Kellogg’s Breakfast Grants Programme Accepting Applications for 2026

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Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is accepting applications for the Breakfast Club Grants Programme.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available for state schools across the UK to help fund breakfast clubs aimed at pupils between reception class and year 13 to ensure that those who need it most receive a morning meal.

Priority will be given to schools that either:

  • Have 35% and above of children eligible for pupil premium funding (for England) and eligible for free school meals (Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales); or

  • Are based in an area which is classified as falling in the 10% of most deprived areas (20% for secondary schools) according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Funding can be used for costs associated with project delivery. For example, this could include food, staffing costs, or items like play or kitchen equipment.

Only one grant per school in each academic year is available. A limited number of grants are available, and the fund may close at short notice if oversubscribed. Non-state schools are not eligible to apply.

Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, please visit Grants For Schools | Kellogg's

Barclays Community Sport Fund (Access Grant) Opens to Applicants Across the UK

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The Barclays Community Sport Fund, delivered in partnership with Sported, aims to reduce inequalities in sport. 

The Access Grant is available to support the delivery of football, tennis or cricket activities for women and girls. Not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups, youth groups and traditional sports clubs can apply for funding but only one grant can be awarded to each organisation.

Groups must:

  • Deliver football, cricket or tennis activities for women and girls (or can apply for funding to start activities).

  • Operate in an area of high deprivation.

Additionally, applications can be considered for projects engaging women and girls with disabilities or facing challenges of rural isolation that are not in deprived areas.

Grants of £1,000 are available.

The closing date for applications is 27 May 2026 (17:00). For more information, please visit Barclays Community Sport Fund - Sported

Goldsmiths’ Foundation Opens Applications for Craft Focused Organisations

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The Goldsmiths’ Foundation (formerly, the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity), a grant-making charity first established in the 19th century, focusses on advancing creative, technical, and vocational skills, education and training in the craft and trade of goldsmithing, silversmithing and jewellery – as well as in the wider creative industries.

The Foundation is currently accepting application to its open grants programme.

This round is focused on organisations working primarily in craft. It aims to:

  • Strengthen technical and vocational skills infrastructure in underserved craft communities.

  • Champion the contribution that skilled makers, designers and craftspeople make to more just and equitable communities.

  • Grow the systems and networks that allow craft and vocational practice to thrive equitably.

A total of £600,000 is available.

Grants of between £30,000 and £50,000 are available.

Operating/core cost grants and project activity grants are available.

Applications will be accepted from:

  • UK registered charities

  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)

  • Excepted and exempt charities.

The deadline for applications is 11 May 2026 (10am).

For more information, please visit Open Grants Fund — The Goldsmiths' Company

Registration Deadline for Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (Northern Ireland Programme) Confirmed

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Funding is available for UK-registered charities whose work promotes peace, equality, inclusion and human rights, contributing to the ongoing transformation of Northern Ireland.

Although the main focus of the programme is Northern Ireland, the committee does consider applications for initiatives that work on an all-island basis, or those that strengthen civil society relationships on an East-West or North-South basis (in partnership with organisations in Britain and Ireland).

The programme has three priority areas:

  • Strengthening human rights and equality.

  • Reimagining society.

  • Cultivating peace and reconciliation.

No minimum or maximum amount of grant is specified.

Groups must register before applying to the fund.

For the current round, the registration closing date is 19 August 2026. The closing date for applications is 2 September 2026. For more information please visit Funding priorities

2026 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact Programme Accepting Applications

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An annual accelerator programme providing funding, support and mentoring to social enterprises in Ireland that are progressing innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges is accepting applications.

Established by both private foundations and individuals, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland was founded as a programme of The One Foundation in 2004. At the core of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland activities is the Impact Programme which provides financial investment and direct support to early-stage social entrepreneurs.

The programme is open to social entrepreneurs living in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, who must be aged 18 years or over at the time of applying for the programme. The organisation must have been actively delivering a solution (either as a sole trader or legally incorporated) for 12 months or more.

Impact Programme Awardee organisations will receive support in key business areas and direct funding worth between €20,000 and €30,000.

The deadline for applications is 20 April 2026.

For more information, please visit Impact Programme - Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

Caremark Community Care Fund

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Closing date 31/05/2026

Funding is available for UK-based community groups, charities, and not-for-profit organisations to support local projects that deliver a positive and lasting impact on their communities.

Small grants are available to support grassroots community projects that improve quality of life and strengthen local communities. The fund supports practical, community-led initiatives, such as improving shared spaces, providing equipment, or enhancing local services, with a focus on delivering meaningful and lasting impact.

Grants of £3,000 are available.

The competition is open to UK-based community groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, pre-schools, and community or local authority-run projects.

Applicants must be UK residents aged 18 or over and may apply on behalf of an eligible community project.

Funding supports a wide range of community-focused projects, including:

  • Equipment for inclusive sports or activity groups.

  • Revamping a village hall or community centre.

  • Supplies for a community garden or green space.

  • Equipment for food banks, community larders or support services.

  • Brightening up a charity or community group's space.

  • New equipment for a pre-school or playground.

 

Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 31 May 2026 (23:59).

Twelve projects will be shortlisted - one from every UK region - and will then go head-to-head in a public vote. The three projects receiving the most votes will each win a grant.

Further information and the online application are available from the Caremark website

Community Care Fund | Caremark

 

DCSDC Funding for Sport now open

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The Support for Sport Grant Aid Programme and Sports Committee maintenance Fund 2026/27 are now open and available to local sports clubs.

Sports Committee Maintenance Fund
Following the completion of the Playing Pitch Strategy, Derry City and Strabane District Council's Sports Committee has invested in a new Maintenance Fund that will provide financial assistance towards clubs who own and maintain their facilities and in particular playing pitches.Be Active Support for Sport Programme 2026-2027

Be Active Support for Sport
Be Active Support for Sport is a small grants programme primarily aimed at grassroots sports. The programme aims to prioritise investment in sports clubs, especially those based in areas of greatest need that will deliver demonstrable increases in sports participation amongst identified target groups.

For more details and how to apply please visit https://www.derrystrabane.com/.../sports-development/funding

Closing Date: Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 at 3 PM

Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched 2 Good Relations Funding Programmes:

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Good Relations Strategic Priority Fund
This fund closes on Wed 22 April at 3.00 p.m.
This fund has grants of up to £10,000 and it is for proposals that operate at a city and district wide level.  It is to support organisations that are good relations practitioners to address good relations issues at a strategic level across the council area. 
Funding is intended to support organisations who are core good relations practitioners and for strategic projects that can make a measurable contribution to good relations.
 
This is a competitive fund with a limited budget.
For more details visit: www.dcsdcgrantaid.com
 

Good Relations Safer Communities Fund
This fund closes on Wed 22 April at 3.00 p.m.
This fund has grants of up to £10,000
This fund is to support strategic projects that can make a measurable contribution to making communities safer.  This fund is not intended to bolster PCSP funding.  It is standalone funding.  Funding for bonfires will not be considered under this fund.

This is a competitive fund with a limited budget.
For more details visit: www.dcsdcgrantaid.com

Please note the PCSP Small Project Support Programme 2026/2027 is also open
Small project support – projects must be delivered across all DEAs

Green Opportunities Fund

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About the fund

Our £2.2m Green Opportunities Fund is a partnership between the Co-op Foundation and Co-op which will fund organisations across the UK that are supporting young people to consider green careers.  

We’re proud to partner with Co-op to strengthen our mission to build sustainable communities with equal access to opportunity. 

The Fund is informed by research. In 2023, our Gen Z(ero) report found that young people are keen to learn more about the transition to a sustainable economy, including what green job opportunities there were for them. This, along with the green skills gap in the UK, inspired us to consider a new fund that supported young people into green skills and jobs. Learn more about our research here. 

We worked with a group of eight young people (the ‘Environmental Collective’) who have acted as advisors to the fund development and will continue to support key decision making until the completion of this funding programme. 

Apply for our Green Opportunities Fund

Applications for the first round of our Green Opportunities Fund are now open. 

APPLY HERE

We hosted a webinar on Wednesday 18th March to share more information about the fund and answer questions about applications. Missed it?

Watch the full webinar here. 

We’d like to fund initiatives across the UK that are working to influence young people aged 14-20 to develop green skills and go into green jobs and careers. 

We welcome applications from:  

  • Charities  

  • Community Interest Companies (CICs)  

  • Co-operatives  

  • Community Benefit Societies 

View the fund guidelines here. 

Read our application questions here.  

View our Theory of Development here. 

Read our AI statement here. 

APPLY HERE

Applications close at midday on Friday 17th April.  

Have a question about applying for funding? Email foundation@coop.co.uk 

The Road Safety Trust - Large Grants

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For grants over £50,000 and up to £200,000

This round has a two-stage application process. The purpose of this new approach is to provide prompt feedback to applicants and to provide further support to those invited to full application stage. Key dates:

  • 7 April (9am) - Programme opens for Expressions of Interest (EOI). A recorded webinar on the application process will be available.

  • 5 May (5pm) - Closing date for submitting EOIs.

  • Early June - Review of EOIs completed; shortlisted applicants invited to submit full applications.

  • Mid July - Closing date for submitting full applications.

  • December 2026 - Decisions issued

Who can apply?

UK-based legally constituted organisations (charities, public sector organisations, universities, companies and professional organisations) are eligible to apply for funding from The Road Safety Trust.

Organisations will be considered for funding provided that it can be demonstrated that the project is for public benefit and is consistent with the Trust’s priorities.

Individuals are not eligible for Trust grants unless part of a wider research or project team.

Eligible Projects

This is a themed round that seeks to address two priority areas:

  • Preventing harm linked to drug-impaired driving and motorised riding

  • Safer vehicles

Eligible projects might include evidence reviews, trials, roll-outs, evaluations and support for the profession through guidance or other resources.

For more information, please visit Large Grants — Road Safety Trust

ACEs Main Grants Programme

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Now in its fifth year, the Leathersellers’ Main Charity Grants Programme aims to help prevent and address the harm of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

Four year grants of £20,000-£25,000 per annum are available to charities and CIOs throughout the UK.

  • Expressions of Interest - Submit by: 5pm on Thursday 30 April 2026

  • Invitation to Apply - Notification: 10am on Thursday 18th June 2026

  • Grant amount - £20,000-£25,000 per annum

SUBMIT YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ONLINE HERE

We strongly recommend you draft your expression of interest using the offline form, available HERE. 

Please read the eligibility criteria and FAQs carefully before applying. Last year, we received 570 expressions of interest. This year, we expect similar demand, and to invite around 50 organisations to make full applications, with a view to award 25 multi-year grants.

For more information on who we currently fund, please see the ACEs page of our website.

Income of under £200,000? Read about applying for a small grant here.

Eligibility criteria

The ACEs Main Charity Grants Programme aims to support UK registered charities or charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) but not Community Interest Companies (CIC) that:

  • expect to have an annual organisational income of £200,000-£2,000,000

  • have at least one year’s published accounts

  • use a trauma-informed approach and evidence-based interventions

  • have as their core focus, the goal to prevent and/ or reduce the harm of ACEs by providing services to children, young people and/ or adults (see ‘what we fund’ for details on ACEs)

  • can demonstrate that the vast majority of people using the service have experienced ACEs/ are supporting people who have experienced ACEs, such as parents and caregivers (please see FAQs on how to evidence this)

  • can demonstrate the effectiveness of their approach through evaluation or external research

  • can demonstrate that the voice of service users/ experts by experience informs service design and delivery

UK funding opportunity for the Youth Homelessness & Racial Justice sectors

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Comic Relief is excited to announce the launch a new funding opportunity in the coming weeks with two distinct pathways.  

Pathway 1: Seeks to fund organisations providing wrap-around support to young people aged 16–25 who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.  

Pathway 2: Seeks to fund organisations that have the ambition and experience to advance racial justice through influence and advocacy within the homelessness sector, by challenging the systems and structures that create and sustain racial inequalities.  

Further funding criteria is being developed. More information about the funding and the application process will be made available w/c 30th March 2026.  

Please visit Funding opportunities | Comic Relief

The Fore’s Funding Programme Opens for Registration on 25 March

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The Fore offers unrestricted funding to small charities and social enterprises with a turnover under £500,000 that are making a big impact and want to significantly grow, strengthen, or become more efficient or resilient.

The national funding programme is open to any sector and region within the UK with a particular interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities.

The unrestricted grants can be spread over one to three years and can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding if the grants will help strengthen the organisation internally and help it to take the next step forward in its growth or sustainability. The grant could help, for example, an organisation grow, increase internal capacity, serve new beneficiary groups, become more sustainable or more efficient, etc.

To apply for funding, organisations must first register some basic contact details at the start of the funding round. Once their place on the funding round has been confirmed by email, they have three to four weeks to submit an application. Only organisations that have registered with the Fore and are allocated a place may submit an application for the specific funding round.

There are three funding rounds per year (Spring, Summer and Autumn) which open for registration for one week only.

Registration for the Spring 2026 round will open on 25 March (noon) and closes 1 April 2026 (noon). For more information please visit Home - The Fore

Rayne Foundation Invites Applications for Projects Advancing Adult Social Care Careers

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The Rayne Foundation will soon open its Better Careers for Better Care programme, seeking partner organisations to lead work on career and professional development for staff in adult social care. The focus is on care for people in later life across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Up to six grants ranging from £60,000 to £150,000 will be awarded for work delivered over 24 months. The funding is intended for projects that strengthen cultures of trust, respect and collaboration within adult social care and that establish sustainable professional development paths for care workers.

Voluntary, statutory and for-profit organisations may apply.

Funds can be used to design solutions that address systemic barriers to career progression, support joint working between different parts of the adult social care system, and assess the impact of collaborative practice through indicators such as retention and progression. Proposals must demonstrate how they will incorporate input from care workers and individuals receiving care and support and how new approaches will be sustained beyond the grant period.

​The following information webinars are being held:

  • 18 March 2026 (11:00 - 12:00).

  • 23 March 2026 (15:30 - 16:30).

Applicants can register to attend these on the foundation's website.

Expressions of Interest will open on 24 March 2026 and close on 7 April 2026 (noon).

For more information, please visit Better Careers for Better Care Grant-Making Programme - Rayne Foundation

Climate Action Seed Fund

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Purpose of the fund:

The Climate Action Seed Fund has been developed to empower grassroots, community-led environmental initiatives by providing small, flexible grants that support immediate, local impact. The fund is designed to lower barriers to funding for groups and individuals driving creative, sustainable, and community-centred environmental solutions.

Funding priorities

We will prioritise projects that:

  • Are community-driven and locally focused

  • Address environmental justice, climate resilience, or conservation

  • Encourage education, engagement, or action at a local level

  • Have clear, achievable outcomes within a short time frame (3–12 months)

Eligible projects might include:

  • Community gardens or urban agriculture initiatives

  • Tree planting or habitat restoration efforts

  • Youth environmental education programs

  • Waste reduction, composting, or recycling campaigns

  • Neighbourhood clean-up events

  • Local air/water quality testing and advocacy

  • Climate preparedness workshops or toolkits

  • Sustainable transportation advocacy (bike lanes, walking trails)

Funds may be used for:

  • Supplies and materials

  • Costs for staff and/or facilitators

  • Educational tools and printing

  • Venue rental or event costs

  • Admin support

  • Audit of community/organisational needs and ideas

Who can apply

We welcome applications from constituted community groups, including Parent Teacher Associations.

Selection criteria

Applications will be reviewed based on:

  • Community need and relevance

  • Environmental impact

  • Feasibility and clarity of plan

  • Level of community engagement

  • Equity and inclusion

Grant size:

Grants will typically range from £500 to £5,000.

Application process

Applications must be submitted online Climate Action Seed Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland. The fund will open on 23rd March 2026. This is a rolling fund. Applications received by the end of each month will be assessed during the following month.

Children’s Summer Playschemes

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Please read these guidelines in full and note all the requirements and exclusions even if you have received funding from us before. Time is valuable to us all and we would like you to avoid spending time on an application that will automatically be rejected if it doesn’t fit within our guidelines.

Please note we only accept online application forms – the link to apply is now available under the ‘Application Form’ section. 

The Trustees review applications in May. Specific deadlines for applications are posted on the Diary page of this website.

The 2026 round is now open until 12 noon (midday) on Thursday 16th April.

Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Each year the Trustees of the Woodward Charitable Trust set aside funds for summer playschemes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds between the ages of 5-16 years.

Trustees only fund programmes that run for a minimum of 2 weeks, 10 full days or 20 half days across the summer holidays.

Grants can only be paid to registered charities, CICs, CIOs or exempt charities. If your organisation does not fall into one of these categories, please give the full name and address of a registered charity who has agreed to accept a grant on your behalf. Please note you will need to upload a copy of their most recent audited accounts at the end of the application form, if this is not available on the Charity Commission or Companies House.

Please note that Trustees will only fund up to 50% of the total cost of a scheme. Most grants awarded are in the range of £500 to £2,000. Around 35 grants are made each year.

Preference is given to:

  • small local play schemes that provide a wide-ranging programme of activities. Trustees prioritise activities that are relatively inexpensive such as crafts and cooking, as well as outdoor activities and sport.

  • schemes that involve a large number of children.

  • schemes where past users are encouraged to come back and help as volunteers.

Exclusions

Trustees will not fund:

  • trips that are only social such as to a theme park or cinema. Trustees prioritise funding for trips that are educational and motivational or relate to the natural environment such as to the seaside or countryside.

  • charities whose annual turnover exceeds £100,000.

  • projects outside of the United Kingdom.

Application Form

  • The trustees receive many more applications than they are able to fund, so please make the most of the opportunity to tell us what makes your charity different and what your achievements are.

  • When talking about your plans for this summer, please feel free to compare them to previous years and what the benefits of attending the scheme has meant to the families and the children attending.

  • Please give details of what you plan to do, beyond just a list of activities, and note that we are looking for organisations that are making a real difference in their communities.

  • Please let us know if any of your activities are child-led and who your volunteers are.

  • Do you provide food and if so, what do you provide?

Finance Information – We are interested in how much you hold as “free” or unrestricted reserves; which is that part of your funds free from any constraints as to their use. Please note the trustees are unlikely to fund any organisation with more than six months running costs in their unrestricted reserves. If you are carrying over a large amount of free reserves from the previous year, then please attach a note to your application explaining the reasoning behind this.

If you would like a copy of your application please fill in and save the Word template linked at the top of the form webpage in advance of filling in the online form, as you will not receive a copy once you press submit.

If you have accessibility needs which mean you cannot fill in the online form please call or email us.

Click here to APPLY NOW

Safeguarding and/or Child Protection Policy

All application forms must be accompanied by your Safeguarding and/ or Child Protection Policy. All policies must include the full name of the appropriate contact at the organisation and their contact details. Your policy should be uploaded at the end of the application form. If we do not receive a copy of your policy, we cannot consider awarding a grant.

Contact

Please email contact@woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk if you need further advice. Trustees are keen to spare charities the wasted time involved in applying when there is no prospect of success. If you do need to speak to us in person, please leave your details on the email and we will arrange to call you back.

Children’s Summer Playschemes Guidelines – The Woodward Charitable Trust

2026 Reconciliation Fund’s Annual Funding Round now open for applications

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The 2026 Reconciliation Fund’s Annual Funding Round (for 12-month funding) is now open for applications. The link to the online application portal is now live at DFAT Grant Application Portal

Applications will be accepted through the online application portal until Thursday 16th April 2026 at midnight. No late applications will be accepted.

Due to the high volume of traffic on the online application portal, it may take some time to receive the email to register as a new user, or to reset your password, so please allow for this when planning the submission of your application.

Please read through our short guide to registering as a first time applicant and a user guide to assist with our online application system. Please read this before beginning the application process. This guide includes details of the questions which applicants are required to complete during the registration and application stages of the process.

What the Reconciliation Fund is

The Reconciliation Fund awards grants to organisations working to build better relations within and between traditions in Northern Ireland, between North and South, and between Ireland and Britain. The Reconciliation Fund operates one annual funding round for 12-month grants. Our Strategic Partnerships stream for 3-year funding will re-open for applications in early 2026 for eligible organisations.

For more information and to apply, please visit Reconciliation Fund

Lead the Change

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Lead the Change is a new, three year initiative launched by BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Co op Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, Joseph Levy Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Postcode Justice Trust, UK Community Foundations and The National Lottery Community Fund. The programme supports young people to play a leading role in strengthening relationships, fostering understanding and building belonging in their communities.

Lead the Change responds by investing directly in youth leadership, community connection and opportunity. The programme enables youth led projects, creates safe spaces, strengthens relationships across communities, and helps young people build skills, including navigating online information and shaping positive narratives.

Lead the Change aims to support young people most impacted by xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia.

This could be through:

  • Strengthening community connection and safety.

  • Empowering young people as leaders, storytellers and changemakers.

  • Supporting young people to build digital literacy and challenge harmful narratives.

  • Increasing opportunity through skills and leadership pathways.

  • Building a national movement for youth led connection and change.

Lead the Change will fund work that strengthens local relationships, builds confidence and belonging, and gives young people the tools to lead change.

We are keen to fund organisations that will support young people to drive positive change in their communities informed by local priorities.

Projects could include:

  • Safe spaces for young people to meet and connect – youth clubs, sports, creative and cultural spaces.

  • Youth led community action and resilience – codesigned projects, leadership development, intercultural initiatives to bring people together.

  • Pathways to opportunity – skills development, mentoring, training and connection to training or apprenticeships.

  • Narrative change and digital literacy – tackling misinformation and disinformation, storytelling and youth-created content.

  • What Applicants Must Demonstrate  Close alignment with the aims of Lead the Change

  • A track record of working within their community and ability to show how their project will create meaningful, measurable change for local children and young people.

  • The strength of youth leadership and voice within their organisation (in design and/or delivery and/or governance)

  • Relevance to target communities (young people impacted by xenophobia, racism, and islamophobia) and programme aims.

  • Safeguarding and trauma-informed practice, capacity to deliver and sustain impact and a commitment to the six principles of high-quality youth social action

  • We particularly welcome applications from organisations led by people most impacted by xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia.

  • Strong local connections, including lived experience, community leadership, or volunteer involvement from the children, young people, and families they support

  • Capacity to deliver safely and sustainably

Who can apply

Lead the Change is open to registered not for profit organisations in the UK (in the 27 specified places) that:

  • Have an annual turnover of no more than £2m, unless you are a domestic abuse refuge or hospice

  • Be based in and deliver work in Belfast

  • Work with children and young people aged 18 years and under

  • Work in the heart of their communities and are trusted by young people

  • Put the voices, experiences and skills of children and young people at the centre of everything they do, from design to delivery

  • Can demonstrate strong safeguarding and trauma informed practice

  • Are keen to keep learning about and developing their work with children and young people

  • Have at least three unrelated board/governing body members

Grant size:

£123,300 per organisation  – there will be one grant issued in Northern Ireland

Application process

The community foundation will award one grant of £123,300.

Stage 1: Expression of Interest (EOI)
Opens: 1 April 2026
You will have 4 weeks to submit your EOI. The closing date will be Wednesday 29th April at 1 pm.

The EOI is short. You’ll be asked for basic organisational information, a brief overview of your proposed work, and initial safeguarding confirmation. You will be contacted by 13 May if you have been invited to make a full application.

Stage 2: Full Application (Invitation Only)
Invitations sent to successful applicants in May.
You will have at least four weeks to complete the full application and you’ll be told the deadline when you receive the invite.

Full applications ask for more detail about your project, youth leadership, safeguarding, governance, finances and delivery plan.

Stage 3: Panel Review
Applications will be reviewed by the CiN Youth Panel, Steering Committee, and Impact Committee as part of the third stage of the assessment process.

You will hear the outcome in late August.

For more information please visit Lead the Change - Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Funding to Support Water Activities for Children and Young People Across the UK

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Funding to Support Water Activities for Children and Young People Across the UK

The Children’s Alliance is offering grants of up to £15,000 for not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver projects and activities that give children and young people under the age of 18 access to water for learning, developing, and playing

Proposed projects must support children under the age of 18 years to have access to water in the form of swimming lessons, transport to lessons, swimwear and water play equipment. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Free swimming lessons and swim nappies for children who need them.

  • Online learning programmes that teach valuable life skills for parents and children.

  • Water splash areas to encourage play as well as water confidence and safety.

Priority will be given to grassroots initiatives delivering water-based projects for disadvantaged children.

There are typically two application rounds per year, in March and September.

The next deadline for applications is 31 March 2026. For more information, please visit Community – Children’s Alliance