Funding for young innovators tackling financial exclusion is available through the UnLtd Funding Futures Programme, offering grants of up to £18,000 for 16–30 year olds developing business ideas that improve access to financial services in disadvantaged communities. The programme combines funding with tailored support such as coaching, workshops and legal advice, helping young entrepreneurs respond to the cost-of-living crisis and build financially resilient communities. Applications are now open, with limited places available per round.

Funding for community wellbeing and tackling disadvantage is available through the Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund, offering grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community organisations working locally. The fund supports a wide range of grassroots activity, from improving health and wellbeing to strengthening community cohesion and developing local solutions to local needs. Funding is aimed at small-scale projects that deliver clear and lasting benefits for people in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Funding for social inclusion and health and wellbeing projects is available through the King Charles III Charitable Fund, offering grants of up to £3,000 per year for up to three years. The fund supports UK charities and not-for-profit organisations with a track record of delivery and limited reserves, and applications are only accepted during specific funding rounds. The current round closes at 12 noon on 11 February, so eligible organisations are encouraged to apply promptly.

Funding for organisational development and core capacity is available through The Fore, offering grants of up to £30,000 for small charities and social enterprises working with people experiencing poverty or disadvantage. The fund focuses on strengthening leadership, governance, systems and long-term sustainability, rather than direct project delivery, and also includes access to skilled professional support. Funding is awarded through competitive rounds held throughout the year.

Funding for tackling poverty and community hardship is available through the Greggs Foundation, offering grants of up to £20,000 for charities, CICs and community groups working in areas of high deprivation. The fund supports flexible activity such as community food provision, wellbeing support and initiatives that help people build resilience and reduce social exclusion. Funding can be used towards both project and core costs, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The John Rayner Charitable Trust offers small grants to UK charities working across a wide range of causes. Grants can be used for specific projects or core costs, and the Trust looks favourably on applications that clearly show passion, purpose and tangible outcomes.

The fund is open to grassroots charities and community groups working with disadvantaged teenagers. Grants of £500 to £1,000 can be used to support a wide range of activities, including emotional and mental health support, essential items, awareness-raising, and projects that build peer connections or promote physical health and wellbeing.

Funding is open to UK charities, voluntary organisations and schools and can be used for a wide range of purposes, including equipment, capital works, and project or core costs. Previous grants have supported things like residential and respite care, play and therapy schemes, employment and skills projects, family support, independent living initiatives, and community-based activities.

Another Way Women’s Foundation is offering grants of up to £5,000 for projects that support women in business and girls in science education. The funding is open to UK-based individuals and not-for-profit organisations and can be used to support pilot projects or service delivery. There’s also a smaller grant option of £1,000, aimed at more concise project ideas.

Here’s an update from The National Lottery Heritage Fund on their current funding, including a number of resources for those interested in applying.

Supports UK projects in education, healthcare, heritage and arts, with a focus on initiatives where significant, one-off funding creates long-term impact. Suitable for capital improvements, refurbishment, equipment or expanding community access to heritage and cultural assets.

The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation provides grants of £10,000–£100,000 to voluntary sector organisations delivering family support services across the UK. Funding can be awarded for 1–3 years, with a maximum of £50,000 per year.

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.

The Screwfix Foundation offers grants of around £5,000 to charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK to repair, improve or adapt buildings and community facilities for people facing hardship.

Grants range from £15,000 to £500,000 and are aimed at projects that generate strong evidence to inform public debate, policy and practice on tackling racial inequality, discrimination and disadvantage.

Grow Wild is offering grants of up to £2,000 to support community-led projects that bring people together to transform urban spaces by sowing and growing UK native wildflowers and/or fungi

Amazon’s Literary Partnership Grant supports not-for-profit organisations that help writers develop their skills, build careers and improve diversity within the literary sector.

The Philip Bates Trust offers grants of £100–£250 for individuals and up to £500 for organisations supporting young people (under 25) in the arts. Priority is given to charities, not-for-profits and projects based in the West Midlands. The Trust funds arts education, performance, exhibitions and opportunities that build confidence and celebrate achievement. Deadlines fall in January, May and September ahead of trustee meetings.