Funding updates

  • Places of Worship Renewal Fund

    Listed places of worship in England can now apply to the new £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund. The fund offers capital grants for essential repairs and related works at listed places of worship, including churches, chapels, synagogues, temples and mosques. It replaces the former VAT reclaim scheme for Listed Places of Worship. The programme […]

  • Legal Support Grant

    Charities that provide free legal advice can apply for a grant from the new Legal Support Grant to participate in a research programme to identify what works well in delivering social welfare and legal advice to individuals and families. In order to be eligible, your organisation needs to be: There are two types of grants: […]

  • Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund

    The Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund makes charitable grants to support people in trouble, particularly young offenders and ex-offenders, as well as other disadvantaged young people. Funding is available for work that falls within one of the following three themes: Supporting offenders into work – for projects supporting offenders and ex-offenders to build skills and capability […]

  • Creative Foundations Fund

    The Creative Foundations Fund provides capital grants for not-for-profit creative and cultural organisations to improve and restore existing cultural buildings and equipment. The aim of the fund is to revitalise existing cultural assets in order to improve the economic sustainability of the creative and cultural sector. Applications can be made for grants of between £100,000 […]

  • Arts Council England: funding for libraries and museums

    Arts Council England (ACE) is inviting libraries and museums to apply for grants from the following programmes: Museum Transformation ProgrammeGrants of between £50,000 and £1m to help regional museums that have an established relationship with a local authority to develop a programme of transformation to increase their long-term financial resilience and operational sustainability.Apply by 30 […]

  • Farming in Protected Landscapes

    Farming in Protected Landscapes is a grant scheme for farmers and land managers in National Parks and National Landscapes (formerly AONBs). There are two National Parks and five National Landscapes either wholly or partly in Devon. The programme has been extended until 2029 and will fund projects that: The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme is […]

  • CPF Trust

    Registered charities can apply for a small grant from the CPF Trust. Most grants are for between £1,000 and £3,000 and are awarded to charities operating in the following areas: Grants can be used towards revenue or capital costs and for project or core funding.

  • Henry Smith Foundation

    The Henry Smith Foundation (formerly the Henry Smith Charity) provides grants through a series of funds that relate to the themes of its strategy: Funds currently open / opening soon are: Proud Homes – for organisations supporting young LGBT+ people facing or experiencing homelessness.  Equity in Justice Fund – for organisations supporting young men from […]

  • Care Collective Fund

    The Care Collective Fund aims to support practical, on-the-ground action to address climate and ocean challenges by funding projects that align with three key strategic pillars: The fund is designed to enable short-term, measurable initiatives that deliver clear environmental and social outcomes, while prioritising locally led, impact-driven projects, particularly in vulnerable coastal communities around the world. Applications are accepted from NGOs […]

  • All About Business: Entrepreneurs Fund

    Young entrepreneurs can apply for a £20,000 business grant from the All About Business Entrepreneurs Fund. The fund will support at least six young entrepreneurs in year one with £20,000 each, together with expert mentorship, to help scale their business, overcome challenges and accelerate growth. If you are aged 18 to 26 and have your […]