UK registered charities, Community Land Trusts and housing co-operatives can now apply for grants of between £25,000 and £60,000 to support their work in tackling housing issues affecting vulnerable people.

Bristol volunteer-led funder Redistro will be accepting applications from 27th March. Local, grassroots groups are invited to apply for a grant of up to £1,000. The deadline for applications is Monday 1st May.

To be eligible, your group needs to;

Schools and not for profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Wooden Spoon Society's Capital Grants programme. Wooden Spoon is the British and Irish Rugby charity which supports projects help mentally, physically disadvantaged children. Each year the charity supports around 70 projects.

Funding is available for:

The McCarthy Stone Foundation, a charitable organisation focused on improving the quality of life for older people in the UK, has announced that applications for Dementia Action Week 2023 will open on May 1st, 2023. Grants will be available to support intergenerational activities that bring a sense of purpose and energy to older people and those living with dementia while helping reduce loneliness and depression.

Grants of up to £15,000 are available for small registered charities that are working on projects to support offenders and ex-offenders, with a focus on those under the age of 30, as well as disadvantaged young people. The Worshipful Company of Weavers is providing the funding, and eligibility for funding requires that local organisations, such as those operating in villages, estates or small towns, have an income of less than £100,000. For organisations operating in larger cities or across the UK, the income should normally not exceed £250,000.

The Coronation Fund has been created to fund events and activities that enable older people to celebrate the historic event of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.

This small grants programme offers grants of up to £500 to support organisations and venues in arranging and holding these events.

What do we want to fund?

The Energy Affordability Fund works with organisations that support people struggling to pay their heating bills and living in a cold home. Applications are open, and they close on 27 March 2023. 

Administered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) on behalf of National Grid, the Energy Affordability Fund offers grants to help to improve local services focused on supporting people with energy issues – like expensive bills or energy.  Find out more https://www.cse.org.uk/projects/view/1402

UK Youth and Pears Foundation have launched a Cost of Living unrestricted grant programme to support youth organisations delivering high quality youth provision whose work is being hindered, curtailed or cut back due to rising core costs or a need to address unprecedented demand. It's open to organisations with a turnover of less than £500,000 and grants will approximate to 10% of turnover. 

People’s Health Trust’s Active Communities funding programme is opening for applications on Wednesday 8th February 2023 for organisations working in Bristol - until 1pm on Wednesday 8th March. Please feel free to share details of this funding opportunity with local groups and networks.

Groups can find more information and the online application here: https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding

New grants have been launched by Sustain as part of the Food for the Planet project. The grants aim to support communities to campaign and advocate to make food in their area better for people and the planet. Applicants are encouraged to propose their own ideas for great local action, but should focus on areas that have a big impact locally, for example: