Funding opportunities

Grants for between £2,500 and £30,000 are available for smaller charitable organisations, including Community Interest Companies, in Cornwall and Devon that are working to improve the quality of life for people with a disability.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that the deadline for applications to the Fund has been extended from Thursday 13th March to Thursday 27th March 2025. The Fund is aimed at strengthening links between farms and charities to help solve the problem of food surplus on farms, with grants starting from £20,000 to help organisations fight hunger in communities

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.

rants up to £30,000 are available to UK not-for-profit organisations for initiatives across the UK that make a significant contribution to law, practice, and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to UK registered charities with an annual income of under £3 million for projects across all aspects of the arts and heritage. Applications for projects that provide access to the arts to those that would not normally have such an opportunity are particularly welcomed.

Grants for smaller UK registered charities that are providing services in the UK in a range of areas including the relief of hardship, education and young people, physical wellbeing, care for the elderly and the environment & conservation.

UK registered charities may apply for a grant of between £1,000 and £10,000, but please note that the application window is very small. The next round opens at 9am on Monday 3rd March and closes as soon as 150 eligible applications have been received. Grants given to UK-based charities working in the fields of social welfare and medicine with special emphasis on the support of young people in need and also both mentally and physically disabled persons.

Grants for events that show support for UK servicemen and women, past and present, on or around Armed Forces Day on Saturday 28th June 2025.

Grants from £50 to £1,000 are available for individuals, charities and/or other organisations for children and young people aged 11-25 in the UK for recreational and leisure time activities that develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities, and enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. In particular, the Trust wants to help fund a young person’s “adventure of a lifetime”

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to a wide range of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales for local good causes that address food poverty, support low-income families, older people and those living in a neighbourhood who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Grants, usually for between £2,000 and £10,000, are available for UK animal welfare charities for projects or activities in the UK and overseas that benefit and protect animals, relieve the suffering of animals, address the conservation of wildlife and/or encourage a greater understanding of animals.

From 23 to 30 June 2025, the Small Charity Week Match Funding campaign will help small charities sustain their essential work across the UK by providing vital financial support.