WCVA’s Voluntary Services Emergency Fund, which has awarded almost £7.5million to voluntary organisations in Wales, is changing to reflect the changing needs of the sector. New guidance on the re-opening of community centres will be circulated shortly.  The key changes are: •          Community Centres will no longer need to seek approval from Welsh Ministers or Local […]

Lloyds have launched a £7.4 million COVID funding aimed at supporting charities to recover beyond the immediate crisis.   The fund will offer around 140 charities a two-year unrestricted grant of up to £50,000 alongside a Development Partner to help charities navigate a tumultuous future. This fund is open to small and medium sized charities […]

The £9.5 million Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme is being delivered by Power to Change, Locality, The Ubele Initiative and Social Investment Business on behalf of the National Lottery Community Fund   Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme offers grants up to £100,000 to community organisations in England who are facing financial difficulties caused by Covid-19. […]

Their financial giving programme is aimed at supporting projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and will be of real direct benefit to families. The support we provide should reach charities and organisations delivering work that aligns to our priorities and has a direct and tangible impact. They will support organisations that focus on […]

Supporting Christian Charities concerned with social inclusion particularly through ministries of healing and the arts. In any one year the grant range to a project is between £500 and £10,000. They will consider applications for either capital or revenue funding but do not give grants to individual, but only in exceptional circumstances will grants be […]

The Charity Survival Fund has been set up in response to Julia and Hans’ ongoing concern about Covid-19’s economic impact on charities. This £10m Fund will provide core funding to help charities, especially small and medium sized, to offset lost income in the current financial year. The fund is open to UK registered charities that: […]

  The Petplan Charitable Trust (PPCT) has joined together with World Horse Welfare and the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) to create a Covid-19 Equine Rescues Emergency Fund. The purpose of the fund is to help smaller equine welfare organisations across the UK who are being significantly impacted by the current crisis and is now live. All equine welfare […]

National Lottery Project Grants is open for applications! The Arts Council have reopened the fund with a budget of £59.8 million available until April 2021.  They have prioritised reopening this programme to help fund independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers as quickly as possible. There are some changes to the programme to make it more responsive […]

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  UK organisations of all types can apply for funding to support young people on volunteering or working for projects that benefit communities and people around Europe or in the UK. The European Solidarity Corps has three application deadlines per year Organisations can apply for funding to involve young people aged 18 to 30 years […]