Education & training

  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme provides financial assistance for projects that support the development of the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and for projects that enhance the marine environment. It has re-opened with a further £2m of funding to distribute. … Continue reading →

  • Hedley Foundation

    The Hedley Foundation provides grants to smaller charities that support people in need. The funding is for activities that fall within one of the following categories: Youth support – raising the aspirations of disadvantaged young people and supporting youth projects … Continue reading →

  • Wolfson Foundation: Funding for Places

    Registered charities and local authorities can apply for capital grants for buildings and equipment from the Wolfson Foundation which provides support for places as part of its main grants programme. Grants are available for the following types of organisation: Charities … Continue reading →

  • Woodland Trust: Free Trees

    Schools and communities can apply for free tree packs to plant trees in school grounds and community spaces. The Woodland Trust is giving away hundreds of thousands of trees that can be planted as copses, hedges, shelter-belts or in other … Continue reading →

  • Adult Social Care Training & Development Fund

    UPDATE 06 August 2024: Please note that this fund has been withdrawn The government is launching a new Adult Social Care Training and Development Fund. Eligible adult social care (ASC) employers can claim varying levels of reimbursement from this fund, … Continue reading →

  • Leathersellers’ Foundation

    The Leathersellers’ Foundation provides grants for charities in the UK through its Main Grants and Small Grants programmes. Main Grants – these grants are targeted to help prevent and tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The foundation uses … Continue reading →

  • Wooden Spoon Charity

    Wooden Spoon is a grant-making charity that aims to transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people through the funding and support of the rugby community. It supports projects that will benefit children and young people under 25 years of age … Continue reading →

  • Foyle Foundation

    The Foyle Foundation is an independent grant-making trust that distributes grants to UK charities and schools. It has announced that it will end its grants programmes next year but will continue to accept applications for projects that can be completed … Continue reading →

  • Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps

    Train4Tomorrow is receiving £6.4million in 2024/2025, a significant increase on previous years which will enable more than 2,000 adults in Devon and Cornwall to access Skills Bootcamps in a variety of dynamic sectors. Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of … Continue reading →

  • Norman Family Trust

    The Norman Family Trust, a grant-making charity based in Budleigh Salterton, helps small, local, not-for-profit organisations in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset but with a particular focus on Exeter and East Devon. Charities and community groups can apply and applications from … Continue reading →