Funding News- July 2026
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Government
Civil Aviation Authority – Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund
Foreshore trust Small & Events grant programme – Hastings and St Leonards- Round 11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – Hastings Pride in Place
Lottery
National Lottery Community Fund – Change Makers Partnership
Trusts and Foundations
AB Charitable Trust - Human rights funding for small and medium-sized charities
Access Foundation – Digital Divide Grants
Association of Independent Museums (AIM) – Museum Fundamentals
Armed Forces Covenant Fund - Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme 2026
Barchester Healthcare Charitable Foundation
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust – Small Charities – Performing Arts, Creative Health and Heritage Crafts
Green Hall Foundation- September round for small Charities
Heart Research UK - Healthy Heart Grants
Homity Trust
Irish Youth Foundation UK
James Tudor Foundation - Mental Health
King Charles III Charitable Fund – Small Grants
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Good Place to Live: New Beginnings
Freemasons’ Charity
National Archives - Engagement Grants
National Churches Trust - Large Grants Programme
PRS Foundation - PPL Momentum Music Fund
Scops Arts Trust Round 3 – Music education for children and young people
The Sofronie Foundation
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Thomas Wall Trust - Communication skills and employability
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Autumn Round: Young Women and Criminal Justice
Funding Diary
Government
Civil Aviation Authority – Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund
The Civil Aviation Authority’s Reach for the Sky Programme is offering grants to not-for-profit organisations delivering aviation and aerospace outreach programmes and events for young people.
The fund aims to help young people from all backgrounds explore aviation and aerospace careers. It supports projects that address barriers to entry, improve workforce diversity and increase the number of young people moving into aviation careers and employment.
The total fund available for 2026/27 is £750,000. There is no minimum or maximum grant value, although total project costs must remain below £750,000. Applicants are required to submit gold, silver and bronze funding scenarios as part of their application.
Eligible activities include careers information and guidance, employer engagement, support with applications and recruitment, employability skills development, and access to non-formal training pathways. Projects must also demonstrate how they will improve workforce diversity and deliver measurable employment outcomes.
Registered charities and organisations registered with Companies House can apply. This includes exempt charities, Community Interest Companies and private limited companies, where they deliver the project entirely on a not-for-profit basis.
The programme closes for applications 4th September 2026.
Tel: 0161 499 3055
Foreshore trust Small & Events grant programme – Hastings and St Leonards- Round 11
The Foreshore Trust Small & Events Grants Programme supports local organisations in turning their ideas into projects that benefit the town and its community.
Grants of up to £6,000 are available to fund events, activities, and smaller projects that encourage participation and create a positive impact for local people in Hastings and St Leonards.
The focus for this round is on community cohesion, equality, and environmental sustainability and projects should address one of the following priorities:
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement - Projects that protect nature, improve local green spaces, and encourage sustainable living
- The advancement of citizenship and community development - Projects that help people become more active in their communities, improve local engagement, and support pathways into employment and volunteering
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity - Projects that promote fairness, understanding, and peaceful relationships between different groups in the community.
To help give your application the best chance of success, the Fund strongly recommend using Hastings Voluntary Action (HVA) for support to develop and strengthen it. It’s a great way to get extra guidance and feel more confident before you apply.
HVA offers friendly, one-to-one and group support to help applicants think through their funding ideas. Find out more on the HVA website.
How to apply: Applications need to be made online through the online application form.
Applications will close at 12noon on Friday 7th August.
For support from HVA, see contact details below
Tel: 01424 444010
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – Hastings Pride in Place
Hastings Pride in Place is a UK Government- funded initiative to support local regeneration, enhance public spaces, and empower community-led projects.
The programme and decisions around funding is overseen by Hastings Neighbourhood Board – an independent board made up of residents and partners from across the town.
Hastings Pride in Place is inviting residents, community groups and organisations to apply for funding for:
- Projects that support the Pride in our Neighbourhoods programme
- Capacity funding to:
- Help prepare future funding applications (for example, business cases, surveys or other early work)
- Build skills and capacity in local communities so they can apply for Pride in Place funding
Guidance and application details are available on Hastings Borough Council’s website.
This round of funding is open until 31st August 2026 (11:59 pm).
Tel: 01424 451799
Lottery
National Lottery Community Fund – Change Makers Partnership
The National Lottery Community Fund Change Makers Partnership is offering large grants to organisations that can partner with the National Lottery Community Fund to support community leaders creating change in their communities across England.
Change Makers grants range from £1m to £5m. Most projects will run for five years, although the Fund may consider three or four-year projects in exceptional circumstances. The Fund expects to award up to 12 grants.
The grant can pay for the main costs of running the project, including staffing, training, volunteer expenses, evaluation, marketing and communications, utilities, one-off events, and professional or legal fees. Applicants may also include some indirect costs, such as rent, insurance, management and administration.
It can also pay for costs that help community leaders take part, such as childcare, travel, payment for their time, translation, laptops and other technology.
Applications can be made by a single organisation or a partnership that has previously worked together.
Eligible applicants must have experience supporting community leaders, experience working with communities facing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination, established local relationships, operate across at least two regions of England, and have a combined annual income of more than £1m.
Eligible organisation types include charities, voluntary and community organisations, Community Interest Companies, public bodies, community benefit societies, co-operatives, colleges and universities.
The application process has two stages. Full details, guidance and an online presentation are available on the National Lottery Community Fund website.
The closing date for applications is 5th August 2026.
Tel: 0345 410 20 30
Trusts and Foundations
AB Charitable Trust - Human rights funding for small and medium-sized charities
The A B Charitable Trust supports small and medium-sized charities that promote human dignity and defend the human rights of marginalised and excluded people.
Applicants’ work must fall mainly within one of the Trust’s four priority areas:
- Migrants and refugees
- The criminal legal system and penal reform
- Access to justice
- The human rights framework
Charities can apply for core funding (unrestricted grants), or project funding as (restricted grants).
Grants usually range from £10,000 to £40,000 per year and may run for one to three years. The fund is highly competitive, with around one third of eligible applicants receiving funding.
The Trust supports a range of work within its priority areas, including service delivery, policy advocacy and influencing, campaigning, narrative change, community organising, specialist legal advice and representation, legal action, litigation, and work that protects and promotes human rights and the rule of law.
The fund is open to registered charities with annual income between £150,000 and £1.5m. Charities must have operated for at least one year and be able to provide a full year’s audited or independently examined accounts. Their aims and objectives must align with one of the Trust’s four priority areas.
The Trust considers applications four times a year. Applicants must apply through the online application form and complete an initial four-step eligibility process before submitting a full application.
The next application deadlines are 24th July 2026 and 23rd October 2026.
Email: mail@abcharitabletrust.org.uk
Tel: 020 7243 9486
Access Foundation – Digital Divide Grants
The Access Foundation supports organisations to reduce the digital divide by helping disadvantaged and vulnerable people access IT facilities, support and learning.
Organisations can apply for grants of £20,000 to £50,000 for projects lasting up to one year. In exceptional cases, the Foundation may consider a longer-running multi-year project.
The funding is for specific projects or activities with clearly identified and measurable outcomes, rather than general organisational running costs.
Applicants must be registered with the Charity Commission. Educational institutions can only apply if they are 100% for Special Educational Needs.
There are no application deadlines. The Foundation aims to give applicants a decision within 16 weeks of receiving an application, although it may respond sooner.
Association of Independent Museums (AIM) – Museum Fundamentals
AIM’s Museum Fundamentals scheme helps small and medium-sized museums care for their collections and meet Accreditation standards.
The programme supports core museum activities such as collections care, conservation, collection management, access to collections, and new displays and interpretation.
Museums can apply for up to £20,000 towards eligible project costs.
Projects can include up to £10,000 for collections care and conservation activity, and up to £10,000 for wider collections-related work such as small-scale building works, improvements to heating, lighting or other building services, documentation, collections management software, research, online access, displays, interpretation, staff costs and volunteer expenses.
Applicants must:
- be AIM members
- be a registered charity, an organisation with exempt charitable status, or a recognised public body, such as a local authority museum
- be a small or medium-sized museum with fewer than 50,000 visitors per year
- own the collections that are the focus of the project
The fund has a two-stage application process, starting with an Expression of Interest. AIM then invites successful applicants to submit a full application.
The next deadline for Expressions of Interest is 7th August 2026.
Email: programmes@aim-museums.co.uk
Armed Forces Covenant Fund - Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme 2026
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is offering grants to strengthen supported housing services for veterans who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness.
The programme aims to improve long-term housing stability for veterans, reduce repeat homelessness and strengthen supported housing provision, particularly for those with complex needs. It also seeks to improve the effectiveness and capacity of supported housing services.
Organisations can apply for:
- up to £1.25m to support veterans with high levels of complex and multiple needs
- up to £750,000 to support veterans with low to medium levels of need, or a combination of needs
Funding is for projects lasting up to two years and three months.
The fund can support a range of project costs, including staff time, volunteer expenses, reasonable travel, session costs, materials and items needed to deliver the project, such as laptops or IT equipment. It can also cover accessibility costs, reasonable overheads, partner costs for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, and evaluation and learning activities.
The programme is open to organisations experienced in delivering housing or supported housing for veterans. Registered charities and Community Interest Companies must have at least five years’ relevant experience in this area. Registered social housing providers, registered social landlords and local authorities can also apply.
Applications close 5th August 2026 (12 noon).
Email: info@covenantfund.org.uk
Barchester Healthcare Charitable Foundation
Barchester Healthcare Foundation supports projects that improve quality of life and combat loneliness among older people and other adults with physical, learning or mental disabilities.
The fund is particularly focused on connecting or reconnecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive highest priority.
Grants range from £100 to £2,600. Funding can support activity projects, equipment and materials for members, transport for members, and day trips, outings or group holidays within the UK.
Although most funding is awarded to individuals, small community groups and small local charities can also apply. Applicants need to provide a budget breakdown and their latest annual accounts. Groups with finances of more than £200,000 are unlikely to receive support.
The Foundation accepts applications in quarterly rounds. Application windows open in January, April, July and October.
The current deadline is 31st July 2026. Decisions are usually made within two months.
Tel: 0800 328 3328
Email: info@bhcfoundation.org.uk
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust offers grants to support people with disabilities to play tennis.
Groups, clubs and projects can apply for up to £1,600. Individuals can apply for up to £600. Organisations applying for wheelchair funding must contribute towards the cost.
Funding can be used for tennis wheelchairs, equipment packages, disability tennis groups, club programmes and projects. It can also support court hire, coaching fees, tennis rackets, wheelchair tennis accessories, coaching lessons and LTA development or coaching course fees.
Equipment packages can include rackets, balls, mini nets and coaching aids. Sound balls for visually impaired groups may also be considered, but they are not available for individuals.
Note: The fund does not cover clothing, individual transport, electronic equipment, publicity, administration, catering or capital/building works.
The Trust reviews applications in four rounds each year. Applicants are advised to speak to the Lawn Tennis Association and/or their local County Tennis Association before applying. Application forms are available online via the Trust’s website.
The scheme is open to disability groups and programmes, clubs, schools, associations and individuals.
The next deadline is 3rd August 2026. A further 2026 deadline is 26th October 2026.
Tel: 01737 831707
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust – Small Charities – Performing Arts, Creative Health and Heritage Crafts
This Trust supports work to improve access to arts, health or heritage activities.
The Trust supports the following:
- Performing arts - especially community music‑making, performing arts engagement for underserved groups, and early‑career development
- Creative health - arts-based interventions accessed through referral, young carers’ breaks, animal‑assisted therapy and horticulture
- Heritage crafts - protecting rare skills and linking traditional crafts to training and employment
All projects must support communities facing barriers to opportunity.
The Trust accepts applications from charities (those registered with the charity commission or regulated exempt charities).
Grants generally range from £500 to £8,000. Charites with an annual income below £250,000 can request unrestricted grants.
The deadline for applications for Small Charities (annual income under £5m) is 2nd October 2026.
Tel: 0203 637 3003
Green Hall Foundation- September round for small Charities
The Green Hall Foundation’s objectives are to sustainably improve lives among the sick, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
Green Hall’s grants typically range from £1,000 - £10,000.
The Foundation supports special projects or the purchase of specific equipment that will make a tangible difference to the relevant charity (for example, where the Foundation can meet a significant proportion of the funding required), and which will make a lasting difference.
The Foundation’s September application round will only be open to registered charities with an annual income of £250,000 or less.
The round opens 1st September 2026 (9am). Only the first 150 applications will go forward to the Trustees. Once the limit has been reached, the application cycle will be closed, which is normally within two days.
Tel: 01534 487757
Heart Research UK - Healthy Heart Grants
The Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants programme is offering grants to charities and Community Interest Companies for new community projects that help adults reduce their risk of coronary heart disease.
The funding is for new projects delivered in small local communities that actively promote heart health or reduce the risk of heart disease through primary or secondary prevention.
Five grants of £15,000 are available each year, including one grant for South England organisations.
Funding can support new projects focused on preventing heart disease, particularly among vulnerable and isolated groups. Activities must focus on one or more of the following risk factors:
- Nutrition and healthy eating
- Physical activity
- Smoking
- Alcohol
The funding can support salaries, overhead expenses and equipment necessary for delivery of the project. Projects must run for a minimum of three months and no longer than 12 months.
The fund is open to registered charities and Community Interest Companies with an annual income below £1 million. Applicants should demonstrate a strong understanding of the community they intend to support.
For South England organisations, applications are open until 12th August 2026.
Tel: 0113 234 7474
Homity Trust
The Homity Trust, in Brighton, is seeking grant applications from Sussex based community groups.
The fund provides smaller grants of up to £1,000 to registered charitable organisations helping end users in financial difficulties.
The Trust is particularly open to organisations helping with the increasing cost of living crisis. Application details and prior contact information are all on the website.
Their next deadline for applications is 10th December 2026.
Irish Youth Foundation UK
Irish Youth Foundation UK is offering grants for projects in England, Scotland and Wales that support disadvantaged children and young people aged 0 to 30, with particular emphasis on those of Irish heritage and their families.
Grants are available at two levels:
- Small grants: up to £3,000
- Standard grants: over £3,000 and up to £10,000
Funding is for one year. Eligible project areas include:
- training and counselling
- mental and physical health and wellbeing
- rehabilitation for substance or alcohol abuse
- advice and advocacy
- family support
- homelessness
- educational, cultural and social activities
- cross-community initiatives
- disability services and support
- traveller support
The Fund is open to voluntary and community groups and local charities working for the benefit of eligible children and young people.
The Fund is open for applications until 31st July 2026.
Tel: 020 8748 9640
Email: linda@iyf.org.uk
James Tudor Foundation - Mental Health
This strand of James Tudor Foundation funding supports registered healthcare charities.
The Mental Health Fund is aimed at evidence-based, trauma-informed work that helps children and young people recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences, and supports parents affected by ACEs, mental illness or addiction.
Children’s work must have a specialist focus such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, neglect, or parental mental illness or substance abuse. Parent support must focus on complex family challenges and breaking cycles of trauma and abuse.
Grants of up to £25,000 are available, usually for one year and occasionally for three years. Funding can support overall service delivery or a specific project.
Applicants must be registered healthcare charities, with annual income below £20 million, that are:
- regionally or nationally based
- able to provide at least five years’ audited or independently examined accounts
- patient led in shaping, running and improving services
- able to show impact through evaluation or research
The Foundation’s website includes examples of funded organisations and projects, including smaller specialist charities which may help applicants judge whether their work is a good fit.
The application process starts with an Expression of Interest, accessed through the Eligibility Checker on the Foundation’s website.
The current Expression of Interest round closes on 31st August, with the following round running from 2nd November to 11th December.
Tel: 0117 959 6496
Email: grants@jamestudor.org.uk
King Charles III Charitable Fund – Small Grants
The King Charles III Charitable Fund’s Small Grants scheme supports grassroots, community-based projects.
Its current funding round is for projects working within the Fund’s Education and Heritage and Conservation themes.
Organisations can apply for up to £9,000 over three years, with up to £3,000 per year. The total project cost should be no more than £50,000.
The funding is for specific project costs. Core costs or staff salaries can be included where they are directly linked to delivering the project. The Fund gives priority to projects serving the most disadvantaged communities.
The fund is open to registered not-for-profit organisations. Organisations need to have an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 and at least two years of activity.
The Fund opens for applications on 5th August 2026 and closes on 19th August 2026.
Tel: 020 4551 9330
Email: contact@kccf.org.uk
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Good Place to Live: New Beginnings
The Lloyds Bank Foundation is offering funding to organisations delivering homelessness prevention services.
The fund supports organisations helping people at key transition points when they are at increased risk of homelessness, including people leaving prison, young adults leaving care, survivors of domestic abuse and people leaving the asylum system after securing the right to remain in the UK.
Two levels of funding are available:
- £100,000 over four years for organisations with an annual income below £100,000
- £200,000 over four years for organisations with an annual income between £100,000 and £2 million
Funding supports unrestricted, holistic and person-centred services that help prevent homelessness, including access to housing, welfare, immigration, health and other practical support.
Applications are accepted from registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies.
Applicants must have an annual income between £25,000 and £2m, at least one year of frontline service delivery, and be working with eligible beneficiary groups.
The deadline for applications is 9th September 2026 at 5pm.
Freemasons’ Charity
The Freemasons’ Charity focuses on the following areas:
- Children affected by domestic abuse
- Early years, ages 0–5, with a focus on poverty and neglect
- Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
There are two levels of funding:
- Small grants for charities whose annual income is between £25,000 and £500,000. These grants are unrestricted and range from £1,000 to £5,000 per year, for up to three years
- Large grants for charities whose annual income is between £500,000 and £5 million. These grants must be restricted to a specific project. Large grants usually range from £10,000 to £60,000 in total, spread over one to three years
There are no deadlines. This is a rolling programme for both Small and Large grants.
Tel: 020 3146 3337
Email: charitygrants@mcf.org.uk
National Archives - Engagement Grants
The National Archives annual Engagement Grants programme has opened for applications.
This round focuses on the theme of ‘Belonging’. The National Archives asks organisations to think creatively about how their collections can connect archives with communities and the wider public. Projects should use archival records to engage new and existing audiences and explore ideas linked to the theme.
The programme offers grants of up to £3,000. Eligible costs can include exhibitions, events, online or digital engagement, materials, staff time, travel, subsistence, and software or materials needed to deliver the project.
The programme is open to archivists and heritage professionals working with archival collections. This can include public sector bodies, not-for-profit organisations, registered charities, for-profit organisations and business archives.
The deadline for applications is 14th August 2026.
Tel: 020 8876 3444
National Churches Trust - Large Grants Programme
The National Churches Trust is offering grants to support the conservation and sustainable use of church buildings, with a focus on larger and more complex projects.
The programme supports urgent structural repairs and maintenance projects costing more than £100,000, or the installation of kitchens and accessible toilets costing more than £30,000.
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available. Grants of £40,000 to £50,000 are reserved for projects demonstrating a particularly strong case for investment. Match funding of at least 50% is required.
Eligible expenditure includes urgent and essential structural repair projects costing more than £80,000, and the installation of kitchens and toilets costing more than £30,000.
The fund is open to listed and unlisted Christian places of worship. Applicants must own the building or have the right to carry out the work, meet public access requirements, and ensure projects are overseen by suitably qualified professionals.
Applications are made through a two-stage process. Stage 1 requires submission of a suitability form. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a Stage 2 application.
The next Stage 1 deadline is 3rd November 2026.
Tel: 020 7222 0605
PRS Foundation - PPL Momentum Music Fund
PRS Foundation’s PPL Momentum Music Fund helps talented emerging UK musicians and bands take the next step in their careers.
It supports those at a crucial stage of development who can show potential to make significant progress within the next two years. The fund covers a broad range of contemporary popular music, including innovative and emerging genres.
Grants of £5,000 to £15,000 are available. PRS Foundation is unlikely to cover the full cost of a project, so applicants should show that they have secured, or expect to secure, funding from other sources.
The fund can support activity that will make a clear difference to an artist’s or band’s development, including:
- recording an album, EP or single
- UK touring costs, such as travel, accommodation, musician fees or equipment hire
- marketing and promotion, including PR, digital marketing, music videos and merchandise production
Musicians and bands can apply directly. Managers, independent labels or publishers can also apply on their behalf.
The current round closes on 10th August 2026 (6pm). A further 2026 round is expected to run from 28th September to 26th October 2026 (6pm), although future call dates may change.
Scops Arts Trust Round 3 – Music education for children and young people
Scops Arts Trust supports projects that help people to access, take part in and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts.
The Trust runs themed funding rounds; the next round is focused on children and young people's music education projects. Be aware, choirs are excluded from this round.
Most grants are for specific projects, although the Trust may contribute to core costs for smaller organisations where this would make a difference.
Grants usually start from a few hundred pounds, with previous multi-year grants awarded up to £30,000 per year, although most awards are much smaller.
Organisations must complete an eligibility check before being invited to submit a Stage 1 application. Selected applicants may then be invited to Stage 2.
Eligible applicants include registered charities, formally constituted social enterprises, community groups and other third sector organisations with clear charitable purposes. Priority is given to small and medium-sized organisations.
Their next Stage 1 application window is 1st September to 15th September 2026.
Email: info@scopsartstrust.org.uk
The Sofronie Foundation
The Sofronie Foundation offers grants to charities and not-for-profit organisations that support disadvantaged young people through educational or vocational projects.
The Foundation funds work that helps young people build skills for employment, access vocational training or work experience, or prepare for higher education.
Projects may help young people raise aspirations, build confidence and develop practical skills.
The Foundation does not specify a minimum or maximum grant amount. Funding is discretionary and can cover project delivery costs, including staffing.
Organisations can apply at any time. Trustees may take up to three months to make a decision.
Email: enquiries@sofronie.org
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust makes small grants up to £5,000 to support horticultural projects for public benefit.
Grants are typically given for projects such as garden creation, development and restoration, plant study trips, publications and horticultural research and conservation.
Typical projects are as follows:
- Gardeners' training schemes run by appropriate organisations
- Restoring gardens of historic interest
- Developing new gardens for public access and enjoyment
- Exhibitions, book publications, research and educational programmes relating to horticulture
- Expeditions to collect and protect plants of scientific and horticultural value
- Study visits by horticulturists or botanists with strong horticultural links
The Trust’s deadlines for applications are 15th February and 15th August 2026.
Tel: 0131 248 2844
Email: d.rae@rbge.org.uk
Thomas Wall Trust - Communication skills and employability
The Thomas Wall Trust supports projects that improve communication skills for adults facing barriers to employment.
It offers grants of up to £5,000 for projects with adults aged 18+ who face barriers to work. Funding may be renewed annually for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress and impact reviews, and priority is given to match-funded projects.
Projects must support beneficiaries to gain at least one recognised accredited vocational qualification during the project, or within two months of it ending.
Applicants must have been registered with the Charity Commission for at least three years and have an annual turnover of £25,000 to £500,000.
Applications follow a two-stage process, starting with an online Expression of Interest form.
The deadline for Stage One applications is 11th September 2026.
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Autumn Round: Young Women and Criminal Justice
The Triangle Trust supports work with young people who have criminal convictions or are at risk of offending. or who are at a high risk of being drawn into it.
In 2026, it focuses specifically on young women and girls who have been in the criminal justice system or who are at a high risk of being drawn into it.
The Trust runs two funding rounds each year.
The Spring 2026 round, which is now closed, focused on young women and girls aged 11 to 18.
The Autumn 2026 round will focus on young women aged 17 to 30 who are already in contact with the criminal justice system. This includes holistic support to help them move away from offending, pre-release and through-the-gate support, and support for mothers before and after a custodial sentence.
The Trust offers grants of £50,000 to £100,000 for projects lasting between 18 months and three years, with a maximum of £50,000 per year.
The fund is open to registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and Community Interest Companies that are led by and for women and girls or can demonstrate they are issue experts working on one of the funding priorities.
Applicants must demonstrate strong links with Youth Offending Teams, probation services, Pupil Referral Units, schools and other relevant local partners.
Applications are made through the Triangle Trust online application form. Shortlisted applicants may then receive a visit from the Trust Director as part of the second stage.
The Autumn round opens on 7th September 2026 and closes on 15th October 2026.
Email: info@triangletrust.org.uk
Funding Diary
July 2026
Homity Trust (Summer round) – 22/07/2026
Historic England-History in the Making Grants – 24/07/2026
Youth Endowment Fund-Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention – 27/07/2026
AB Charitable Trust - 31/07/2026
Armourers and Brasiers - Grants for School Science – 31/07/2026
Barchester Healthcare Charitable Foundation – 31/07/2026
BFBS - Big Salute – 31/07/2026
Hugo Burge Foundation – 31/07/2026
Irish Youth Foundation UK – 31/07/2026
Lewes Town Council Community Grants Scheme – 31/07/2026
Radcliffe Trust – 31/07/2026
Rother District Council Intergenerational Grants Programme – 31/07/2026
August 2026
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust - 01/08/2026
Marc Fitch Fund – 01/08/2026
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust – 03/08/2026
Armed Forces Covenant Fund-Reducing Veteran Homelessness- 05/08/2026
Henry Smith Foundation-Equity in Justice Fund – 05/08/2026
National Lottery Community Fund-Change Makers Partnership – 05/08/2026
Association of Independent Museums - Museum Fundamentals- 07/08/2026
Foreshore Trust Small & Events Grants Programme – 07/08/2026
PRS Foundation - PPL Momentum Music Fund – 10/08/2026
Screwfix Foundation - 10/08/2026
Heart Research UK - Healthy Heart Grants – 12/08/2026
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust - Main Grants – 13/08/2026
National Archives Engagement Grants – 14/08/2026
WCIT Charity -14/08/2026
Grocers’ Charity – 15/08/2026
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust - 15/08/2026
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust-Together for Service Families - 19/08/2026
Henry Smith Foundation - Holiday Grants for Children – 19/08/2026
King Charles III Charitable Fund-Small Grants -19/08/2026
Youth Music Trailblazer Fund – 28/09/206
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund – 31/08/2026
Hastings Pride in Place - 31/08/2026
James Tudor Foundation – Mental Health – 31/08/2026
MHCLG Democratic Engagement Fund – 31/08/2026
September 2026
Green Hall Foundation (round opens/closes rapidly) – 01/09/2026
Grocers’ Charity - 01/09/2026
Kelly Family Charitable Trust - 01/09/2026
Postcode Society Trust- South of England – 01/09/2026
Idlewild Trust – 04/09/2026
Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund – 04/09/2026
Institute of Physics- Public Engagement Grant Scheme – 07/09/2026
Leeds Building Society Foundation-Small Grants for Homelessness Support – 07/09/2026
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Good Place to Live: New Beginnings - 09/09/2026
Theatre Trust Improvement Scheme -11/09/2026
Thomas Wall Trust (stage one applications) – 11/09/2026
Scops Arts Trust -15/09/2026
Ulverscroft Foundation – 15/09/2026
Charles Hayward Foundation - Social & Criminal Justice – 18/09/2026
Fidelio Charitable Trust – 25/09/2026
Adamsons Trust - 30/09/2026
Armed Forces Families Fund - Service Pupil Support Fund – 30/09/2026
Co-op Bank Customer Donation Fund – 30/09/2026
Fat Beehive Foundation – 30/09/2026
Matrix Causes Fund – 30/09/2026
One Stop Community Partnership Programme – 30/09/2026
Postcode Local Trust Grassroots Fund (rolling programme) – closes 30/09/2026
Schroder Charity Trust – 30/09/2026
October 2026
Green Community Grants Programme – 01/10/2026
JJ Charitable Trust-Literacy Small Grants Scheme – 01/10/2026
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund -15/10/2026
Heritage Crafts Association-Endangered Crafts Fund – 16/10/2026
Triangle Trust (Expressions of Interest) – 15/10/2026
ChurchCare -Historic Church Interiors & Churchyards - 26/10/2026
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust – 26/10/2026
PRS Foundation – PPL Momentum Music Fund – 26/10/2026
Magdalen Hospital Trust – 31/10/2026
War Memorials Trust – 31/10/2026
November 2026
National Churches Trust - Large Grants Programme – 03/11/2026
Screwfix Foundation - 10/11/2026
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust – Main Grants – 12/11/2026
Weaver’s Company Benevolent Fund -12/11/2026
National Archives Project Grants Scheme – 13/11/2026
Innovate Now with Wellcome – 27/11/2026
December 2026
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust - 01/12/2026
Homity Trust -10/12/2026
James Tudor Foundation – Mental Health – 11/12/2026
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund – 31/12/2026