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Grants of £100,000 for the Arts to Raise Awareness of Climate Change (UK)
The Scottish Power Foundation has launched the Art for Climate Fund to harness creative practice to raise awareness of climate change. The grant responds to the sector's austerity pressures and the urgent need for community engagement on environmental issues.
The fund will award two grants of £100,000 each, payable over a period of two years. Applicants may apply for up to £100,000 per project. The purpose is to build knowledge and capacity for climate action through the arts.
Eligible activities include exhibitions, installations, performances, and workshops. Projects must inspire evidence-based action, promote sustainable development, and foster appreciation of nature.
Applications are open to UK charities with at least three years’ registration, a board of three trustees, published accounts, and income between £130,000 and £10 million. Partnerships may apply jointly. The fund opens on 30 June and closes on 18 July 2025.
Funding to Enhance Educational Outcomes for Disadvantaged Children and Young People Under 26 (UK)
UK-registered charities and exempt charities (including CIOs) can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 to improve educational outcomes for children and young people under 26 who face significant disadvantage and struggle to access vital services.
The funding is made available through the Steel Charitable Trust’s United Kingdom Under-26 Fund and can be used to support:
Types of activities that can be funded include:
1. Educational opportunities: Projects that provide learning, skills development, or access to further education for young people.
2. Access opportunities: Initiatives that help young people access support, services, or experiences that would otherwise be out of reach due to economic or social barriers.
3. Projects targeting groups or locations facing disadvantage: Work that supports young people in circumstances or communities experiencing economic hardship or social exclusion.
4. Capital and running costs: Funding can cover specific project costs, including salaries for stated roles, IT upgrades, building renovations, or other capital expenditures, as long as these are detailed in the application65.
5. Ongoing or new projects: Both new project costs and contributions towards existing projects are eligible, provided the beneficiaries are mainly under 26 years old65.
6. Restricted funding: All grants are for restricted use, meaning they must be spent on the specific project or purpose outlined in the application.
Applicants must have at least one year of accounts and a minimum annual income of £100,000. Projects must benefit mainly under-26s across the UK (excluding Luton) and cannot be retrospective, overseas, or support individuals directly.
Charities supporting areas served by Luton Council should refer to the NEW Luton Matters Fund
Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis and the next closing date for applications is the 15th July 2025.
Grants of up to £100,000 Available to Make Museum Collections More Inclusive (UK)
Following a funding review, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has launched the Communities and Collections Fund. This new fund is an evolution of the Collections Fund, with a broader focus on both collections and inclusion.
While its purpose remains unchanged - supporting inclusive museum initiatives with community partners - the fund will place more emphasis on equitable working, supporting wellbeing and legacy planning.
The fund now offers:
1. Core grants to museums that have established strategic aims for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); and that are ready to use their collections and the funding to support social and climate justice, in ways that are relevant to local contexts and relationships.
2. Partnership project grants to museums and community organisations that work equitably together, and share aims for DEI, with ambitious and compelling ideas for inclusive project work with collections.
Grants of up to £100,000 are available for projects lasting up to three years, with around 12 grants awarded annually across two rounds.
The next deadline for submissions of interest is the 16th July 2025.
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched the “Apart, Not Alone: Support for Serving Families Facing Service-Related Separation Programme 2025–26”. It aims to help families of serving personnel and reservists cope with the strains of deployment and training. Military families often suffer loneliness and isolation during separation, creating a clear need for targeted support.
The programme consists of two complementary programmes aimed at improving the quality of life for those impacted by service-related separation. Both programmes support families experiencing separation and recognise the significant impact it can have on various aspects of family life, including emotional wellbeing, mental health, social connections, and overall family dynamics.
The Apart, Not Alone: Local impact grants programme will award portfolio grants up to £300,000 over three years and is available to Local Authorities and charities in the UK for projects that mitigate the impact of service-related separation for families of serving personnel and reservists.
For further details of Apart, Not Alone: Local impact grants, please use this link.
The Apart not Alone: Support for serving families facing service-related separation programme. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 for single projects that mitigate the impact of service-related separation for families of serving personnel and reservists.
Your project will need to address one or more of the following outcomes:
1. Families feel more able to manage the impact of loneliness or isolation during
2. periods of separation.
3. Families experience fewer challenges during reintegration after deployment or extended separation.
4. Improved mental health and wellbeing for serving families.
Eligible applicants include registered charities with recent experience of serving the Armed Forces community, CICs with similar experience, and Armed Forces units or bases.
There will be two application deadlines this year.
Applicants that apply by 12pm on 30 July 2025, will receive a decision before end October 2025.
Applicants that apply by 12pm on 21 January 2026, will receive a decision before end March 2026.
Up to £10,000 Available for Community Tree Planting Projects (England, Scotland, and Wales)
Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 are available through the Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund. The fund is a partnership between Network Rail and The Tree Council, created to support biodiversity and community wellbeing. It responds to the growing need for increased tree coverage to combat climate change and improve local environments.
Eligible projects include tree and hedgerow planting, care and maintenance of newly planted sites, and educational activities that engage schools and community groups. These initiatives help to offset the environmental effects of railway operations and encourage sustainable land management.
Projects must be located in close proximity to Network Rail network lines or stations in England, Scotland, or Wales.
The funding is available to:
1. Local authorities
2. Charities & other NGOs
3. Community groups
4. Education institutions
5. Individual landowners
The closing date for applications is the 31st July 2025.
Grants Available to Support Physical Activity for Marginalised Communities with Parkinson’s (UK)
Parkinson’s UK has launched a pilot grant scheme to tackle the barriers faced by people from marginalised communities with Parkinson’s in accessing regular exercise. Community groups, charities, and not-for-profit organisations that work with or are part of specified marginalised communities can apply for up to £3,000 to develop and deliver tailored physical activity projects.
The Physical Activity Grants for Marginalised Communities Fund will support a variety of initiatives, including local exercise classes, adaptive sports sessions, outreach initiatives, and community engagement events. Projects should be innovative and specifically target groups not currently accessing existing physical activity opportunities.
The fund is aimed at the following groups:
1. Ethnic minorities (global majority)
2. People with physical, learning, neurodiverse, or hidden disabilities
3. Individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds
4. LGBTQIA+ community members
5. Refugee, asylum-seeking, and migrant communities.
6. Women (anyone who identifies as a woman)
Applicants must be based in, or their project must serve, one of the specified local authority areas with high levels of deprivation, as indicated by the UK Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019). The deadline for applications is 10 August 2025.
Funding to Support Disabled & Disadvantaged Children (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small UK-registered children's charities to fund equipment and services to support disabled and disadvantaged children under the age of 13 across the UK.
The Toy Trust fund:
1. helps disadvantaged children and their families to alleviate suffering.
2. supports children through awful experiences.
3. encourages achievement through adversity.
4. purchases vital equipment.
5. provides care.
6. bolsters existing initiatives.
7. initiates brand new projects.
8. and satisfies basic needs.
Groups that have carried out some form of effective fundraising by themselves are particularly encouraged to apply.
The next deadline to apply is mid-August 2025 for the September meeting of Trustees.
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Social Welfare Projects (UK)
The Inman Charity makes grants of around £350,000 per year. They support a wide range of UK Registered Charities.
The directors are particularly interested in supporting the following areas of charitable work: -
1. Medical research
2. Care of the elderly
3. General welfare
4. Hospices
5. The Deaf and Blind
6. Care of the physically & mentally disabled
7. The Armed Forces
Applications must be received by the end of August 2025 to be considered at the Spring meeting.
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)
Small homeless charities can apply for capital grants of up to £5,000 to help individuals rebuild their lives.
Eligible applicants must be registered charities with an annual turnover below £500,000 and less than six months of unrestricted reserves. Typically, funding is awarded to organisations running residential or training facilities designed to provide homeless people with direct support and pathways to independence.
This funding is made available by Help the Homeless, a grant-giving trust founded in 1975 to assist people off the streets and into healthier, more independent lives.
Projects previously supported include the Booth Centre in Manchester, which received £1,500 for centre improvements, and the Amber Foundation, which was awarded £3,000 to purchase new bedroom furniture for its residential centre in Devon.
The next application deadline is 15 September 2025.
Funding for Projects that Have a Positive Impact on Communities, People, or the Environment (UK)
The Matthew Good Foundation has opened the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community, or the environment.
The Fund will share £15,000 between five shortlisted projects every three months, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £5,000, second place £3,500, third place £2,500 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £2,000.
As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation wants to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running.
To be eligible, applicants must have earned less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Funding is awarded every three months and the next deadline for the next funding round is the 15th September 2025.
Royal Society of Chemistry – Outreach Fund (UK)
Through the Royal Society of Chemistry's Outreach Fund, individuals, researchers, and organisations such as museums, schools, community groups, not-for-profit organisations, arts groups, and libraries can apply for grants to run chemistry-based events and activities for public audiences and schools.
The Royal Society of Chemistry are currently prioritising funding for projects that have one or more of the following outcomes:
1. Audiences are engaged with issues around sustainability linked to chemical sciences.
2. Under-served audiences are better connected with or represented by the chemical sciences.
3. RSC members have opportunities to develop and/or use their engagement skills.
4. Well-being is enhanced or supported through the activity of the project or partnership.
5. Families connect with chemistry in fun, creative and participatory ways.
6. Audiences are engaged with chemistry in and through local contexts.
Two levels of funding are available:
1. Small grants of up to £5,000
2. Large grants of £5,001 - £10,000
Previously funded projects include:
The next closing date for applications to the small and large grants programmes is 3 October 2025.
Grants for the Planting of Trees, Hedges & Orchards (UK)
The Tree Council is inviting applications through the Branching Out fund.
Through the Fund, schools, community groups, parish and town councils, and tree warden networks within the UK will be able to apply for grants of between £250 and £2,500 to engage communities and young people aged up to 21 in planting and caring for trees, hedges, and orchards.
There are specific criteria for grants under £500 and those above £500.
The funding can cover the cost of trees, hedges, and orchards; reasonable costs of non-plastic protection and supports, as well as peat-free compost and/or soil improvers.
The closing date for applications is midnight on the 14th November 2025.
Grants of up to £5,000 Available to Not-For-Profit Theatres to Carry Out Essential Works (UK)
Grants of up to £7,500 are available to not-for-profit theatres across the UK through the Small Grants Programme. The Linbury Trust and the Mackintosh Foundation have together committed a total of £150,000 over five years to address the urgent need for essential repairs and improvements.
The grant is designed to fund small capital works, installation of key plant and machinery, and projects that make buildings digital-ready. It aims to improve resilience, sustainability, accessibility, and audience diversity. Revenue costs and surveys are not eligible.
Eligible applicants must own or manage a theatre under a title or lease of at least five years. They must stage a minimum of 30 live performances per year and hold charitable or not-for-profit status with two years of certified or audited accounts.
The next deadline is 5 pm on Friday 16 January 2026. Decisions will be notified up to 16 weeks after closing. Applications are made via the online form, following the guidance notes and webinar available on the Theatre Trust website.