The Volunteering Wales grant scheme supports projects that create meaningful volunteering experiences, remove barriers to participation and make a lasting difference in communities.

Here are some grants and funds that will be closing shortly.

Shout! is focused on services that provide independent, person-led, non-statutory advocacy that help young people speak up, make informed choices, and secure their rights. Especially in systems where they are often excluded, misunderstood, or marginalised.

They’re focusing on organisations working with care-experienced young people, LGBT+ young people, and young people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergences.

Grants of up to £5k are now available for charities and community groups that are working on projects and initiatives to lower carbon footprint, save energy costs and improve energy-efficiency ratings.

Join us at CF61 for an opportunity to speak with the National Lottery Funding Advisors at our Meet the Funder Surgery on Friday 15th August 2025.

In partnership with the Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board and GVS, Cardiff Third Sector Council are delighted to announce the 2025-26 small grant for community organisations to provide opportunities for unpaid carers to take short breaks from their caring responsibilities. Closing date is 1st August 2025

Amazon has launched the Regional Creatives Fund, offering grants of up to £30,000 to UK charities. The fund aims to increase access to careers in creative industries for people from underserved communities

The grant schemes include: the Food, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Grant, the Third Sector Capital Fund 2025/26 and the Warm Spaces grant and Improving Access to Food grant.

Applications are now open for the Grassroots Pride Fund and Equality and Inclusion Grants for 2025–2026.

If your charity can demonstrate measurable improvements in the lives of babies during their first 1001 days, you could apply for any amount up to £100,000 per year, for a funding period of up to five years.

This programme is for small and local charities and CICs with an income between £25,000 to £500,000 that are led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people who are experiencing poverty. Organisations can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000

2026 GSK IMPACT Awards and GSK Community Health programme to support small charities are now open for applications. These provide funding and free leadership training for health and wellbeing charities in the UK. 

Revenue grants of up to £5,000 are available to organisations and individuals over the age of 21 of exceptional ability across the United Kingdom who would not otherwise be able to carry out an artistic project or activities without additional financial support.

This Fund aims to provide capital resources for projects that support independent living in the community for people with care and support needs, and to provide intermediate care settings in the community so that people who need care, support and rehabilitation can return to living independently or maintain their existing independence. Deadline is 12 noon on Friday 15th August 2025.

The Improving Access to Food grant aims to help communities tackle food insecurity by supporting projects that improve access to healthy, nutritious food.  All funding to be spent by end of March 2026 with a deadline for applications 5th September 2025.

The Vinehill Trust is inviting applications from small charities across the UK that are addressing physical or mental health challenges, particularly in disadvantaged or underrepresented communities. Grants of up to £25,000 per year for three years are available

Mae GVS, ar ran Bwyd y Fro, yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi lansio’r Grant Bwyd, Tegwch, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant. Gall sefydliadau ym Mro Morgannwg wneud cais am hyd at £2,500 mewn cyllid refeniw. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 1 Awst, 2025.

GVS, on behalf of Food Vale, is delighted to announce the launch of the Food, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Grant. Apply for a maximum of £2,500 in revenue funding. The deadline for applications is August 1st, 2025.

Up to £55,000 for transformational climate adaptation projects.

Welsh Government funding to support third sector organisations in engagement with people with lived experience of poverty in Wales.