Opportunities: Disability

One-off and recurring grants are available to UK registered charities. A wide range of charitable causes are supported, principally the advancement of health, education, people in need and the relief of poverty, as well as the arts, culture, heritage and science.

Small and medium-sized grants are available to registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales principally working in the areas of education and support for young people. A relatively small amount of grant funding is also occasionally awarded to disability charities and for medical causes, as well as for general charitable purposes.

Grants of up to £1,600 for groups and £600 for individuals are available to enable disabled people in the UK to play tennis through the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching.

Grants are available for project and core costs for a period of 1 year. CABRI will also fund Living Wage salaries. In 2025 CABWI is particularly keen to support innovative approaches that highlight new ideas and ways of addressing barriers to training and employment.

Revenue grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities that are developing communication skills for disadvantaged adults aged 18 and over so that they can improve their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience and life-chances.

A limited number of grants available to smaller organisations that are enabling young adults with a learning disability to live a more independent life once they leave formal education.

Funding for charities working with disability.

Grants, generally for under £5,000, are available for UK registered charities to provide leisure activities for people with a disability.

Grants of up to £75,000 are available to UK based charities which have a core remit of the Arts, Learning and/or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an annual turnover of over £150,000.

Capital grants for organisations providing care and services for older people, particularly if they have a neurodegenerative condition or are socially isolated. Grants are awarded for new buildings, refurbishment work and equipment.

Grants available to UK grassroots organisations supporting the creation of a sight loss sector that is coherent, sustainable, and resilient to the rising demand for equal service provision across the UK.

Grants for 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.