Charities and not for profit organisations in the UK can apply for small grants of up to £10,000 to address urban and rural deprivation in the UK. The grants can be used to help cover their for core costs, salaries, running and project costs to deliver essential services. The funding is being provided by the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation’s small grants programme and to be eligible for a grant, charities and not for profit organisations must have an annual income of less than £250,000. Applicants need to match fund 50% of the project costs. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate a clear need for funding and how the grant will be used to make a difference. There is no deadline and applications can be submitted at any time. Grants of up to £10,000 Available for Projects Addressing Urban and Rural Deprivation (UK)
Grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 are available to individuals and teams to help fund the sharing of stories that can drive positive social change. The fund is available through the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s 2024 Story Tellers Fund. The grants aim to support the dissemination and distribution of already-developed content across various media, such as books, films, social media, plays, and exhibitions.
This could include:
- Documentary films exploring social issues
- Podcasts featuring personal narratives of overcoming poverty
- Photo essays highlighting community resilience
- Interactive digital stories about housing inequality
Eligible applicants must be based in the UK, and their projects must be ready for distribution with a clear plan and understanding of the target audience. The fund does not support creating new content, research, or development work.
Interested applicants can apply through a form available on the JRF website, and those needing accessible versions can request them via email. More information, including the full eligibility criteria and application details, can be found on the JRF website.
The closing date for applications is 5 p.m. on the 31st October 2024. Decisions will be made by December 2024, with funding distributed in January 2025.
The National Grid Electricity Distribution has launched a £500,000 fund to support charities and community groups in helping vulnerable households reduce energy costs and stay warm this winter.
Registered charities or non-profit companies limited by guarantee can apply for up to £5,000, while constituted charitable organisations without a charity number can apply for up to £2,000.
Applications are open until 5pm on Friday 1 November 2024.
Full information and a link to apply for the fund can be found here.
Funding is available to registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises, and community interest companies working with vulnerable young women and girls across the UK who are at a high risk of entering the criminal justice system. The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund offers grants of up to £80,000 over two years (£40,000 per year) for projects to reduce the number of those who receive a first conviction. Applicants must demonstrate approaches that are age, gender, trauma, and culturally responsive, focusing on projects providing peer support from women with lived experience and co-designed by young women and girls. Organisations must demonstrate that at least 80% of their beneficiaries are women and girls. The closing date for applications is the 30th October 2024. Grants of up to £80,000 Available to Work with Young Women & Girls at the Edge of the Criminal Justice System (UK)
The Pink Ribbon Foundation is offering grants of up to £6,000 to UK charities and not-for-profit organisations working on practical projects and initiatives aimed at improving the physical and mental health of individuals with or recovering from breast cancer. Grants above £6,000.00 may be granted at the discretion of the Foundation. The deadline for applications is the 30th May 2025. Pink Ribbon Foundation Grants (UK)
Small Homeless charities can apply for capital grants of up to £5,000 for projects that aim to help homeless people return to the community and enable them to rebuild their lives. Typically, such organisations operate residential or training facilities to assist homeless people. To be eligible to apply, the charity must have an annual turnover of under £500,000, with ‘unrestricted reserves’ of under six months. Previously funded projects include the Booth Centre, an advice and activity centre for homeless people in Manchester, which received a grant of £1,500 to transform the centre with new lighting, a new water heater and new decoration and a grant of £3,000 to the Amber Foundation to enable the Foundation to buy new bedroom furniture for their residential centre in Devon, where every year over 60 unemployed, homeless young people are able to rebuild their lives and gain the motivation, confidence, self-esteem and skills for independent living. The closing date for applications is the 15th December 2024. Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)
Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support community sports clubs and organisations in the UK and Ireland. The grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including improving facilities, purchasing new equipment, obtaining coaching qualifications, and investing in the long-term sustainability of clubs. The funding is being made available through the Cash4Clubs programme, which is funded by Flutter Entertainment and delivered by Sported, a UK charity that supports community groups that use sport and physical activity to help young people reach their full potential. To be eligible, applicants must be involved in delivering activities solely to adults (18+). The programme particularly encourages applications from clubs serving deprived communities. Note that the application deadline is set for the 12th November 2024, but the fund may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received. Funding to Improve the Sustainability of Community Sports Clubs (UK & Ireland)
Grants of £400 are available to schools, colleges, Ofsted-registered Early Years nurseries, and preschools in the UK to support science activities during British Science Week. The British Science Association, supported by UK Research and Innovation, administers the Kick Start Grant scheme to encourage science engagement activities and events among underrepresented groups. The types of activities supported include field trips to local science centres, museums or university science departments; mini science festivals; and student led projects such as schools gardens, community labs or pond using parents and volunteers; etc. The closing date for applications is 4.59 pm on the 5th November 2024. Funding to Support Science Activities in Colleges, Schools and Nurseries (UK)
Registered charities that work to tackle family problems or problems facing one or more of its members can apply for grants of up to £5,000. Funding is available for both capital and revenue grants as well as grants for core funding and projects-based grants. The funding is being made available through the Kelly Family Charitable Trust which actively encourages applications from relatively new organisations to help them become established. The trust prefers to support charities whose income is below £500,000. However, larger charities with pioneering pilot projects will be considered. Grants are awarded twice a year; the next application closing date is the 1st March 2025. Funding of up to £5,000 Available to Tackle Problems within Families (UK)
Grants are now available to support children and young people in the UK experiencing a crisis or emergency. The grants which are made available through the BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials programme support families with children up to the age of 17 who are living with financial, health and social difficulties by providing items that meet children’s most basic needs, such as kitchen appliances, furniture, baby equipment, beds, clothing, and other items and services that are critical to children’s wellbeing. Applications must come through a registered referral agency supporting the family or young person. The programme is delivered by Family Fund Business Services, and applications can be made at any time. Support for Children Living in Severe Poverty (UK)
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Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.