Funding opportunities
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Community
| Charity/fund | What the fund offers | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Anglian Community Trust (ACT) | £40,000 available from ACT for community projects in North East Essex. | 09 December 2024 |
| One Stop Community Partnership Programme | Supporting community groups focusing on food poverty, supporting the vulnerable, elderly and low-income families, local sports teams, improving the environment and reducing waste. | |
| Enovert Community Trust | Support for community and environmental projects, including improving community halls, creating new children’s play areas, restoring green spaces and habitats, and enhancing community sports and recreation facilities. | 25 May 2024 |
| Windrush Justice Programme | Supporting not-for-profit UK based organisations who provide advocacy support to those wanting to access the Windrush Compensation Scheme. | |
| British Gas Energy Trust | Tackling fuel poverty by clearing energy debts of those facing the cost of living crisis. | |
| Royal British Legion’s Everyday Needs Grants Programme | Help for UK Armed Forces veterans and their families who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. | |
| Persimmon Community Champions | Grant funding to registered charities, clubs, schools and other organisations which have already raised money for projects helping the local community. | |
| Friends of the Elderly - Grants for Older People | Support for older people struggling with loneliness and those living on a low income. | |
| National Lottery Awards for All England | Supporting communities with what matters most to them, inluding the cost of living crisis. | 16 weeks before your project is due to start |
| Screwfix Foundation | Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK. | |
| Veterans Foundation | Provides grants to organisations supporting serving and previous members of the armed forces. | |
| National Lottery Community Fund | Funding organisations that bring different communities together, espeically projects that join people from different backgrounds together, connect online and offline worlds and ensure everyone gets a say in the future of their community. | |
| Tudwick Foundation | The foundation invites applications for community projects, mainly voluntary organisations and community groups that are addressing outstanding social needs, offering between £300 and £3,000. | |
| Essex Community Foundation (ECF) | If your charity, voluntary or community organisation is based or working in Essex and needs financial support, call the ECF grants team on 01245 356018 to discuss your ideas, or email grants@essexcf.org.uk. | |
| Easy Fundraising | Turn your online purchases into free donations for your voluntary organisation, non-profit, charity, or CIC. | |
| Tesco Community Grants | Community groups across the UK are being asked to apply for funding for local projects (up to £1,500) that matter to them. Eligible projects include breakfast or holiday lunch clubs, food banks, youth clubs or schools. | |
| Community Enterprise Fund | Supports community organisations making an impact. The fund offers packages of blended loan and grant fund of up to £50k. | |
| B&Q Foundation | An independent charity set up in 2020 to build on B&Q’s commitment to make a positive difference in the communities we serve. | |
| Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation / Crowdfunder | Crowdfunder and Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation are working together to make £100,000 available for sustainable community projects across England, Scotland and Wales. | |
| Biffa Award | Gives grants to community projects near landfill sites. | |
| Trusthouse Charitable Foundation | Provide grants to small and medium local organisations in the UK who have successfully addressed local issues in communities with extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. | |
| The Henry Smith Charity | Aims to help people and communities in need and create positive change. They fund organisations working with people to lower social and economic disadvantage. | |
| Thrive Together Fund | A £6 million fund providing a package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, who focus on delivering social impact in England. | |
| Warburtons Community Grants | Offers small grants up to £400 to support charities that are improving improve health, place or skills for families in their community. | |
| Foyle Foundation | Supporting UK charities, especially those working in the local community. With a focus on one-year grants to cover core costs or essential equipment, enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or online digital services. | 30 April 2025 |
| The Wakeham Trust | Provides grants to help people rebuild their communities. They are particularly interested in neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. | |
Grassroots Charity Grants |
In many communities, needs are often hidden from view. There are hundreds of voluntary and community groups delivering social welfare services to the residents of North East Essex. Grassroots provides grants to those organisations which are delivering social welfare services to improve the lives of people in Colchester and Tendring. | |
Page last reviewed: 31 October 2024