Funding Opportunities

Derby Community Lottery: Register as a good cause today!

Deadline: No deadline

Derby Community Lottery is a weekly online lottery. All funds raised go to good causes that benefit the local community in Derby.

New Normanton Pride in Place Board: £25,000 Community Engagement Fund

Deadline: End of February - applications might close earlier if all funding is allocated

The New Normanton Pride in Place Board has allocated £25,000 to support community engagement activities, helping local residents have a greater say in…

Derby Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) Programme - Grant applications now open for Winter 2026

Deadline: 21 October 2026, 8am

The application window for providers to apply to deliver HAF over the 2026 Winter holidays is now open.

Parkinson's UK: Physical Activity Grants 2026

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme supports activity providers, communities, networks, organisations and others to develop…

Children in Need - Core Costs Funding

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

Charities and not-for-profit organisations can now apply for the Children in Need Core Costs Funding Stream, which supports day-to-day operational…

Severn Trent Community Fund - New Project Funding

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

Funding for brand new projects that have genuine community need and a real impact on improving community wellbeing.

Co-operative Bank - Customer Donation Fund

Deadline: Applications are open all year round: Applications received from 1 October to 31 March are assessed in April whilst applications received from 1 April to 30 September are assessed in October.

Community Directplus is a Charity and Community bank account available from the Co-operative Bank.

Help The Homeless Grant Scheme

Deadline: The quarterly deadlines for applications: 15 March/15 June/15 September/15 December at 5pm.

UK-registered charities that support the homeless can apply for up to £5,000 in funding from Help the Homeless.

Grants for small UK registered charities operating across the spectrum of social need

Deadline: Trustees meet four times per year to review grant applications.

The Hedley Foundation is an endowed grant giving charitable foundation which supports small UK registered charities operating across the spectrum of…

Grants to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential

Deadline: There are two application rounds per year, which open in Spring and Autumn.

The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential.

Funding focusing on arts, education and learning, migration and young people

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has several funds, with a focus on arts, education and learning, migration and young people.

Grants for projects that enhance and support the lives of disadvantaged children and young people

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby, and funds projects across the UK and Ireland.