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Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust
The Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust offers grants to registered charities for projects in social welfare, education, music, and nature, with funding typically ranging from £3,000 to £20,000, and larger amounts being considered on an exceptional basis.
Meet the Funder Surgery - National Churches Trust
An opportunity to meet and discuss funding opportunities and bids with Gareth Simpson from the National Churches Trust.
Wales and Africa grants now open
Funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of UN Sustainable Development Goals and deliver benefits to Wales and Africa.
Applications now open for Welsh Government Community Facilities Programme
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 small grants and unrestricted lottery income
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.
Two New Equality and Inclusion Grant Streams – Now Open!
2 new grants are available. Innovation and Partnership Working to Tackle Inequality and Promote Inclusion grant and the Awareness and Engagement Grant.
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.
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.