Groundwork UK
Grants available: Up to £1,500
Deadline to apply: Rolling programme
Who is the funding for?
Tesco Community Grants, administered by Groundwork UK, provide funding of up to £1,500 to a range of organisations including charities to support local good causes.
The types of projects that are funded range from food banks to holiday clubs and meals on wheels.
When will you hear back?
Between 12 and 18 months of applying
Clifford Chance
Grants available: £50,000
Deadline to apply: 22 July
Who is the funding for?
This year, Clifford Chance’s annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Award aims to support educational projects.
The winning organisation will receive £50,000 and 500 pro bono hours.
The fund is open to any global non-governmental organisations and educational institutions, including schools and universities, whose work advances the United Nation’s SDG 4. This goal aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
Applications should show a commitment to “innovative approaches towards the achievements of SDG 4” that could be duplicated and scaled.
When will you hear back?
September 2022
NextEnergy Capital
Grants available: Up to a £1,000
Deadline to apply: 26 August
Who is the funding for?
NextEnergy Capital is providing grants to charities and community groups in southwest England, which will support local projects around six of its solar farms.
When will you hear back?
Decisions will be made on a monthly basis
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Grants available: Up to £250,000
Deadline to apply: Until the funds run out
Who is the funding for?
The Local Places for Nature grant scheme provides funds of up to £250,000 to charities in Wales whose projects have the potential to transform nature.
The funding is primarily for projects that are located or servicing the needs of communities living in the 50% most deprived area, community food growing projects or organisations and groups representing a diverse ethnic community.
When will you hear back?
Within eight weeks of application
Ufi VocTech Trust
Grants available: Between £15,000 and £50,000
Deadline to apply: 13 July
Who is the funding for?
The grants are available for organisations that use technology to help improve people’s skills.
Projects must be innovative, last between three and 12 months and demonstrate that they can solve real, practical problems in adult vocational learning.
When will you hear back?
1 August 2022 and mid-October
UK Research and Innovation and RSA
Grants available: Up to £60,000
Deadline to apply: 7 July
Who is the funding for?
UK Research and Innovation has partnered with the Royal Society for Arts to fund projects that address society’s biggest issues such as net-zero and ageing.
The £480,000 fund will enable up to eight pilot projects which should last no longer than nine months and be completed by summer 2023.
When will you hear back?
26 August
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Grants available: Between £30,000 and £400,000
Deadline to apply: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Who is the funding for?
The Shared Ground Fund is available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK working towards long-term objectives addressing racism and structure inequalities in the migration system.
The money will fund work that last between 12 months and four years, with an option to extend it further.
The objectives are the following:
• Influencing migration system reform.
• Improving access to support services.
• Strengthening civic participation.
• Informing public understanding.
When will you hear back?
Within four months of receiving an application
Commission for Diversity in Public Realm
Grants available: Between £1,000 and £25,000
Deadline to apply: 5 October
Who is the funding for?
Community-led organisations with an income of less than £500,000 can apply for grants of up to £25,000 to develop grassroots ideas that have the potential to change London’s public spaces.
The Commission for Diversity in Public Realm is an initiative spearheaded by the Mayor of London. It will prioritise applications from organisations or groups led by Black, Asian and minority ethnic, deaf and disabled and LGBTQ+ Londoners and women or people from a lower social economic background.
When will you hear back?
February 2023
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