Community, health & welfare

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

  • Horizon Europe

    Large-scale international partnerships with a joint research project can apply for funding from Horizon Europe. This is the EU research and innovation programme. The UK is now formally an associate country to Horizon Europe and so UK organisations can apply for funding to participate in the programme, with all successful UK applicants covered through the […]

  • AbbVie

    AbbVie is a pharmaceutical company that makes grants and donations to support health, science, learning and community-based projects in the UK. Healthcare organisations can apply for funding that will either advance medical education, science, or contribute to improvements in the quality of healthcare/patient care. Other not-for-profit organisations can also apply for funding.

  • Tesco Stronger Starts

    Tesco has introduced a £5m grant programme to give children across the UK a stronger start in life. The grants will help schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and equipment for healthy activities. Tesco Stronger Starts […]

  • NLCF: The UK Fund

    The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has launched the first new fund as part of its 2023 -2030 strategy. The UK Fund is about bringing people together from different backgrounds, generations and locations. Projects must either work across the UK, or be able to inform, influence or scale across the UK. The aim is to […]

  • Mid Devon Prosperity Programme

    Mid Devon District Council (MDDC) is offering a portfolio of grant schemes to support businesses and other local organisations. Funding for the Mid Devon Prosperity Programme comes from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund and will support economic growth and community cohesion across the District. There are five grant schemes: Field […]

  • Thrive Together Fund

    Small and medium sized charities and social enterprises can apply for a loan/grant package to support their work to deliver social or environmental impact. The new £6m Thrive Together Fund provides a package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible charities and social enterprise organisations which are looking to grow or diversify their business model. […]

  • Shared Prosperity Fund

    District and Borough Councils in Devon are investing their allocations from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) in local projects. The Shared Prosperity Fund has a total budget of £2.6billion which the government has allocated to local authorities to support three local priorities: communities and place support for local businesses people and skills In Devon, […]

  • Co-operative and Community Finance

    Loans are available to co-operatives and social enterprises from Co-operative and Community Finance. There is currently a funding pot of over £4m which is available to those who practise or support the principles of co‑operation, social ownership, and sustainable development. You can borrow between £10,000 and £150,000 for a range of purposes including setting up […]

  • Shackleton Foundation

    The Shackleton Foundation invests in inspirational leaders and early-stage social enterprises with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people. The foundation provides up to £10,000 of seed funding and support to enable aspiring leaders and social entrepreneurs to establish their own ventures to help young people in challenging […]

  • Nuffield Foundation: Research Grants

    The Nuffield Foundation provides funding for research and analysis that has the capacity to make a difference to people’s lives by influencing policy and practice. The Research, Development and Analysis Fund is for projects to inform the design and operation of social policy and practice across three core domains of: Education: with a particular focus […]