Clothworkers' Foundation to Pause Applications from 16th June to 2nd July
/The Clothworkers’ Foundation has announced there will be a temporary suspension of applications from 16 June while it takes its grant portal offline to enable it to make updates to the application system and website.
The new website will launch and the grants portal will reopen on 2 July 2025. Please note there will be no change to eligibility criteria. The Foundation says there is no advantage for groups who are considering applying to submit an application before the changes have been made.
The Foundation offers capital grants to UK registered charities working in the UK in one of the following areas: communities experiencing racial inequalities, disabilities, domestic and sexual abuse, economic disadvantage, homelessness, LGBT+ communities, older people facing disadvantage, prison and rehabilitation, substance misuse and addiction, and young people facing disadvantage.
UK registered charities, community interest companies, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools) with an annual income under £10 million can apply.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the work of their organisation fits within one or more of the Foundation's programme areas and that at least 50% of service users benefiting from the capital project are from one or more of those groups.
Funding is available for capital costs. This means tangible items or work, including:
Buildings – purchase, construction, renovation and/or refurbishment.
Fittings, fixtures, and equipment – this includes but is not limited to office equipment/furniture, sports/gym equipment, digital/audio visual equipment, software and websites, garden equipment, specialist therapeutic (excluding medical) equipment.
Vehicles – includes (but is not exclusive to) minibuses, cars, caravans, people-carriers, 4x4 and boats. The Foundation is unlikely to fund the total cost of a new vehicle or award funding to an organisation that already owns a large number of vehicles.
The Foundation now offers one-off grants to support costs for some types of digital software and products.
For larger projects (more than £100,000), the foundation generally funds 10% or more of the balance to be raised. For example, if the project cost was £200,000 and £150,000 still had to be raised, the grant award would be at least £15,000. The larger a project, the larger the grant is likely to be.
For smaller projects (with a balance of less than £15,000), the foundation generally funds between 50% and 100% of the balance.
Groups who wish to submit an application using the current application forms must do so before 16 June (17:00). Please visit Homepage | The Clothworkers' Foundation