Freelands Foundation has launched the Learning Through Making Fund, offering grants to support hands-on visual arts education projects taking place in the UK.
The fund is designed to support projects that help people learn through making, including workshops, events, learning activities, research that tests new ideas through hands-on activity, and new making activities added to existing programmes.
The Royal British Legion has launched a Community Grants Programme to support projects that help members of the Armed Forces community connect with others in their local area. The programme will fund projects that bring people together, reduce loneliness and help Armed Forces communities access local support.
The Henry Smith Foundation is opening applications for its Equity in Justice Fund, offering grants to organisations supporting racially minoritised young men aged 18 to 25 who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The fund will support culturally appropriate, specialist services delivered in prisons, in the community, or through work helping people move from prison back into the community.
The Grocers’ Charity is offering grants to UK-registered charities working to reduce disadvantage and improve quality of life for vulnerable people and communities. Through its Open Grants Programme, the charity provides one-off grants for practical projects that create positive and lasting benefits.
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced a new £3 million UK-wide programme to help communities shape how artificial intelligence develops and affects their lives. The programme will be delivered in partnership with UK Community Foundations and the Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST).
The Aurelius Charitable Trust supports charitable organisations across England and Wales that are working to preserve cultural heritage and promote knowledge, particularly within the humanities. The Trust is interested in projects that help conserve culture inherited from the past and improve public understanding of subjects such as history, heritage, literature, philosophy, archaeology, archives and museums.