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This week's Funding Bulletin (July 14th - July 18th 2025)

A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week.

Wirral CVS' Small Grants Programme


Wirral CVS has £100,000 of funding from Wirral Council Public Health to provide small grants up to £5,000, with the majority of grants expected to be under £3,000.


We will be looking to fund activities that:

- Improve physical and mental wellbeing

- Reduce health inequalities

- Promotes preventative health

- Enhance social inclusion and community resilience

- Increase access to health and wellbeing activities

- Improve self-management of health conditions

- Empower communities to take charge of their wellbeing.


Eligibility:

- Organisations based and operating in Wirral

- Income under £10k in the last year

- Charities, Social Enterprises or other Community Groups that have a Governing Document (Set of Rules)

- A bank account in the organisation's name and at least two unrelated signatories, or agreement from an appropriate organisation to hold the funds on your behalf



The Arnold Clark Community Fund


Grants of up to £2,500 are available to UK registered charities and community groups to help address the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.


The Arnold Clark Community Fund is open to organisations directly helping people most impacted by rising living costs. This includes:

  • Accommodation aid - Shelters, women’s aid, Homelessness assistance (food or housing). Help with appliances and household bills – for example, organisation focuses on energy bills for community.

  • Food and utility banks - Hygiene banks, women’s aid, baby banks, food poverty, resources for refugees and asylum seekers. For example, food vouchers, pet food, food / utility packages, laundry services

  • Poverty relief and equal opportunities - Disability groups and youth groups in lower income areas. For example, funding for social activities or work experience, amateur sports clubs and reduced rates, community-based trips


Eligibility:

  • Registered Charities

  • Local community groups

  • Social Enterprises

  • Community Interest Companies

  • Groups of organisations that are community or voluntary-led.

  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations

  • Organisations must be operating within 50 miles of an Arnold Clark branch.


Applications are particularly encouraged from smaller voluntary and community organisations.


Current deadline: 31st July 2025



The National Lottery Heritage Fund


Not-for-profit organisations across the UK can now apply for grants of between £250,000 and £10 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for projects connecting people and communities to UK heritage.


The funding can be used to support a broad range of activities and project costs, such as:

  • Volunteer expenses, new staff posts and training costs

  • Capital works, repair, maintenance and conservation

  • Professional fees, event costs and activities to strengthen organisations

  • Acquisition of heritage and costs associated with the purchase

  • Costs to join Fit for the Future, a UK-wide environmental sustainability network


Projects must take into account the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s four investment principles:

  • Saving heritage

  • Protecting the environment

  • Inclusion, access and participation

  • Organisational sustainability


Partnerships are encouraged and up to 10% match funding is required.


Current deadline: 6th August 2025



The Thomas Wall Trust


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 communication 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.


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


Beneficiaries must gain at least one accredited vocational qualification during delivery or within two months of project completion.


Current deadline: 22nd September 2025



The Weavers' Company Grants


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.


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

  • 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.


Current deadline: 13th November 2025



The Asda Foundation's Foodbank Fundamentals Fund


In response to the cost-of-living crisis, the Asda Foundation has launched the Foodbank Fundamentals Fund, allocating a total of £400,000 in funding to support not-for-profit organisations that provide food and essential supplies to the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.


The fund will consider applications from not-for-profit organisations with an annual income below £250,000, such as:

  • Food banks

  • Community pantries

  • Social supermarkets

  • Soup kitchens

  • Breakfast clubs


Grants of £750 can only be used for the following (or a combination of):

  • Essential food (inc. baby food/formula)

  • Basic hygiene items (inc. toiletries, nappies and baby wipes)

  • White goods (e.g. fridge, freezer)

  • Storage and essential fixtures/fittings (i.e. containers, shelving)

  • Fuel costs for delivering food provisions to isolated members of the community


Current deadline: 29th July 2025



Purina's BetterwithPets Prize


Purina has announced the launch of the fourth edition of the BetterwithPets Prize, aimed at funding organisations that harness the power of the pet-human bond to improve health and wellbeing.


With a two-year grant of up to €200,000 available, this initiative seeks applications from organisations across Europe dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals in vulnerable situations. The BetterwithPets Prize aligns with Purina's goal of positively impacting the health of 1,000,000 people by 2030. Previous winners, such as StreetVet and Centro de Terapias Asistidas con Canes (CTAC), have made significant strides in their communities through innovative pet-related programs.


Current deadline: 12th September 2025



Our past Funding Bulletins will also have grant opportunities that are still open!


Need support applying to any of the above? Get in touch with us at groups@wcvs.org.uk to access bespoke advice and one-to-one support with grant funding.




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