About this Funding:
The Henry Smith Foundation has launched its new Welcome for Newcomers Fund to support organisations and partnerships helping people who are newly arrived in the UK.
The fund will provide around 20 grants of £200,000 over three years to strengthen specialist support and activities that help refugees, people seeking asylum and other migrants rebuild their lives, feel at home and become active members of their local communities.
Registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies (CICs) with an asset lock, and other not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply.
Organisations should have ongoing, long-term access to safe physical spaces and have a proven track record of providing comprehensive help through three core elements of ‘Welcome’ work:
- Specialist support: delivered directly or through specialist providers, for activities such as immigration advice, help with rights and entitlements, destitution and housing matters, healthcare and therapeutic trauma support, English language education, and employment
- Enabling belonging: social and community activities that foster connection and belonging. Activities could involve food, sport or the arts, volunteering or community sponsorship
- Influencing work: to help improve local conditions for Welcome. For example, strengthening links with local employers and educators or influencing local authority policies and practices that impact newcomers’ rights and ability to connect with and participate in the community
Expressions of Interest are now open and will close at 5pm on 26 August 2026.
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Funding Criteria:
Registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies (CICs) with an asset lock, and other not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply.
