Funding

Grants are available for smaller scale professional theatre companies to encourage and assist projects in the Greater London area with the performance and/or development of professional dramatic work.

The Main Grants Scheme supports charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom with a core remit of the Arts or Learning.

Spending time outdoors is good for the mind, body and soul. But generally people are spending less time outdoors. That is a problem we're helping to solve. We support grass-roots direct action projects that tackle issues such as diversity & inclusion in the outdoors, participation, education, conservation and protection of our natural environment and health & well-being.

The RBKC Youth Council Opportunities Fund is for young people experiencing hardship, who are in severe financial need, or for young people's development in a time of reduced services and social distancing.

We can invest in organisations that are looking to develop new projects, operations and revenue streams. Our funding is flexible and can be used for a variety of costs.

Sported have partnered with Barclays to launch the new Barclays Community Football Fund, offering small grants, training, kit and exclusive ticketing offers to make football more accessible in communities across the UK.

A little bit of help towards meeting the essential costs of education and training for young people aged 15-19.

After successfully distributing 2,000 grants to LocalGiving members last year, making it our biggest ever Magic Little Grants programme, we’re incredibly excited to announce that 2022 is going to be even bigger and better than ever before! We will be awarding £500 grants to 2,650 charitable organisations on LocalGiving.

The Westway Trust recognise there are occasions when it is expedient for them to consider making grants to individuals and organisations on a discretionary basis for a purpose that falls outside the eligibility criteria for the Community Grants Programme, the Festivals & Events Fund, or other established grants programmes.

The Vegan Society Grant is open to individuals and grassroots organisations. It exists to support projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan. The projects are based across the globe, with a particular emphasis on those based in economically developing countries.

The Ironmongers’ Charities make grants to support young people and communities, and to promote the craft of ironwork.

PWCF considers small grant applications from UK registered non-profit organisations supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities.

Do you have children arriving at school without having eaten breakfast? Are you noticing the effects of hunger in the classroom? Do you want to ensure every pupil has the right fuel for learning? We are happy to consider applications from schools in the UK for our healthy breakfast provision and expert support.

The Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund (CILNF) is available to support projects that are concerned with addressing the demands that development places on an area.

The Youth Music NextGen Fund is for early-stage musicians and wider music adjacent creatives to invest up to £2,500 in their own projects and make their ideas happen. The fund is especially aimed at those whose lack of finance holds them back from pursuing their goals.

Tudor makes grants, and provides other types of support, to voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK.

The Edge Innovation Fund (EIF) is a different approach to grant funding. The fund has opened with £300,000 available for 2021 and will be refreshed with new funds every January up until January 2025. The EIF has no closing date, applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis from the launch date (14th September) and reviewed at regular intervals.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation have recently reopened their UK funds, with some changes to their criteria and processes offering more flexibility and better responsiveness to applicants. The funder have a range of funding available.

The Happiness Fund is available to enable and support projects which improve mental health and wellbeing, inclusion, learning and skills development in local communities.

National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.