The funds below all have an upcoming deadline for applications.
Funds ending soonest are listed first.
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Independent Age (Independent Age Grant Fund)
Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to registered charities across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the Coronavirus. Independent Age’s £760,000 Grant Fund will give priority to organisations working with older people who have additional needs, and those in danger of being forgotten. Funding should be used to continue to keep these vital services running, providing advice, support, opportunities, and practical help. Organisations must have an annual income of less than £1 million, with at least one paid member of staff, and should request enough funds to see them through the next six months of delivery. The closing date for applications in this round is 9am on the 11th September 2020. 
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Bank of Scotland Foundation Reach Programme to Re-open for Applications (Scotland)Grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 will be available to charities that can demonstrate they address disadvantage and social exclusion to ensure that the most vulnerable people are supported and provide them with opportunity and equality. To ensure that the Reach programme supports a greater number of charities over the next few months, the eligibility criteria have also been expanded so that registered charities in Scotland which have been operating for a year or more, and have an income of less than £1.5 million can apply. The programme operates on a monthly deadline basis and the next funding round will be open for applications from 12 noon on the 12th August 2020 until 12 noon on the 27th August 2020.
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Comic Relief Announces Change Makers Programme (UK)
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Comic Relief will launch its new funding Change Makers funding programme to support changes in the way which community and voluntary sector organisations work. Funding of between £150,000 and £600,000 will be available for projects lasting up to 3 to 5 years. The focus will be on work in areas that are of particular interest to Comic Relief. This includes: addressing homelessness, forced migration, gender justice, mental health and early childhood development. 20% of the available funding is ring-fenced for efforts led by and working with BAME communities. The fund will open for applications on the 13th July 2020 and close at 12 noon on the 28th August 2020. Please note the deadline for applications has been extended to 12 noon on 25th September 2020. |
Grants to Support Canoeing and Inland Waterway Conservation
The main purpose of the Canoe Foundation is to “support all to enjoy and benefit from the experience of paddling on our water in a sustainable manner”. The Foundation does this through grant making that facilitates improvements to suitable landing and launching points and by promoting the conservation of inland waterways for the benefit of all sectors of the community. The Foundation awards grants to projects that increase and protect public access points, steps or platforms and to improve the suitability of launching and landing sites for all sectors of the community. Funding applications are welcome from clubs, community groups and regions with an active interest in, and project purpose of, wider canoeing participation. Closing date for applications: 31st August 2020 |
Funding for the Provision or Upgrading of Sports Facilities
Schools, and other organisations such as local authorities, area sports associations, sports trusts and charities; etc can apply for funding of up to £100,000 (to a maximum of 50% of the project costs) to improve their sports facilities that are for the public good and benefit the community. In areas of high deprivation, the maximum grant can be up to 75% of project costs. Closing date for applications: 1st September 2020 |