Support for your organisation
Funding
We can help you find the right funding for your project or organisation.
Hundreds of funding opportunities exist with funds available from a few pounds to thousands of pounds, however, it is increasingly competitive.
Generally, funders want to fund good projects, groups and organisations that meet community needs, have an impact and improve people’s lives in some way.
Not all projects and groups need funding but if you think you do, WVCA can help you to find the right funder for your project, group or organisation and can provide support with the application process.
3 things you can do to find funding…
Funding opportunities
Here are the funding opportunities we have shared recently…
£75,000 funding for VCSE led health equity projects
The HCT project has a funding pool of £75,000 for VCSE led health equity projects to be delivered between March and September 2025. The projects should be collaborative in nature bringing together different organisations to address issues that the communities you engage with experience.
Charles Hayward Foundation Grants
The Charles Hayward Foundation supports UK-registered charities through its main and small grant programmes, focusing on a number of different categories.
Weston Charity Awards 2025: Applications Now Open
The Weston Charity Awards 2025 is offering transformational support packages worth over £22,000 to up to 22 ambitious charities specialising in community, environment, welfare, or youth support.
Tesco Stronger Starts Grant Programme
The Tesco Stronger Starts programme offers grants of up to £1,500 to support local community organisations, charities, and not-for-profits across the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund – New Funding Programmes
The National Lottery is setting out a bold new vision for how it will support communities and WVCA is looking for potential partners for a joint application.
Update: WVCA’s ‘Meet the Funder’ Event with The National Lottery
WVCA is planning a ‘Meet the Funder’ event with The National Lottery Community Fund. To align with the lottery’s funding changes, we’ve moved the event to May 2025.
Call for New Ideas – Commonweal Housing
£10k grants are available to not-for-profit frontline groups across the UK for new and imaginative ideas for housing solutions to social injustice.
Charity Excellence Framework unveils upgraded funding finder
Big Data Reveals Small Charities Hit Hardest by Fundraising Challenges: Charity Excellence Framework Unveils Upgraded Funding Finder
Pride of Britain Fund
Every day, people across Britain are doing small things that make a big difference. Whether it’s giving kids safe places to play, looking out for neighbours, giving young people hope or simply planting flowers to make their neighbourhood just a little bit brighter, they are all unsung heroes too. And the Pride of Britain Fund is here to support them with cash grants to fund their work.
The Marketors’ Trust – Charity Marketing Grants Programme
These grants are for the purpose of funding marketing campaigns only and are not available for staff costs, capital investment, hardware or infrastructure work or solely SEO/PPC activity.
Creative Black Country – Creative Communities
Would your community group like to have a go at something creative but need some help to do that?
The Pedmore Sporting Club Trust Fund
The Pedmore Sporting Club Trust Fund offers grants between £500 and £5,000 for voluntary and community organisations.
The Eveson Trust
Funding is available for organisations supporting people with disabilities, mental health issues, children in need, older people, and more.
The Dulverton Trust Fund – Heart Of England Community Foundation
The aim of the Dulverton Trust Fund is to support charitable activities addressing local needs throughout the County of West Midlands and Warwickshire. There are grants of up to £5,000 available for organisations and funding must be spent within 1 year.
IM Properties Community Fund – Heart Of England Community Foundation
IM Properties are a market-leading property company, specialising in innovative, sustainable construction and insightful investment, with a portfolio of award-winning projects. The aim of the fund is to support projects with grants up to £3,000, addressing one of the following priorities as part of IM Properties Sustainable Futures Framework…
The Harry Payne Fund – Heart Of England Community Foundation
The Harry Payne Fund funds a large variety of projects with grants of up to £2,000, the fund aims to help those who are disadvantaged, helping smaller causes where modest donations can make a difference.
Positive Futures Fund – Heart Of England Community Foundation
The Positive Futures Fund aims to support community/voluntary organisations and registered charities working with disadvantaged young people aged 13 to 25 years old, within Birmingham and the Black Country with grants of up to £5,000.
Birmingham & Black Country Communities Fund – Heart Of England Community Foundation
Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund grants are awarded from the earnings of a number of endowment funds, which are created from contributions by individuals, companies and trusts and managed by Heart of England Community Foundation. The fund has grants up to £3,000 and aims to support people in Birmingham and the Black Country.
October Half Term Funding Application – Yo Wolves Holiday Activities (previously #YES)
The deadline for the October Half Term funding applications is 12.00 Noon on Friday 20th September. Unlike the DfE HAF programme, ALL school-age children that are residents of the City of Wolverhampton are eligible to participate in the Yo October Half Term provisions.
Register as a Food Business requirement for HAF Funding
The HAF team have recently met with the Environmental Health Team who have informed us that any organisation that handles food needs to register as a food establishment. This would mean moving forward if you are applying for HAF or half term activities you would need to be registered.
How can I get support with funding?
Contact Us
Our team has a wealth of knowledge and experience and will be able to help you with any questions you may have.
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