The Comic Relief Community Fund offers grants of up to £5,000 for grassroots, community-led organisations across England that support people living in, or at risk of, poverty and hardship. Funding is available for organisations with an annual income of less than £250,000 and can be used flexibly to cover direct project costs, core running expenses, or a combination of both. Eligible costs include staff wages, materials, equipment, rent, or training.
What Can You Apply For?
The fund supports:
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Organisations addressing immediate impacts of poverty, such as foodbanks, community kitchens, homeless shelters, welfare advice agencies, and health outreach projects.
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Organisations working to empower communities for longer-term resilience, including skills development, access to employment, financial resilience, or community-led solutions.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants must be local organisations tackling the immediate impacts of poverty or helping communities build resilience to hardship.
Deadline: Applications open Monday 8 September 2025 and close at 12 noon on Monday 6 October 2025.
Further information, eligibility criteria, and application guidance are available on the How to Apply page.