Fund to Boost Local Skills & Support Small Businesses
BT Group has launched a new Apprenticeship Fund to support SMEs,
charities, and public sector organisations in England. In partnership
with training provider Babington, the fund will allocate £4 million over
an initial four-year period to help organisations, including the NHS,
train new apprentices and upskill existing workforces. The fund will
support apprentices aged 22 and older, with a strong emphasis on
developing digital skills. The initiative aims to promote local economic
growth, reduce the digital divide, and enhance social mobility,
potentially benefiting up to 550 apprentices.
Deadline: Date disclosed upon application
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Grants to Support Older People Maintain their Independence
Grants of up to £7,000 are available to charities in the U.K to support
preventative and early community based intervention programmes that focus
on helping older people stay in their own homes and maintain their
independence.
The funding is being made available through the Charles Hayward
Foundation Small Grants programme and is looking to support projects
that: Address isolation and depression in older people through activities
like informal daycare or social and recreational programmes | Provide
support and assistance for older individuals living in their own homes |
Cater to the emotional and practical needs of older caregivers and meet
the specific requirements of people with dementia.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time
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Funding Available to Support Vulnerable Energy Consumers
The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress
Scheme) has re-opened for applications, with its largest funding round
since the scheme was established. A total of £35 million is available as
grants to charities and community energy groups across England, Scotland
and Wales can apply for funding to support projects that help households
most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills support projects that
help households most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills as
well as the development of innovative products and services related to
domestic energy use, and carbon emissions reduction projects.
Deadline: 5pm 22 October
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Music Grants for Older People
The registered charity, Concertina makes grants of up to £250 to
charitable bodies that provide musical entertainment and related
activities for the elderly. The charity is particularly keen to support
smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain
funding. Concertina has made grants to a wide range of charitable
organisations in England and Wales. These include funds to many care
homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents.
Deadline: 31 October
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War Memorials Grant Scheme
The War Memorials Trust is providing grants for the repair and
conservation of free-standing war memorials in England. These
grants are intended to help those who are responsible for the upkeep of
war memorials. The grants support the care and preservation of war
memorials to a high standard, and to prevent the decay of this important
part of our built heritage. Grants will normally be for between 25% and a
maximum of 75% of eligible costs. The maximum grant is £5,000 for non-freestanding
war memorials while freestanding, non-beneficiary war memorials may be
considered up to a maximum grant of £20,000. The fund is open to anyone
to apply; individuals or organisations, including councils.
Deadline: 31 October
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Grants to Improve the Lives of Disadvantaged People
Grants of up to £6,000 are available to registered charities working to
improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in
communities throughout the UK. The funding, which is being made available
by the Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation, will support
initiatives that: Benefit children and adults particularly those living
in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and
support wellbeing and mental health | Benefit the wellbeing and welfare
of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness
in the community | Support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by
reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer's
and support later life/palliative care
Deadline: 31 October
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Funding for Road Safety Projects
The Road Safety Trust is accepting applications for funding to support
projects and research that aim to improve road safety in the UK. A range
of organisations are eligible to apply, including: Registered charities |
Local authorities | Police forces | Fire and rescue services |
Universities | Not-for-profits | Social enterprises | Community interest
companies.
This year, the funding will support projects addressing road safety
inequalities, including disparities based on age, disability, health,
gender, rurality, and economic wellbeing that affect public safety on UK
roads.
Deadline: 1 November
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Funding to Support Grassroots Community Sport
Pub retailer and brewer Greene King has pledged nearly £350,000 in
funding to support grassroots sport within local communities across the
UK. Grants of up to £4,000 are available through the Proud To Pitch In
Campaign, which raises funding through the sale of Greene King IPA for
activities such as football, rugby, cricket, roller hockey or netball.
Applications can be made by grassroots and community sports clubs running
activities for people aged 18 and over. The fund is particularly focused
on sports projects that have a long-term impact.
Deadline: 1 November
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Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders
Registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, and in
exceptional circumstances Community Interest Companies can apply for
grants for projects that support offenders and ex-offenders as well as
into work and helping specific less popular groups within the criminal
justice sector. The funding is being made available through the Weavers'
Company. In allocating funding, priority is given to projects that
support offenders into work and projects that work with less popular
groups in society. A secondary priority is given to supporting projects
that work with young people from disadvantaged and socio-economically
challenged groups, such as immigrants, to ensure they are given every
possible chance to realise their full potential and to participate fully
in society. The Company operates two funding streams: A Small
Grants Programme that provides grant of up to £5,000 and A Main Grants
programme which has no maximum grant limit. The funding is available for
both project and core costs. Applicants must show they have investigated
other sources of funding and made plans for future funding.
Deadline: 14 November
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Funding Towards Data Protection Consultancy Services
The DPO Centre is inviting applications to their Charity and Community
Fund which provides charities and not-for-profit organisations with
access to their data protection consultancy services at an 80% reduced
rate. Applicants will receive support from subject matter experts and
data protection professionals to help decrease the potential for
compliance failure across their organisation, leading to fewer data
breaches. Organisations can apply for funding of up to £10,000 towards a
range of consultancy services including data protection training, policy
drafting and reviews, data sharing, impact assessments and gap analysis.
Deadline: 30 November
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Grants to Improve the Quality of Life for Disadvantaged &
Vulnerable People
The Hedley Foundation is inviting applications from small- to
medium-sized registered charities that help to improve the quality of
life of people in the UK, particularly the disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The Foundation typically makes grants of up to £5,000 each year for
initiatives that benefit the lives of young people, disabled people,
elderly people, the terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and
their carers. Occasionally larger sums are given to charities where high
impact can be achieved.
Deadline: 18 December
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Funding for Activities to Improve the Lives of the Elderly
Small grants are available to fund projects to improve the lives of the
elderly across the UK. Home Instead Charities awards grants for
well-being events, activities, or pastimes that prevent social isolation
and loneliness among adults over 55.
Eligibility Criteria: Small grass roots organisations can apply for
funding up to £50 and small local registered charities can apply for
funding up to £1,500.
Applications will also be considered from groups, associations and
charities that do not service the over 50s directly but the project they
require funding for does, i.e. a local school wishes to hold a special
afternoon tea for its local care home residents.
Deadline: January
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Grants to Increase Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged
Adults
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to support
projects that equip people (18 or older in order) from disadvantaged
groups with the critical life skills necessary to gain employment.
Priority will be given to projects that target people experiencing
multiple deprivation or other groups facing major hurdles to employment,
especially women, people with physical, mental, or learning disabilities,
refugees and asylum seekers. The funding is being made available through
the Thomas Wall Trust and to be eligible, applicants must: Be a UK
charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least
3 years | Be a project or running costs for a charity that equips people
(aged 18 and over) with the skills ready for employment | Have an annual
turnover of between £25,000 - £500,000
Deadline: 6 January
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Funding to Support the Lives of Partners of Armed Service
Personnel
Grants of between £10,000 and £60,000 are available for projects that
find ways to reduce the challenges of service life for partners of
serving armed forces personnel, including reservists. The Supporting
Partners Programme, funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust on
behalf of the Ministry of Defence, aims to improve the support available
for service partners and spouses. Projects should look to address one or
more of the following outcomes: Improve the mental health and wellbeing
of spouses and partners of serving personnel | Raise awareness, including
(potential) employers, of the unique challenges spouses and partners can
face, and improve access to provision to help overcome these challenges |
Identify and address known and emerging gaps in provision for spouses and
partners of serving personnel, including spouses and partners who are
non-UK nationals | Provide opportunities for spouses and partners to
explore new ways of working, upskill and/or change careers.
Applications are accepted from Armed Forces units or bases, charities,
community interest companies and universities or colleges in the UK.
Deadline: 12pm 8 January
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Grants to Encourage Participation in the Arts
The Arts Council England has launched a new round of their Creative
People and Places National Portfolio Fund. The Fund aims to support arts
projects in places where participation in the arts is significantly below
the national average. Grants of between £750,000 and £1 million are
available to bring creative opportunities to communities in 142 eligible
locations not currently engaging with the arts. The Arts Council is keen
to encourage long-term collaborations between local communities and arts
organisations, museums, libraries and local authorities. Match funding of
15% is required. Activities must be delivered over three years and start
on the 1st April 2026.
Deadline: 12pm 16 January
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