Funding updates

  • Awards for All: Environment

    The National Lottery Awards for All programme is inviting applications for funding to support community projects that protect nature and help the environment. The new ‘Environment’ programme is for projects that: help people connect with and care for nature in … Continue reading →

  • Solidarity Fund

    The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) is launching its new Solidarity Fund on 11 June 2025. The fund will provide long-term core funding for up to ten years to organisations tackling the root causes of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. It … Continue reading →

  • The MSE Charity

    The MSE Charity gives grants to UK not-for-profit organisations for projects that have a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money. Grants up to £10,000 are available for the delivery of activities that improve people’s ability … Continue reading →

  • Santander X UK Awards 2025

    Santander is offering early-stage startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK the opportunity to win a share of £135,000 in funding and business support through the Santander X Awards. Shortlisted businesses will pitch across a series of … Continue reading →

  • Creative Foundations Fund

    The new £85million Creative Foundations Fund has now been launched. The fund will provide capital grants for not-for-profit creative and cultural organisations to improve and restore existing cultural buildings and equipment. The Creative Foundations Fund is part of the Arts … Continue reading →

  • Regulators’ Pioneer Fund

    The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund has a budget of £5.5m from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The fund will support innovative, ambitious, collaborative projects that make it easier for businesses to navigate the range of business regulations and, in … Continue reading →

  • Devon County Council: Locality Budgets 2025/26

    Devon County Council’s Locality Budgets 2025/26 will soon be opening for applications for funding to support projects that benefit local communities in Devon. Each County Councillor in Devon has a Locality Budget allocation of £8,000 that they can use in … Continue reading →

  • Net Zero Living Tech Trials

    The aim of this competition is to conduct extended field trials to evaluate and enhance any emerging technological solution focused on helping Local Authorities in the UK to meet their net zero ambitions. The idea is that this will provide … Continue reading →

  • Circular Electricals Fund

    Material Focus is offering grants of up to £150,000 to support new ideas and innovative approaches aimed at keeping electricals and their materials in use for longer and reducing e-waste. The new Circular Electricals Fund has a budget of £1million. … Continue reading →