This opportunity is for small businesses working in ‘moving image’ for storytelling. If you run a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in the screen-based sector you may be able to get a grant from the Business Builder fund to develop your business. The funding is for companies working with on-screen content that tells a story […]
Funding updates
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Allen Lane Foundation
The Allen Lane Foundation was established by Sir Allen Lane, who set up the publishing company Penguin Books. The foundation awards funding for charitable purposes across the UK, focusing on specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination. There are seven funding programmes: Asylum seekers and refugees – the foundation has updated its focus, now supporting […]
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Art Fund
The Art Fund provides funding to support museums, galleries and other heritage and visual arts organisations and their staff. This includes funding to improve and expand collections, research funding, student grants and travel bursaries. The following grants are currently open: Acquisition Grants – to help museums and galleries purchase art for their collections. This can […]
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Persimmon Community Champions
The Persimmon Community Champions programme provides support to community organisations that make a real difference to people’s lives. Each of Persimmon’s 30 offices makes a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to local organisations. The £6,000 is usually shared between three or four organisations such as charities, voluntary groups, healthcare organisations including hospices, sports […]
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QantX
QantX invests in early-stage businesses in high-growth, innovative sectors in the South West. Investment takes the form of debt or equity and can be worth up to £750,000. The aim is to help growing businesses with high-impact innovations developed in the greater South West to stay in the region and create high-value jobs. QantX invests […]
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One Stop Community Partnership Programme
Groundwork has announced this year’s deadlines for applications to the One Stop Community Partnership programme. Successful applicants will receive an initial grant of up to £1,000 and begin a partnership with their local One Stop store. This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store* […]
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Sports Foundation for the Disabled
Grants up to £5,000 are available to enable people with physical disabilities and visual impairments from South West England and Wales to take part in sport, physical activities and sporting challenges. The Sports Foundation for the Disabled provides funding for organisations that support people with disabilities and for individuals with physical disabilities or visual impairments. […]
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BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need has announced that it will be pausing its grant-making this year while it introduces a new system. You can submit a new expression of interest up until 15 April 2025 but after that no further new applications will be accepted until the new portal launches in September. The current Children in […]
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Arts Everywhere Fund
The Government has announced a package of support for the arts and culture sector. It includes new funding programmes and additional funding for existing schemes to support museums, libraries, arts venues and heritage organisations. The new funds are: Creative Foundations Fund – £85million to support urgent capital works to keep venues across the country up […]
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Benefact Trust
The Benefact Trust provides grants to support the repair, restoration, protection, improvement and reach of places of Christian worship. This includes activities that benefit the wider community and the environment. The following grant schemes are open to applications: Building improvement grants – including making essential repairs, enhancing accessibility, restoring historic features, or installing energy-efficient systems […]