See the relevant funding opportunities available to North Tyneside voluntary and community organisations.
GSK Community Health Programme Grants
Small charities tackling health inequalities can now apply for the GSK Community Health Programme, delivered by The King’s Fund and supported by GSK. Up to 10 charities across the UK will receive up to £10,000 in unrestricted funding, plus a place on a leadership development programme worth £5,000. The programme is open to registered charities that: Have an annual income between £20,000 and £150,000 Have been established for at least one year Are based and working in the UK Can demonstrate how they are addressing health inequalities in their community Applications are particularly encouraged from organisations led by and supporting under-represented and disadvantaged communities, including ethnic minority communities, disabled people and LGBTQ+ communities. Deadline: 5pm, Monday 10 August 2026 For full guidance and application details, visit: GSK Community Health Programme | The King’s Fund.
The Squires Foundation
The foundation’s objectives are to support: Social welfare, particularly the relief of need, hardship and distress Community development Work which supports children, young people and the elderly, local hospitals and hospices Christian activities The arts Environmental projects Grants can be one-off or recurrent and are made primarily in Tyneside and Northumberland. You can apply in writing to info@thesquiresfoundation.com. Although there are no deadlines, the Trustees meet twice a year, usually in May and November, with applications needing to be received by the beginning of April and October.
Henry Smith Foudation’s New Career Ready Fund
The Henry Smith Foundation has launched the Career Ready Fund, offering up to eight grants of £200,000 (£50,000 per year over four years) to charitable organisations supporting young people with learning disabilities into employment. The fund will support projects that embed trained job coaches within mainstream and SEND schools, provide structured careers education and vocational profiling, create meaningful work experience opportunities, and build clear pathways into supported internships, employment and paid work. Eligible applicants include registered charities, CIOs, not-for-profit CICs and other charitable organisations working in the UK. Organisations must have an annual income of £3 million or less and at least one year of audited or independently examined accounts. Applications begin with an online eligibility checker, with Expressions of Interest accepted from 22 July 2026. Expressions of interest will be accepted from 22 July (9am) until the deadline of 2 September 2026 (17:00). Apply to Career Ready – Henry
Continuo Foundation
Continuo Foundation is offering grants of between £2,000 and £6,000 for professional ensembles playing period music and instruments to mobilise projects of outstanding artistic merit and create meaningful work for freelance period musicians, whilst engaging a wide range of audiences with historically informed live performances, particularly in areas lacking access to high-quality live classical music. Grants can be used by a period-instrument ensemble to: Enable a concert with a larger number of musicians at risk of being downsized. Fund an ambitious new project where there is uncertainty about audience take-up. Support a tour of a new or existing programme to new UK locations. Fund the recording of repertoire that has not previously been recorded. Create filmed video content to generate further touring opportunities. For recently formed ensembles (June 2021 to June 2026), the Foundation prefers to support concerts rather than recording projects; however, it will consider a recording if this
National River Walks Programme
The National River Walks Programme is funded by Defra and will provide new national walks in the nine regions of England. As the North West region already has a river walk delivered, new walks in four of the following areas in England will be considered in the current round of funding: North East England; Yorkshire and the Humber; East Midlands; West Midlands; East of England; London; South East; South West. The objectives of the scheme are to: Provide improved, more inclusive access to nature that is targeted to an area of higher deprivation. Increase engagement with nature through community participation and increased opportunities to enjoy and learn about nature. Work in partnership with the local community to drive increasing usage of the route. Improve or restore nature and/or water quality through nature recovery projects. Grants up to £1.35 million are available (£100,000 resource funding and up to £1,250,000 capital funding). Formally
Radcliffe Trust Grants: Music, Heritage & Crafts
The Radcliffe Trust is accepting applications from charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that support music, heritage and crafts. Music grants are typically between £2,500 and £5,000, while heritage and crafts grants are generally between £2,500 and £7,500. Music funding can support a range of activities, including composition and contemporary music, youth orchestras, music therapy, performance and educational projects, bursaries, and academic research. Heritage and crafts funding focuses on developing traditional skills, knowledge and experience, supporting emerging craftspeople, conservation training, craft-based projects, and initiatives that strengthen capacity within the sector. The Trust may also consider projects in related cultural areas such as theatre, performance and literature, particularly where they help develop high-level skills among early-career practitioners and disadvantaged groups. Deadline: 31 July 2026 Apply to The Radcliffe Trust