Community, health & welfare

Funding for social and community enterprise, schools and innovative social services.

  • Macmillan CARE Grants

    The Macmillan CARE Grants programme supports community organisations to tackle unfairness in cancer care. Funding is available for projects that challenge the current system and create lasting change for people facing the greatest barriers to care.  Grants range from £50,000 to £150,000 and can be used for projects that fit under at least one of […]

  • Grow Wild

    Grow Wild is an outreach programme run by Kew Gardens. It provides funding for community groups and young people to transform local spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife, by planting and championing UK native plants or fungi. The programme is re-opening this month for applications for funding in 2026. Details of the new […]

  • Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs

    New grants are available to expand the network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs (EYSP hubs) across England. The hubs provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners. There are currently two hubs in the South West (Plymouth and Bristol) and the aim of the grants is to expand […]

  • Army Benevolent Fund

    The Army Benevolent Fund provides grants to charitable organisations that provide services and support to the army family:  serving soldiers, former soldiers, and their immediate families (including the bereaved). Registered charitable organisations and Community Interest Companies can apply for grants. If you are a new applicant to the Army Benevolent Fund, any grant will generally […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Rosa: Voices from the Frontline

    Rosa is a UK-wide funder that invests in women-led organisations that champion and support women and girls. Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund offers grants of up to £10,000 to women’s and girls’ organisations to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change.  The fund is open to not-for-profit women’s […]