Triangle Trust’s Autumn Round to Open 10 September 2026

The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is an independent grant-making trust that operates across the UK. It holds a grant round twice a year (spring and autumn).

The autumn 2026 round supports work with young women (aged 17-30) who are already in contact with the Criminal Justice System who need:

• Holistic support to help them move away from offending, such as maintaining tenancies, securing and retaining jobs and building secure and health family relationships.

• Pre-release and through the gate support for young women to meet their immediate needs.

• Support for mothers prior to and after serving a custodial sentence.

Grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 are available for a duration of 18, 24, 30 or 36 months. A maximum of £50,000 per year can be requested. The amount of funding must be proportional to the project being undertake.

Registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and/or community interest companies with a maximum annual income of £5 million per annum that are working within the UK and have a UK office can apply.

Organisations need to be either 'led by and for' women and girls or be able to demonstrate that they are 'issue experts' working on one of the areas the funder wants to support (housing, employment, family support).

Applicants must demonstrate that their organisation:

• Has experience of working with young women in the criminal justice system.

• Is gender and trauma informed.

• Puts lived experience at the core of its projects.

There is particular interest in applications from organisations working in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

There is a three-step application process. Applicants need to use the eligibility checker and those who 'appear to fit the criteria' will be able to submit a short Expression of Interest.

Expressions of Interest open 10 September and closed 15 October 2026. For more information please visit The Triangle Trust

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Accepting Applications for Final 2026 Funding Round

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust is offering grants for UK-registered charities working across the UK to help those most in need.

The Trust operates a three-year rotation system, with different fields of interest being funded each year. There are normally four application rounds per year, with applications accepted for one month only, usually in February, April, July, and September. Charities can apply for one round per calendar year.

In 2026, Rounds 3 and 4 will focus on projects supporting unpaid carers. Focus will be given to projects that provide therapeutic support, including healthy eating and outdoor activities. Projects must focus exclusively on unpaid carers, without extending services to other groups. 

In this round, grants of £5,000 are available for UK-registered charities with a minimum operating income of £1 million. Applications will not be accepted from CICs or other not-for-profit organisations that are not a UK-registered charity.

The deadline for Round 4 is 30 September 2026. For more information please visit Home - The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Arts Society Accepting Applications for Autumn 2026 Funding Round

The Arts Society is offering grants of up to £3,000 for registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million across the UK to deliver arts and heritage projects and activities.

The theme of the Autumn 2026 funding round is 'Community Engagement'. Proposed projects should meet all of the following criteria: 

• Focus on public arts or heritage events and festivals.

• Centre on community participation and cohesion.

• Bring the arts or heritage into shared public places.

Proposed projects will be assessed against how well they:

• Focus on public arts or heritage events, activities or festivals.

• Centre on community participation and cohesion.

• Bring the arts or heritage into shared public places.

• Provide access for people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to engage.

• Improve wellbeing, and/or reduce isolation, and/or remove access barriers.

All projects should provide access to arts and heritage for people who may not otherwise have opportunities to engage, particularly projects that improve wellbeing, reduce isolation, and remove access barriers. Eligible costs include venue hire, materials and equipment, and marketing and promotion.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2026. For more information, please visit The Arts Society Grants | The Arts Society

Shoosmiths Foundation Invites Applications for 2026 Funding Round

Shoosmiths Foundation is offering UK-based registered charities grants of up to £50,000 to deliver projects and activities that widen access to legal and business service careers for underrepresented groups across the UK.

This funding round is for projects and activities that:

• Improve access to higher education and careers in the legal profession for underrepresented groups.

• Strengthen support systems for underrepresented groups.

• Reduce systemic barriers to legal careers.

Projects must address underrepresentation and support intersectionality more broadly. For example, projects that not only support access to legal profession prospects but also address other factors of underrepresentation such as:

• Characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010.

• Ex-military personnel.

• People with convictions.

• People experiencing homelessness.

• Long-term unemployed.

• Refugees.

• Care-experienced individuals.

Proposed projects should relate to areas with lower social mobility prospects, such as the English indices of deprivation and the Scottish index of multiple deprivation.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2026. For more information please visit Shoosmiths | For What Matters

Cash4Clubs to Open for UK Applications on 1st October 2026

Cash4Clubs is a grant programme funded by Flutter UK & Ireland, part of Flutter Entertainment, the global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider. For this reason, groups must be delivering activities to adults (18+) within the UK or Ireland.

Not-for-profit organisations, including charities, community groups and traditional sports clubs from across the UK and Ireland can apply for a grant of £2,000 each (€2000 in Ireland). 

The programme is focused on supporting adult participation in sport. Funding is available to groups that support over 18s only. 

Since Cash4Clubs aims to get vital funds to clubs that need it most, priority will be given to applications from groups working in areas of high deprivation and engaging adults from specific under-represented groups. That means those who:

• Are supporting adults living in an area of high deprivation (using the Government Indices of Multiple Deprivation and the Pobal HP Deprivation Index).

• Increase access to sport for one or more under-represented groups, including women, people from racially diverse communities, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

• Encourage adults who would not usually engage in sport to take part. Examples include activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness and rural isolation.

• Address broader social issues for the local community, for example tackling crime and anti-social behaviour or supporting community cohesion.

The funding is unrestricted and can be used for anything that will support the organisation to continue and/or grow their sports activities for adults.

The funding should be spent within a six-month period.

Applications will be accepted from 1 October 2026 to 1 January 2027. For more information, please visit Cash4Clubs | Home

Applications Open for Northern Ireland's Arts and Older People Programme

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, jointly with the Public Health Agency, has opened the Arts and Older People Programme for applications.

The programme offers grants ranging from £1,000 to £10,000 for projects using artistic activity to enhance the representation of older people and support positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Eligible applicants include constituted community and voluntary groups working locally to support older people, as well as non-governmental organisations, Local Authorities and arts organisations.

Applicants must be able to show strong partnership working, including with care homes, carers and dementia groups. Partnerships may be led by age sector providers, arts organisations or Local Authorities, with additional specialists who work with older people included as named partners where relevant.

Projects must address one or more strategic themes: isolation and loneliness, social inclusion, poverty, health issues and dementia including mental health and emotional wellbeing, or strengthening the voice of older people.

The deadline for applications is 22 October 2026. For more information please visit National Lottery Arts and Older People Programme | Arts Council NI

Gardening With Disabilities Trust Reopens Small Grants for Garden Adaptations

The Gardening with Disabilities Trust, a registered charity based in Kent, has reopened its small grants to help people continue gardening despite disability or health issues.

The Trust, which is entirely staffed by volunteers, provides financial support to enable individuals and groups to adapt gardens and access basic equipment. The aim is to help applicants return to gardening by addressing practical barriers that can arise from physical, mental or visual disabilities.

No upper or lower grant limit is stated. Awards are typically 'for hundreds of pounds'. A total of around £41,600 was awarded in small grants last year.

Applications are considered from individuals and groups across the UK. This includes people who need to reorganise gardens due to health issues and residents in long stay hospitals or nursing homes who share a garden. Preference is given to keen gardeners who can no longer garden as a result of physical disability. Applicants are required to join the Trust's Garden Club, with membership offered free of charge.

Support can cover adaptations to private gardens to meet specific needs, alongside help for special gardens in hospitals, centres and schools. Eligible costs include items such as tools, planting tables, raised beds, paving, wheelchair access, handrails and greenhouses. The Trust also provides information on garden aids and techniques.

Grants can be used for raised beds, poly tunnels, greenhouses, tools, small-scale adaptations such as access pathways, plants or shrubs and compost. The Trust usually pays suppliers directly once work is completed, or issues vouchers that can be redeemed at a retailer near the applicant.

Applications can be made at any time. For more information, please visit Apply for a grant - Gardening With Disabilities Trust

Information session on CFI Innovate funding

Safefood is inviting applications for funding under its Community Food Initiatives (CFI) Innovate programme.

CFI Innovate supports organisations to develop and deliver innovative projects that use food to address health and social concerns within their local communities. The funding is available for organisations that may be new to delivering this type of project or organisations already working in this area.

Projects can support participants to develop practical skills and confidence in areas such as cooking, healthy eating, shopping, budgeting and meal planning, or can take a broader approach by exploring the local food environment and ways to improve access to and availability of healthy food. Through a programme approach, CFI Innovate projects support participants over a period of time, creating opportunities for learning, engagement and positive change.

This information session will provide information about what the funding can be used for, the Safefood resources that are available and also show you how to prepare your online application.

There are 2 options for the delivery of a CFI Innovate project:

1.   CFI Innovate small project

2.   CFI Innovate food environment project

An overview of CFI Innovate can be viewed through clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/0lXpOQiPxYI.

CFI Innovate small project

The purpose of this project is to provide the participants with healthy eating skills which can include teaching cooking skills, supporting an increased awareness/knowledge around healthy eating, healthy shopping, budgeting, food/meal planning skills.

We have produced booklets that provide examples of small projects that have been delivered through the CFI funding. Copies of the booklets can be accessed by clicking on this link: https://www.healthycommunities.ie/cfi-booklet-2016-19-2/.

CFI Innovate food environment project

The purpose of this project is to examine the wider food environment and explore approaches to improving access and availability to healthy food in the local community.  Follow this link for examples of food environment projects: food environment project: https://www.healthycommunities.ie/theme-6-project-guidance-and-examples/.

Funding

Interested organisations can apply for funding up to a maximum of €1,500 or the sterling equivalent to deliver a project in their local area.

Online information session

We will be holding an information session for organisations who would like to hear more about the CFI Innovate funding and what delivering a project will entail.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the CFI Innovate funding.

Information session

Date: Thursday, 10th September 2026

Time: 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

Click on the link to register to attend on the online information session:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1vRry9NbQ9eDT-e1F-8hxg

Applicant Organisation Criteria

Organisations must:

•    Be community-led organisations with a legal status and appropriate governance structure

•    Be experienced in the management of public funds which support social inclusion initiatives

•    Currently employ and manage professionals with community development experience

•    Have experience of working with the target group identified

•    Be supporting other broader community initiatives through their work

•    Provide supports across communities irrespective of age, race or creed

Closing date for application

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but it is important that applications are submitted as soon as possible.  All activities should be completed by Sunday, 15th November 2026.

How to apply for funding

Click on the link to access the online proposal form: https://www.healthycommunities.ie/

For information about the funding and assistance with preparing your online project proposal, contact Sinéad Conroy in SECAD Partnership:

E: sconroy@secad.ie

M: +353 (0)87 354 3606

EVAWG (Ending Violence against Women and Girls) Grant

Could your community group or voluntary organisation become part of our campaign to end violence against women and girls?

Together with The Executive Office, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council is offering a grants programme designed to assist community groups and voluntary organisations to address this issue and really make a difference. These grants will provide funding for programmes that aim to prevent violence and drive society wide action, ensuring that everyone understands what violence against women and girls is and how to prevent it by educating people on positive behaviour. The grant opens Tuesday 1 September at 9.00am and closes Friday 18 September at 12noon.

Join us for a grant information session to find out more:

• Tuesday 1 September, 6.30pm - 9pm at Brownlow Hub

• Wednesday 2 September, 3pm - 4pm, virtual/online Teams

Register your attendance by email: fap@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk or call Cheryl Siron 07342089535 or Valerie Armstrong 07515607480

For more information visit www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/fundingABC

Grants for Children Experiencing Disadvantage to Take Recreational Trip in UK

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

The Foundation offers this funding to help children who experience inequity and/or are disabled to go on fun trips. Priority is given to fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside.

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.

Applications are currently being accepted for holidays taking place between 1 October and 31 December 2026.

The deadline for applications is 19  November 2026. For more information, please visit Holiday grants - Henry Smith

Happiness Fund to Reopen 7 September

Twice a year, Laughology opens its Happiness Fund for applications from grassroots, not-for-profit community projects across the UK. It provides a total of £20,000 across the two application cycles. Each cycle will make two awards of £5,000.

The funding supports local work that aims to improve mental health, wellbeing, inclusion and skills development. The aim is to help build happy, strong and resilient communities, with an emphasis on projects designed to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Grassroots, community-based organisations can apply as long as they are not-for-profit and non-political and can show a focus on longevity and sustainability.

The grants can be used to support neighbourhood-based community projects linked to the fund's priorities. Eligible activities include those intended to create longer-term impact and that have the potential to continue beyond the initial grant period. Priority is given to work that is designed to be sustainable.

Applications open 7 September 2026 with a deadline of 2 October 2026. For more information, please visit The Happiness Fund | Funding Positive Change | Laughology

Good Relations Week 2026 Open for Applications

Good Relations Week will run from Monday 12th October to Sunday 18th October 2026, and local community groups, voluntary organisations, representative groups, statutory bodies and businesses are all encouraged to get involved.  The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Include’ recognising that stronger communities are built when everyone feels welcome, valued and respected.

Please see documents below for more information and how to apply, including an application form.

The closing date for returning applications is Friday 28th August at 12 noon, by email to:
goodrelations@derrystrabane.com

Application Form
Invitation to Apply
Guidelines 

Rural Action Awards are now open £1,000/€1,000 available

Rural Action is delighted to announce that the Rural Action Awards are now open for applications, offering £1,000/€1,000 to support practical projects that make a positive difference in rural communities.

The Awards are open to constituted rural community based organisations across NI and the border counties, including community groups, charities, sporting and cultural groups, heritage groups, PTAs, youth groups/clubs and social enterprises.

Projects should be practical, achievable within 12 weeks and could include improving shared spaces, supporting wellbeing, purchasing equipment or bringing people together.

Closing date: Sunday 20th September 2026

To find out more and apply: Rural Action Awards - Rural Action

Aviva Foundation’s Financial Futures Fund Opens for Round 2

The Aviva Foundation is looking to partner with around 8 to 10 organisations that 'are striving to help people feel more secure, confident, and in control of their finances, now and in the future'.  The funding is to contribute to 'transformational changes in the financial resilience of those who need it most'.

The Foundation is currently accepting applications from UK-registered charitable, non-profit organisations and social enterprises that deliver public benefit with an annual income of at least £1 million, with projects delivering impact within the UK.

Although there is no set maximum grant level (the minimum grant is £100,000) the average grant is typically between £250,000 and £300,000, spread over three years.

The funding is for programmes and projects that:

• Build financial confidence and capability – helping people manage their money and plan ahead.

• Improve access to fair, affordable, and inclusive financial services – such as savings, protection, and pensions.

• Support people through financial shocks and hardship – including access to essentials and opportunities to build savings.

• Address systemic issues – such as debt, housing insecurity, and digital exclusion, which can undermine financial resilience.

Priority will be given to organisations and initiatives that are:

•  Transformational – aiming for long-term, sustainable change in financial resilience.

• Impact-driven – focussed on measuring and demonstrating the difference they make.

• Inclusive – supporting people and communities with low financial resilience, especially those facing barriers due to inequality and discrimination.

• Community-rooted – working closely with communities and embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything they do.

• Learning-focussed – committed to sharing insights and influencing wider change.

The funding can support core costs and overheads as part of the overall request.

There are two rounds in 2026 with a two-stage application process.

The deadline for applications to round two is 7 October 2026. For more information, please visit Financial Futures Fund - Aviva Foundation

Screwfix Foundation Accepting UK Applications for Funding in Early Winter 2027

The trade retailers Screwfix established the Screwfix Foundation in 2013 to support local projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need in the UK.

Local registered charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants in the region of £5,000 for projects which improve a physical building (or land attached to it) that is used by people in need.

The funding is to be used for the following types of projects:

• Improved energy efficient lighting and heating.

• Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc.

• Installation of a sensory room.

• General painting and decorating.

• Improving safety and security of a building.

Registered charities, Community Benefit Societies, Cooperative Societies and Community Interest Companies can apply as long as they have suitable governance to manage the fund and are supporting people in need whether by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress.

The Foundation does not support projects which will used by general members of the public, such as sports clubs and associations, uniformed groups such as scout and girl guide groups or organisations that support wildlife or animals as their main beneficiary.

Applications are considered quarterly.

The deadline for applications is 10 November 2026 for a decision by the end of December. For more information please visit Screwfix Foundation | Screwfix

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Opens Reveal and Respond Grants

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched its new Reveal and Respond Programme, offering grants for projects designed to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support for underrepresented groups within the armed forces community.

The programme requires collaborative delivery, with each project involving a partnership between armed forces organisations and specialist non-armed forces organisations. The Trust is seeking tailored interventions that respond to identified barriers, needs and experiences, alongside work to increase and share learning about those barriers and how support can be improved.

Projects may focus on specific cohorts including female personnel, neurodivergent personnel, LGBTQ+ personnel, ethnic minority and non-UK personnel, service children with SEND and their parents, serving and ex-serving personnel or partners with caring responsibilities, bereaved service families and early service leavers or those experiencing unexpected or abrupt transition.

Two strands are available:

• Strand 1 Test and Develop grants support two-year projects seeking to test, develop or refine approaches for a specific cohort and must clearly address improved access to support. Awards range from £20,000 to £40,000.

• Strand 2 Scale and Strengthen grants are for projects lasting two to three years that are ready to grow or strengthen an approach with prior learning, evidence or delivery experience and must address both access and shared learning outcomes. Awards range from £150,000 to £300,000.

Applications are accepted from:

• UK-based registered charities registered for at least three years

• Community Interest Companies (CICs) incorporated for more than three years with at least three unrelated directors and a named asset lock beneficiary organisation

• Local authorities.

Organisations may submit more than one application where projects are distinct and do not overlap.

Eligible costs include staff time, volunteer expenses, travel, session materials and equipment, accessibility adjustments, reasonable overheads, partner collaboration, evaluation and learning and management and administration directly related to delivery.

The deadline for applications is 28 October 2026. For more information, please visit Reveal and Respond programme - Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

National Garden Scheme to Open for Applications in Late September

Delivered by the National Garden Scheme, with support from the Julia Rausing Trust, the Community Gardens Award provides grants of £1,500 and £5,000 for gardening projects carried out within local communities in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

The scheme is committed to:

• Sustainability in gardening so proposals need to demonstrate that they will be using sustainable gardening methods – for instance being as far as possible peat-free.

• Celebrating biodiversity so projects that encourage biodiversity and wildlife, while not essential, will be a positive.

The funding can be used for a number of things, including but not limited to:

• Plants and containers

• Materials for flower or vegetable beds and other hard landscaping

• Greenhouses, polytunnels and sheds

• Seating

• Hand tools and certain garden power tools (eg strimmers)

• Materials for providing refreshment.

Applicants must be a fully set up community group, registered charity or Community Interest Company (CIC) with a functioning non-personal bank account based and working in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

There is a two-part application process.

Only the first 300 eligible submissions will be considered for a grant.

Groups are encouraged to read the guidelines so they are prepared to apply.

Applications are expected to open on 29 September 2026 and close on 30 October 2026. For more information, please visit Community Garden Grants - National Garden Scheme

Funding for UK Healthcare Delivery Projects

UK-registered charities, non-profits, or Community Interest Companies (CICs} who are seeking funding for UK projects that directly benefit UK residents and are focussed on healthcare delivery (rather than general well-being) may apply now for grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to deliver projects in 2027.

The funding will support projects that address acute conditions such as per-hospital care, life-saving equipment/training/intervention, and suicide prevention services.

In addition, applications for funding in 2027 can be made for the following:

• Rehabilitation or aftercare for physical trauma or surgery.

• Promotion of wellbeing through the creation or enhancement of green spaces, including the creation or preservation of urban wildlife habitats and the environmental improvement of leftover space.

• Oral and dental health outreach, in particular provision of dental services for homeless and other vulnerable people and in rural areas

To be eligible, projects must benefit individuals with limited access to essential healthcare, including:

• Patients with rare or under-recognised conditions as defined by the Genetic Alliance UK

• Children and elderly with mobility limitations or post-discharge needs

• Underserved and rural communities

Priority is given to individuals affected by poverty, isolation, disability or serious health disadvantage (not defined by cultural or identity-based groupings).

Projects must start with 12 months of receipt of funding and they need to show 'lasting benefit or meaningful follow-on value'.

Applications will be accepted from now until 30 June 2027. For more information, please visit Home - Vinehill Trust

Sunrise Medical Accepting Applications for Community Fund

Community groups, sports clubs, disability organisations, and individuals across the UK can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to support projects that make community spaces and experiences more accessible, wheelchair-friendly, and inclusive.

The Sunrise Medical Community Fund will support organisations to help wheelchair users and disabled people to enjoy greater independence, inclusion, and opportunity. Funding can be used to deliver projects such as:

• Support for wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis, and other inclusive sports.

• Helping to create accessible events and activities that bring people together.

• Funding towards specialist equipment that enables greater independence.

• Days out and experiences.

• Local community projects that improve accessibility and inclusion.

Proposed projects should encourage people to get active, connect with others, try something new, or make everyday life easier. 

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2026. For more information, please visit Sunrise Medical Community Fund | Sunrise Medical

Healthy Hearts Grant Applications are now open

One grant of up to £15,000 is available for community projects in Northern Ireland that support adults to promote heart health or reduce the risk of heart disease through primary or secondary prevention.

Funding is for new projects that work with communities to prevent heart disease, particularly for vulnerable and isolated groups of individuals who are at an increased risk of developing heart problems in the future. Projects that are likely to have a big impact and have considered novel ways to encourage people to look after their hearts and promote positive lifestyle changes are also sought.

Activities must have a primary focus on one or more of the following four risk factors for heart disease:

• Nutrition and Healthy Eating.

• Physical Activity.

• Smoking.

• Alcohol consumption

Funding can be used for costs such as salaries, overhead expenses, and equipment that are necessary for the successful delivery of the project.  Projects should run for a minimum of three months and no longer than 12 months. 

Small registered charities and community interest companies (CICs) with an annual income of less than £1 million can apply. Groups are expected to have an in-depth knowledge of the specific needs and demographics of the communities they intend to work with, and their project activities need to address the problems within that community specifically.

This is the last round of the Healthy Heart Grants programme for 2026.

Applications for Northern Ireland are accepted from 19 August to 16 September 2026. For more information please visit Healthy Heart Grants - Heart Research UK