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Live UK funding opportunities from government, lottery distributors, research councils and arts bodies. Expired listings are removed automatically.

509 opportunities

Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre - London

UK Government — business finance and support

Advice & expertise

Information, seminars and workshops to help start-up and growing businesses.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+4 more

Surrey-i (Local Information Portal)

UK Government — business finance and support

Advice & expertise

Free local information portal for businesses in Surrey.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+3 more

Forest of Dean District Council Business Start Up Grant

UK Government — business finance and support

Funding to be used towards a variety of business start up activates including: research and development, installing clean technologies, premises, equipment and product/service launch.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+4 more

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Strategic Programme

UK Government — business finance and support

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineUK-wide
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+2 more

Hi3 Network

UK Government — business finance and support

Advice & expertise

A part-funded research, development and innovation project supporting businesses to explore new creative technologies.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+5 more

FIRST North East

UK Government — business finance and support

Advice & expertise

A learning and development agency, empowering enterprise skills and entrepreneurship in collaboration with government, employers, education and community organisations.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+2 more

Low Carbon Kent

UK Government — business finance and support

Low Carbon Kent is a network of businesses tackling and adapting to climate change. They aim to reduce costs by cutting emissions and promote the opportunities of the low carbon market and circular economy.

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineEngland
SMELimited companySole traderStartup+2 more

Sustainable Steps Wales - Green Careers - Cardiff

The National Lottery Community Fund

This funding helps young people (aged between 16 and 25) in Cardiff into green careers.

£300 – £1.8mRolling — apply any timeWales
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+5 more

The Solidarity Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund

Funding for organisations in England who prioritise community agency and do work that tackles the root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

£1m – £5mRolling — apply any timeEngland
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+5 more

The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. The project should trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the s...

£2,000 – £30kCloses in 4 days (28 August 2026)Not stated

Strengthening Communities

The National Lottery Community Fund

Strengthening Communities funds community-led projects that help people live healthier, happier lives. It supports our strategy, It starts with community.

£20k – £500kRolling — apply any timeNorthern Ireland
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+2 more

Research and Development

Arts Council of Wales

Research and Development supports the development and creation of high-quality and ambitious work.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeWales
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer

Open Fund for Individuals

Creative Scotland

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. Fund open.

£500 – £50kRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+5 more

Support for individuals working in film and television to access training, mentoring and other professional development activity, nationally and internationally.

£250 – £5,000Rolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

Create and Engage

Arts Council of Wales

Create and Engage funds the development, creation and delivery of high-quality arts experiences that help creative individuals and organisations engage with and connect to the public. The main beneficiaries of Create and Engage projects are the people engaging with your project.

Up to £100kRolling — apply any timeWales
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer

The Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance supports professional theatre and dance productions of varying scales to tour across Scotland. Applications are open - deadline: 2pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 2026Scotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

The International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme offers up to 15 places for Scotland-based performing arts professionals, companies, venues and organisations to attend a seminar programme, followed by an invite to apply for funding.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

This fund aims to support organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development. Fund open.

£1,000 – £100kRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+4 more

The COVID-19 Cancellation Fund aims to support creative freelancers experiencing cancellations due to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+4 more

Arts Capital Investment

Arts Council of Wales

If the recent weather has affected your ability to submit your application to the Arts Capital Investment Fund by the original deadline of 12 noon on Friday 3 July, please contact us as soon as possible. Please email capital@arts.wales.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeWales
CharityCICCommunity groupSocial enterprise+2 more