Home Instead Funding to Improve Lives of the Elderly
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation – Promoting Non-Violence against Young People and supporting Victims of Violent Crime/Terrorism
Funding Available:
Closing Date:
Aviva Foundation Funding for Financial Resilience and Local Climate Projects
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Cash for Kids Grants to Support Disadvantaged Children
Funding Available: Up to £3,000,Various
Closing Date:
Tesco Stronger Starts Grants up to £1,500 Tackling Childhood Hunger
Funding Available: Up to £1,500
Closing Date:
Adventure Fund – Financial Support for Schools and Youth Groups to Access Outdoor Learning
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Grants up to £3,000 to Help People with Parkinson’s Become and Stay Active 2026 Programme
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date:
Power to Change Energy Resilience Fund for Community Businesses
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Tesco Fruit & Veg Grants up to £1,500 for Schools & Communities
Funding Available: £500 - £1,500
Closing Date:
Anglian Water’s Thriving Communities Fund for Community & Environmental Projects
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Advance Notice: Men’s Health Community Fund £6.3 million Investment – Applications Opening Summer 2026
Funding Available:
Closing Date:
National Lottery Multi year Grants for Large-Scale Projects to Reduce Food Insecurity
Funding Available: Over £100,000
Closing Date:
Grants from £250 Available for UK Animal Rescue and Rehoming Organisations
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Grants Up £10,000 to Support Early Years Development for Deaf Children
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date:
Bernard Sunley Capital Grants Programmes
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Barchester Foundation – Grants up to £2,600 for Projects Tackling Loneliness Amongst Older People and Adults with a Disability
Funding Available: Up to £2600
Closing Date:
Grants to Help People Clear Domestic Gas & Electricity Debts
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Buttle UK – Chances for Children Grants up to £2,400
Funding Available: Up to £2500
Closing Date:
Hodge Foundation Grant Programme has Reopened 2026
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Tudwick Foundation grants up to £3,000 for Essex based Organisations
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date:
Morrisons Foundation Grants supporting Community Projects
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date:
Essex Community Foundation
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Archer Trust grants supporting Disadvantaged and Marginalised People
Funding Available: £1,000 - £5,000
Closing Date:
Grants up to £15,000 to support disadvantaged young people
Funding Available: Up to £15000
Closing Date:
BlueSpark Foundation Funding up to £5,000 to Support Education and Development of Children and Young People
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date:
Arnold Clark’s Cost of Living Support Fund Reopens for GB Applications
Funding Available: Up to £2500
Closing Date:
Children’s Water Based Project Funding up to £15,000
Funding Available: Up to £15000
Closing Date:
Access Foundation Digital Divide Grants of £15,000 to £50,000 Tackling Digital Exclusion
Funding Available: Up to £50000
Closing Date:
Funding Available for Individual Disabled Gardeners
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Funding for Charities Supporting Children with Language and Hearing Difficulties
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
National Lottery Community Fund – Grants of up £20 Million Available for Large Scale Community Projects
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
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National Lottery Solidarity Fund – Grants up to £5million
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Mount Fund – Assisting Disadvantaged People Towards Greater Independence or Better Quality of Life
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date:
Grants of up to £25,000 to Improve Women’s & Girls’ Football Facilities
Funding Available: £1,000 - £5,000,£25000,£5,000 - £20,000,Up to £10000,Up to £5,000,Various
Closing Date:
Stobart Sustainability Fund for UK Groups Fighting Climate Change
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 December, 2025
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Free Sports Kits for Youth Teams open for Applications from April
Funding Available:
Closing Date: 30 April, 2026
Triangle Trust – Up to £100,000 for Projects Supporting Vulnerable Girls at Risk of Entering the Criminal Justice System
Funding Available: £50,000 - £100,000
Closing Date: 21 May, 2026
The Barclays Community Sport Fund to Improve Women and Girls’ Access to Football, Cricket and Tennis
Funding Available: Up to £1,000
Closing Date: 27 May, 2026
Arts Council Grants up to £40,000 Supporting Grassroots Music
Funding Available: Up to £40000,Various
Closing Date: 28 May, 2026
Enovert Community Grants for Community & Environmental Projects
Funding Available: Up to £50000,Various
Closing Date: 29 May, 2026
Caremark Funding Competition of up to £3,000 for Community Projects that Benefit Local People
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date: 31 May, 2026
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Small Charities Supporting Vulnerable People
Funding Available: Up to £5,000,Various
Closing Date: 31 May, 2026
Pink Ribbon Grants up to £6,000 supporting Breast Cancer Recovery and Wellbeing
Funding Available:
Closing Date: 31 May, 2026
UnLtd – Millennium Awards Grants up to £18,000 for Social Entrepreneurs
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 1 June, 2026
Big Bike Revival – Grants up to £3,500 to Help Get People Back on their Bikes this Summer
Funding Available: Up to £3500
Closing Date: 1 June, 2026
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Small grants for Arts, Health & Heritage Projects
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 1 June, 2026
Multiyear Funding to Improve Support for LGBT+ Young People Facing Homelessness
Funding Available: £50,000 - £100,000,Up to £50000,Various
Closing Date: 3 June, 2026
National Archives Project Grants for Collaborative Heritage Programmes
Funding Available: Up to £30000
Closing Date: 12 June, 2026
Matthew Good Foundation – Grant Funding for Projects that Have a Positive Impact on Communities, People or the Environment
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 15 June, 2026
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 20 June, 2026
ROSA Stand with Us Fund 2026 up to £28,000 for those Supporting Women and Girls
Funding Available: £1,000 - £5,000,£20,000 - £50,000,£5,000 - £20,000
Closing Date: 22 June, 2026
Calisen Impact Charitable Trust Grants for Environmental and Social Wellbeing Projects
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 30 June, 2026
Adamson Trust Funding for Respite Breaks for Disabled Children & their Families
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 30 June, 2026
Worshipful Company of Weavers – Grants to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders
Funding Available: Up to £15000,Up to £5,000,Various
Closing Date: 2 July, 2026
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust grants up to £10,000
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date: 1 August, 2026
Bursaries Up to £1,000 for Community Heritage Skills Development
Funding Available: Up to £1,000
Closing Date: 3 August, 2026
Screwfix Grants up to £5,000
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 10 August, 2026
Horticulture, Conservation and Public Garden Development Grants up to £5,000
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 15 August, 2026
Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust Grants of up to £5,000 to Promote Horticulture and Public Gardens
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 15 August, 2026
National Churches Trust Grants up to £10,000
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date: 18 August, 2026
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Henry Smith Holidays Grants up to £3,000 for Disabled and Disadvantaged Children
Funding Available: Up to £3,000
Closing Date: 19 August, 2026
Baily Thomas Grants for Projects that Address Severe Learning Disabilities
Funding Available: Various
Closing Date: 31 August, 2026
The Grocers’ Charity 2026 Grants up to £5,000
Funding Available: Up to £5,000
Closing Date: 1 September, 2026
Sea-Changers Grants – Small (Up to £500) & Main Grants (£500 up to £2,500)
Funding Available: Up to £2500,Up to £500
Closing Date: 30 September, 2026
Grassroots Grants of up to £2,000 to Tackle Local Issues in Top 15% English Indices of Deprivation
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Closing Date: 30 September, 2026
Fat Beehive Grants up to £2,500 to Improve Online Digital Presence
Funding Available: Up to £2500,Up to £3,000
Closing Date: 30 September, 2026
Sasha Foundation – Funding to Support Young People with Mental Health Issues Across the UK
Funding Available: Up to £10000
Closing Date: 1 October, 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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