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Home Outlook Fund Overview The Outlook Fund supports projects which help children and young people with experience of the care system, who face additional systemic barriers as a result of this background. The Fund may occasionally support projects aimed at preventing children and young people being

The BIBAs Foundation Home About the fund The BIBAs Foundation, managed by the Community Foundation for Lancashire has been created to develop an enterprising culture in the youth of Lancashire. The fund is made up of business and personal donations, prize draw money and net surplus from the Be Inspi

Alice’s WonderDance Foundation – Individuals Home About the Fund Alice’s WonderDance exists to carry forward the vibrant, joyful legacy of Alice Aguiar; a fearless, expressive, and generous dancer who moved through life with rhythm, light, and compassion. Dance is more than movement; it’s freedom, c

Home D&J Lloyd Community First Fund Overview This fund offers grants of £2,500, on average, to provide support and relief to those in need, to promote the arts, to protect the environment, and to promote education. This Fund awards an average of £8,760 per funding round deadline (two per year). Who

SWEF Enterprise Fund Home About the Fund The SWEF Enterprise Fund awards grants to young people in Lancashire who need support with business costs that they would otherwise not be able to afford, and particularly those who are not in education, employment or training. This is not a loan scheme and r

Step Change Fund The Step Change Fund focuses on capacity building and strengthening of Oxfordshire’s charitable sector. Amounts available: £10,000–£50,000 Group annual income: Minimum £100,000, maximum £1m; total grants will be capped at £75,000 and will not normally be greater than 30% of the appl

The Didcot Powerhouse Fund The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, launched at the end of 2021, invites grant applications from charities and organisations providing support to the wider Didcot community. Grants are offered annually and are themed. Amounts available: £1,000-£10,000. Small grants of up to £500 m

Home Diddington Community First Fund Overview The fund offers grants in the region of £10,000 to support projects benefitting the residents of Diddington. Projects should fit one or more of the following criteria: • Provide and maintain local facilities for use by the inhabitants of the Parish of Di

Community Capacity Fund ** Coming autumn 2026** Amounts available: £5,000 - £20,000 Group annual income: Under £1 million Type of cost: Ongoing running costs, project, capital and promotional costs Closing date: Coming autumn 2026 Desired outcomes for this grants round The Community Capacity grants

Living Essentials Fund ** Coming winter 2026 ** The Living Essentials Fund will support charitable organisations that are helping people with unaffordable essentials such as homelessness, food insecurity and warmth as well as debt advice. Amounts available: Grants of £1,000-£10,000 available Group a

Skills for Impact Fund ** Coming autumn 2026 ** The Skills for Impact Fund supports small charities and community organisations to invest in training and development for their staff, volunteers and trustees. We know that limited funding often means training is postponed or treated as a “nice to have

The Covid-19 Response Fund, in partnership with the National Emergencies Trust (NET) and The Red Cross, was launched in early April 2020 in response to the COVID crisis. Between April and October, we have distributed £0.6 million in grants to 150+ projects across Worcestershire in the initial ‘respo

Partnering with Worcestershire County Council and District Councils (in the south of the County), Worcestershire Community Foundation are allocating grants to Voluntary and Community Sector organisations reaching vulnerable households in Worcester City, Wychavon and Malvern Hills Districts. Deadline

We’re pleased to have teamed up with Made By Sport to offer local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to apply for a grant which can help support young people as they start to recover from the effects of the latest lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on young p

We are pleased to be partnering with Worcestershire County Council to offer the opportunity to support community services to apply for a grant to help support vulnerable households and families with children, particularly those affected by the ongoing impacts of the COVID pandemic where alternative

The Let’s Create Jubilee Fund will support voluntary and community groups to develop creative and cultural activities as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. The fund has been created by Arts Council England (ACE) with funds from the National Lottery. The fund is open to v

Home Cambridge In Need Overview The fund offers grants of a minimum of £5,000 up to a maximum of £20,000 in a single year (or up to £30,000 over 3 years) for organisations working in the City of Cambridge to reduce financial need, hardship or distress of people in need. Who can apply? Non-profit org

Home John Stewart Memorial Fund Overview This fund offers grants up to £6,000 to organisations supporting people who are disadvantaged or disabled to benefit from the pleasures of sport. Who can apply? Non-profit organisations Maximum grant Up to £6,000 Eligible area Cambridgeshire Deadlines 1 Febru

Home Burwell and Reach Community Fund Overview Grants of up to £2,000 are available for charity and community projects benefitting residents of Burwell and Reach. Who can apply? Non-profit organisations Maximum grant Up to £2,000 Eligible area Burwell and Reach Deadlines 1 February, 1 August Fund cr

Worcestershire Community Foundation is launching a new funding programme to support local communities through small grants, positively impacting all areas of the county. The aim of the Strengthening Worcestershire Fund is to support disadvantaged local communities continuing to experience the ongoin