Funding updates

  • The Elephant Trust

    The main objective of the Elephant Trust is to support new work that helps to develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts in the UK. Artists in the fine arts and small organisations and galleries are invited to submit imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions. Grants are […]

  • Water Efficiency Lab

    The Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) is a new fund with a budget of £25m over the next five years to help address water efficiency challenges and develop new approaches to saving water. There will be a specific focus each year – for the first year (WEL1) it is about using data to help customers understand […]

  • CABWI: Learning & Development

    Grants are available for charities working with young people aged 16+ and adults to help them gain additional skills and confidence to enter the labour market. The funding comes from CABWI, the certification and assessment board for the water industries, which makes grants up to £40,000 for projects that: In 2026, CABWI will be particularly […]

  • Educational Opportunity Foundation

    The Educational Opportunity Foundation supports education projects in the UK for those who have experience of living in care. It also supports work to improve access to education or the quality of education for children and young people from marginalised or low-income communities or displaced by conflict. The foundation’s Main Fund supports UK and international […]

  • Veterans’ Foundation

    The Veterans’ Foundation provides grants to charities and not-for-profit organisations that provide assistance to serving and former members of the armed forces community, operational qualified seafarers and their immediate families. There are separate grant schemes, as follows: Small Grants – grants of £500 to £5,000 to help small, grassroots groups to flourish in the Armed […]

  • TechX Accelerator

    Clean energy start-ups can apply to take part in the TechX Accelerator starting in February 2026. This is a 14-week programme of mentoring, business support and prototype development along with a grant of up to £50,000. Your business must be developing a novel clean energy technology in the one of the following focus areas: All […]

  • Social and Affordable Homes Programme

    The government has announced its new grants programme to support the capital costs of developing affordable housing in England. The Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) will run from 2026 to 2036 with a total budget of £39bn – of this, £27.3bn is for delivery outside London via Homes England. The focus is on new […]

  • Social Housing Innovation Fund

    Grants are available to test innovative approaches that help social housing tenants to have their voices heard. The Social Housing Innovation Fund is for initiatives to improve social housing residents’ experiences by supporting innovative projects that strengthen landlord-tenant engagement and empower residents to influence decisions about their homes. Applications can be made by registered providers of social housing […]

  • Village Halls Fund: Small Grants

    The Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund has reopened for applications for small grants. If you are making modest improvements to a village hall, such as a heating upgrade or a new kitchen, you can apply for a grant to cover 20% of your eligible costs, up to a maximum of £5,000. There is just a […]

  • Clare Milne Trust

    The Clare Milne Trust supports people living with disabilities in Devon and Cornwall. Clare Milne was the granddaughter of A.A. Milne, the author and creator of Winnie the Pooh. The Trust makes grants to small, registered charities that work directly with people who have disabilities and who live in Devon or Cornwall. Projects should benefit […]