Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is proud to launch two new practical guides designed to help community groups and charities become more self-sufficient in their search for funding. 

Keeping your organisation financially sustainable can feel like a challenge. Many local groups rely on short-term grants or one-off fundraising events, which makes it difficult to plan ahead. That’s where a funding strategy comes in. Here is a step by step guide to creating your own.

An opportunity to meet and discuss funding opportunities and bids with Gareth Simpson from the National Churches Trust.

Funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of UN Sustainable Development Goals and deliver benefits to Wales and Africa.

Community groups across Wales can now apply for Welsh Government grants of up to £25,000 to improve or develop local facilities.

The Giving Machine, is a small charity on a mission to help the 97% of smaller causes to raise funds in a free, sustainable way. Alongside the Giving Lottery, they also run a small grants programme, offering £250 unrestricted grants each quarter to causes with under £1m turnover.

2 new grants are available. Innovation and Partnership Working to Tackle Inequality and Promote Inclusion grant and the Awareness and Engagement Grant.

Looking for funding can feel overwhelming – but with the right tools and a little know-how, you can take charge of the process and find grants, sponsorship, and other support for your project or organisation. Here’s your step-by-step guide to finding funding opportunities, staying up to date, and even using AI to save time and generate ideas.

Details of funds and grants that are closing within the next 6 weeks.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

The National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open There are multiple grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m.

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 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.