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Discover a range of funding opportunities for your group or organisation.

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DHIP Vaccination Grant: Wave 3

Deadline: Friday 7 November 2025

This wave of the Vaccination Grant programme will support small community organisations to promote and improve understanding of vaccinations, with a…

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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.

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Grants of up to £5 Million Available to Foster Stronger Community Connections

Deadline: No deadline

Charities and other not-for-profit organisations that want to help communities come together and make the UK a better-connected society can apply for…

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Grants for musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly

Deadline: Trustees review applications on a twice-yearly basis, with deadlines of 30 April and 31 October.

The Concertina Charitable Trust makes grants of up to £250 to charitable bodies that provide musical entertainment and related activities for the…

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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.

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National Churches Trust Grants

Deadline: Decisions on all applications are made by the Grants Committee, which meets three times a year (usually March, July and November).

The National Churches Trust supports a variety of churches, chapels and meeting houses across the United Kingdom with its grants programmes.

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Severn Trent Water Community Fund

Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time.

Local charities, voluntary and community groups, schools, colleges and local authorities or parish councils in the Severn Trent Water region can apply…

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