Funding updates

  • Health Lottery Foundation

    Voluntary organisations will soon be able to apply for funding from the new Health Lottery Foundation. The foundation will be distributing funding from the Health Lottery which launched in January 2025. Grants will be available for organisations offering support in the following areas: chronic disease disability inequity healthcare IT health disparity preventative care young people […]

  • Updates from Defra on funding for farmers

    Defra has announced several reforms to the range of support available to farmers including changes to some of the funding schemes. The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme is being extended until March 2026. This programme supports nature recovery, climate change mitigation and public access activities in National Landscapes (previously AONBs) and National Parks. More details […]

  • Farming in Protected Landscapes

    Farming in Protected Landscapes is a grant scheme for farmers and land managers in National Parks and National Landscapes (formerly AONBs). There are two National Parks and five National Landscapes either wholly or partly in Devon. The programme has been extended until March 2026 and will fund projects that: support nature recovery mitigate the impacts […]

  • Parkinson’s UK: Physical Activity Grants 2025

    Parkinson’s UK is re-opening its grants programme to help people with Parkinson’s to get and stay active. You can apply for between £500 and £3,000 to help people with Parkinson’s become and stay active, or help people increase their levels of physical activity. This year’s programme will re-open on 10 March and Parkinson’s UK will […]

  • Energy Redress Scheme

    Charities and community energy groups can apply for funding from the Energy Redress Scheme. Energy Saving Trust will be administering the scheme until 2026. Projects will be considered if they support households most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills, develop innovative products and services related to domestic energy use, or address carbon […]

  • D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

    The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust considers applications from UK registered charities that are seeking funding towards core costs or projects in the UK in the following areas: Advancement of the arts: access and participation in the arts with an emphasis on choirs and singing to bring people together, performance arts, music and drama projects for […]

  • Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Grants

    Schools can now apply for a Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Grant of £1,000 to help fund a breakfast club for pupils between reception age and year 13. The aim is to provide breakfast for children that need it most and so the priority is to support schools that either: have 35% and above of children eligible […]

  • Albert Hunt Trust

    The Albert Hunt Trust provides core funding to registered charities that are working in the health and welfare sector, specifically: hospice care – grants to support the running costs of hospices are typically in the range of £10,000 to £30,000. support for the homeless – typical core funding grant sizes range from £4,000 to £7,000. […]

  • Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation

    Each year, the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation gives more than £4.5 million in grants to capital projects that support communities and provide facilities for those in need. Charities that are seeking funding for a capital project such as new build, major refurbishment or transport, can apply to the Foundation for a contribution towards the costs. […]

  • The Arts Society

    Local arts and heritage organisations can apply for a small grant from The Arts Society. The funding is for UK registered charities and can be used to support a wide range of activities to introduce people of all ages and backgrounds to and engage them in, artistic experience and practice. Grants up to £2,000 are available […]