COVID-19 Funding News

In response to the new Covid-19 lockdown measures, Sport England are making grants of £300 to £10,000 available from a total pot of £15 million, to help sport and activity groups, clubs and organisations respond to the immediate challenges of…

Barclays is offering 50 grants of £100,000 to charities that are supporting communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The £5m is part of £100m in funding announced by the bank in April last year for charities affected by the pandemic.…

New National Lottery funding will boost digital skills in the heritage sector by helping organisations develop digital volunteering opportunities. The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s 2020 Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey and report identified an appetite to develop…

North of Tyne Combined Authority has identified investment in Community Hubs / Centres as an area they wish to develop. In North Tyneside part of this investment will be a grant fund aimed at Community Centres. Community Centres can be…

This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted all other options for increasing their resilience. Organisations should be properly…

Funding will support work with children and young people (aged 18 years and under) experiencing disadvantage through: illness, distress, abuse or neglect any kind of disability behavioural or psychological difficulties living in poverty or situations of deprivation. Due to the…

This is a £4m fund to help charities and community groups working to reduce loneliness by helping them build connections across their communities. It will be used to fund hundreds of microgrants so that small, local organisations can bring people…

Jeans for Genes has announced that its grants for this year will be unrestricted to help genetic disorder charities suffering from the impact of Covid-19. The focus in this funding round will be on supporting small but vital charities to…

Funded through the North of Tyne Recovery Innovation Fund, this new grant programme has been designed to help businesses grow by adopting innovative practice or by bringing innovative products or services to market. The Innovation Recovery Grant has been launched…

Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund, delivered by Versus Arthritis, has been set up to help reduce the negative impact of Covid-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity. This fund will support: specific activities to increase availability…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on merchant seafarers, fishers and their families, Seafarers UK has created a new Seafarers £2 million UK COVID-19 Emergency Fund. The new fund is intended for distribution in 2020/2021, with 75% allocated to…

Clinks, which supports the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system has launched a Covid-19 Response Fund to assist organisations working in the criminal justice system during the pandemic. Clinks is pleased to be distributing £275,000 on behalf of…

This grant is designed to support groups that typically would be holding summer holiday activities to ensure children are provided with a hot meal. If social distancing is relaxed before school holidays, then standard (Transforming Communities Improving Lives (TCIL) criteria…

In response to Covid-19 the Asda Foundation has stopped its usual grant making activities and launched its Covid-19 Grants. The Hygiene grant is focused on personal hygiene dignity, supporting residents/patients in facilities, who are struggling and unable to provide their…

Now accepting new applications!  The Foundation has set up an emergency fund to help small to medium sized organisations who are struggling to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 either because of increased demand for their services or loss of…

A £2.5 million fund, with up to £10,000 in match funding, as part of a support package to help clubs and organisations set up and run crowdfunding campaigns related to Covid-19, such as for a loss of income due to…

Applications from £10,001-50,000 are available to support clubs and organisations with capital projects which will adapt important places and spaces to be able to return to play. The Return to Play: Community Asset Fund is for new applications focused solely on…

This £15 million fund focuses on awards of up to £10,000 that support clubs and community groups respond to the challenges of returning to play. Applications for £300-10,000 are invited to help Sport and activity groups, clubs and organisations respond…

In response to the national restrictions which came back in to place in the new year, Karbon Homes has launched a Covid Response Fund to support local initiatives working to help residents in their communities. The fund is open to…

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact so many aspects of our lives, the Lottery wants to fund projects that demonstrate the value of heritage to our national life and which support local economies, places and communities. Refocused priorities…

Government grants cover the following periods: 18 Sept – 04 Nov 2020 (Tier 2) 05 Nov – 01 Dec 2020 (National Lockdown 2) 02 Dec – 29 Dec 2020 (Tier 3) Christmas Support Payments for Wet-led Pubs 30 Dec 2020…

Grants of generally up to £5k are available for charities working in the following areas: Education and young people Communities Environment and conservation Health Arts and culture International development Heritage Supporting our armed forces A question has been added to…

Grants of up to £50k are available to fund innovative, impactful projects that will enable people, organisations and communities to flourish in life after lockdown, building resilience and encouraging hope. The programme will fund across three themes: Projects responding to…

Designed for: disabled children and young people children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families Up to £10K for projects or equipment Decision within 6 weeks Applicants annual turnover must be less than £350K Rolling programme (no deadline indicated)…

Crowdmatch provides an incentive to maximise crowdfunding campaigns by match funding what is raised, up to £10,000. The programme aims to help community businesses respond to the Covid-19 crisis, whether for launching new ideas to help the neighbourhood, meet increased…

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has resumed accepting small and medium project funding applications and launched an interest free loans pilot. The project funding – for grants between £3,000 to £100,000 – will provide financial assistance for organisations working with heritage to build their…

The Virgin Money Foundation has reopened its Community Anchors’ Fund. Community Anchors are those vital, go-to community organisations working within a local neighbourhood. During this crisis, these organisations have been at the heart of the local response, leading the way…

In June 2019 North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group launched a new grant scheme in recognition of the important role that voluntary and community sector organisations can play in improving health and wellbeing outcomes for local people. The scheme was developed…

The Buttle UK Covid fund is open and encouraging applications from groups who are working with children and young people in crisis, providing they meet the fund criteria. This fund has been established in partnership with The National Lottery Community…

Grants of £300 to £2,000 will fund a wide range of small-scale, short-term projects aimed at creating positive changes in people’s lives and in their communities. The grants are made to be available within short notice. Projects need to match…