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Do you need funding for a youth volunteering project or activity?
Applications can be submitted at any time and will be continually considered and assessed throughout the year. All funding must be spent by 12th February 2027.
Join us at our Funding Surgery
Have a project idea in the Vale of Glamorgan? Book a free 30-minute funding surgery appointment with a National Lottery Community Fund Officer and explore your options. Places are limited.
When: Tues 27th Oct 2026 (10.00am - 3.30pm)
Book your one to one appointment today to avoid missing out
Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme
MULTIPLE FUNDS. This core priority aims to help people who are most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills. Occasionally there may be additional priorities linked to a funding round e.g., a specific geographical focus or type of energy consumer.
Amount: Minimum £20,000 up to 100% project cost, no match funding required
Deadline: Funding round currently open - 12 October 2026
Round 3 opens 9 November, closes 23 November 2026
National Deaf Children’s Society – Community Grants
Our grants programme aim to build communities that unite families of deaf children. For parents with a deaf child, having a strong community is vital, particularly during those first few years when families are still finding out what their child needs.
Amount: £10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Meet the Funder: Benefact & National Churches Trusts
WCVA are pleased to host Benefact Trust and National Churches Trust for an online Meet the Funders event. They will present on the format of funding rounds, explain eligibility criteria and funding priorities, provide some key tips on submitting a strong application and take part in a Q&A session with attendees.
Get Grants FREE Virtual Conference
Join Get Grants on 6th & 7th October 2026 for TWO days of expert fundraising advice, top tips, Q&A’s, networking, peer-support and more!
Free to attend
Festive Connections Grant
The Festive Connections Programme through the McCarthy Stone Foundation helps people aged 65 and over to feel connected and part of their community during the festive period.
Amount: £750
Deadline: 5pm Thursday 15th October 2026
Easyfundraising Impact Fund
Unrestricted grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to help you fund whatever your organisation needs the most.
Amount: £1,000
Deadline: 8th November 2026
Comic Relief Cwtch Communities Fund
Funding from the ‘Comic Relief Cwtch Communities’ scheme is strengthening the work of grassroots organisations in Wales and supporting them to deliver social change.
Amount: £15,000 - £35,000
Deadline: 2nd November 5pm
The Acquisition Grant Fund
This rolling grant supports local and independent Accredited Museums in Wales to develop core collections, including Portable Antiquities items.
Amount: Up to £20,000 on a first-come, first-served basis
Deadline: This is a rolling programme
Get Active Fund
The LGBT+ Fund will be awarding a total of £400,000 that will be paid over 2 years, to successful applicant organisations and groups working in LGBT+ sports and physical activities across the UK.
Amount: Up to £25,000 for 1 year or £50,000 for 2 years
Deadline: 12pm 4th November 2026
Essential Employment Skills Fund
Funding to build the evidence on how to support young people facing significant barriers to work to develop essential employment skills and ultimately access good jobs.
Amount: Up to £500,000
Deadline: Outline applications to be submitted in October 2026 with full applications to be submitted in January 2027
The Marketors' Trust
Funding that inspires and empowers smaller charities to run impactful marketing campaigns in support of their causes, with an income of between £10,000 - £250,000
Amount: Grants of £4,000 and £10,000
Deadline: 9th November 2026
Arnold Clark Community Fund
Funding available for PTA’s, Youth Groups and Community Initiatives who are based within a 50-mile radius of an Arnold Clark branch.
Amount: Up to £2,500
Deadline: 30th September 2026
Volunteering Wales Main Grants
Funding to help increase volunteer engagement, support the creation and development of high-quality, positive volunteering opportunities across Wales and help embed volunteering in organisations
Amount: Up to £30,000
Deadline: 5pm 30th November 2026
DWF Foundation - Grants
Supporting charitable initiatives that make a positive impact in communities where DWF people live and work. The Foundation helps organisations to tackle social challenges and improve life opportunities.
Amount: Up to £5,000
Deadline: A rolling programme with periodic opening and closing dates. Current round closes 30th September 2026
Moondance Foundation - General Funding
The Moondance Foundation offers grants to organisations and causes that provide transformational changes in communities in Wales and beyond.
Amount: Various
Deadline: A rolling programme with periodic opening and closing dates
Foodbank Fundamentals Fund
Providing food banks with essential provisions and equipment necessary to sustain and enhance their services for disadvantaged members of the local community.
Amount: £1,000
Deadline: 10am 22nd September 2026 but may close earlier if there are a high volume of applications
Main grants programme
Sir Halley Stewart Trust brings Large multi-year grants, where the Trust will be a sole or major funder. The Trust has three priority areas: Medical, Social and Religious, with education being a central theme that runs across all grants.
Amount: £60,000
Deadline: Rounds in June, October and February
Small grants programme
One-off grants for small projects, where the Trust will be a sole or major funder. The Trust has three priority areas: Medical, Social and Religious
Amount: £5000
Deadline: Open all year