Heart of England Community Foundation has relaunched its grant programmes following the introduction of a new grants management system, alongside a number of changes to its funding policies and application requirements.

The National Garden Scheme offers grants to help community groups, registered charities and Community Interest Companies create or develop community gardens and similar shared green spaces in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. The programme is supported by the Julia Rausing Trust and aims to fund sustainable projects that benefit local people.

The International Tree Foundation offers funding and practical support for community-led tree planting projects across the UK and Ireland, helping local organisations create greener places, strengthen community involvement and deliver lasting benefits for people and wildlife.

West Brom Building Society’s Mercian Community Trust offers grants to local charities and community groups supporting people and communities around its branch network and elsewhere in the West Midlands. The funding supports local causes addressing issues such as ill health, social wellbeing, disability, vulnerable children, bereavement and domestic violence.

The Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund offers grants for local projects that improve health and wellbeing, tackle disadvantage, respond to local needs, strengthen community cohesion or help create sustainable and supportive communities.

The Aviva Foundation’s Financial Futures Fund offers substantial grants for organisations developing long-term solutions that improve financial resilience across the UK, particularly for people and communities affected by inequality, discrimination, financial hardship or exclusion.

The Morrisons Foundation’s Connecting Communities Grant Scheme offers grants to registered charities for capital projects that improve shared buildings and outdoor spaces, bring people together, reduce social isolation and help vital local services remain accessible.

The Comic Relief Community Fund (England), administered by Groundwork, offers grants to grassroots organisations delivering community-led work around basic needs, early childhood development and safety, including support for refugees and asylum seekers and projects preventing violence against women and girls.

The One Stop Community Partnership Programme provides funding and practical support to local community groups working to improve their neighbourhoods. It supports projects addressing issues such as food poverty, vulnerability and isolation, low-income families, local sport, environmental improvements and reducing waste.

The Green Allotments New Allotment Site Fund helps residents in England create new, community-managed allotment sites by funding the purchase of suitable land. Rather than awarding a cash grant, Green Allotments buys and retains ownership of the land, helping local residents establish an allotment society to manage it.

The Arnold Clark Community Fund – Community Support programme provides funding for charities and community organisations delivering projects that make a difference to local communities. The current application window is specifically for animal welfare and arts & culture organisations.

The National Archives Research and Innovation Grants support research, innovation and transformative projects involving archive collections in England and Wales, particularly around digital transformation, environmental sustainability and inclusive practice.

Funding is available for a major UK-wide project to capture, preserve and share the experiences of women who have served in the UK Armed Forces, creating an official digitised oral history collection in partnership with Imperial War Museums.

The Freelands Foundation Learning Through Making Fund supports visual arts education projects that give people opportunities to learn through hands-on making and exploring materials.

The Morrisons Foundation Connecting Communities Grant Scheme supports charities to improve the places and facilities that bring communities together, including capital projects that revitalise buildings and outdoor spaces.

Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund – Round 2 offers grants for capital projects that repair, conserve and bring historic buildings and sites at risk in England back into use.

The War Memorials Trust offers grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials across the UK, with priority given to memorials in the greatest need.

The Barclays Community Sport Fund is offering grants to help grassroots sports organisations train more female coaches in football, cricket and tennis. The funding aims to increase opportunities for women and girls by supporting new and aspiring coaches to gain recognised qualifications.

The Gardens Trust is offering grants to help volunteer groups protect, restore and celebrate historic designed landscapes across the UK. Funding is intended to seed-fund projects that encourage long-term community involvement and conservation.