Funding updates

  • The Fore

    Small charities and social enterprises can soon register for The Fore’s Autumn funding round: registration opens on 8 July and closes on 15 July 2026. The Fore offers grants of up to £45,000 to help charitable organisations to grow, strengthen and become more efficient or resilient. The Fore provides unrestricted grants that can be used […]

  • LoveReading4Kids: Funding for Schools

    Schools can apply for between £1,000 and £5,000 for books for their school, with a specific focus on reading for pleasure. The LoveReading4Kids Funding for Schools Scheme accepts applications from state-funded schools in the UK.  Primaries, secondaries and early years settings are all eligible to apply. Priority will be given to schools with income deprivation […]

  • Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime

    The Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime is a six-month programme supporting SMEs developing innovative solutions for the maritime sector. The focus is on decarbonisation, future fuels, electrification and other technologies that support the sector’s transition to cleaner operations. Solutions must address at least one of the following challenges: Up to six companies with solutions at Technology […]

  • BFBS Big Salute

    The military charity BFBS supports the UK armed forces, their families and veterans. Registered charities can now apply for a BFBS Big Salute grant for activities to support the military community. You can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to cover the costs of a specific project. Previous projects include specialist equipment for […]

  • Connections through Culture

    Connections through Culture is the British Council’s major arts grants programme, providing funding to facilitate meaningful partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries.   Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to support creative practitioners, cultural professionals, artists, organisations, festivals, biennials, hubs and collectives to develop and deliver projects across […]

  • Freelands Foundation: Learning through Making

    Visual arts organisations can apply for a grant to bring opportunities for ”making” into their work in art education. Learning through Making is a new fund supporting making through exploration of materials – testing, shaping and experimenting. The aim is to creatively engage audiences with the process of making, and working with materials in new ways. Grants of […]

  • Heart Research UK: Healthy Heart Grants

    Applications are opening soon for the 2026 Healthy Heart Grants. Funding is available from Heart Research UK for new community projects working with adults, that focus on promoting healthy hearts and reducing the risk factors associated with heart disease. Projects must work solely with adults and have a main focus on one or more of […]

  • Men’s Health Community Fund

    The Men’s Health Community Fund is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Movember, and People’s Health Trust. It has a budget of £6.3million to support community-based men’s health across England. This fund is designed for voluntary and community sector organisations in England that are already doing meaningful work with men and that want to strengthen, develop and […]

  • Canva: Small Business Pitch Challenge

    If you have a small business or side hustle, you can enter the Small Business Pitch Challenge. The competition is being run by Canva to support and showcase small businesses and entrepreneurs in the UK and Ireland. To enter, you need to use Canva’s design platform to submit a pitch that brings your business or […]

  • eBay for Business Awards 2026

    If you have a business that sells direct to consumers on eBay.co.uk, you can apply to the eBay for Business Awards for a chance to win £10,000. The judges will be looking for original and interesting entries in each of these seven categories: There is a prize of £10,000 for the winner in each category. […]