The Football Foundation has announced new funding to improve football facilities for women and girls involved in grassroots football. The new fund, the Lionesses HERe to Play Fund, provides grants up to £25,000 to help make football facilities more inclusive, safe and welcoming for women and girls. You can apply for up to 75% of your total project […]
Funding updates
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Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund
Towns, parishes and communities in Devon can apply for small grants towards improvements to the roadside environment, including minor pothole repairs. The grants come from Devon County Council’s Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) and can be used for protective clothing, materials and tools for volunteers to do minor works to help maintain roads in […]
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The National Archives: Seed Corn Grants
Small grants are available from The National Archives to support new ideas that encourage people to get involved with their local heritage. Seed Corn Grants offer funding of between £500 and £5,000 to support early-stage, exploratory projects that aim to spark new ideas and innovative approaches to community engagement with heritage. These grants are particularly […]
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Toy Trust
The Toy Trust distributes money raised by the UK toy industry to charities that help disadvantaged and disabled children. The trust is currently inviting applications from small UK-based children’s charities that are supporting disadvantaged children under the age of 13 years. You can apply for a grant of up to £5,000. This can be used […]
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Gardening with Disabilities Trust
Small grants are available to help people with disabilities or limited mobility to take an active part in gardening. The Gardening with Disabilities Trust helps people to continue to garden despite advancing age, illness or disability whether mental or physical. Grants can be used to purchase plants and equipment such as raised beds, polytunnels, greenhouses, […]
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Places to Go, Things to Do
Devon County Council has launched a new fund to support inclusive, accessible and enriching activities for those aged 11 to 25. Not-for-profit organisations in Devon can apply to the Places to Go, Things to Do fund for a small grant to provide activities for young people that: Projects can include sports and leisure activities, creative […]
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Funding for musicians and music-making
There are a number of grant programmes available to support music-making for people of all ages and across all music genres. Several of these are currently open to applications, including: Arts Council England: Supporting Grassroots Music – grants up to £40,000 for industry professionals, music promoters, festivals, venues and studios with initiatives to support audience […]
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Suez Communities Fund
The Suez Communities Fund provides grants of up to £50,000 for capital improvements to facilities that benefit the general public. This includes village halls, community centres, cycle paths, playgrounds, sports facilities and historic buildings. Projects need to be within 2.5 miles of a qualifying Suez site: these include Woodbury Salterton and Brynsworthy (Barnstaple). The funding […]
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Growing Communities Fund
Devon County Council has announced a budget of £85,000 for this year’s Growing Communities Fund. Grants are available from the Growing Communities Fund for projects that support Devon communities wishing to build self-reliance, tackle hardship such as food and fuel inequality, improve mental health and wellbeing or address loneliness and isolation. The Growing Communities Fund […]
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Mid Devon Business Refresh Grant
Small businesses in Mid Devon can apply for a grant to help improve their premises. Refresh grants of up to £2,500 are available to help existing commercial, retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses to refresh their look, with priority given to those in Mid Devon towns and villages. If you have an independent business with […]