This week's Funding Bulletin (November 10th -November 14th 2025)
- meganatkinson3
- Nov 14, 2025
- 6 min read
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week.
Aviva Community Fund
Aviva has partnered with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to support small charities and community groups with innovative ideas that benefit their communities and are looking to raise up to £50,000.
Any not-for-profit organisation, charity, school, or community group operating in England is eligible to apply.
The Aviva Community Fund will match each donation given, up to the value of £250, to support projects that support:
Financial Wellbeing: helping people take control of their wellbeing by giving them the tools to be more financially independent and ready for anything
Climate Action: Promoting healthy, thriving communities by preventing, preparing for and protecting against the impacts of climate change
The Fund is designed to support new ideas and scalable projects that make a measurable impact.
Current deadline: 15th December 2025
To read more: Eligibility Criteria | Aviva Community Fund
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Ideas and Pioneers Fund
Grants of up to £20,000 are available to support individuals, groups, and small organisations in the UK who want to explore new ideas to challenge social injustice.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Ideas and Pioneers Fund provides funding and tailored support to help early-stage innovators test, research, and develop new approaches with the potential for long-term impact.
Recent examples include supporting initiatives like the Museum of Homelessness, led by individuals with first-hand experience, and POMOC, which explores models to support Polish migrants.
Applications will be accepted from:
Individuals (aged 18 years or over). Preference is for people between the ages of 18 and 30 years.
Small groups of up to three people.
Small organisations with up to five employees.
The Foundation is particularly keen to welcome first time applicants, and those most affected by systemic oppression and/or discrimination(for example: tackling racism, ableism, classism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia or transphobia)
Current deadline: 2nd December 2025- 1pm
To read more: Ideas and Pioneers Fund | Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Screwfix Foundation
The Screwfix Foundation is open for applications from charities and not-for-profit organisations (including specialist not-for-profit schools) for projects that will fix, repair, maintain, and improve the properties and community facilities of those in need due to financial hardship, sickness, disability, distress, or other disadvantage throughout the UK.
Grants in the region of £5,000 are available for a variety of projects, such as:
• Improved energy-efficient lighting & heating
• Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc.
• Installation of a sensory room
• General painting & decorating
• Improving the safety and security of a building
Current deadline: 10th February 2026
To read more: Screwfix Foundation | Screwfix
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.
Current deadline: 26th February 2026- 12pm
To read more: National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million | The National Lottery Heritage Fund
War Memorials Trust
The War Memorials Trust provides grants for repairing and conserving 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.
Current deadline: 28th February 2026
To read more: War Memorials Trust
National Churches Trust's Large Grants Programme
Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship requiring major or urgent structural repairs can apply for grants of up to £50,000.
The funding, made available through the National Churches Trust’s Large Grants Programme, will cover up to 50% of larger, more complex projects costing over £80,000, including. VAT. Funding is also available for projects costing more than £30,000, including VAT, that improve facilities such as kitchens and accessible toilets, etc, to enable increased community use.
Priority will be given to architecturally and historically significant buildings.
There is a two-stage application process. Applicants will be informed of the stage 2 deadline if they are successful at stage 1.
Current deadline: 3rd March 2026
To read more: Large grants | National Churches Trust
EquaDem Project Funding
If you are a health or social care professional or work in the charity sector, and have an idea for a 12-month 1-day a week research internship conducting research into a solution to dementia inequalities, apply for our Research Internships.
Make sure to identify 2 suitable core team members as potential supervisors with whom to discuss the application before submission.
If you are an academic and have an idea for a pilot project, evidencing a solution to dementia inequalities, apply for our Pilot Funding.
Current deadline: 15th January 2026 -5pm
To read more: Equadem-project-funding-guidance.pdf
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is offering grants of up to £1 million through the VALOUR Recognised Centres Development Fund to support veterans and the wider armed forces community across the UK.
Funded by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, this £50 million initiative aims to create a national network of in-person support centres delivering advice and assistance on housing, employment, health, and welfare.
Projects will need to deliver all of the following outcomes:
Help reduce the postcode lottery by delivering more equity of access and a level of consistency in service quality.
Enhance collaboration and coordination within your area between statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Help improve understanding of need through sharing data and information on veterans and the wider armed forces community.
This round offers grants for larger, established organisations or consortia that can rapidly deliver an operational Centre.
Applicants must demonstrate strong partnerships with both statutory and non-statutory service providers.
To be eligible, organisations must have experience delivering complex projects and collaborating with other organisations; and are either:
A registered charity which can demonstrate relevant experience and engagement in the provision of services to veterans.
A CIC that has been established more than three years, which can demonstrate relevant experience and engagement in the provision of services to veterans.
A local government body.
Current deadline: 14th January 2026
Soft Market Questionnaire: Provision of Short Breaks for Adults with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities and/or Autism [TENDER]
Wirral Council is inviting providers to participate in a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise to inform the future commissioning of a Short Breaks Service for adults with learning disabilities, autism and/or physical disabilities.
The Council intends to commission a service that provides high-quality personal care and support for people in Wirral who are usually cared for at home by an unpaid family member or friend. Short Breaks offer temporary, flexible care that benefits both service users and carers – giving carers valuable time to rest and enabling service users to enjoy time away from their usual care arrangements.
The purpose of this Soft Market Testing is to gather feedback from potential providers to help shape the forthcoming procurement process and ensure the future service meets local needs, supports carers, and sustains personalised, community-based care.
Current deadline: 24th November 2025
To read more: Soft Marketing Questionnaire
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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