Community, health & welfare

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

  • Better Youth Spaces

    Youth organisations providing services for young people in Torbay will be eligible to apply for a grant from the new Better Youth Spaces fund. Torbay is one of the 42 areas in England that are eligible for the funding. Capital grants of £5,000 to £100,000 are available. These can be used for equipment, small refurbishments […]

  • Henry Smith Foundation

    The Henry Smith Foundation (formerly the Henry Smith Charity) has launched a new strategy for how it will target its funding. The foundation will focus on: Getting started – supporting families to give their young children a strong start Building independence – helping young people aged 14 -25 to move into adulthood with confidence, skills […]

  • Lloyds Bank Foundation: Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations Fund

    Small charities and CICs that are led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people who are experiencing poverty can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000 from the Lloyds Bank Foundation. The programme is for organisations that work directly with Deaf and Disabled people over the long term to support them to have […]

  • Youth Endowment Fund: Open Call

    The Youth Endowment Fund has an Open Call which invites proposals from delivery organisations that work to reduce young people’s involvement in violence. The aim is to improve support for children and young people by evaluating existing projects and identifying what works to reduce young people’s involvement in violence. Your project must therefore be ready […]

  • Devon Community Foundation

    Devon Community Foundation (DCF) has adopted a new approach to distributing grants. The foundation has an extensive database of community groups and charities and will use this to identify those that fit the funds that are available at any time. DCF will then invite relevant organisations to submit an application. If you have submitted an […]

  • West Devon Borough Council: community grants

    The following funds are available to voluntary and community groups in West Devon: Community Halls Capital Grant Fund – grants up to £25,000 to support the resilience and development of community facilities, such as community halls, village halls and other community buildings which provide a range of services to their local communities. Arts and Activities […]

  • Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

    The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust provides grant funding for work that seeks to make a positive change across the UK as a whole. The trust is open to funding a range of different organisations and approaches, but generally funds work that is about addressing the root causes of problems rather than delivering services or alleviating […]

  • Sport England: Movement Fund

    Sport England’s Movement Fund provides support for sports clubs and other organisations that help people to take part in physical activity. There is a total budget of £160million and Sport England has recently announced that 10% of this is being earmarked for clubs and groups that are looking to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable. […]

  • Devon Emergency Resilience Fund

    The Devon Emergency Resilience Fund provides small grants to support communities in Devon to be better prepared in the event of an emergency, including flooding. There are two funding schemes: Scheme 1 – up to £250 to help communities to develop emergency plans Scheme 2 – up to £1,500 to support small scale works and […]

  • The Tree Council

    The Tree Council provides funding for tree-planting projects through several grant schemes, including a new Trees Outside Woodland Fund which is now open for applications from local authorities and registered charities. The Tree Council schemes for projects in England are: Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund – grants of £2,500 to £10,000 for community tree-planting […]