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The Community Grants programme supports grassroots charities across the UK to deliver vital community services.

Applications’ activity could include one of the following:

• Projects which support Mental Health
• Projects which support Disabilities including Learning Disabilities and Autism
• Bereavement support
• Projects which are helping with the Cost of Living – cooking workshops, community kitchens, skills or object shares
• PSE (Personal Social Education)
• Domestic Violence Support (including women’s refuges)
• Isolation / Befriending / Listening Services
• Projects which support Vulnerable and Elderly
• Projects which support Dementia / Quality of Life
• Social prescribing – alleviating the pressure from the NHS
• Employment – reskilling people, actively preparing people for a new job / new career, interview prep etc
• Education projects for any age
• Projects which are challenging discrimination / supporting BAME/Gender/LGBTQ groups
• Climate Action / Environmental education projects.
• Activities to remove carbon from the atmosphere such as tree planting, heathland restoration or supporting algae farms;
• Remediating polluted areas via litter picking / clean-ups.
• Improvement of public community space to stimulate people getting more frequent access to outside space and wildlife.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Registered charities, Constituted Community groups, Companies Limited by Guarantee with charitable aims, Community Interest Companies, Co-operatives - registered Community Benefit Societies and registered Industrial and Provident Societies, Social Enterprises. Must have been running for at least two years. See fund guidance for more requirements.

Maximum annual income:

£500,000

When to apply

North West, North East, Scotland, Northern Ireland applications open 1st September – 4th October

Next deadline: 4 Oct 2025

How to apply

Complete the online application form.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Advice and information Advocacy Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Community facilities Community safety Education and training Employability services Environment Financial advice and support General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Health education and promotion Mental health care Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Social care and welfare Justice, equality and law Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: People affected by drugs and alcohol Black and Ethnic Minorities Carers Children Economically/socially disadvantaged Families General public Homeless or badly housed Care experienced people Socially isolated people LGBTQI people People in poverty Men Mental health conditions Offenders and ex-offenders Older people Ill-health Disabilities Learning disabilities Physical disabilities Sensory impairments Refugees and asylum seekers Voluntary sector organisations Unemployed Victims of crime and abuse Volunteers Women and girls Young people

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