Deadline 10th January 2022
This funding is intended for specialist organisations led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls in the UK so that they are in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow into the future.
Grants of up to £40,000 are available for two year funding beginning in July 2022 and ending by July 2024.
Applicants need to be working across Rosa’s four pillars of work:
Deadline 14th January 2022
Over the last five years The Guinness Partnership have given more than 270 customers Aspire Award grants to support community projects or help pay for education courses, training and equipment.
The grants have helped Guinness customers to achieve their dreams, further their careers and progress their talents.
To apply for an Aspire Award you must be living in a Guinness property or have been using
Guinness services for at least six months.
The awards are judged and granted three times a year with funding available under four different categories; Your Career, Your Degree, Your Talent and Your Community.
Deadline 3rd February 2022
The NEIRF is a competitive grants scheme providing grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to support the development of environmental projects in England that:
The scheme aims to stimulate private investment and market based mechanisms that improve and safeguard the natural environment by helping projects become investment ready. The intention is to establish a pipeline of projects for the private sector to invest in, and develop new funding models that can be replicated elsewhere.
The fund will help organisations obtain specialist advice, engage investors and build capacity to develop their project to the stage when it is ready to receive and repay investment. Projects need to be replicable and scalable, with key learnings made public to encourage similar approaches to access private sector finance for nature projects in future.
Deadline 13th December 2021
The new Powering Up programme will run over a four-year period with multiple rounds of funding. The programme support partners are Locality, Plunkett Foundation, Cooperatives UK, Eastside Primetimers, the Ubele Initiative and Catalyst. The initial phase of the programme is focused on community businesses looking to learn how digital skills could help their business develop and grow. Other support areas will be included in the programme during 2022.
A tailored support package worth up to £20,000 in total is available and includes:
It is anticipated that up to 25 community businesses will be supported in the first round.
The objectives of the Trust are to protect animals and to promote and encourage practical work in preventing animal cruelty and the relief of animal suffering.
Grants are available for a wide variety of projects that are of direct benefit to animals. Grants can cover capital and revenue expenditure. The following is a non-exhaustive list of activities eligible for funding:
Deadline 15th December 2021
Allchurches Trust has launched an emergency grant programme to support churches and Christian charities helping to tackle the Afghanistan evacuee crisis. The Afghan Evacuees Emergency Grants Programme will help churches and Christian charities to support evacuees resettling in the UK from Afghanistan, giving them a better chance of a fresh start.
Funding can be used to cover costs associated with the resettlement of Afghan evacuees, including:
Deadline 6th December 2021
This fund will provide small grants of up to £5,000 (from a pot of £50,000), to support sustainability in small-medium sized (up to £250,000 turnover) mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations who offer a helpline provision.
Type of organisation: Registered charity, not for profit company limited by guarantee, CIC (Community Interest Company) or CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Definition of helpline: A service providing non-face-to-face advice, support and information via phone, email, text, SMS or online.
Expressed purpose: Is to support individuals suffering from mental health needs or illnesses as evidenced by and stated in organisation’s governing documents, as well as by a track record of previous mental health support provision
Supporting those with health inequalities exacerbated by Covid-19: Such as minoritised communities (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic communities), LGBT+, children and young people, older people, new mothers, and those in contact with the criminal justice system etc.
Size of organisation: Annual revenue of no more than £250,000 in last full year accounts.
Location: Based in England, with majority of beneficiaries in England
Up to £10,000 of extra funding to back community businesses such as community owned shops, hubs, pubs, sports facilities, local landmarks and more.
Community Business Crowdmatch is looking to support new or existing community businesses that are providing services or activities that will benefit their local community.
Whether it’s launching new ideas to help your neighbourhood, help meet increased demand, save a community space or help bridge a funding gap, Community Business Crowdmatch will match fund what you raise from the crowd.
Power to Change will match fund up to 50% of your target, to a maximum of £10,000, as long as you can raise the rest through crowdfunding.
To apply for this fund take the first step and start crowdfunding. If you’ve already started, continue setting up your project.
For further information please visit the Crowdfunder website here.
Deadline 15th December 2021
Grants are available for local not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver community projects which support new opportunities and build better relationships across generations and with the natural world, in commemoration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Funding is intended to support projects which go beyond simply celebrating, and create lasting change for communities in line with the NLCF’s three priority areas:
There is a total funding pot of £3.5 million. Grants of £30,000 to £50,000 are available. It is expected that 70 projects will be funded.
Deadline 30th November 2021
The Children’s Community Support Programme is provided by Little Lives UK. The aim of the programme is to support smaller organisations that work with children, which may be struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Grants of up to £1,500 are available.
