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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.
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
Marsh Charitable Trust
The Trust focuses on providing funding which could help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings.
Amount: £2000
Deadline: Rolling
Help The Homeless
Help the Homeless makes grants to small and medium-sized charitable organisations whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to resume a normal life.
Amount: £5000
Deadline: Rolling
Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity
The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity is a grant-giving organisation which broadly benefits the arts, education, health and social concern in Wales, with a focus on small and local organisations.
Amount: £10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Green Community Grants Programme
The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales with an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million.
Amount: £25,000
Deadline: 21st October
DWF Foundation
The DWF Foundation (also referred to as the Foundation) is an independent charity, founded by DWF. It has the sole aim of providing funds, resources and mentoring support to help individuals, groups and communities to achieve their full potential.
Amount: £5000
Deadline: Rolling
Small Eco Awards
The National Lottery Community Fund has launched a brand-new programme - for community groups in Wales who want to take practical action for the environment.
Amount: £20,000
Deadline: Rolling
Seedlings of Change
Seedlings of Change explores what happens when children experiencing poverty are given the opportunity to lead climate and nature action in their own communities. The programme aims to develop practical models that can inspire communities across Wales.
Amount: £60,000
Deadline: 25th Sept 2026
Perthyn Grant for Communities
The Perthyn Grant Scheme aims to accelerate the development of community-led Welsh-language enterprises and housing initiatives across Wales.
Amount: £10,000
Deadline: 30th November 2026
Fund for Wales Now open
The Fund for Wales is a national community endowment fund, managed and promoted by Community Foundation Wales.
Amount: £500-£2,500/year up to 3 years.
Deadline: Monday 9th November 12pm - midday (subject to change)
The Toy Trust
Aiming to provide timely financial assistance to organisations supporting children and young people, helping them deliver services and activities that improve their welfare, opportunities and quality of life.
Amount: £5000
Deadline: Mid November, rolling quarterly Feb/Jun/Aug
Connecting Communities
Our Connecting Communities offers grants to charities who provide placed-based services to our entire community or specific groups.
Amount: £20,000
Deadline: Rolling
Small and Large Awards
Impactful funding and support to inspiring initiatives which help improve the lives of the disadvantaged and disabled through the power of sport.
Amount: £10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Perthyn Grant Funding Scheme is now open!
Perthyn provides local early-stage support to communities with high levels of second home ownership who are interested in developing social enterprise ideas to support and protect the Welsh language.
Amount: Up to £10,000
Deadline: 30th November 2026 or when the fund is fully allocated whichever comes first.
Have your say on the future of Lottery funding
A call for evidence has been launched on how National Lottery good cause funding should be distributed in future — and voluntary and community organisations are being urged to take part.
Responses close midday 23 September 2026
Reveal and Respond programme
This programme awards grants enabling access to appropriate mental health and wellbeing support for specific underrepresented groups within the armed forces community that respond to identified barriers, needs and experiences.
Amount: £20,000 - £300,000
Deadline: 12pm, 28th October 2026
The Cooks Charity Grants Programme
Grants to support education, skills development and welfare activities connected to food, cookery, hospitality and the catering trade.
Deadline: This is a rolling programme with periodic open and closure dates