The Wolverhampton Sports Advisory Council (WSAC) is offering grants of up to £500 to support grassroots sport and physical activity across the city. The fund aims to help more people get active and to celebrate the success of local sports people, clubs and leagues.

The Moto in the Community Trust is offering funding to charities, schools, and community organisations working within a 15-mile radius of a Moto Motorway Services site.

The British Gas Energy Trust is offering grants of up to £1,700 to help households clear energy debt. The fund is open to all households, not just British Gas customers, especially those whose energy supplier doesn’t provide a hardship fund or whose application to such a fund has been declined.

This free programme comes with an attendance grant of £1000 and focusses on Business Planning, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Impact Measurement.

WVCA is pleased to announce the extension of our funding programme designed to support voluntary and community organisations in helping patients transition back to life at home after an extended hospital stay. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that embed Social Prescribing and community support into the hospital discharge process.

People’s Postcode Lottery‑funded trust offering flexible, three‑year awards (up to £50,000 total) for small charities, CICs and community benefit societies (£10k–£1m income). Themes include mental health, poverty, arts, physical activity, climate/biodiversity, green spaces and tackling inequality.

Competitive capital grants (often £40k–£75k) to registered charities/local authorities for buildings, refurbishment or equipment improving independence and quality of life—particularly disability projects (training, employment, supported housing) and services for older people.

Open Grants Programme offers capital funding to small/medium UK charities, CICs (limited by guarantee) and community benefit societies working with people experiencing disadvantage.

Rolling grants for creative and cultural projects—across music, theatre, libraries, museums, visual arts and combined arts

A newer National Lottery Community Fund strand, Strengthening Communities supports community‑led projects that involve people who experience poverty or disadvantage, focus on prevention/early help, and build on local strengths.

For larger, longer-term work, the National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities fund offers grants of £20,001+ over up to five years.

The National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All backs small, people‑led projects that bring communities together, improve health and wellbeing, support young people and help with environmental action.

Grants of up to £20,000 are now available from The National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment programme to support local community-led climate projects.

Ever dreamed of starting a community choir, crafting a mural, or transforming a local space into an art haven? Creative Black Country’s Creative Communities programme is here to help support your ideas.

In November, the new code from the Fundraising Regulator will become effective.  Between now and November, there is a transitional period. The Fundraising Regulator will be delivering webinars alongside their partners across the UK to learn more about the new code and what changes mean for your organisation.

You may be considering the impact of further interest rate cuts on your charity’s finances and the role investments could play in the future but don’t know where to start. CAF has developed a guide to charity investing to help charities like yours explore and demystify the complex world of investing.