Parkinson's UK Physical Activity Grants Programme Open for 2026 Applications

Parkinson's UK supports activity providers, national governing bodies, Parkinson's groups and branches, and sports and healthcare professional who are based and operating within the UK.

Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to support physical activity projects for people with Parkinson's within the UK.

The priorities for this year's grants programme are:

• Supporting people with Parkinson's to participate in movement‑based activities that build confidence and foster a lasting interest in being physically active.

• Engaging people with Parkinson's who are currently inactive to begin physical activity and maintain ongoing participation.

This year, in recognition that some people face additional barriers to engaging in physical activity, the programme has broadened its scope to include 'Gateway Activities'. These activities help people with Parkinson's build confidence and develop an interest in movement-based activity. Examples include arts-based activities such as theatre, musical and circus skills, singing and movement, playing large instruments that require significant movement (such as samba drumming), and gardening or horticulture projects.

Projects should reach and engage with a wide range of people with Parkinson's especially those who may be from the following groups:

• People who are inactive, or active at low levels.

• Newly diagnosed.

• Young onset.

• Under-represented groups, including socially isolated, not digitally connected or ethnic communities.

• People from marginalised communities/protected characteristics

• People who are not engaged with Parkinson's UK.

• People who are still working.

Projects must run for a minimum of three months and a maximum of 12 months and must start within three months of receiving the grant.

Applications are open and will be accepted until all of the funding has been allocated. For more information, please visit Grants for physical activity providers | Parkinson's UK

Rowntree Community Grants Support Summer Activities Across Local Areas

Grants are available through the Rowntree Free the Fund Community Grant to support summer activities for adults aged 21 to 65 in local communities across the UK and Ireland.

Four awards of up to £10,000 each are being offered to organisations delivering projects that improve outdoor spaces or create opportunities for community participation. The funding is intended to enhance local environments and support activities that contribute to wellbeing and social connection.

Projects must focus on outdoor activity spaces or initiatives that benefit local people within the specified age group. Eligible uses include transforming community gardens, improving shared outdoor areas or purchasing equipment for arts, theatre, music and sport.

Activities supported may cover arts and crafts, dance, music, gardening, sports and fitness. Example projects include running a summer art festival, supporting a wheelchair basketball club or upgrading facilities for team sports.

Applications are open to registered charities, social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, hospices, sports clubs and social housing providers. All applicants must be based in the UK or Ireland.

The grants are intended to support projects that deliver clear community benefit and encourage participation through accessible activities.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2026 (17:00). For more information, please visit Rowntree’s – Free the Fund Community Grant Programme - Groundwork

New Pilot Programme to Invest in Grassroots Football in NI

Grants are now available to support investment in grassroots football facilities in Northern Ireland through the new Pilot Programme of the Northern Ireland Football Fund. The pilot, announced by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, aims to:

• Increase the availability of facilities to support current and future participation, especially for women and girls.

• Improve the accessibility of facilities for disabled users.

• Upgrade and enhance the facility to develop a safe, inclusive and attractive venue.

• Provide an insight into the diversity of need across the grassroots sector, gaining an understanding of demand and assessing the capacity of applicants to deliver projects effectively.

• Test key aspects of the Programme design to inform the development of the main Programme.

A total of six projects will be funded, with grants ranging from £500,000 to £1.5 million in two funding streams.

Stream One is open to grassroots clubs that own or plan to own their facility, while Stream Two is open to councils, either applying alone or with a partner club. Councils will be contacted with further information.

Under Stream One, eligible items include full-sized grass and artificial grass pitches, LED floodlighting, club rooms, changing facilities and facilities for disabled players and spectators.

The deadlines for applications are 15 April 2026 (Stream One) and 29 April 2026 (Stream Two). For more information, please visit The Northern Ireland Football Fund Grassroots Facilities Programme Pilot Stage | Department for Communities

The Arts Society Accepting Applications for Spring 2026 Funding Round

Grants of up to £3,000 are available for UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million to deliver projects and activities that enable access to the arts, strengthen local cultural activity, and help develop skills across the arts and heritage sectors.

The Arts Society will support a variety of projects across all aspects of the arts and heritage, such as:

• Creative workshops, education programmes, and community arts initiatives.

• Bursaries for students or apprentices.

• Heritage and conservation activities.

• Exhibitions, displays, internships, or part-time posts that directly support arts or heritage engagement.

Priority will be given to projects that:

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

• Introduce people of all ages and backgrounds to artistic and creative experiences.

• Support the development, training, and preservation of artistic, craft, and heritage skills.

• Enhance the work of local and regional museums, galleries, archives, and performing arts organisations.

• Deliver meaningful benefits at a grassroots level and have a clear positive impact on local communities.

Proposed projects should demonstrate clear public benefit and make a positive difference to people’s lives, and should be viable, well-managed, and sustainable.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2025. For more information please visit The Arts Society Grants | The Arts Society

Alec Dickson Trust Accepting Applications for Spring 2026 Funding Round

Grants of up to £500 are available for volunteering or community service projects in the UK that are organised and run by young people aged 30 and younger to help them put their ideas into action and run projects that benefit the lives of others, particularly the most marginalised and disadvantaged.

Alec Dickson Trust provides funding for UK-based projects that:

• Encourage youth volunteering - particularly those that involve lots of volunteers- and encourage people to continue volunteering in the long term.

• Have a positive impact on disadvantaged communities and individuals, particularly projects that address a specific need and have a long-lasting and meaningful effect on those they reach.

• Are innovative and try to do things differently, such as using social media creatively or using existing resources in new ways.

Applicants will need to provide a referee who knows them in a professional capacity, but who is not part of the volunteer project.

The deadline for applications is 1 April 2026. For more information please visit Alec Dickson Trust – Alec Dickson Trust Website

DPO Centre Accepting Applications for Charity and Community Fund

The DPO Centre is accepting applications for grants of up to £10,000 to help organisations across the UK access data protection consultancy advice and services, ensuring they run efficiently and remain compliant with the law.

Through the Charity and Community Fund, a total of £50,000 is available for charities and not-for-profit organisations to achieve the following outcomes:

• Provide immediate access to subject matter experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals.

• Remove ‘unknowns’ experienced when conducting a similar process internally.

• Reduce the risk of compliance failure across an organisation.

• Provide a substantial reduction in regulatory and reputational risk.

• Improved trust, increased engagement, reputation, and organisational value.

Grants can be used to cover up to 80% of the total project costs and can be used for services such as:

• Information Asset Register and Data Mapping.​

• Policy Drafting and Review.

• Impact Assessments and Gap Analysis.

• Data Protection Training.

• Data Sharing and International Transfers.

• Privacy-by-Design.

• Data Protection Readiness.

There is a two-stage application process. Groups should first submit an online application through the DPO Centre website. DPO will then contact successful groups to complete a full application.

The next deadline for applications is 31 May 2026. For more information, please visit Charity Support Fund | DPO Centre

Community Awards

The Community Awards are part of Belfast Harbour’s ongoing commitment to advance prosperity and create vibrant places and communities by supporting the work of grassroots and charitable organisations across Northern Ireland.

This year will see a total of £110,000 being offered through the Community Awards:

• two funding rounds, one in March and one in September, will offer eligible groups and organisations individual grants of up to £5,000.

• The Harbouring Connections Award, which will launch in early summer, will offer two grants of £5,000 to two or more eligible groups or organisations who collaborate to deliver a single project that has a positive community impact.

The first round of the 2026 Community Awards is now open for applications! Details on eligibility and submissions are available in the guidelines below.

Entries can be submitted HERE. Deadline for entries is Friday, April 3rd.

Who Can Apply?
Any grassroots, community embedded, not-for-profit organisation with a charity number or a governing body affiliation may apply. Individuals and businesses are not eligible, and we do not support projects with religious or political objectives. The applications are evaluated by the Community Awards Management Team to determine funding allocation.

Awards categories

• Supporting Employability and Skills

• Supporting our Environment

• Supporting Communities

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Award Management Team at communityawards@belfast-harbour.co.uk or tel: +44 (0)28 9055 4422 or Belfast Harbour | Community Awards

Social Impact Funding

Grants for charities working to address key societal issues affecting young people, aged 18 years old and under, aligned to one of our annual focus areas.

Funding is intended to support both direct solutions and approaches that address the wider societal challenges linked to each focus area. Your application may focus on either aspect or incorporate both.

Who should apply?

• Grants are available for £10,000 over two years (£5,000 per year)

• One charity partner will be selected per focus area, per year

• Applicants must be from a registered UK charity

• Applicants must have a turnover of under £1.5m

Fund focus areas

• Child Exploitation

• Child Mental Health

• LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Support

• Anti-Racism

• Online Abuse

Please check which funding round relates to your focus area before applying. The current founding round focus areas are:
LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Support

For more information please visit Social Impact - the7stars foundation

Community Service Placements Grants Funding Scheme 2026-28

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) has responsibility for securing placements to allow / facilitate individuals who are subject to Community Service/Supervised Activity Orders imposed by the Courts complete this unpaid work within their local communities with local organisations.

PBNI therefore invites applications from organisations across Northern Ireland in the Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS) to provide such placements.

Successful applicants will be required to:

• Provide meaningful work and effective supervision of people subject to any such Court Orders;

• Maintain records of work to provide evidence towards the achievement of completed hours for placements;

• Ensure that placements abide by PBNI trauma-informed principles;

• Attend a short online training session which will outline what is expected of you and will provide a forum to ask questions;

• Publicly acknowledge and refer to the funding throughout the lifetime of the grant award. The purpose of this is to raise awareness of the partnership between PBNI and the CVS in contributing to safer communities.

Successful applicants will be awarded a two-year contract operating from April 2026 to March 2028, with scope for extension of up to one-year. The number of placements awarded will be dictated by PBNI’s assessed needs and geographical location.

Funding of the programme has changed slightly. PBNI will now fund £250 for each placement that has completed up to 100 hours’ work, with £2.50 paid for every completed hour thereafter. In addition, successful applicants will also be paid a one-off £250 administration fee regardless of number of placements completed. This is a contribution towards ensuring that the appropriate systems are in place to provide support and ensure adherence to the terms of the grant.

Please note that PBNI does not expect placement providers to hire new staff specifically to supervise service users. The expectation is that service users will add value to your organisation, not create additional staffing costs.

An online training workshop will be held in April involving both PBNI and placement providers to establish what is required and to address any queries which may exist. Thereafter, review meetings will take place between PBNI Area Managers and the placement providers to review progress and offer support where necessary.

Further details including PBNI’s grant funding policy, procedures and application form are available via the PBNI website

Application forms must be completed in full and submitted in PDF format to:
PBNI Procurement and Grants Manager Graham Parkinson at Graham.Parkinson@probation-ni.gov.uk

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY 30 MARCH 2026 (12noon)

Applications received after the closing date will NOT be accepted

March 2026 - Update from the Reconciliation Fund

We are pleased to inform you that the Reconciliation Fund’s Annual Funding Round (for 12-month funding) will open on Wednesday 18th March 2026 at 11am.  We will accept applications through our online application portal until the final closing date of Thursday, 16th April 2026 at 23:59. No late applications will be accepted.

Due to the high volume of traffic on the online application portal, it may take some time to receive the email to register as a new user, or to reset your password, so please allow for this when planning the submission of your application. If you have lost your password, or you forget you login, please contact us and do not register a duplicate account.

Since 2023, the Reconciliation Fund has moved to one annual funding application round only. This means there is no longer an autumn application round for annual grants. Please ensure that if you are planning to apply for grant funds from the Reconciliation Fund in 2026, you are prepared to submit an application in this upcoming round.

Please be aware that our new Reconciliation Fund Strategy covering the period 2026-2029 has also recently been launched and came into effect in March 2026.  This Strategy sets out the current funding criteria and priorities that guide how grants are awarded by the Reconciliation Fund.  All applicants should therefore consult this document to ensure that their proposals align with the criteria and priority areas identified there. A copy of the text of the Strategy is available here (in pdf format). 

In addition to project funding, the Reconciliation Fund will welcome applications for core operational as well as certain capital costs, where this will support organisations’ work within the framework of our strategy. Further information on this is available in the Strategy document and on our webpage.

Full details on how to apply in this funding round can be found on our website:  www.dfa.ie/reconciliation.

Contact reconciliation@dfa.ie for more information.

Evishagaran & Craiggore Community Benefit Fund

The Evishagaran and Craiggore Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund was established in 2022 by the ERG Group.

The fund’s aim is to provide financial support towards the development of locally-beneficial community-based projects and initiatives within a 7km radius of Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farms, Dungiven.

Applications are invited from charities and community organisations based within a 7km radius of the Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farm sites.

For more information and to apply, please visit Evishagaran and Craiggore Community Benefit Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland

Closing date is 16th April 2026.

PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme - How to apply for a grant of €10,000 to €100,000 - Online Webinar Series

Applications are open for grants of between €10,000 and €100,000 through the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme. 

The programme will distribute €40M of funding up to the end of 2027 to support cross-community/cross border people to people projects. Co-operation Ireland, Rural Action and East Border Region are delivering a series of online webinars to guide applicants on how to apply for a grant. The online webinars are based on the published programme guidelines attached. Details of the grant calls which are open for applications under PEACEPLUS Investment Area 1.2 (grants for cross community projects) and Investment Area 6.2 (grants for cross border projects) are also attached.

Click on your preferred date and time to register. You will receive the link to join the application webinar.

12th March 11am Application Webinar Register – Thursday 12th March

12th March 7 pm Application Webinar Register – Thursday 12th March

18th March 2 pm Application Webinar Register – Wednesday 18th March

19th March 11 am Application Webinar Register – Thursday 19th March

 24th March 2 pm Application Webinar Register – Tuesday 24th March

 25th March 7 pm Application Webinar Register – Wednesday 25th March

31st March 2 pm Application Webinar Register – Tuesday 31st March

1st April 11 am Application Webinar Register – Wednesday 1st April

For support enquiries as you apply contact our helpdesk at changemakers@cooperationireland.org

To Register for Support with the Support Partners, Click Here.

The Change Maker Funding Programme supports projects through PEACEPLUS which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Schroder Charity Trust

The Schroder Charity Trust accepts applications towards two focussed grant programmes in two application windows each year. The eligibility questionnaire and application form for the next application window will go live at 9am on the 1st March 2026 and the window will remain open until 30th April 2026. We anticipate making decisions on grants within four months of the application window closing. Future application window dates will be published on the Schroder Charity Trust website in due course.

Please read the FAQs before making an application.

Thank you for your interest in the Schroder Charity Trust. 

WHAT WE SUPPORT

Following a strategic review of the Schroder Charity Trust’s grant-making in 2024-25, we only consider applications for charitable work under the following two objectives: 

Objective (1): Enabling children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive and achieve their potential in education and employment. 

Objective (2): Strengthening communities through services and opportunities which enhance the wellbeing and life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. 

A full list of funding priorities and criteria can be found in the FAQs.

OUR HISTORY

The Schroder Charity Trust has a proud history of supporting the UK charity sector for over 70 years.

Originally established as ‘The Bruno Schroder Charity Trust’ in 1946, the name was later changed to the ‘Schroder Charity Trust’ in 1953. The Schroder Charity Trust is wholly independent of Schroders Plc, the investment management company that is also associated with the Schroder family.

For more information, please visit Schroder Charity Trust

Communities Fund

Organisations approved to take part in the Communities Fund can receive up to £25,000 in match funding per calendar year, with a maximum of £250 matched for each unique donation. You can submit up to two applications per year.

We aim to donate over £2 million annually through the Communities Fund, including:

• Up to £1.5 million in match funding, helping organisations to make the most of their crowdfunding efforts.

• Over £0.5 million in donations, directed by Aviva employees.

We aim to make funding available throughout the year to support a wide range of organisations. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply when your proposal is fully prepared and ready to go.

Please note: funding is limited. Once our annual cap is reached, we’ll need to close applications for the remainder of the calendar year. We’ll share regular updates on the level of funding we have donated on our website and through our newsletter – so please sign up to stay informed. We’re committed to managing our funding carefully to avoid early closure and ensure support is available across the year.

What we fund

We support organisations and projects that focus on either: 

• Financial wellbeing - helping people feel more secure and in control of their money. This could include budgeting support, debt advice, financial education, or money management.  

• Climate action - helping communities prevent, prepare for, and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. This might involve restoring nature, improving access to green spaces, or providing education and skills for a sustainable future. 

Funding eligibility

Funding depends on how your mission aligns with our focus areas:  

• If your core mission is aligned with either financial wellbeing or climate action, you can apply for core running costs. 

• If your core mission is not directly aligned, but you’re planning a project that clearly addresses one of these areas and connects meaningfully to your wider work, you can apply for project-specific funding. 

Eligibility criteria and how to apply

Full details in our Funding Guidelines 

To apply, your organisation must: 

• Have a maximum annual income of £1 million, averaged over two years 

• Be registered as a Charity, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Community Interest Company (CIC), or Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG).

• Focus on activities that support financial wellbeing or climate action in your local communities. 

• Have been operating for at least 12 months. 

• Have an active board of trustees, directors, or management body.

• Be UK-registered, with a UK bank account in the organisation's name. 

• Ensure the funded project delivers impact within the UK. 

• Faith-based organisations are welcome to apply, but projects must benefit the wider community, not just a single faith group.  

• Share our values and commitment to inclusion.

Interested in applying?

Review our Funding Guidelines to understand what the Fund supports, who can apply and how to apply.

When you’re ready, click below to begin your application. You’ll be directed to the Communities Fund platform, administered by our partner Crowdfunder UK.

If you have any questions, please contact us at communitiesfund@aviva.com

• Apply to the Communities Fund

Financial Futures Fund

The Financial Futures Fund works in partnership with organisations across the UK to improve financial resilience. Our purpose is to fund long-term solutions that help people feel more secure, confident, and in control of their financial future. 

We fund initiatives that aim to address the drivers of financial resilience and promote lasting change. Whether it’s improving access to financial services, building financial capability, or tackling systemic barriers, we’re committed to supporting work that makes a real difference in people’s lives.

What we fund

We invest in 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. 

Our funding priorities

We look for 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 inequality or 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. 

Eligibility criteria and how to apply

We welcome applications from organisations that: 

• Have an annual income of £1 million or more

• Are UK-registered, with projects delivering impact within the UK 

• Align with our mission to drive transformational change in financial resilience 

• Share our values and commitment to inclusion 

The Financial Futures Fund opens for applications twice a year, with up to £3 million in grants awarded annually. 

Interested in applying?

Review our Funding Guidelines to understand what the fund supports, who can apply and how to apply.

Contact us at financialfutures@aviva.com to express your interest and discuss next steps. 

Application deadlines for 2026:  

• Round one: 15th of April 2026 

• Round two: 7th of October 2026 

For more information, please visit Financial Futures Fund - Aviva Foundation

Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme 2026/27

The Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme is aimed at meeting the needs of the district with a Corporate Plan 2024-28, Inclusive Economy Action Plan 2024-28 and Climate Change and Sustainable Development Strategy. The funding will provide a mechanism for investing in rural/urban areas and is available to local community/voluntary organisations with a project plan to enhance existing facilities or to meet an unmet local need.

The Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme 2026/2027 will open for online applications on;

Monday 13 April 2026 and close at 5.00pm on Friday 15 May 2026

The grant scheme has been allocated £1m for 2026/2027 for two categories of projects:

• Category 1 – Larger strategic grants up to £300k with a maximum of one project at this scale. The project must robustly demonstrate how it serves communities across a District Electoral Area (DEA) or across several DEA’s in the district.

• Category 2 – Medium Capital with grants up to £100k.

To be eligible to apply, all applicants must attend a 2026/2027 mandatory information workshop. For more information please visit Grant Aid & Bursary Support – Fermanagh & Omagh District Council

Bite for Life

In 2024, 520,000 people in Northern Ireland, including 130,000 children and young people, lived in food insecure households compared to 370,000 in 2022 and 110,000 children. This represents 1 in 5 households in Northern Ireland.  Children are at particular risk of living in food insecure homes. In 2024, 1 in 3 children (32%) were growing up in food insecure homes.  (Hunger in Northern Ireland September 2025- Trussell Trust)

Families with children were more likely to have needed to turn to charitable food providers for support in the last year.  Two-fifths of those who attended foodbanks in the last year had children under the age of 16. 

Children and young people in receipt of free school meals are at greater risk of food shortage during the school holidays.  The Trussell Trust said it gave out 49% more food parcels to families in Northern Ireland in July and August 2023, than the previous year, after summer meal payments were no longer given to families in receipt of free school meals.

About Us

LFT Charitable Trust is a Belfast based family foundation offering small grants and support. We build our knowledge by engaging with individuals and organisations working within our priority areas of health, education and the alleviation of suffering & distress.

Our priority is to fund partner organisations which make a lasting difference to people’s lives; focus on reducing isolation, inequality and stigma; and inspire and empower individuals to realise their potential and share in the life of the whole community.

It follows that LFT believes that all children and young people should always have adequate food and the opportunity to enjoy their school holidays without the fear of hunger.

Objective of the Bite for Life Grantmaking Programme

The aim of this LFT Grant Programme is to support young people aged 12-16 years old, at risk of holiday hunger.   The grant programme will support summer programmes to provide young people with nutritious food alongside culinary skills and other fun activities during a period of the school summer holidays.

Application Process

To apply, applicants should download an application form here.

As with all funders, it is likely that demand will exceed available funds and so this will be a competitive process. Criteria used to assess applications will include:

• Previous relevant experience

• Proposed Activities and Rationale

• Intentional targeting of participants – young people at risk of holiday hunger

• NI Multiple Deprivation Measures (2017) ranking

• Impact expected and how this will be measured (with preference given to applications that propose the use of validated tools)

• Number of participants involved

• Volunteer involvement

• Value for Money

• Preference may be given to organisations not previously funded by LFT Charitable Trust

Applications for grants up to £6,000 are invited.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 12 noon 19thMarch 2026 with all applicants informed of the outcome by the end of April 2026

Completed applications should be submitted to grants@LFTcharitabletrust.com

Financial commitments are envisaged from 1st June 2026 with a requirement to complete delivery by end of August 2026.

For more information, please visit Bite for Life – LFT Charitable Trust, Belfast

Screwfix Foundation

The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2013 in the UK and launched in the Republic of Ireland in 2025. We are passionate about making a difference to communities for the benefit of people in need.

The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding in the region of £5,000. All applications are reviewed individually by our team on a quarterly basis, the review dates are in March, June, September and December.

Before applying for funding from The Screwfix Foundation, your organisation MUST:

• Be a registered charity or not for profit organisation.

• Help those in need. This could be by reason of financial hardship, sickness, distress or other disadvantages in the UK.

• Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of. homes, community buildings and other buildings.

Please see our Full eligibility criteria.

Creative Grant Call 2025

The Creative Ireland Programme is delighted to announce a new €6.5 million Creative Climate Action Fund III (2026–2029), to support large-scale creative projects to engage communities in climate action.

Separately, the Creative Ireland Programme is also pleased to highlight that three additional funding calls, totalling €4.6 million and supporting creativity, connection and wellbeing across the island of Ireland, remain open.

An online webinar providing an overview of the fund, along with a Q&A session with the funding panel, will take place on Wednesday, 25 February at 12.30pm.

An in-person networking event will take place on Friday, 6 March 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin 8. This event will offer interested individuals, groups and organisations an opportunity to connect and to support partnership formation across sectors and disciplines. Registration link is available here.

For more information please visit Creative Grant Call 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme

Laughology Funding for Grassroots Community Projects Across the UK

Opens 2/3/26

Laughology is offering two grants of £5,000 for grassroots, not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver projects that help to build strong, resilient communities.

Funding is for projects that enable sustainable outcomes aligned with the following priorities:

• Mental health

• Wellbeing

• Inclusion

• Skills development

Priority will be given to activities that have a sustainable impact and the potential to continue beyond the initial funding.

In 2026, a total of £20,000 is available across two application cycles.

Applications for Cycle One will be accepted between 2 March 2026 and 27 March 2026.  

Who Can Apply

Grassroots, community-based organisations can apply.

To be eligible, applicants must be:

• Not-for-profit.

• Non-political.

• Focused on longevity and sustainability.

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Big, national charities looking for another round of funding.

• One-off events (unless there is a lasting benefit for the community).

• Salaries, accommodation or rent (renovations will be considered).

• Medical treatments or research.

• Schools and universities (unless it is an independent project, not reliant on school funding).

• Personal development courses.

• Retroactive funding for expenses.

• Projects outside the UK.

Expenditure

Grants can be used to support grassroots, neighbourhood-based community projects that improve mental health, wellbeing, inclusion, and skills development, with a focus on activities that have sustainable impact and the potential to continue beyond the initial funding.

https://laughology.co.uk/happiness-fund/