Funding News

Applications for the Co-op’s Local Community Fund will open on 4 May 2021. The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects across the UK that our…

Community organisations, charities and groups are encouraged to apply for grants of up to £5,000 from the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) for projects to help…

Grants are available to fund projects that further the needs of our ageing adult population (aged over 55) through well-being activities and programmes to prevent…

Grants are available to community groups and schools to bring music to their community. Music for All is dedicated to helping people of all ages…

Grants of £250,000 to £750,000 are available for large-scale environmental projects under these two themes: Built environment: projects should restore, modernise and/or improve facilities such…

The Enterprise Development Programme is funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and managed by a coalition of partners. It is for organisations…

The trust awards grants to registered charities of £2,500 to £25,000 where it believes that its contribution will make a real difference. The five current…

Grants of between £750 to £1500 for arts and cultural activities across the North East The focus of grants is to enable community groups to…

Sir James Knott Trust supports charitable activity in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Hartlepool. The Trust is an excellent local funder that makes monthly…

You may have seen that Lloyds Bank Foundation is now open for applications for funding and support, with unrestricted grants of £50k over two years…

This scheme, from the Theatres Trust in association with the Wolfson Foundation, offers capital funding of up to £20k for theatres. The theme for the…

The trust offers grants to Christian charities based in the UK and operating in countries worldwide. Projects will be considered that fall into the following…

The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme gives grants that cover the VAT incurred in making repairs to listed buildings in use as places…

Having fully distributed its initial £1.7million #iwill Take Action Fund, the Virgin Money Foundation and National Lottery Community Fund is making available a further £500k…

Delivery company DPD awards grants of up to £2000 to green projects through its Eco Fund. Anyone can apply, although the particularly encourages schools and…

This year the fund aims to support more than double the amount of organisations than previously (£500), and has expanded the eligibility criteria. In previous…

This new fund is designed to support activity to redress the under-representation of participatory artists from ethnically diverse communities in arts and mental health. In…

You can make a general application to the Community Foundation at any time. If it is eligible, they will look to match it to one…

Small and local charities (income £25k – £1m) with a proven track record of helping people experiencing complex social issues on a journey of positive…

Newcastle Building Society Community Fund invites applications from registered charities and constituted community groups based and working in the North East of England or Cumbria,…

The Wellbank Foundation is a small, family-run, grant-making charity that supports registered charities based in the North East of England. It wants to back initiatives…

The objectives of the trust are to raise awareness of suicide, to urge all who are suffering in silence to speak up and ask for…

Grants of up to £400 are available for projects that have a direct and tangible social impact on families and solve significant social issues, under…

The Shine Bright fund partners with regional charities and its partner Coram Chambers to administrate grants directly to the most vulnerable young people in the…

This is a UK Portfolio funding programme, through which TNLCF explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently and looks to fund work…

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…

The Trust will consider grant applications relating to the provision of leisure activities for people with physical disabilities. The Trustees particularly favour applications where the…

Crowdfund North of Tyne, is the Combined Authority’s new crowdfunding programme. The funding round for #CrowdfundNorthofTyne is now open.  Local groups in the NoT area can crowdfund and also get up to £5,000…

This programme offers a larger amount of funding (up to £10k for up to five years) for organisations that work together with a shared set…

The fund supports charities whose activities benefit residents, with priority being given to those working to ease social deprivation and/or enrich the fabric of the…

Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 are available for charities (turnover less than £150k) working in any field that can show financial stability, to cover core…

CRASH assists homelessness charities and hospices with their construction projects by sourcing on their behalf pro-bono or discounted professional expertise and materials. It can also…

The trust offers grants of up to £5,000 in two areas: performing arts and conservation. For performing arts, the priorities are excellence in professional performance,…

As part of their longstanding commitment to supporting the local community, the Co-op has recruited hundreds of “Member Pioneers” across the country, who are tasked…

Gateshead College’s business, games and digital technology students are seeking placements within the region to bring fresh thinking and ideas to the VCSE sector. These…

The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people (under the age of 25) to fulfil their potential,…

Justice Together is a new funder collaboration initiative aiming to create a fairer and more accessible UK immigration system. Applications are now open for organisations…

The National Lottery Community Fund’s regular funding programmes for organisations in England have re-opened for applications. National Lottery Awards for All:  £300 to £10,000, for up…

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…

The Curtin PARP Fund supports individuals in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland to realise their potential. The fund particularly prioritises support for carers of all…