If you are looking for a funding search engine to help you find funds which may be suitable for your project ideas, we recommend My Funding Central which is a free service for organisations with an income of less than £30,000. For organisations with a higher income, annual subscription starts from only £50

The funding is intended for local organisations working with people who are disadvantaged, sick, have a disability, or living in poverty in the area.

Registered charities, community interest companies, community groups and voluntary organisations can apply.

Applicants must:

• Be embedded within the local community.
• Encourage community participation.
• Involve volunteers.
• Have been registered or active for a period of at least three years.
• Have a track record of delivery.
• Have an annual expenditure of no more than £1 million.

Grants of up to £3,000

Application closes 30th of May, 2025.

Click here to learn more

The funding is intended to support creativity across the UK. There are three key areas:

• Creative Education: Supporting projects that provide young people (ages 0-29) with opportunities to engage in creative activities. This includes funding for workshops in schools, field trips to cultural sites, and the purchase of materials for student engagement.

• Creative Communities: Aiding organisations, festivals, fairs and community groups that develop and deliver cultural and creative arts initiatives within their local areas.

• Creative Individuals: Providing individual artists, including those in visual and expressive arts, writers and craftspeople, with funding to support their artistic projects.
• The grants programme is open to a broad range of applicants across the UK:
  • Creative Education – individuals, schools, and arts and culture organisations.
  • Creative Communities – organisations, festivals, fairs and community groups.
  • Creative Individuals – artists who are over 18. In the first round of funding for the Creative Individuals strand, applications will be limited to artists who primarily reside and practice within Scotland.
• Grants of up to £15,000

For 2025, there will be two funding windows:

• Round One: 1-31 May 2025

• Round Two: 1-30 September 2025

Applications must be made during these windows through the Submittable platform.

Click here for more

A small number of grants are available each year to small not-for-profit groups with projects that address a community issue or support a local community initiative; and provide benefits to the local community.

The following types of organisation may apply:

• Community, self-help or voluntary groups.
• Charities, including local branches of national charities.
• Organisations with charitable aims.

To be eligible, all organisations and community interest groups must:

• Be registered with a recognised governing body (such as the Charity Commission or Companies House) for a minimum of 18 months (they should have annual accounts available and submitted).

If selected for a grant award, applicants will also need to provide their organisation’s articles of association or constitution, demonstrating clear objectives related to community interest and improvements.

Grants of up to £3,000

Click here to learn more

This fund aims to support initiatives that alleviate poverty and disadvantage in local communities, including working with people who are homeless.

Organisations working to alleviate poverty and disadvantage across Greater Manchester can apply.

Preference will be given to small-to-medium-sized voluntary organisations.

Large UK-wide charities are not excluded. However, the Trust normally only makes grants to organisations with strong relationships in the primary area of benefit and the proposal has the potential to achieve a substantial impact.

Community interest companies (CICs) and other non-charitable social enterprises with a business plan that shows realistic aspirations for non-grant income generation can apply to support the charitable costs of any start-up or expansion.

Application closes 20th of May 2025.

Click here to learn more

The Trust was established in 1909 and is a registered charity.  Its beneficial area includes the Borough of Bolton in recognition of the Scott family’s previous residence in Bolton, and their strong interest in the philanthropic work in the town.

The aim of this Trust is to support projects which help disadvantaged people or communities in Bolton, or provide for the relief of poverty.

Who can apply?

Only registered charities, or not-for-profit organisations who are in the process of becoming a charity, will be considered. Organisations must be operating in Bolton and beneficiaries of grants must be within the Borough of Bolton.

Grant size

Grants of between £250 and £3,000 are available. The Trust usually makes up to 20 charitable donations a year.

Closing date

Applications are considered at Trustee meetings held in early April, August and December.  The deadline for applications is four weeks before each meeting.

Find out more

Applications welcome from children and young people’s groups, elderly peoples groups, health and care related, education and training etc, focus on target groups and areas in need. Organisations must be operating in Bolton Borough and beneficiaries of grants must be within the Borough of Bolton.

Who can apply?

The grants are open to all individuals, community groups and non-profit organisations within Bolton.

Grant size

Up to £1,500

Closing date

Rolling application

Find out more

The programme offers both an unrestricted grant and tailored support aimed at helping to strengthen charities and build the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees.

The programme is intended for registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations operating mainly in England and/or Wales who are helping people living in England and/or Wales

Applicants must be providing in-depth services in one of the following eight themes: Addiction, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Care Leavers, Domestic Abuse, Homelessness, Offending, Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Trafficking and Modern Slavery.

Who can apply?

Registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations operating mainly in England and/or Wales who are helping people living in England and/or Wales may apply. (Have an annual income of between £25,000 and £500,000 in their last published accounts within the last 12 months)

Grant size

Unrestricted grants of £75,000 for three years are provided alongside a range of tailored development support.

In addition, grants of up to £500 are available for groups who need accessibility support to apply for this programme. The grant will help fund the cost of support, such as a scribe or BSL interpreter.

Closing date

N/A

Find out more

A brand-new UK-wide digital service for organisations applying for government grants could save up to £270 million through efficiencies and fraud prevention. The first of its kind Find a Grant service offers a free central place on GOV.UK for business, individuals and organisations to find and apply for government grants. Each year government awards over £50 billion in general grant funding. Government grants can be awarded from anything from improving local housing, to funding innovative new research into advanced fuels and digital technologies, or providing better sports facilities and youth centres for communities. For further information, click here 

Using money raised by National Lottery players, we distribute grants from £10,000 to £10million to support projects across the UK that connect people and communities to their heritage.

We also distribute heritage funding on behalf of the UK and devolved governments.

Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations. Understanding, valuing and sharing our heritage brings people together, inspires pride in place and supports local economies.

Click here to find out more