Henry Smith Foundation Announces New Early Years Parenting Fund

This new fund is part of the Henry Smith Foundation's Getting Started funding priority, which supports families to give young children a strong start in life.

This is the first year of a five-year programme where the focus is on improving children's outcomes via parenting support. It is expected that the fund will be adapted during the next five years, for example, the next round in 2027 will focus on organisations with the same strong community connections but with developing evidence bases. Future rounds might focus on different parent groups.

The funding aims to improve the development of children most at risk of poor Early Childhood Development (ECD) outcomes, by investing in effective parenting support. The first round is focused on communities where outcome gaps are largest.

Charitable organisations should be working closely with and understand parents with children aged newborn to five years from:

• Black (Caribbean or African, Any Other Black), Pakistani, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and/or

• Growing up in the most deprived 20% areas nationally (using the official deprivation index for that nation).

The funding aims to support organisations that are trusted by the communities they serve and that can evidence the difference their work makes.

Charitable organisations with an annual income between £100,000 and £5 million can apply for a total grant of £225,000 (£56,250 per year for four years). The fund also provides support and relationship-building.

The funding is flexible – grants can be used towards general running costs - and is to be used for work that helps achieve the following objectives:

• Improve children's outcomes across physical development, cognitive development and social and emotional development through support for effective parenting

• More families accessing support that feels culturally relevant, safe and responsive

• Learn what works best for groups most at risk of poor early childhood outcomes to influence public sector service and other support

In this fund, 'parents' refers to anyone with a primary caregiving role for a young child. Applications are welcome from organisations supporting a wide range of caregivers of children aged newborn to five.

A live launch webinar will be held on 2 June 2026 (11am to 12pm) with a recording and transcript available for those who are unable to attend the live event.

Expressions of Interest will be accepted from 3 June (9am) to 1 July 2026 (17:00). For more information please visit Early Years Parenting Fund - Henry Smith

Addressing poverty and Social Exclusion Fund

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has launched a new grant scheme to help local community organisations support people who are experiencing hardship or social exclusion.

The Addressing Poverty and Social Exclusion Fund is part of the Council’s DEA Local Investment Plan 2026–27 and has a total budget of £80,000. It will support community-led projects that respond to need, reduce hardship and help residents feel included and connected.

Councillor Tim Mitchell, Chair of the Communities and Wellbeing Committee, said: “Many people and families continue to feel real pressure from the rising cost of living and the impact this can have on wellbeing and social connection. This new fund is designed to support community organisations that are closest to local need, helping them deliver practical projects that reduce hardship and promote inclusion. We would encourage eligible groups to apply.”

What the funding can support:

• strengthen community resilience

• help ease financial pressures

• promote resource sharing within communities

Funding can be used for eligible costs such as:

• delivery of programmes and activities

• volunteer costs

• training

• equipment

• transport costs

Grants available

• Up to a maximum of £3,000 per organisation.

Who can apply

• be based within the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area

• have a constitution or other accountable governing document

• have independently examined financial accounts

• hold public liability insurance

Projects should complement existing services and must not duplicate work already being provided.

Closing date

Applications close on Monday 8 June 2026 at 12 noon.

How to apply

Full information, application forms and guidelines are available at: Addressing Poverty & Social Exclusion Fund

For further information, please contact Community Services:
Email: community.services@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Tel: 028 9244 7713

Funding for UK Homelessness Organisations to Become Safer, More Inclusive for Young People

The Henry Smith Foundation's Proud Homes Fund offers long-term development grants to generalist homelessness organisations across the UK to embed safe, culturally competent and affirming practice for LGBT+ young people. In this context, generalist refers to services that are not exclusively specialist LGBT+ provision but support a broader group of young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The Foundation anticipates awarding eight grants of £50,000 per year for four years, totalling £200,000 per organisation.

Grants are restricted to improving the experiences of LGBT+ young people, while allowing organisations to strengthen the infrastructure needed to deliver sustainable work. Eligible costs can include core running expenses such as rent, utilities and staff salaries, as well as staff wellbeing. The first year of support may also cover research and scoping activity to develop understanding of the issues LGBT+ young people face, alongside planning and set-up costs.

Applications are open to charitable organisations registered in and working in the UK, including registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations, Community Interest Companies (CICs) that are not-for-profit with an asset lock and other not-for-profit charitable bodies aligned with the Foundation's objectives. Applicants must have a year's worth of audited or independently examined accounts and an annual income between £250,000 and £3 million, based on their most recent published accounts.

Organisations must deliver generalist homelessness support such as housing advice, hostels, supported accommodation, outreach or prevention services. They should show a track record of working with young people, primarily aged 16 to 25, and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and involvement of lived experience and youth voice in decision-making.

There is a two-stage application process.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 3 June 2026. For more information, please visit Proud Homes - Henry Smith

Branching Out Fund Accepting Applications for 2026/27 Planting Season

The Tree Council is offering grants of between £250 and £2,500 for schools, constituted community groups and charities, community interest companies, Tree Warden networks, and other organisations across the UK to deliver tree-planting projects during the 2026/27 Winter planting season.

The Branching Out Fund will support groups to purchase:

• Bare root, UK-sourced and grown, native trees of an appropriate size (priority will be given to younger trees that will establish better).

• UK-sourced and grown, bare-root whips (saplings) and cell-grown (root trainer) stock for hedging projects (between 40-120cm height).

• Hedgerow trees.

• Orchards, such as fruit trees on semi-vigorous, vigorous, and very vigorous rootstocks.

• Cardboard/bioplastic tree/hedge guards.

• Non-plastic ties.

• Stakes (coppiced material such as chestnut or hazel is preferred, although machined softwood will also be considered).

• Mulch.

• Non-peat-based soil improvers if needed.

The following may also be considered:

• Non-native tree varieties if appropriate to the setting.

• Non-native varieties and species that are chosen with climate change adaptation and resilience in mind.

• Fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock if the setting is appropriate.

• Trees in containers/raised beds, if the reason is adequately explained and supported by a robust and comprehensive irrigation and aftercare plan.

• More robust and costly guards if the setting justifies it.

Funded projects must have been planted and groups must have submitted a claim form before 14 March 2027.

The deadline for applications is 19 July 2026. For more information, please visit Grant funding to support tree, hedgerow and orchard establishment

New £3m Fund to Help UK's Communities Shape the Future of AI

The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), in partnership with UK Community Foundations (UKCF) and Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST), has this week announced a new £3 million funding programme to help communities across the UK shape how artificial intelligence (AI) develops and impacts on their lives.

The funding investment was announced at an 'AI For Funders' conference in London led by NLCF on 14 May.

The funding is intended to support the development of a new UK-wide 'AI Pulse network' pilot of 50 community organisations, alongside community-led development of alternative AI tools and models rooted in local needs and lived experience.   

Projects under the pilot could include, for example, a local charity that supports people with benefit claims, funded to spot when decisions made by an algorithm are going wrong, and to share those warning signs with the wider network of 50 community organisations so that early action can be taken. 

The first grants are expected to be awarded in autumn 2026. 

Further details about the funding programme will be provided on the UK Community Foundations' website once the opening and closing dates and locations where the pilot projects will operate are confirmed.

Commenting at the conference, NLCF CEO David Knotts said:

"AI is advancing at extraordinary speed, but society's ability to understand, interpret and shape that change is not keeping pace. That is the wisdom gap we now have to confront. Today's funding announcement is about helping communities see change earlier, make sense of it together, and shape a parallel path in which AI is guided not only by technical possibility, but by social wisdom. If communities are to help society learn and adapt in this moment, they cannot sit at the edge of these systems - they have to help shape them."

The press releases have been published on the NLCF website, and the UKCF website.

IOP Public Engagement Grant Scheme Accepting Applications for Round 2

The funding is for individuals and organisations across the UK and Ireland to deliver physics-based projects that meaningfully engage whole family groups and aim to improve people's relationship with physics.

Grants of between £500 and £4,000 are available for projects that:

• Demonstrate how they will improve people's relationship with physics

• Demonstrate how they will meaningfully engage with whole family groups

• Demonstrate how they will reach at least one of the IOP target audiences (see below)

• Are free for participants to access

• Have physics at their heart (ie, relating to physics/physicists/the application of physics for the benefit of society).

• Outline project costs, including additional funding being used to support the project.

• Include an evaluation plan

• Provide details of how the project will succeed.

Priority be given to projects which link with physicists and physics institutions; show the impacts of physics on society; have the potential for lasting impact; combat stereotypes about, and/or include positive and inclusive messaging about physics, physicists and physics careers; and show that the activity is dependent on IOP funding, or that IOP funding adds a significant and distinct element.

IOP is specifically trying to reach families with young people under the age of 16 years that identify with one or more of the following groups:

• Girls and young women.

• Disabled young people.

• LGBT+ young people.

• Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Black Caribbean young people.

There are two funding rounds per year. Applications for round two are currently open for projects which start in 2026 and are completed by 30 June 2027.

The application deadline for round two is 7 September 2026. For more information, please visit Public Engagement Grant Scheme | Institute of Physics

Cellnex Accepting Applications for Community Fund

Cellnex UK is offering grants of up to £5,000 for charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), and other not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver community projects that empower people, enhance local environments, and promote digital and technological inclusion.

The Cellnex Community Fund will support projects that fall within one or more of the following themes:

• Digital Inclusion and Skills – Helping people to get online, build digital skills, or use technology with confidence.

• Circular Economy – Reducing waste, encouraging repair and reuse, or supporting sustainable use of materials.

• Biodiversity and Conservation – Improving local nature, protecting wildlife habitats, or supporting community environmental action.

• AI and Education – Building awareness of artificial intelligence, responsible use of technology, and STEM learning. 

Organisations must have a governing body of at least three unrelated individuals and a UK bank account with two unrelated signatories to apply. Groups must provide a copy of their safeguarding policy for projects involving children or vulnerable adults.

Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, please visit Cellnex Community Fund - Cellnex

Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme

Grants are available for rural community-led, voluntary organisations to support projects that address issues of local poverty and social isolation, and to implement energy efficiency measures or environmental improvements.

Fund Information

Funding body: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)

Maximum value: £ 2,500

Application deadline: 22/06/2026

Objectives of Fund

The funding is intended to support projects designed to:

• Help rural community-led, voluntary groups to address local issues of access poverty, financial poverty and social isolation.

• Improve the lives of rural communities, and in particular the wellbeing of isolated individuals.

• In line with the draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland, provide opportunity to community-led, voluntary groups to implement energy efficiency measures and environmental improvements.

Value Notes

Grants of between £500 and £2,500 are available, to fund up to 85% of total project costs.

The total project cost should not exceed £5,000.

Match Funding Restrictions

Applicants must provide match funding of at least 15%, in the form of a cash contribution.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from rural community or voluntary organisations or social economy enterprises located in Northern Ireland.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Have a formal constitution or governing documents.

• Have a minimum of three people on their management committee.

• Have a bank or building society account in the name of the group, which requires at least two signatures for each withdrawal.

• Enclose a copy of their most recent accounts or a signed financial statement.

• Be the sole applicant and owner or lessee of the building for which the application is being made.

• Be appropriately insured or prepared to obtain appropriate insurance if awarded a grant (building or contents insurance as appropriate).

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Organisations based in urban areas.

• Individuals, sole traders and/or commercial trading companies.

• Companies that exist to distribute a profit.

• Statutory Authorities or organisations governed by Statutory Authorities.

• Appeals or charities set up to support statutory bodies.

• Organisations with an income in excess of £80,000 (not including in-year restricted funds, eg non-business/grant income).

• More than one application to modernise a building.

• Costs already incurred.

• Grants to be used to match another funder's project.

• Projects where the value of match funding is greater than the value of grant.

• Second-hand equipment.

• Training.

• Hospitality, food, drink.

• Clothing, uniforms

• Motorised vehicles.

• Running costs.

• Consumables eg ink cartridges, paper.

• Staff/volunteer expenses.

• Labour costs not directly associated with purchased capital works/items.

• Feasibility studies/reports.

Eligible Expenditure

Projects must focus on one of the following themes:

• Modernisation (of premises/assets).

• Information Communication Technology.

• Health and Wellbeing.

• Energy Efficiency/Environmental Improvements.

Grants can be used to purchase capital equipment, improve an asset, or extend the usable life of a capital asset.

Funding can also be used by organisations to implement energy efficiency measures and/or environmental improvements to their premises.

All projects must be completed and claims for grants submitted by 26 November 2026.

How To Apply

The deadline for applications is 22 June 2026 (noon).

Guidance notes and an online application form are available from the DAERA website.

Applicants must contact their local Rural Support Network for further details of the scheme and support to apply.

DAERA - Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme (RMCGS) 2026/27
Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme (RMCGS) 2026/27 | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Expressions of Interest Open – Maximising Community Space Programme

Rural community organisations across Northern Ireland and the border counties are invited to apply for the new Maximising Community Space (MCS) programme.

The programme will support 40 organisations to make better use of existing community spaces, helping them expand activities, increase participation, and strengthen local connections.

Successful groups will receive:

• Accredited training and mentoring support

• Networking and study visit opportunities

• Up to £10,000/€10,000 activity support

Maximising Community Space is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The programme is being delivered by Rural Action in partnership with Irish Rural Link and the Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN).

📅 Closing date for Expressions of Interest: Friday 19th June 2026.

For further information and application details visit Maximising Community Space - Rural Action

 📧 MCS@ruralaction.co
📞 +44 (0)28 8648 0900

True Colours Trust Invites Applications for Small Grants Programme

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for registered charitable organisations with an annual income of less than £350,000 across the United Kingdom to deliver projects that work to improve the lives of disabled children and young people up to the age of 25, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

The True Colours Trust Small Grants Programme will support projects such as:  

• Activities for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

• Activities that support siblings of disabled children or siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.

• Bereavement support for children and young people and families bereaved of a child.

• Family and parent-led peer support for parents of disabled children.

• Respite, which supports the whole family.

Priority will be given to organisations that operate in areas of high deprivation.

Eligible costs include renovation work, upgrading, and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms, minibuses, and specialised play equipment or access to play for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

Applications can be submitted at any time. For moreinformation, please visit The True Colours Trust | UK small grants

Tesco Launches Fruit and Veg Grants

Tesco has launched a new Fruit and Veg Grants programme to support organisations working with children and young people to improve access to healthy food across the UK.

The funding is intended to help deliver activities that increase the availability of fruit and vegetables and support physical and mental wellbeing.

Grants are awarded through a customer voting process in Tesco stores. Three local projects are shortlisted at a time, with awards of up to £1,500 for the project receiving the most votes, up to £1,000 for second place and up to £500 for third place. Shortlisting takes place every four months.

The initiative is open to schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, including voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, parish and town councils, local authorities and housing organisations. Community Interest Companies must be limited by guarantee and have been operating for at least two years.

Funding can be used for a range of activities focused on healthy eating. This includes breakfast and after-school clubs providing fruit and vegetables, holiday clubs offering healthy meals and snacks, growing projects, cooking sessions, youth clubs, sports clubs and initiatives addressing holiday hunger. Support may also be provided for foodbanks assisting families.

There are no deadlines. This is a rolling programme and applications can be made at any time during the year. For more information please visit Fruit and Veg Grants

Funding for Small UK Charities to Improve their Digital Presence

Fat Beehive Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 for small UK charities to deliver a wide range of digital projects to help organisations develop a strong, user-friendly digital presence.

Funding can be used to support specific digital projects, such as building a new website, developing online resources, or improving digital accessibility, that help an organisation reach more people, raise more funding, and deliver greater impact.

The trustees are particularly keen to support traditionally hard-to-fund organisations, such as those supporting prisoners, refugees, or disadvantaged youth.

Charities must have an annual income of less than £1 million to apply. Applications are reviewed at trustee meetings twice per year, in April and October.

The next deadline for applications is 30 September 2026. For more information please visit How to apply - The Fat Beehive Foundation - The Fat Beehive Foundation

Grants Available for Recreational Trips for Disadvantaged Children in UK

The Henry Smith Foundation offers grants for recreational trips in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands for children up to and including 13 years old who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability.

Youth groups and UK-based, non-profit groups (with an organisational income below £2 million) and schools in the UK are eligible to apply.

Priority will be given to projects that will benefit disadvantaged and disabled children in the most deprived areas in the UK, based on the National Indices of Deprivation. For groups of children with disabilities, more flexibility will be given regarding the level of deprivation.

Grants between £500 and £3,000 are available for either a day trip or holidays up to seven days in length. This could be to a countryside or city location, but must be outside the children's immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling. 

Applications should be received at least six weeks before the date of the trip to allow for administrative processing and decision making.

For excursions taking place up to 30 September 2026, applications will close 19 August 2026. For more information visit Holiday grants - Henry Smith

Northern Ireland Office Opens Community Partnership Fund for Voluntary Sector

The Northern Ireland Office has opened its Community Partnership Fund, offering a single grant of £1 million to support work with local community organisations, with a particular focus on rural areas.

The award will be made to one delivery organisation acting as Head Recipient for a forum of organisations. The Head Recipient will be responsible for financial accountability and must be based in Northern Ireland. Other participating organisations may be based in Great Britain.

The grant is available for activity delivered between 2026 and 2029. Applications are open to the voluntary and community sector, civic society and national representative bodies in Northern Ireland. Applicants must be formally established for public benefit and be not-for-profit organisations.

Proposals must address key areas of support, including identifying and assisting smaller grassroots community groups that are below the radar of traditional support, creating networking opportunities to help organisations form new contacts, supporting groups to develop ambitious ideas and pursue larger-scale projects and helping groups navigate financial support from initial idea development through to project delivery while building resilience for long-term sustainability.

Programme management and direct delivery costs are eligible for funding.

The deadline for applications is 19 June 2026. For more information, please visit £1 million Community Partnership Fund to boost community and voluntary groups in Northern Ireland - GOV.UK

Applications Invited for Cash for Kids' Impact Grants Programme

The Cash for Kids Impact Grants scheme supports children and young people up to and including 18 years old living in the UK who are affected by poverty, abuse, neglect or those with additional support needs.

Registered charities with an annual turnover less than £1 million, schools, community organisations and other grassroots groups based across the UK are eligible to apply.

The programme addresses the following themes:

• Poverty.

• Mental health and wellbeing.

• Sport and physical wellbeing.

• Disability or life-limiting illness.

• Education and essential skills.

• Diversity and inclusion.

Grants are usually between £1,000 and £3,000, although more or less can be requested.

For the current call, applications are accepted from all areas in the United Kingdom except for East Yorkshire, Yorkshire Coast and Lincolnshire. Applicants are advised to check the Cash for Kids website for updates as different regions have varying opening and closing dates.

Grants are usually between £1,000 and £3,000. For more information, please visit Grant Application - Cash for Kids

Cash for Kids' Holiday Hunger Grants Programme Open for Applications

The Cash for Kids Holiday Hunger Grants scheme supports children and young people (up to 18 years old) facing food insecurity during the school holidays.

Registered charities with an annual turnover less than £1 million, schools, and community, voluntary, youth group or sports groups with a formal governance document (eg constitution, articles of association, club rules and regulations) can apply.

Projects must focus on outcomes that encourage children to eat more healthily and be more active during the school holidays. 

For the current call, applications are accepted from all areas except for East Yorkshire, Yorkshire Coast and Lincolnshire. Applicants are advised to check the Cash for Kids website for updates as different regions have varying opening and closing dates.

Grants are usually between £1,000 and £3,000. For more information, please visit Grants | Cash for Kids

National Lottery Project Grants Open for Northern Ireland Arts Projects

Arts Council of Northern Ireland has opened its National Lottery Project Funding round for 2026/27 to support organisations delivering arts projects that contribute to community arts activity and engage new and existing audiences.

The support is intended for work that benefits people in Northern Ireland or helps arts organisations meet their aims, while reflecting Northern Ireland's social and cultural diversity. The Arts Council has indicated it wishes to support work involving children and young people, older people or people with disabilities, alongside proposals delivering high quality programming in rural areas. It also encourages work focusing on Minority Ethnic artists, D/deaf, neurodiverse and disabled artists, emerging artists, working-class artists and LGBTQIA artists, as well as innovative and original work across art forms.

Grants of between £10,001 and £75,000 are available. Awards can cover salary costs directly related to the project, including recruitment, employer national insurance contributions, pension and expenses. Applicants may also claim overheads attributable to the supported work and include accessibility costs within the budget.

Applications are invited from legally constituted organisations including registered charities and other non-profit-distributing bodies, partnerships of organisations, public sector agencies operating outside their statutory remit and commercial organisations where the activity is primarily for public benefit. Local authorities can apply but are considered a low priority.

Projects must take place between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027 and can last up to one year.

The deadline for applications is 1 June 2026 (noon). For more information, please visit National Lottery Project Funding 2026-2027 | Arts Council NI

Small Grants to Support People with all Disabilities Play Tennis

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, a charity, provides small grants for people with disabilities to play tennis, including help with purchasing wheelchairs, tennis equipment and coaching.

Groups, clubs or projects can apply for grants of up to £1,600, while individuals can apply for up to £600.

Eligible applicants include disability groups and programmes, clubs, schools and associations in the UK, as well as individuals. Applications for the same purpose must wait for two years to reapply.

Support for wheelchairs is available through separate routes for organisations and individuals. For group, club or project applications, applicants may request one or more tennis wheelchairs designed for general use at grass roots level. A contribution towards the chair is required, with the Trust offering a grant towards the remaining cost, based on eligible models listed on the Trust's website.

For individuals who play wheelchair tennis, four types of wheelchair are available, with the applicant expected to raise a contribution, which varies by chair type. Where an alternative wheelchair is requested, a grant may be awarded and the applicant is responsible for ordering and paying the supplier directly.

The Trust can also provide a package of equipment, ordered and paid for by the Trust and delivered to a specified address. Packages include rackets, balls, mini nets and coaching aids such as cones and throw down marker lines, with sound balls available for visually impaired groups.

Further support is available for starting or maintaining a disability group, club activity or project, including court hire, coaching fees and equipment. Individuals may apply for items such as rackets, strings, tape and gloves, as well as coaching lessons with an LTA Licensed coach and course fees for official LTA Development or Coaching courses.

There are four applications rounds per year.

The next deadline for applications is 3 August 2026 (for a decision at the end of August). For more information, please visit Welcome - Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

Material Focus’s Electrical Recycling Fund – 31 May Deadline Reminder

Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to stop electricals from being hoarded and thrown away and ensure they are reused and recycled instead, is offering a total of £1 million for this year's funding round.

Established community sector organisations based in the UK such as registered charities and local authorities, can apply for grants of up to £100,000 for pilot projects taking place for one year.

The funding should be used for the expansion or introduction of a new project that could not have happened without the funding, rather than core operational costs.   

The 2026-27 round is for the following proposed pilots:

• Bring banks

• Bring bank refurbishments

• Community drop off points

• Drop off events if part of a bigger, longer term pilot

• Reuse if part of a larger recycling pilot

The funding can be used for the following:

• Buying new bins or collection points 

• Renting vehicles for electricals collections

• Installing bins

• Communication and marketing activity, including printed materials and digital campaigns

• Staffing costs for time spent planning and delivering the pilot. Funding can be used on salaries where the individual is working on the agreed, funded pilot.

• Collection costs, but only to a Designated Collection Facility (DCF) or nominated transfer station. 

Applications will not be accepted from individuals, profiting businesses, small community groups such as Parish councils, community stores, youth clubs nor can it support major capital purchases such as vehicles or property.

The deadline for applications is 31 May 2026. For more information, please visit Electricals Recycling Fund - Material Focus

Young Women's Mental Health Programme Invites Applications

The Pilgrim Trust's Young Women in Mind programme focuses on supporting young women's mental health. The 2026-2028 Young Women in Mind fund is delivered in partnership with the Prudence Trust and the Julia Rausing Trust, pooling resources to enable more young women to access support.

Young Women in Mind 2026-2028 supports registered charities delivering high quality services specifically designed to respond to the needs of young women (aged 14 to 25 years) experiencing mental health difficulties. It is anticipated that the support will enable the young woman to thrive and fulfil her potential. Funding is available to:

• Scale or expand an existing, high-quality, targeted mental health service for young women and girls.

• Strengthen or adapt current provision to better meet young women's mental health needs.

Grants of between £200,000 and £500,000, spread over a period of three years, are available.

To be eligible, applicants must be either a mental health charity or a women and girls' charity. The organisation must have been in operation for at least three years.

For the current round, the work must be located in the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands, Northern Ireland or Scotland. However, organisations working UK-wide or England-wide are also welcome to apply for work across their remit.

The closing date for Stage One applications is 22 June 2026. For more information, please visit Young women’s mental health grants 2026-2028 - Pilgrim Trust