local resilience planning with a focus on health, climate and economy, as part of the wider UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

Amount: £2,000 to £35,000


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Brighton Rainbow Fund - Bursary Fund 14655

A bursary fund aimed at LGBTQ+ specific sports and social activity groups, to address social isolation, loneliness, and access to healthy activities. Amount: up to £1,000


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Bristol Charities Educational Grant for Young People 14701

Grants are available for young people up to the age of 25 years in Bristol to create access to opportunities with applications made on their behalf by a sponsoring organisation.


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Broadacres Community Development Fund 14562

Grants are available to community organisations based in Broadacres Housing Association locations of Yorkshire and the North East of England for projects that deliver benefits to local residents. Amount: up to £500


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Broxtowe - Grants for Voluntary Organisations Involved in Sport and the Arts 14515

Grants are available for voluntary organisations involved in sport and the arts to help with the day-to-day running costs of their service to the community.


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Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund 14595

Grants are available to a range of not-for-profit organisations for new or existing community and environmental projects that benefit local residents in Denbighshire, Flintshire, the Wirral and Sefton. Amount: Small grants up to £5,000 / Main grants up to £20,000


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