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Comic Relief Cwtch Communities Fund
Funding from the ‘Comic Relief Cwtch Communities’ scheme is strengthening the work of grassroots organisations in Wales and supporting them to deliver social change.
Amount: £15,000 - £35,000
Deadline: 2nd November 5pm
The Acquisition Grant Fund
This rolling grant supports local and independent Accredited Museums in Wales to develop core collections, including Portable Antiquities items.
Amount: Up to £20,000 on a first-come, first-served basis
Deadline: This is a rolling programme
Get Active Fund
The LGBT+ Fund will be awarding a total of £400,000 that will be paid over 2 years, to successful applicant organisations and groups working in LGBT+ sports and physical activities across the UK.
Amount: Up to £25,000 for 1 year or £50,000 for 2 years
Deadline: 12pm 4th November 2026
Essential Employment Skills Fund
Funding to build the evidence on how to support young people facing significant barriers to work to develop essential employment skills and ultimately access good jobs.
Amount: Up to £500,000
Deadline: Outline applications to be submitted in October 2026 with full applications to be submitted in January 2027
The Marketors' Trust
Funding that inspires and empowers smaller charities to run impactful marketing campaigns in support of their causes, with an income of between £10,000 - £250,000
Amount: Grants of £4,000 and £10,000
Deadline: 9th November 2026
Arnold Clark Community Fund
Funding available for PTA’s, Youth Groups and Community Initiatives who are based within a 50-mile radius of an Arnold Clark branch.
Amount: Up to £2,500
Deadline: 30th September 2026
Volunteering Wales Main Grants
Funding to help increase volunteer engagement, support the creation and development of high-quality, positive volunteering opportunities across Wales and help embed volunteering in organisations
Amount: Up to £30,000
Deadline: 5pm 30th November 2026
DWF Foundation - Grants
Supporting charitable initiatives that make a positive impact in communities where DWF people live and work. The Foundation helps organisations to tackle social challenges and improve life opportunities.
Amount: Up to £5,000
Deadline: A rolling programme with periodic opening and closing dates. Current round closes 30th September 2026
Moondance Foundation - General Funding
The Moondance Foundation offers grants to organisations and causes that provide transformational changes in communities in Wales and beyond.
Amount: Various
Deadline: A rolling programme with periodic opening and closing dates
Foodbank Fundamentals Fund
Providing food banks with essential provisions and equipment necessary to sustain and enhance their services for disadvantaged members of the local community.
Amount: £1,000
Deadline: 10am 22nd September 2026 but may close earlier if there are a high volume of applications
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