Small Grants for Social Inclusion and Health & Wellbeing Projects in UK

UK registered not-for-profit organisations with an annual income of between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for grants of up to £3,000 per year for three years to support projects in the following areas:

• Social inclusion – promoting social inclusion for vulnerable and marginalised communities through projects that relieve poverty, loneliness and other social issues.

• Health and wellbeing – improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities. Grants have enabled people with disabilities, those facing life limiting illnesses and people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities to benefit from improved physical and mental health.

Priority will be given to projects serving the most disadvantaged communities within the UK.

Funding provided through this programme is restricted and must be used exclusively for the project. Core costs or staff salaries may be covered, provided these expenses are directly attributable to the delivery of the project

Grants of up to £3,000 per year for three years are available. The total cost of the project should not exceed £50,000.

Approximately 100 community-based organisations are awarded grants each year.

Applications will be accepted from 28 January (9am) to 11 February 2026 (12 noon). For more information, please visit Small grants - King Charles III Charitable Fund

Funding to Support Young People with Mental Health Issues Across the UK

The Sasha Foundation is offering grants for charitable organisations working with young people across the UK, with a preference for projects that support young people with depression, mental health issues, or those confronting drug issues.

Typically, grants will be up to £10,000 and at most will be for up to 50% of the total cost of the proposed project. 

Funding can be used to support new, continuing, or one-off initiatives. Priority will be given to grassroots community groups and small-to-medium-sized voluntary organisations.

Additionally, the Foundation supports education and healthcare projects and programs in the third world, with a preference for education for young women. 

The trustees meet at least twice a year to consider applications.

The next deadline for applications is 1 April 2026. For more information please visit The Sasha Foundation – Welcome to The Sasha Foundation website

New PEACEPLUS funding call aimed at underrepresented groups

New PEACEPLUS funding call aimed at underrepresented groups

SEUPB is preparing a new PEACEPLUS funding opportunity under Building Peaceful and Thriving Communities.

It will focus on increasing capacity and cooperation among organisations that work with groups which have so far not been successful in gaining funding across the Programme. 

These include ex-security service personnel, new community and minority ethnic groups, those involved in traditional cultural expression and ex-prisoners and former combatants.

Ahead of the call opening, online/in person information sessions will take place from 19 to 27 February. Further details will be available shortly.

If you would like to participate, or if you need more information, please contact js.peaceplus@seupb.eu 

Saving Our Rural Heritage Grant – Applications Now Open!

Are you a community group in a rural area of Derry City & Strabane District Council?
If you're based in DERG, FAUGHAN or SPERRIN DEA, you could be eligible for a grant to support your local heritage project.

Grants available: £1,00 - £5,000 are now available to support local heritage projects.

Deadline to apply: 12 noon Thursday 19th February 2026.
 
If you're thinking of applying, RAPID are here to support you with guidance or advice.
 
For more information or an application pack please get in touch.
Email Sara at sara@rapidni.com or call 07821646552

KFC Youth Foundation - Community Grants Programme Webinar

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar on the KFC Youth Foundation’s Community Grants Programme 2026.
This year we’ve made the programme simpler, more accessible, and more closely aligned with our mission - and in this session we’ll walk you through all the key updates.

You’ll learn:

• What’s changing for 2026

• Who the programme is designed to support

• What we fund (and what we don’t)

• How to submit a strong application

• Common mistakes to avoid

• Key dates and next steps

We’ll also share helpful resources and answer your questions live.
If you’re planning to apply, this session is the best place to start.

To register please visit Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

Blair Mayne Bursary Award Scheme

Opening for applications: 22 January 2026. 

• Are you aged 25 or younger?

• Are you thinking of pursuing a career in sport, academic study or adventure training?

• Would a £1000 bursary help?

The Blair Mayne Bursary Award Scheme, operated by Ards and North Down Borough Council, awards £1000 to successful applicants to help them realise their aspirations by helping fund a goal or a particular project.

This is an inclusive scheme and young people living with disability are invited to apply: one of the bursaries will be prioritised for an applicant with a disability.

Updated guidance notes and application form coming soon! 

Application forms can be picked up at Council offices at City Hall, Bangor and Church Street, Newtownards.

Opening for applications: 22 January 2026.

Closing date for applications: 26 February 2026 at 12noon

Blair Mayne Bursary Award Scheme - Ards and North Down Borough Council

Heritage Project Grant

Closing date 17/02/2026

Ards and North Down Borough Council's Heritage Project Funding is designed to assist heritage events, projects or activities, which take place in the North Down and Ards District.

The strategic objectives of Ards and North Down Borough Council's Arts & Heritage Department in supporting non-profit making organisations to deliver heritage projects are:

- To improve understanding, knowledge and enjoyment of local heritage
- To disseminate information about local heritage
- To promote and encourage heritage development and skills in the community
- To support well-being through heritage-based activity
- To ensure quality heritage experiences and best practice

A maximum grant of £500 is available.

Applications currently OPEN. Please download the Guidance Notes and Application Form below.

Deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday 17 February 2026 at 12noon.

For more information on Heritage Funding, visit: https://andculture.org.uk/funding

Climate Action Fund - Food Systems

Project location: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales

• Amount: £2,500,000 to £7,000,000

• A decision in: 39 weeks

• Programme status: Open to applications

We want to fund projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities.

We want to support ways of producing enough healthy, affordable food without harming the planet. 

We will do this by supporting work that: 

• works with nature to create resilient, sustainable and equitable food systems (this is called agroecology) 

• addresses the root cause of long-term problems, not just the symptoms (this is called systems change) 

You must meet one or more of our aims 

• Your project must work towards systems change in the way that:  

• community organisations grow and produce food – using agroecological methods 

• food gets distributed – aiming for equitable access to healthy, affordable food for all 

• offers people and communities different food options – especially those experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination  

For more detail, see our funding aims. 

You must meet all of these criteria

You must show us that you’ll: 

• work in a partnership 

• make a lasting impact on climate change, the environment and nature  

• significantly increase access to healthy, affordable food – especially for those experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination  

• have firm plans to measure the impact of your work  

• have firm plans to tell the story of your project to inspire others 

• show how you’ll meaningfully involve communities and organisations representing communities in your project 

For more detail, see criteria your project must meet. 

How much can you apply for

You can apply for a minimum of £2.5 million over 3 years. 

Most projects we fund will: 

• receive between £3 million and £5 million 

• run for between 5 and 7 years 

We expect to fund up to 10 projects in the first year. For more information, please visit Climate Action Fund - Food Systems | The National Lottery Community Fund

Dormant Assets for All

This funding is for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Northern Ireland.

It helps organisations to:

• build skills and capacity

• be more resilient

• prepare for future challenges

We fund projects that strengthen your organisation.  This might include improving:

• confidence and skills in digital technology

• how you track and measure your impact

• financial management

• governance and leadership

• volunteer recruitment and management

We’ll only fund work that makes your organisation stronger

We do not fund the delivery of activities in your community. For example, we cannot fund expanding an existing service into new areas.

Amount: £300 to £20,000
Programme status: Open to applications

Further information available here

Housing Executive Social Investment Grant applications now open

Open Monday 19th January – Friday 20th February 2026.

Application deadline is 16:00 on 20th February, no late applications will be accepted.

The Housing Executive’s Social Investment Strategic Plan 2025-2030 People, Place & Prosperity sets out to provide assistance to organisations and social enterprises in Housing Executive communities. Investment in social and community enterprises that are primarily based in or serve Housing Executive communities is an important aspect of the strategic plan.

We are looking to support applications that meet the following:

• Social Enterprise activity

• Community Wealth Building

• Social Value

• Employment and apprenticeships

The awards categories are:

• Think It – up to £5000

• Boost It – up to £10,000

• Grow It – up to £35,000

Full Criteria is contained within the application link. Please click Here for application. https://nihe.tfaforms.net/43

For more info contact: socialinvestments@nihe.gov.uk

Grant Aid & Bursary Funding – 2026/27

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council provides funding to voluntary clubs, societies, community groups, social enterprises and sporting organisations for grant aid.  Bursaries are also available to individuals in the area of Culture and Sport.  Applicants must be based within the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.

Applications for the following funding streams opened on Wednesday, 7 January 2026,

the Closing Date has been extended to Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 5.00pm

Grant Aid:

• Community & Wellbeing :- Guidance Notes 

• Community Premises Support : – Guidance Notes 

• Ending Violence Against Women & Girls – Local Change Fund:- Guidance Notes

• Good Relations : – Guidance Notes 

• Irish in the Community: – Guidance Notes 

• Summer Schemes 2026 – July/August : – Guidance Notes 

• Ulster Scots in the Community : – Guidance Notes 

• Verti-Draining:- Guidance Notes: Guidance Notes 

Bursaries:  Guidance Notes 

• Irish Language (Academic)

• Irish Language (Gaeltacht), Minors, Adult, Family

 Projects/Activities/Events must take place during the 2026/2027 financial year.

For more information, please visit Grant Aid & Bursary Support - NOW OPEN – Fermanagh & Omagh District Council

MSE Charity’s Winter Application Round to Open 19 January

Funded by Money Saving Expert, the MSE Charity offers a small number of grants twice a year to small not-for-profit organisations based and working in the UK. The funding is to help them deliver activities within the UK which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.

Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 are available. It is anticipated that less than 10 grants will be awarded in the winter round.

The funding can be used for activities related to increasing personal financial capability. Some examples are:

• Money management workshops.

• Training volunteers to deliver workshops or to provide peer-support to others.

• Upskilling existing staff to access financial capability training to support their clients directly.

• Providing access to financial inclusion activities for people who are disadvantaged in any way such as by age, disability, ethnicity or gender.

UK registered charities, community interest companies (CICs), credit unions, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee, and social enterprise companies can apply.

Applicants must be UK based, established and active for at least 18 months, have a total annual income of between £10,000 and £600,000, a governing document, a governing body of at least three unconnected individuals and a bank account in the group’s name.

There are two funding rounds per year (winter and summer).

There is a two-stage application process.

Stage one proposals will be accepted from 19 January to 26 January 2026 (17:00). For more information, please visit Home

Which? Fund Accepting Applications for 2026 Funding Round

Which?, the UK’s consumer champion, is offering grants to UK-registered charities, universities with exempt charitable status, and not-for-profit Community Interest Companies registered in the UK, to support research projects aiming to improve understanding of the specific consumer harms that diverse and disadvantaged communities experience, and develop evidence-based solutions.

This year, Which? Has made £75,000 available for proposals specifically in two policy areas:

• Next-generation energy business models supporting the clean energy transition.

• Online choice architecture.

In each of these areas, Which? is interested in funding work that: 

• Improves understanding of consumer harms affecting diverse and disadvantaged communities in relation to these topics.

• Identifies and tests evidence-led, pragmatic solutions to consumer harm experienced by diverse and disadvantaged communities in these areas.

• Develops partnerships and encourages collaborative work around these topics.

There is no set minimum or maximum grant. It is anticipated that a small number of high-quality projects will be funded.

There is a two-stage application process. Groups should submit a stage one application form, being shortlisted to complete a full application.

The deadline to submit a Stage One application is 30 March 2026. For more information, please visit The Which? Fund - Which? Policy and insight

The Brian Conlon Foundation

The Brian Conlon Foundation is an independent Charitable Trust set up in Brian’s memory to continue his legacy by supporting causes that were close to his heart and that he was passionate about.

Brian was hugely successful in many walks of life – a high achiever in education, entrepreneurship, sport and in business. When a knee injury ended his budding Gaelic football career, Brian turned his attention to business, setting up First Derivatives from his mother’s spare bedroom in 1996. Now one of Ireland’s most successful companies, it employs nearly 3,000 people with fifteen offices globally. Thousands of local graduates have passed through the company’s HQ in Newry, many of whom ended up being deployed to large financial institutions throughout the world.

Brian was immensely proud of his roots and his hometown of Newry, and, despite all of his success, he remained a humble and generous individual throughout, supporting numerous people and deserving causes, often quietly.

Grants will be awarded to community associations and groups in the Newry area, who are working to advance education, amateur sport, provide opportunities for young people, and assisting communities in the local area.

Grants up to £3,500 will be open for applications.

Fund criteria

The Brian Conlon Foundation will support the provision of support for projects based in Newry City – view boundary map here

The fund will focus on the following priorities: 

• Advancement of Education

• Advancement of Amateur sport

• Opportunities for young people from the local area

• Assistance for communities in disadvantaged areas

For more information please visit The Brian Conlon Foundation - Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Inishative Community Benefit Fund

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe – a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. CGN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

The Inishative Community Benefit Fund is available for local community projects within a 6-mile radius of the wind farm.* Applicant organisations must be located in this area. Priority is given to applicant organisations based within the Carrickmore (3.5 miles), Galbally/Cappagh (4-5 miles) and Sixmilecross (6 miles) areas.

The fund aims to encourage:

• Stronger more inclusive communities by ensuring that local people have ownership and involvement in the design and delivery of the project.

• Partnership working with community, voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure a coordinated approach.

• Sustainable solutions that address local issues.

• Projects that improve the utilisation of existing community space in each of the above areas.

• Particular emphasis will be placed on funding activities/services that are specifically aimed at older people, people with disabilities, children and teenagers (including pre-school children), providing skills development of local people and promoting health related activities or services.

• Given the remoteness of some of these locations, the isolation and lack of statutory transport provision consideration will be given to local transport initiatives.

• Projects and programmes offering invaluable advice and information and signposting on key rural issues e.g. Farm Support Services, Welfare & Benefits and Parenting/Family issues etc.

• Outdoor/Environmental projects will also be considered in terms of encouraging a healthier and active community as well as protecting and enhancing the local environment.

• Finally, wider community events and programmes that encourage greater community interaction (including cross community aspects) encompassing the local rich and varied cultural aspects of music, drama, dance and sport.

• Funding will be considered for costs associated with running/administration costs and for purchasing additional equipment to expand services/activities in each of the areas.

• Priority will be given to projects which demonstrate the ability to collaborate, network and share best practice.

Grant size: Grants up to £2,000

Closing date: 12th Feburary 2026

For mor information please visit Inishative Community Benefit Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Cregganconroe Community Benefit Fund

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe – a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

Cregganconroe wind farm is based just off the Loughmallon Road, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone.  The areas located within a 6-mile radius of the wind farm are largely rural, having a rugged mountainous terrain within the Sperrin Mountains and comprises dispersed rural settlements including the hamlets and villages of Cappagh, Galbally,  Pomeroy, Carrickmore, Kileenan  and the Rock.

The fund aims to encourage:

• Any programmes/projects that address marginalisation and help tackle rural isolation.  In particular, support will be considered for transport solutions that allow a greater sharing of local community resources and to allow for improved mobility for the most isolated.

• Projects that have a particular emphasis on maximising community space by providing minor capital works that bring premises or facilities up to modern standards and in line with current building control regulations.

• Activities/services that are specifically aimed at children and young people and older people; provision of local educational classes/training courses and health related initiatives and arts/cultural activities.

• Projects designed to improve and develop local environmental schemes.

• Priority will be given to beneficiaries within the Pomeroy area given their close proximity to the wind farm.

• Projects that encourage greater cross community interaction at a local level with a focus on improving relations between nationalist and unionist communities in the area.  Consideration will be given to activities and events designed to encourage this interaction and cohesion e.g. – Open Days, Festivals and other Community Events including programmes of shared culture, music, sport, drama and dance.

Grant size: Grants up to £2,000

Closing date: 12th Feburary 2026

For more information, please visit Cregganconroe Community Benefit Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Applications Open for ACE Mental Health Projects

UK registered charities can apply now for grants of up to £25,000 for projects that help children and young people recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), plus support parents affected by ACEs, mental illness or addiction.

Application will be considered from UK-registered healthcare charities with an annual income below £20 million and at least five years’ audited or independently examined accounts. Charities can be either regionally or nationally based.

Projects should be evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions that will overcome and prevent ACEs. The programme supports children and young people affected by ACEs, plus parents (to help break the cycle of trauma across generations):

• Children and young people

• Only charities that have a specialist, single focus on one or more of the following are supported: childhood sexual abuse; living in a household where there is domestic violence, and/or physical and/or emotional neglect; living with a parent who has a mental illness and/or substance abuse. Charities must have a 'children first' approach.

• Parental support

• Specialist charities that solely focus on supporting parents and complex family challenges by delivering: help for parents to confront their own ACEs and help to break the intergenerational cycle of trauma and abuse; and help for families where a parent or caregiver has a mental illness or substance addiction (and is at risk of harming their children). 

The funding is flexible, designed to contribute towards overall service delivery. However, grants can also be made for a specific project.

The deadline for applications is 6 February 2026. For more information please visit Mental Health Support Grant | James Tudor Foundation

James Tudor Foundation’s Physical Health Grants Open for UK Applications

The Foundation offers grants of up to £25,000 to support UK charities working in physical health, with a focus on therapeutic interventions, health information and direct healthcare.

Through this programme, the Foundation supports:

• Evidence-based physical therapies for:

• People living with degenerative physical conditions

• People living with physical disabilities

• People recovering from life-changing injuries

• Specialist, single-condition charities – typically these are national charities that provide information about a specific condition via nurse-led helplines and via digital and print materials. 

• Charities that provide direct healthcare services to marginalised communities

• Support is only for charities whose sole focus is to provide direct healthcare to marginalised communities.

• Exceptionally, if funds allow, consideration may given to homelessness charities with already established mobile healthcare clinics.

• Air ambulance charities operating in South West England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

Applications will be accepted from UK-registered healthcare charities with an annual income below £20 million and at least five years’ audited or independently examined accounts.

Priority is given to:

• Charities that address unmet needs, demonstrate sector expertise, and have a clear, well-defined strategy.

• Charities providing condition-specific information.

• Organisations whose services are delivered by qualified specialist professionals.

The funding is flexible, designed to contribute towards overall service delivery. However, grants can also be made for a specific project.

The deadline for applications is 6 February 2026. For more information, please visit Physical Health Funding | James Tudor Foundation

WCIT Charity: Approaching Deadline

Educational establishments and constituted not-for-profit organisations across the UK have until 6 February to apply for funding to support IT projects and activities.

The WCIT Charity provides grants of up to £15,000 within the themes of education, inclusion, IT for charities, and understanding of IT, such as the development and delivery of new services, solutions, training, apps, analytics, AI, robotics, or accessibility features/hardware. 

Projects that are more likely to be funded include:

• Projects where WCIT is a material or sole funder.

• Projects where WCIT is the sole funder of the IT component of a larger project.

• Organisations that could benefit from pro bono support.

Proposals should demonstrate an innovative use of IT, be scalable for wider replication, and be sustainable over time. Applications are typically considered at four committee meetings per year.

The deadline for consideration at the next committee meeting is 6 February 2026. For more information please visit Home - WCIT Charity

Youth Music's NextGen Fund Open for Applications

The NextGen Fund provided by Youth Music is intended help early-stage musicians and wider music adjacent creatives to invest in their own projects and make their ideas happen. The fund is especially aimed at those whose lack of finance holds them back from pursuing their goals.

The thirteenth round of the programme is accepting applications from 18-25 year old creatives (under-30s who identify as d/Deaf or disabled) in the UK to support the development of a creative project or idea. Applicants may include singers, rappers, songwriters, producers, DJs, A&Rs, managers and agents, right through to roles that have yet to be defined.

Priority will be given to:

• People who do not have the financial means to invest in themselves to get their ideas started.

• People that are too early-stage to be funded by larger grant programmes such as Arts Council England and PRS Foundation.

• Those who might be discriminated against, for reasons that could include gender, race, disability, location or other characteristics.

• People who are creative, entrepreneurial and are multi-disciplinary - even if they do not recognise themselves as such.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available, to support costs linked to training, career development, travel, audience development, marketing, equipment, software and business development.

The deadline for applications is 6 February 2026. For more information, please visit NextGen Fund | Youth Music