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

August 12, 2026

Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!

The ONSIDE Evolution Project is set to launch next month, and we are so excited that we thought we’d introduce our training team in advance! Meet the team hard at work preparing materials to make technology more accessible and empower people to use digital tools with greater confidence.

July 28, 2026

Radius Housing Achieves Platinum-Level Tenant Participation Accreditation

Radius Housing has been awarded Supporting Communities' Platinum-level Tenant Participation Accreditation, the highest of the four accreditation levels, in recognition of sector-leading quality in its tenant engagement practices.

July 21, 2026

Choice Housing becomes the first social housing provider to achieve Platinum Tenant Participation Accreditation

Choice Housing has become the first social housing provider in Northern Ireland to achieve Platinum Accreditation under Supporting Communities’ Tenant Participation (TP) Accreditation Framework, setting a new benchmark for tenant engagement across the sector.

July 6, 2026

Neighbours Come Together to Grow a Brighter Future in Strabane

A new community growing space is proving to be exactly what this Strabane community needed: a place to connect, to learn, and to grow together.

June 24, 2026

A Royal Spotlight on Community Spirit: How The Warehouse Newtownards is Changing Lives

The team at The Warehouse in Newtownards looks back at their exciting visit from the King and Queen last month. We asked them to tell us what’s been happening since and if the royal visit left a lasting impact.