The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Local Grant Scheme
The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust provides financial support to inspiring projects throughout Wales. The Local Scheme is open to all categories – Arts, Community, Environment and Sports.
Provided by:
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennnol Stadiwm Y Mileniwm)
Funder website:
https://www.millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk/
Maximum value:
£5,000.00
Objective of fund:
Through its funding, the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust aims to improve the quality of life of people who live and work in Wales. The Trust aims to promote education, history, language, culture, music and folklore, particularly for those who face discrimination or disadvantage. In today’s era of globalisation, people often forget what is in their own locality.
Who can apply
A local project is where the organisations usually have a remit to serve their local community or town. If there is more than one organisation providing a similar service in the local authority, the group should be considered local (i.e. if there is more than one tennis club in the local authority, then the tennis club will be considered a local organisation).
Applicants are asked to note that bids must be classified by the organisation’s geographical remit. It is the applicant’s responsibility to determine and prove their classification.
The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Supports
Charitable organisations
Properly constituted voluntary organisations
Not-for-profit organisations
Voluntary groups working with local authorities. (applicant cannot be the local authority)
Applications from groups of any age (not just youth projects)
Restrictions
Successful applicants will not be able to reapply to the Trust again until a period of three years from the date of the offer of the grant has passed.
Unsuccessful applicants can reapply a year after the date of the reject letter / email.
Applicants are advised that if the funding required to activate the project exceeds the maximum amount that can be applied for, the Trust will need to know how the additional costs will be met.
Where funds are still outstanding from one or more additional funding sources a grant may be offered conditional upon the applicant securing the additional funding necessary to deliver the project during a set time period.
Successful applicants will have 12 months to undertake their project from the date they are awarded the grant.
Eligible Expenditure
The Arts:
The Trust is keen to support arts projects that are creative, unique and work with the disadvantaged or deprived individuals and groups throughout Wales. The Trust wishes to develop and improve knowledge and practice of the arts and to increase opportunities for people to see and participate in the arts.
The Community:
The Trust is keen to target local communities suffering from the greatest disadvantage.
The Environment:
The Trust welcomes applications from environmental groups from both rural and urban areas in Wales, recognising the dramatically different landscapes across Wales.
Sport:
Sport embraces much more than traditional team games and competition. Sport can mean physical activity or the improvement of physical fitness and mental well-being, and can assist in the formation of social relationships and individual and team confidence. The Trust is particularly interested in supporting projects that improve the quality of life of people and communities facing disadvantage.
How to apply
The Next Grant Round (R46) for Local (£5,000) Grants is open from 1st June 2026 for applications and closes 25th September 2026
Applications can ONLY be accepted in the Electronic Grant Application Form and emailed in a Word Document to: applications@millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk
Do NOT Complete the application form in Block Capitals or your application will be declined.
Applications in PDF or any other format including Paper based will NO LONGER be accepted.
Where an applicant is unable to attach the Word document to an email, a memory stick containing the electronic application can be posted with the correct postage amount to the Trust’s offices.
Useful Links
https://www.millenniumstadiumtrust.org.uk/regionallocal-grant-guidelines/