Family Action Small Grants to Support Families in Need
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Archer Trust grants supporting Disadvantaged and Marginalised People
Funding Available: £1,000 - £5,000
Closing Date:
Essex Community Foundation
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Morrisons Foundation Grants supporting Community Projects
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date:
Tudwick Foundation grants up to £3,000 for Essex based Organisations
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date:
Happy Days Children’s Charity Funding for Leisure Activities for Children with Additional Needs
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Shared Space Boost Grants up to £450
Funding Available: Up to £450
Closing Date:
Hardship Funding to Support Vulnerable Families and Individuals Across the UK
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Closing Date:
Small Grants to Help People Get Outdoor and Experience the Natural World
Funding Available: Up to £500
Closing Date:
Youth Endowment Fund Open Call for Projects
Funding Available:
Closing Date:
Aviva Innovative Community Projects
Funding Available: £20,000 - £50,000,£5,000 - £20,000,Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 31 December, 2024
Community Investment Fund
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 11 January, 2025
Radcliffe Trust Accepting Applications for Music and Heritage Projects Across the UK
Funding Available: Up to £7500
Closing Date: 31 January, 2025
Co-op Grants to Support Projects that Benefit Local Communities
Funding Available:
Closing Date: 20 July, 2025
King Charles III Small Grants Up to £9,000 – Environment & Countryside Projects
Funding Available: Up to £9000
Closing Date: 20 August, 2025
Southend Emergency Fund – Household Support Fund Now Open!
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 21 November, 2025
Life Skills, Food & Budgeting Fund up to £2,000 from Southend Emergency Fund
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Closing Date: 28 November, 2025
Cash4Clubs Opens for UK Applications
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Closing Date: 8 December, 2025
Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline Fund for Women and Girls’ Organisations
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date: 9 December, 2025
Scops Art Trust Accepting Applications for Final 2025 Funding Round
Funding Available: Up to £30000
Closing Date: 9 December, 2025
Kristina Martin Charitable Trust Accepting Applications
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 12 December, 2025
Help the Homeless Accepting Applications for Winter Grants
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 15 December, 2025
National Lottery Environment Programme £300-£20,000
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 17 December, 2025
Funding for Charities Supporting Frontline Services for Babies and New Parents
Funding Available: £20,000 - £50,000,£50,000 - £100,000
Closing Date: 19 December, 2025
Hinrichsen Foundation Accepting Applications for Fourth 2025 Funding Round
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date: 19 December, 2025
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 20 December, 2025
Benefact Trust Community Funding for Christian Charities and Organisations
Funding Available: £5,000 - £20,000
Closing Date: 23 December, 2025
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National Lottery Solidarity Fund – Grants up to £5million
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Stobart Sustainability Fund for UK Groups Fighting Climate Change
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Barclays Community Sports Grants to support new female coaches in Grassroots Sport
Funding Available: Up to £200
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Grants to Support Disadvantaged Children
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
January meeting of ROSCA Trust – applications close end December
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Grants up to £2,500 for Projects Tackling Loneliness Amongst Older People and Adults with a Disability
Funding Available: Up to £2500
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Funding for Projects that Promote a Better Understanding of the Environment and Countryside
Funding Available: £1,000 - £5,000,Various
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
Wolfson Foundation grants up to £75,000 for Mental Health Facilities and Equipment
Funding Available: Up to £75000
Closing Date: 5 January, 2026
Charles S French grants for Essex Charities up to £5,000 Closing 12th January for March meeting
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 12 January, 2026
Up to £90,000 in grant funding for projects supporting disadvantaged young people
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 14 January, 2026
Department for Education Funding to Improve Early Years Provision
Funding Available: Over £100,000
Closing Date: 16 January, 2026
D’Oyly Carte Grants of up to £6,000 Available to Charities Advancing Arts, Health, and the Environment
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 21 January, 2026
February meeting of Fowler, Smith & Jones closing date 23rd January
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 23 January, 2026
Community Initiative Grants Up to £150,000 Tackling Barriers to Cancer Care
Funding Available: £50,000 - £100,000,Over £100,000
Closing Date: 23 January, 2026
Ford Britain Grants up to £3,000 for Community & Education Projects
Funding Available: Up to £3,000,Various
Closing Date: 31 January, 2026
Thriving Communities Fund
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 1 February, 2026
IT4Good – Funding up to £15,000 for Transformative IT Projects
Funding Available: Up to £15000
Closing Date: 6 February, 2026
Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grants up to £5,000 to tackle Problems in Families
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 1 March, 2026
Southend Carer Wellbeing Grants
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 March, 2026
Fat Beehive Grants up to £2,500 to Improve Online Digital Presence
Funding Available: Up to £2500,Up to £3,000
Closing Date: 31 March, 2026
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust grants up to £10,000
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date: 1 April, 2026
Nuffield Foundation Racial Diversity UK Fund
Funding Available: £10000 - £50000,£50,000 - £100,000,Over £100,000,Up to £50000
Closing Date: 31 October, 2026
SAVS is an independent charity known as a council for voluntary service or CVS. That means we work behind the scenes to help local charities and community groups achieve their full potential. We’ve been supporting not-for-profit groups in Southend for more than 30 years.
Charity Number: 1063655
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