Opportunities: Disability

Grants of up to £25,000 are available to ‘grassroots’ UK charitable organisations providing recreational and sporting activities for people who are blind or visually impaired. The Charity prefers to fund running costs or the purchase of equipment.

Revenue grants, usually for under £10,000, are available for local and national UK and overseas not-for-profit organisations, including Community Interest Companies (CICs), libraries, schools, colleges and sports groups, for projects that benefit visually impaired people.

Grants of up to £250,000 are available to UK registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations for capital projects costing at least £1 million. Projects should support the Foundation’s vision that “people living on a low income who have a disability or long-term illness should have as many as possible of the same choices, quality of life opportunities and aspirations as others more fortunate than themselves”.

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music.

One-off grants of up to £5,000 (but averaging £2,500) are available to smaller UK registered charities working with the elderly, people with a mental or physical disability, those who are terminally ill, young people and social welfare projects, including those that benefit carers, the homeless and ex-offenders.

Grants of up to £30,000 are available to UK charitable organisations for projects that support and empower children and young people who are blind or vision impaired with the tools to live independent and fulfilling lives.

Grants for projects that support disadvantaged and disabled children aged 13 and under and their families.

Grants available to registered charities based and working in the UK in the areas of hospice care, learning disability, mental health, the promotion of health and wellbeing, and homelessness.

The Community Matters Fund (Future Skills) is committed to supporting key groups that would most benefit from assistance.

Grants for sports-based projects providing sport and physical activity opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people and/or people with a disability.

Grants available for projects that benefit visually impaired people.

One-off grants available for small UK registered charities working in the areas of education, environmental causes, health, heritage, people with a disability, support for children and young people and the relief of youth poverty, the arts, the elderly, and the military.