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This week's Funding Bulletin (March 30th - April 2nd 2026)

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


General Funding Opportunities

Veterans Foundation


Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations that directly support the armed forces community can apply for funding from the Veterans’ Foundation. The grants support serving and former armed forces personnel, operationally qualified seafarers, and their immediate families.

Funding is available for projects that address social care needs, including homelessness, employment support, financial hardship, disability, welfare issues, mental health, and support for older people.


The Foundation offers several types of grants:


  • Small Grants: £500–£5,000 (rolling applications)

  • Standard Grants: £5,001–£30,000

  • Salary Grants: Up to £25,000 per year for up to three years

  • Major Grants: £100,000–£200,000 over up to three years 


Current deadlines:

  • Applications for Standard and Salary Grants must be submitted by 30 June 2026.

  • Expressions of Interest for Major Grants must be submitted by 20 April 2026.

  • Applications for Small Grants can be made at any time throughout the year.



The Wise Music Foundation


Funding is available to small UK charities supporting vulnerable people facing hardship, distress, illness, or poverty.

The Wise Music Foundation offers grants of £500-£5,000, with an average award of £1,500.


Priority is given to projects that help:

  • children

  • the homeless

  • the elderly

  • people with disabilities


The Foundation also supports a wider range of causes, including education, cultural activities, arts and heritage, health and disability support, overseas famine relief, food banks, and other charitable initiatives.


Charities with an annual turnover of up to £500,000 are eligible to apply.


Current deadline: 31st May 2026



Aberdeen: Pilot Project Fund


UK-registered charities, social enterprises and other non-profit organisations can apply for funding through the Aberdeen Group Charitable Trust’s Empowering Partnerships: Ideas Fund to pilot innovative projects that tackle social and environmental challenges.


The fund supports collaborative projects that:


  • increase financial capability - projects that help people develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to manage money effectively and make informed financial decisions

  • create pathways to fair work - projects which support people to overcome barriers to finding good jobs

  • champion the role of nature in healthy communities and economies - projects that help people and communities thrive by protecting and restoring natural environments.


Grants typically range from £20,000 to £80,000, with an average award of around £50,000, for projects lasting up to 18 months.

Eligible organisations must have an annual income below £3 million, and collaborative applications are encouraged.


Current deadline: 7th May 2026



People's Health Trust


The People’s Health Trust has announced the Men’s Health Community Fund, a new partnership with the UK Government and Movember that will invest at least £6.3 million in community and grassroots support for underserved men and older boys in England.

The fund is aimed at organisations working in England’s most deprived areas with men facing the poorest health outcomes. Grants will support community projects that reach underserved men and boys aged 16 and over particularly during key moments in their lives like the transition to fatherhood, job loss or retirement. Funding will help organisations respond to challenges including mental health, debt, housing, family relationships and low income.


This could include:

  • community projects for new fathers

  • activities supporting men experiencing loneliness and social isolation

  • young men’s social connections and engagement with the health system services that help men in work, out of work and moving to retirement.


Applications open in summer 2026, with grants due to be awarded later in the year.




Easy Fundraising: Impact Fund


Easyfundraising are awarding 20 unrestricted grants of £500 to UK not-for-profit organisations to help them continue or enhance their work.

The grants are unrestricted, so funds can be used wherever they’re needed most, from core costs to equipment and activities.


The application is quick to complete and open to charities, schools, sports clubs, CICs, social enterprises, youth groups and other UK not-for-profit organisations of all shape and size.


Current deadline: 5th April 2026



Barclays Access Grant


The Barclays Community Sport Fund is now open for applications to its 2026 Access Grant programme.


Grants of £1,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations. The funding aims to make football, cricket and tennis more accessible to women and girls, particularly in disadvantaged or remote communities across the UK.

The fund is delivered through Sported, the charity that supports community groups using sport to create social change.


Eligible applicants include

  • Charities

  • Community groups

  • Youth groups

  • Traditional sports clubs.


Organisations must either already provide, or be planning to start, football, cricket or tennis activities for women and girls. In most cases, applicants must be based in, or support people from, Indices of Multiple Deprivation areas 1–3, although groups working with women and girls with disabilities or affected by rural isolation may also be considered outside those areas.


Current deadline: 5pm on 27th May 2026




Help the Homeless


Small homeless charities can apply for capital grants of up to £5,000 to help individuals rebuild their lives.


Eligible applicants must be registered charities with an annual turnover below £500,000 and less than six months of unrestricted reserves. Typically, funding is awarded to organisations running residential or training facilities designed to provide homeless people with direct support and pathways to independence.


This funding is made available by Help the Homeless, a grant-giving trust founded in 1975 to assist people off the streets and into healthier, more independent lives.


Projects previously supported include the Booth Centre in Manchester, which received £1,500 for centre improvements, and the Amber Foundation, which was awarded £3,000 to purchase new bedroom furniture for its residential centre in Devon.


Current deadline: 20th June 2026



Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation


Small and medium-sized charities across the UK can apply for funding from the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation to support people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.


The Foundation offers Small Grants of up to £2,500 to UK registered charities with an annual income under £500,000 for core, project or capital costs.


In addition, Large Grants of up to £75,000 are available to charities with an income of £1 million or less based in Yorkshire or the North East, typically awarded over two to three years to support running costs, staffing and service delivery.


Funding prioritises projects that help people access or sustain a safe and secure home, including support with financial hardship, housing access, tenancy sustainment, and health and wellbeing linked to poor housing. Previously funded projects have included homelessness prevention services, supported accommodation schemes, and initiatives providing essential household items for vulnerable individuals.


Current deadline: 1st June 2026



Henry Smith Foundation


Schools, youth groups, not-for-profit organisations, and charities can apply for grants of £500 to £3,000 to support recreational trips or holidays within the UK for groups of disabled or disadvantaged children (aged 13 or under).


Applications from the 20% most deprived areas in the UK will receive priority. Funded by the Henry Smith Charity, grants can cover up to two-thirds of the cost of a holiday or trip lasting one to seven days.


Previous visits supported include:

  • All Saints Catholic Primary School received a grant of £1,500 towards a two-night trip to Wales for a group of disadvantaged children from Merseyside;

  • Bridgewater School, which received a grant of £1,900 towards an overnight trip to London for a group of disadvantaged children from Newcastle; and

  • 6th St Helens (Parr) Scout Group received a grant of £1,100 towards a two-night trip to an activity centre in Lancashire for a group of children from a disadvantaged area of Merseyside.


Current deadline: 19th August 2026




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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