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Funds that you may have missed which are closing soon.
Details of funds and grants that are closing within the next 6 weeks.
Mayor’s Foundation Fund grants
The fund aims to provide community groups, the voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations with funding between £100 and £400 to enhance the work of voluntary and charitable organisations within the Vale of Glamorgan.
Culture Grants Scheme for grassroots organisations
Diverse Cymru, now part of Adferiad, has announced that they are managing the additional round of the Welsh Government’s Culture Grants Scheme for Grassroot Organisations and that the scheme will be open for applications until 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025.
Cash4Clubs grant opens today
Sported is teaming up with Flutter UKI to deliver Cash4Clubs, a small grants programme specifically aimed at supporting community organisations who deliver sport and physical activity for over 18s only. Grants of up to £2,000 are available.
Community Garden Grants open soon
National Garden Scheme Community Gardens Award provides funding to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.
Applications for 2026 Community Garden Grants will open on Monday 15 September, 2025 and close at 12 noon on 20th October 2025 and only the first 300 eligible submissions will be considered for a grant.
How to write a great funding application
Securing funding can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. Whether you’re a small community group or a well-established charity, a well-written funding bid is your key to unlocking resources that make your work possible. This article provides with some practical tips, and common pitfalls to avoid, so that you can give your applications the best chance of success
Meithrin Natur £10 million of funding available to help young children in Wales access the natural environment
This National Lottery funding aims to improve children and their caregivers’ health and wellbeing in Wales. They're looking for partnership projects that do this by helping children and caregivers connect with the natural environment.
The Principality Building Society's Retrofit for the Future Fund opens for applications today
The Principality Retrofit for the Future Fund aims to improve energy efficiency in Wales by providing grants of up to £25,000 for organisations retrofitting buildings or purchasing eco-friendly equipment.
National Lottery Heritage Funding Programme Multiple grants available
The National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open – if you have an idea for a project in Wales, they would love to hear from you. Multiple grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m.
National Lottery Heritage Fund multiple grants available
The National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open There are multiple grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Family Focus Programme
This programme offers grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 to fund projects that explore and pilot solutions for family members-collectively and as individuals of wounded, injured and sick serving personnel or Veterans.
The 1910 Trust offers grants of up to £30,000
The Cardiff based 1910 Trust, supports wide-ranging voluntary organisations and groups, whose aims and objectives match its criteria. There are 2 grants available of up to £30,000.
Welsh Government Culture Grant Scheme
You can apply for various grants from £1,000.00 up to £15,000 for your group / organisation to undertake a cultural/artistic project between October 2025 and March 2026. This grant can be used to fund capital expenditure such as equipment as well as revenue expenditure such as venue hire, volunteer expenses, or freelance staff time.
Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Trust
The Charity supports organisations and projects in Wales that benefit the arts, education, health and society. Beneficiaries including organisations that promote music and the arts, projects in remote and disadvantaged communities, and organisations that provide services to vulnerable individuals can apply for grants of up to £10,000.
Woodroffe Benton Foundation Small Grants Programme is now open for applications
The Woodroffe Benton Foundation Small Grant funding round is open until to 31st August 2025. The focus of their August 2025 Small Grant funding round is on projects that improve the quality of life and social engagement for people with severe physical and/or learning disabilities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Forte Charitable Foundation Grants towards running costs
Forte Charitable Foundation [previously called the Trust-house Charitable Foundation] provides both small and major grant programmes for organisations providing support for families with areas of social deprivation.
National Churches Trust Grant
A range of grants between £500 to £50,000 are available to any Christian place of worship in the UK to help it to remain open for regular worship.
Principality Building Society’s Retrofit for the Future Fund
A grant of up to £25,000 is available to support third sector organisations and constituted groups across Wales to improve their energy efficiency by retrofitting buildings or purchasing equipment that will make a community access building more environmentally friendly and/or environmentally efficient.
Grants and funds closing soon August to November 2025
Here are some grants and funds with deadlines closing shortly.
The Volunteering Wales Grant Scheme
The Volunteering Wales grant scheme supports projects that create meaningful volunteering experiences, remove barriers to participation and make a lasting difference in communities.