Funding Finder - England
Find details of funding streams and grants that support services for children and young people in England.
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ACT Foundation
Funding for individuals and charities working to enhance the quality of life for people in need
Affinity Sutton Community Grants
Grants offer financial help for a range of projects including those that provide positive activities for young people and offer support for children and families
Alec Dickson Trust
Funding for projects that use volunteering or community service to support young people
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
Funding for voluntary organisations that will cover a range of expenses including the cost of activities such as play schemes, day and social activities, and community improvement programmes
Bankers Benevolent Fund
Funds available for a range of circumstances including child educational support following death or unemployment because of ill health and disability support for children
Barclaycard Horizons Your Education Fund
Grants to cover the cost of training and education for single parents that will improve their job prospects.
BBC Children in Need Grants
Funding for not-for-profit organisations that bring positive change to the lives of vulnerable children and young people aged 18 and under
Biffaward
Grant funding a range of projects including community facilities that offer opportunities for recreation, sporting achievement, lifelong learning and community involvement
Big Challenge
Grants for projects and young people working to tackle the big issues faced by society in the UK
Breaks4Kids
Bursaries for financially disadvantaged members of organised groups of young people staying in Youth Hostel Association (YHA) accommodation
Britannia Foundation
Funding to support local communities where there are higher densities of Britannia employees and customers, to improve financial literacy and numeracy
British Red Cross's Positive Images Programme
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to support activities that promote positive attitudes towards vulnerable migrants
Bromley Trust
Grants for charities working in a diverse range of areas, including those aimed at reducing reoffending and those promoting human rights
Cable & Wireless Foundation
Funding to improve the lives of those with disabilities or special educational needs through communications expertise
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Funding for projects promoting cultural understanding, fulfilling potential, environment and innovation
Cattanach Charitable Trust Grants
Cattanach Charitable Trust Grants offer funding to help support deprived children in difficult circumstances
Carpenters' Company Charitable Trust
Financial help to cover students' expenses while they complete their woodworking courses and fund charitable schemes or projects, particularly those involving craft-related activities
Causeway
Grants for exchanges aimed at improving relationships between British and Irish young people
Challenge Fund
The UK-German Connection's Challenge Fund programme offers funding for joint youth activities between UK and German partners
Children Today
Funding to provide disabled children and young people with specialist equipment that will improve their quality of life
Clore Duffield Foundation
Funding supporting projects covering education, the arts, museums, galleries and heritage sites, and health and social welfare
Comic Relief Fund for Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Young People
Grants for organisations working to reduce the harm caused to young people who have been or are at risk of being trafficked or sexually exploited
Comic Relief Fund for Young People and Alcohol
Financial help for services that create awareness of the dangers of alcohol and reduce young people's drinking
Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council
Funding to help meet the travel costs for trips promoting international understanding across Commonwealth countries
Community Foundations
Grants to strengthen local communities, create opportunities and tackle issues of disadvantage and exclusion
CPP Community Charity Fund
Grants to support community projects in York, Tamworth, Chesterfield and North Yorkshire
David Dockray West End Young People's Fund
Grants to help projects ensure all young people are included in activities, and support groups for young people with disabilities
Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
Funding for projects focusing on palliative care, refugee and asylum seekers, and follow up work on previous priorities such as mental health
Dickie Bird Foundation
Funding to help disadvantaged young people under the age of 18 to access sport or fulfil their sporting ambitions
Dulverton Trust
Grants to help a wide range of charities including those involved with young people and education
EDF Energy Green Fund
Grants to help charitable organisations set up small-scale renewable energy scheme
EMI Music Sound Foundation
Grants for non-specialist schools and teachers to improve music education
Ernest Cook Trust
Grants for charitable organisations to educate young people about the rural environment, arts, crafts, architecture, literacy and numeracy
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation: Main Fund
Funding for charities working in a variety of areas, particularly projects that seek to address a significant gap in provision, challenge convention or set out to influence policy
European Social Fund
Funding for education providers to help get Neet young people into work or training
Fair Share
Grants from the Big Lottery Fund to support community projects that may have missed out on lottery funding in the past
Family Fund
Grants to help cover the costs of meeting the additional needs of severely disabled children in low-income families
Ford Britain Trust
Grants for community and education organisations local to the car firm's offices and factories
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
Grants supporting charitable projects in music, the arts, and youth and social work in the northern counties of Cumberland and Westmorland
Freemasons' Grand Charity
Funding for youth opportunities as well as organisations involved with vulnerable people, medical research and hospices
Futurebuilders England
Grants and loans for organisations that deliver services in areas including crime, support for children and young people, and health and social care
Gloucestershire County Council: Supporting Active Communities Grant
Funding to empower local communities to do more for themselves
The Guardian Charity Awards
Annual awards offering charities financial help to make a contribution to social welfare
Hedley Foundation
Grants for charities working to improve the education, training, health or welfare of young people
Hilton in the Community Foundation
Funding for projects supporting young people, with a special focus on promoting the health and education of disadvantaged young people
Help a Capital Child
Grants to help charities and voluntary groups support disadvantaged children and young people in London
J. Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust
Funding of up to £250,000 for projects helping to alleviate "poverty and misery"
Jack Petchey Foundation
Funding for youth organisations that address the issues faced by young people from ethnic minority groups
John Ellerman Foundation
Funding for charities, including those working with disadvantaged children and young people
John Lyon's Charity
Funding to help charitable organisations offer key support services for children, young people and their parents across London
Kellogg's Breakfast Club
Grants to help schools and community groups set up and develop breakfast clubs
Lady Allen of Hurtwood Trust
Funding for professionals the chance to travel and broaden their experience
Lankellychase Foundation
Funding for projects that work to improve the quality of the disadvantaged people's lives
Laurence Atwell's Charity
Funding for disadvantaged young people to invest in their talents and aspirations
Lloyds TSB Foundation Community Programme
Grants for projects that help disadvantaged people become more involved with the community
Paul Hamlyn Foundation -- Open Grants Scheme
Funding for groups that help marginalised young people to integrate
Pears Foundation
Financial support to help empower young people to become active members of their communities
Percy Bilton Charity
Funding for projects and organisations that work with disadvantaged young people or those with a disability
Peter Harrison Foundation
Funding to help organisations make a difference through education and sport
Protecting Playing Fields scheme
Grants to improve pitches and bring disused playing fields back into use
Rank Foundation
Funding for projects encouraging and developing leadership among young people and supporting disadvantaged young people
Reaching Communities
Funding to help support projects that respond to needs raised by local communities
Roald Dahl Foundation
Grants for hospitals, charities and individuals to help children and young people up to the age of 25
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children's Fund
Financial support for the children of parents who work, or have worked for, the naval service
Royal Wanstead Children's Foundation
Funding to help pay fees for vulnerable children at independent and state-maintained boarding schools
Social Enterprise Loan Fund
Loans for organisations that have a social impact, especially those working in disadvantaged communities
Sport England Small Grants
Funding to improve sporting opportunities available to communities and better people's experiences of playing sport
Starlight Children's Foundation
Wishes granted and hospital entertainment for sick children between the ages of four and 18 years old
St James' Place Foundation
Funding for projects working with young people who suffer from physical or mental health difficulties or conditions, or a life-threatening or degenerative illness
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK
Funding for projects that benefit the community or groups of more than four people
Terrence Higgins Trust's Young Leaders Programme
Grants to support young people in raising awareness of sexual health issues among their peers
Trust for London
Funding to challenge discrimination faced by disabled people, to promote the inclusion and integration of recently established communities, to strengthen "mother tongue" and supplementary schools in providing creative learning opportunities and for "...
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Funding for organisations working to address rural issues, urban deprivation and mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders
Variety Club Children's Charity
Funding and support for charities helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children
V Match Fund
Grants that aim to match investment provided by private sector organisations into youth volunteering projects
Volunteering Fund
Grant funding and support to third-sector organisations working with volunteers in the health and social care field
Waterside Trust
Funding for charities that are working to strengthen family relationships, enrich education and support church renewal
Wates Foundation
The foundation offers funding across five areas including building family values and sustaining the environment
Westminster Foundation
Grants to fund projects in a range of areas including social care and education
William Adlington Cadbury Charitable Trust
Grants for charities working in the areas of penal reform
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship Scheme
Fellowships for professionals to allow then to travel overseas and undertake study projects related to their profession, trade or interest
Woodward Charitable Trust
Grants for charities supporting the trust's key priorities, which include disability, ex-offenders and addiction
Yapp Charitable Trust
Small grants to support charities in their running costs and to help them sustain their existing work
Young Adults and the Criminal Justice System
Grants for charities working with young people in or on the fringes of the criminal justice system
Young Film Fund
Financial support for projects that allow young people to participate in all aspects of film production
Young Roots
Heritage Lottery Fund grants to help get young people involved in examining their heritage
Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation
Funding offering support for projects in a range of areas including community development schemes and the promotion of volunteering
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