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Government
Department for Education (DfE) Early Education Partnerships Funding
Hastings Borough Council - Community Leisure Capital Grants Programme
Lewes Town Council Community Grants Scheme
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) - Democratic Engagement Fund
Rother District Council Intergenerational Grants Programme 2026

Lottery
Arts Council England – Learn about social media storytelling webinar
National Lottery Community Fund - New Change Makers Partnership for England

Trusts and Foundations
Architectural Heritage Fund - Heritage Revival Fund
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Together for Service Families: Placed Based Grants Programme
Armourers and Brasiers - Grants for School Science
ChurchCare - Historic Church Interiors and Churchyard Structures
Co-op Local Community Fund
Grocers' Charity
Henry Smith Foundation – Early Years Parenting Fund
Henry Smith Foundation – Equity in Justice Fund
Heritage Crafts Association - Endangered Crafts Fund
Historic England - History in the Making Grants
Hugo Burge Foundation - Creative Grants
Idlewild Trust - Arts and Conservation
Leeds Building Society Foundation – Small Grants for Homelessness Support
National Archives - Resilience Grants
School for Social Entrepreneurs - Social Investment Gateway Programme
Sheila Coates Foundation - Support for Autistic Students in Mainstream Education
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
WCIT Charity – Digital Inclusion and Technology Projects
Youth Endowment Fund - Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme

Funding Diary

Government

Department for Education (DfE) Early Education Partnerships Funding

The Department for Education is offering funding for up to 100 Early Education Partnerships across England.

The Programme is intended to help early years providers and state-funded primary schools work more closely together to improve children’s transition into reception, strengthen school readiness and share effective practice.

Partnerships can include nurseries, childminders, maintained nursery schools and school-based nurseries working with primary schools. Activity should address local needs and improve outcomes for children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), additional needs, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The programme will run from September 2026 to March 2029.

Year 1 will support partnerships to establish relationships, identify local needs and develop delivery plans
Years 2 and 3 will focus on implementing and embedding tailored activities in response to local priorities.

Year 1 grants are based on partnership size:

2 to 4 organisations: up to £12,500
5 to 9 organisations: up to £25,000
10 to 14 organisations: up to £37,500
15 or more organisations: up to £50,000

Applications must be submitted by a nominated Partnership Grant Administrator, which must be a state-funded primary school. Partnerships must include at least one primary school with a reception cohort and at least one other eligible early years provider.

The deadline for Year 1 applications is 17th July 2026.

Tel: 0370 000 2288

Email: earlyeducation.partnerships@education.gov.uk

Hastings Borough Council - Community Leisure Capital Grants Programme

Hastings Borough Council is inviting applications to improve local leisure, sport and physical activity facilities across the town.

The Council is investing £700,000 over two years, with three levels of grant available:

Small grants of between £2,000 and £10,000.
Medium grants of between £10,000 and £75,000
Major grants of between £75,000 and £150,000

Funding is for capital improvements to buildings and spaces, including:

Building repairs and refurbishment
Improvements to sports or activity areas
Accessibility improvements
Fixed or permanent equipment

The Fund also considers specialist equipment where it is essential to deliver or expand a community leisure activity within a facility. Examples may include:

Mats, flooring or padding required to enable specific activities
Equipment needed to bring an under‑used space into active use
Items that form part of a wider capital improvement project.

Specialist equipment may also be considered where it is essential to delivering or expanding a community leisure activity within a facility.

The programme will not normally support general or personal sports equipment, short-life or easily replaceable items, or day-to-day running costs.

The fund is open to community groups, charities, Community Interest Companies, sports clubs, not-for-profit organisations, and organisations managing community buildings or facilities.

The deadline for the first round is Sunday 12th July 2026 (11.59pm).

Email: Strategicprojects@hastings.gov.uk

Lewes Town Council Community Grants Scheme

Lewes Town Council’s Community Grants Scheme aims to support and strengthen the many networks and community groups that promote a vibrant and active community in Lewes.

The Council has a budget of £75,000 this year for grants to organisations that benefit the town and its residents.

Their grants are intended to help maintain a vibrant community in the town, with particular emphasis on groups who support the council’s priorities, which include but are not limited to:

Strengthening communities
Trees and biodiversity; wildlife; the environment; open spaces
Support for equality, diversity and inclusion, and specifically disadvantaged and under-represented groups and foodbanks
Sustainable transport and related infrastructure

There are 3 levels of grants you can apply for:

£750
up to £2,000
or up to £5,000

Grants can be used for the following:

Capital costs – funding for equipment, furnishings, premises or other items that cost substantial amounts and will last for several years
Revenue costs – costs incurred in the day-to-day running of the organisation and its projects. These include items such as stationery, rent, heat and lighting, phone bills and materials
Project costs – costs that are clearly and directly incurred as a result of a project. For example, the salaries of project staff, their travel and subsistence, project materials, and all other costs easily identifiable as part of the project
Various costs – your application might include all of the above

The Council welcomes applications from charitable, voluntary and other not-for-profit organisations.

Their deadline for applications is 31st July 2026.

Tel: 01273 471469.

Email: communitygrants@lewes-tc.gov.uk

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) - Democratic Engagement Fund

MHCLG has launched a new £2.5 million Democratic Engagement Fund for civil society organisations in England.

It aims to support people to engage with democracy, including helping young people get ready to vote for the first time. It will directly support the Government’s commitment to extend the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds by funding grassroots projects that make democracy more accessible.

The Fund will support politically neutral, place-based activity that helps people understand, engage with and participate in democracy. It is aimed at communities least likely to engage, including young people aged 5 to 25, ethnic minority groups, people who are homeless, regular movers, disabled people and people from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Around 80 to 100 projects are expected to be funded across England. Most grants will be up to £25,000, with up to £50,000 available in exceptional cases.

Projects must start no earlier than January 2027, and all funded activity must be completed by 31st October 2027.

The fund is open to charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies, Companies Limited by Guarantee, Community Benefit Societies, co-operatives, faith groups and other voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

Applicants must have an annual income or turnover between £50,000 and £1m.

Partnership and consortium bids are welcome.

The application window opens on 22nd June 2026 and closes on 31st August 2026.

Tel: 030 3444 0000

Email: democraticengagement@communities.gov.uk

Rother District Council Intergenerational Grants Programme 2026

Rother District Council is inviting applications for round 1 of a new Intergenerational Grants Programme, designed to support local organisations bring people of different ages together through shared activities, in order to strengthen communities and improve wellbeing.

Intergenerational activity delivers multiple social benefits. It enables the exchange of skills, knowledge, and lived experience between generations, helping to break down stereotypes and foster mutual understanding and respect. It can also reduce isolation and increase purpose among older people, while supporting younger people to build confidence, communication and social skills.

This round of grants is particularly aimed at smaller amounts of funding to pilot a new project, not to continue something which is currently taking place or has happened before.

The Fund would want you to demonstrate that your project could become a regular activity, that it’s not a one-off event.

The programme will award funding of up to £500 per award, which can be used by organisations to help fund a variety of intergenerational activities, including:

Creative arts
Storytelling
Physical activity opportunities
Gardening
Music
and other participatory experiences for sharing skills and experience across generations

The programme supports key objectives within the Age Friendly Rother programme to help support inclusion and reduce ageism and age-related stereotypes and harms.

Please read the guidance document before applying, as it contains further information about the programme. Local organisations and community groups should apply using the programme application form.

The guidance document and the application form are available at Intergenerational Grants Programme – Rother District Council .

See also a resource produced by East Sussex County Council’s Public Health Dept Intergenerational Activities Toolkit | East Sussex County Council for ideas on developing potential projects.

For further information and/or to discuss a potential application, please contact Stuart Ramsbottom, Active and Healthy Communities Specialist at Rother District Council.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 31st July.

Tel: 07817 790003

Email: stuart.ramsbottom@rother.gov.uk

Lottery

Arts Council England – Learn about social media storytelling webinar

Arts Council England’s Digital Culture Network is running a free online Q&A, Social media content without the cringe, for people working with or for publicly funded arts and cultural organisations, and others eligible for Arts Council England funding.

It follows an earlier webinar on social media storytelling for arts and culture, exploring how artists and arts organisations can approach short‑form video as miniature storytelling.

The Digital Culture Network also regularly adds webinar recordings to its Knowledge Hub.

The live webinar takes place on 23rd June, 12pm to 12.45pm.

National Lottery Community Fund - New Change Makers Partnership for England

The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) is launching a new Change Makers Partnership in England programme, with £50 million to invest in community leadership over five years.

It plans to work with up to 12 partner organisations to strengthen the support available to community leaders.

Grants are expected to range from £1 million to £5 million over five years.

TNCLF is running webinars about the Programme on 18th June 2026 (3pm to 3.45pm) and 30th June 2026 (10am to 10.45am). The sign-up links are on their website.

Full details will be published when available.

Applications open on 8th July 2026.

Trusts and Foundations

Architectural Heritage Fund - Heritage Revival Fund

The Heritage Revival Fund is aimed at community-led projects to rescue and reuse neglected historic buildings in town centres.

The fund prioritises projects that restore vacant or at-risk buildings, bring properties into community ownership, and deliver social and economic benefits. It is particularly interested in projects in deprived areas.

It offers the following:

Project Viability Grants up to £20,000 for early-stage work. Works are likely to focus on understanding the condition of the building, how it might be used, and whether that intended use is appropriate for the building and likely to be sustainable
Project Development Grants up to £100,000. This can cover some of the costs of developing and coordinating a viable project and taking it towards the start of work on site. You should have secured ownership or a long lease of the building or be close to doing so
Capital Works Grants up to £500,000 for repair and conservation work

Match funding is preferred for Viability Grants, while Development Grants require 10% and Capital Works Grants require 20%.

The fund is open to not-for-profit organisations, parish and town councils. Please note, unincorporated groups can apply for Project Viability Grants only.

Applications are made in two stages, starting with an Expression of Interest.

Expressions of Interest can be submitted anytime.

Tel: 020 7925 0199

Email: ahf@ahfund.org.uk

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Together for Service Families: Placed Based Grants Programme

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund is welcoming applications for place-based projects supporting the families of serving personnel and reservists affected by service-related separation or relocation.

Eligible projects must help families manage loneliness and isolation, improve mental health and wellbeing, and make separation, reintegration and relocation easier to navigate.

They must also enhance local partnership working and create more streamlined support pathways, with people with lived experience involved in planning the project.

The Programme offers grants of up to £350,000 for projects lasting up to 3.5 years, including a six-month development phase. Funding can cover staff costs, volunteer expenses, travel, session materials, accessibility costs, overheads, partner costs and evaluation.

Applications must be made in partnership with other organisations, including statutory and non-statutory partners and local bases where appropriate.

The Fund is open to registered charities with at least three years’ registration and substantial recent experience of supporting armed forces communities, and to local authorities.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 19th August 2026. Successful applicants will then be invited to submit a full application by 20th January 2027.

Email: info@covenantfund.org.uk

Armourers and Brasiers - Grants for School Science

The Trust has reopened its annual grants scheme to help primary and secondary schools across the UK enrich science teaching and encourage pupils to consider scientific careers, particularly in materials science.

It offers a small number of grants each year, with £600 for primary schools and £1,000 for secondary schools to buy science equipment, run enrichment projects, and take part in science events and competitions.

The Trust provides separate application forms for primary and secondary grants on its website.

The Fund is open until 31st July 2026.

Email: charities@armourershall.co.uk

ChurchCare - Historic Church Interiors and Churchyard Structures

ChurchCare is inviting applications from Anglican parish churches for a range of conservation grants for historically or artistically important items and features.

It offers up to £10,000 across all strands, except church plate, which has no set grant value.

Funding is available for:

Books and Manuscripts - historic or artistic books and manuscripts, including preventive work in parochial libraries such as conservation-grade storage and display furniture
Church Plate - repairs to church plate, to support its regular use by congregations
Churchyard Structures - tombs, external monuments, grave markers, churchyard walls, railings and gates
Metalwork - monumental brasses and decorative metalwork of historic, artistic or archaeological significance, including screens, internal railings, plaques and memorials
Monuments - monuments of historical, artistic, architectural or archaeological significance
Textiles - textiles of historic, architectural, archaeological or artistic significance
Woodwork and Wooden Objects - woodwork and wooden objects such as reredoses, screens, wooden crosses, pulpits and pews, where these are of artistic, historical, archaeological or architectural significance.

ChurchCare is particularly encouraging applications to the Church Plate and Metalwork strands, as neither received any applications in the last round.

The deadline for applications is 26th October 2026.

Tel: 020 7898 1872

Email: conservationgrants@churchofengland.org

Co-op Local Community Fund

The Co-op’s annual Local Community Fund has opened to support projects across the UK that help people access opportunities and resources so they can thrive.

There is a total of £3.5 million available, with grants decided by Co-op members in local communities. The more members who choose a project and shop with Co-op, the more funding that project will receive.

Successful groups will receive a minimum of £500.

This round is for projects that help people to thrive in one or more of the following ways:

Access to food – such as food banks, community fridges and pantries, community allotments and cooking classes
Opportunities for young people – such as youth groups, skills development, mentoring and peer support
Mental wellbeing – such as coffee mornings, bereavement groups, warm spaces, friendship groups, physical activity and team sports
Community cohesion – such as cultural diversity projects, tackling anti-social behaviour and inter-generational activity
Sustainable futures – such as tackling climate change, reducing waste, protecting nature and building green skills

Co-op is also keen to support projects that promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion.

The fund is open to all types of not-for-profit groups and organisations that need funding to deliver a specific project benefitting their local community.

Applicants must provide a Co-op membership number for one of the people making the application.

The deadline for applications is 24th June (midnight) 2026.

Tel: 0800 023 4708

Email: communityteam@coop.co.uk

Grocers' Charity

The Grocers’ Charity provides grants up to £5,000 to back practical, people‑focused projects.

It supports work across a range of themes:

Relief of poverty - Training, facilities, parenting support; risk of homelessness; domestic abuse; work in areas of high deprivation
Elderly - Services ending social exclusion, befriending or other programmes to end loneliness; services enhancing daily activities or home life
Disability and Inclusion - Identifying /tackling barriers; front-line support
Health - Supporting people with medical conditions by purchasing equipment; supporting people with well-being concerns or mental health illnesses
Military - Innovative programmes, education or employment for ex-service people; wellbeing for service people and their families
Arts and Heritage - Expanding creative skills for disadvantaged artists; engaging marginalised audiences experiencing disability, inequality or poverty; conserve/restore historic buildings; conserve historical objects
Environment and Conservation - Protecting biodiversity by restoring habitats; promoting environmentally responsible behaviour; tackling pollution and climate change
Children and Young People - Building strengths and potential; peer support/group activities for wellbeing

Grocers’ welcome applications from smaller registered charities.

There is a two-stage application process. In stage one, groups submit an Initial Enquiry form and will receive a response within three weeks of the deadline. Stage two is by invitation only for groups that are successful at stage one.

The deadline for Initial Applications is 15th August 2026.

Tel: 020 7606 3113

Email: enquiries@grocershall.co.uk

Henry Smith Foundation – Early Years Parenting Fund

The Henry Smith Foundation has launched the first year of the Early Years Parenting Fund - a new five-year programme under its Getting Started priority, to improve outcomes for children aged newborn to five through parenting support.

For this fund, ‘parents’ includes anyone with a primary caregiving role, such as carers, kinship carers, guardians and other family members.

Round one is aimed at organisations working closely with families from Black, Pakistani, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, and/or families living in the most deprived 20% of areas nationally.

The Fund awards £56,250 a year for four years (£225,000 in total). This is flexible funding and can be used towards general running costs. Grant holders will also receive support beyond the grant itself.

Around 35 organisations will be invited to submit a full application.

The Fund is open to registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies and other not for profit charitable organisations. Applicants must have at least one years accounts and an annual income between £100,000 and £5m.

The Foundation has posted a recording and transcript of the Fund’s launch webinar.

There is a two-stage application process starting with an Expression of Interest (EOI). The deadline for EOIs is 1st July 2026 at 5pm.

Tel: 020 7264 4970

Email: gettingstarted@henrysmith.foundation

Henry Smith Foundation – Equity in Justice Fund

The Henry Smith Foundation has launched the Equity in Justice Fund to support organisations providing specialist services for racially minoritised young men aged 18 to 25 who are in contact with the criminal justice system.

The Fund sits within its Safer Futures programme. It aims to improve access to culturally appropriate support and centres lived experience in funded work.

The Programme is looking to support work across the UK, across different justice settings, and across a range of communities, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and Muslim communities.

A total of £2.6 million is available in this round. Around 13 grants of £200,000 are expected, with funding offered over three, four or five years. Grants are flexible and can contribute to general running costs.

The Fund is open to registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies and other charitable not for profit organisations working in line with the programme’s aims. Applicants need at least 18 months’ track record and evidence that lived experience informs their services, organisation and governance.

The Foundation will prioritise smaller organisations over larger ones, but the fund is also open to national organisations working across wide geographic areas, particularly those delivering services in prisons.

The Foundation will run a webinar on 23rd June 2026 from 2pm to 3pm.

Applicants need to register in advance. It will also provide a recording and transcript afterwards.

Applications close on 5th August 2026 at 5pm. Further rounds will open in January 2027, June 2027 and January 2028.

Tel: 020 7264 4970

Email: saferfutures@henrysmith.foundation

Heritage Crafts Association - Endangered Crafts Fund

The Heritage Crafts Association supports projects that help sustain crafts on the Red List of Endangered Crafts.

It offers grants of up to £2,500 for work in three main areas:

Changes that help secure the longer-term viability of heritage craft skills, such as developing new approaches, investing in more efficient machinery, developing new routes to market, and exploring sustainable alternative materials while maintaining the heritage character of a practice
Direct and indirect skills transfer, such as taking on a trainee or apprentice, preparing training materials, producing online or video content to support skills sharing and documentation, and buying specialist tools and equipment for training
Continuous professional development, such as building the knowledge and skills needed to run a successful small business, and developing advanced or allied craft skills to help make a practice more viable.

The Association welcomes applications from individuals and voluntary and community organisations working with the skills and knowledge listed on the Red List of Endangered Crafts. A number of grants are ringfenced for East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove.

Successful applicants also get support from the Grants and Awards Officer and the Heritage Crafts team. This may include mentoring, business support, or signposting to other opportunities.

The next deadline for applications is 16th October 2026.

Email: info@heritagecrafts.org.uk

Historic England - History in the Making Grants

Historic England’s History in the Making Programme enables underrepresented young people (aged 13-25) to research, discover and mark underrepresented local histories.

Each project funded will create a place marker to celebrate where these stories took place and share them with the whole community.

The Funder invites applicants and the young people they work with to come up with a creative marker that feels right for their local history and their community.

The programme is aimed at young people who are disadvantaged by their background or where they live, young people from the global majority, LGBTQ+ young people, disabled young people and neurodivergent young people.

Geographical criteria apply, and the young people taking part must come from an eligible place on Historic England’s eligible list. For East Sussex, eligible places include Hastings and Eastbourne.

Historic England expects to fund around 25 projects across England and will award grants of £10,000 to £15,000.

The fund is open to charities, community interest groups, local authorities and other organisations able to deliver this type of youth-led heritage work. Joint applications are welcome.

The deadline for applications is 24th July 2026.

Tel: 020 7973 3700

Email: hpcpcalls@historicengland.org.uk

Hugo Burge Foundation - Creative Grants

The Hugo Burge Foundation is offering grants for arts, crafts and creative activity across the UK.

The programme has three strands:

Creative Education is for projects for children and young people aged 0 to 29, including school workshops, visits to arts and cultural sites, and materials for creative learning. Eligible applicants include schools, local authorities, community groups, charities, museums, galleries, educational institutions and arts organisations
Creative Communities is for festivals, fairs, charities, arts organisations and community groups delivering cultural and creative activity in their local area. Applications are welcome from festivals, charities, arts organisations and community groups
Creative Individuals offers funding to artists aged 18 and over working across creative disciplines, including visual and expressive arts, writing and craft. This strand is open to artists aged 18 and over in any creative discipline

Applicants to the Creative Education and Creative Communities strands can apply for up to £15,000. Creative Individuals can apply for up to £5,000.

The Foundation also has an access support fund of £7,000, available on a first come, first served basis. This can cover access support workers, up to £300 a day, for applicants who may face barriers to applying without assistance, including people who are Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.

The deadline for applications is 31st July 2026.

Email: enquiries@hugoburgefoundation.org

Idlewild Trust - Arts and Conservation

The Idlewild Trust offers grants of up to £8,000 to support charities working in the arts and conservation.

Arts Grants - Nurturing Early-Stage Professionals supports training opportunities for emerging professionals age 18 or over, working creatively and backstage, within the performing and visual arts, post-training, and at an early stage in their career
Conservation Grants- Objects and Works of Art supports the conservation of cultural heritage of recognised national and international importance in museums, libraries, galleries, historic buildings, or landscapes accessible to the public. The Trust prioritises projects that include knowledge sharing, such as a webinar, lecture or published article, and public engagement activity is encouraged

The fund is open to registered charities with at least two annual returns submitted on time to the Charity Commission, and public exempt charities.

The Trust has two funding rounds each year. The next deadlines are 4th September 2026 and 12th February 2027.

Tel: 020 3909 0406

Email: info@idlewildtrust.org.uk

Leeds Building Society Foundation – Small Grants for Homelessness Support

Leeds Building Society Foundation’s Small Grants Scheme offers grants of up to £2,500 for projects supporting people experiencing homelessness.

Funding can be used for core, project or capital costs, including support with financial stress, emergency accommodation, housing, and wraparound health and wellbeing support.

The Foundation welcomes applications from organisations using Housing First or relationship-based approaches. Small grants are open to UK registered charities with an annual turnover below £500,000.

The current application window closes on 7th September 2026.

Tel: 0113 216 7296

Email: foundation@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk

National Archives - Resilience Grants

The National Archives’ Resilience Grants Programme helps archives develop sustainable solutions, manage change and strengthen organisational resilience.

It offers grants of up to £20,000 for projects lasting up to one year.

Funding can support resilience work identified as a priority by the organisation.

Examples include:

Organisational resilience work, such as financial, strategic and organisational planning, building staff capacity and skills, and reducing costs or increasing income
Collections resilience work, including collections care and development and digital preservation
Wider resilience and development work, such as diversity, equity and inclusion, responding to climate change, and developing archive networks with a clear strategic focus

The programme is open to public sector bodies, not-for-profit organisations including registered charities, and for-profit organisations including business archives.

The National Archives particularly welcomes applications from archive networks and consortia and encourages partnership projects where appropriate.

There are usually two application rounds each year. The current round closes on 6th July 2026.

Tel: 020 8876 3444

Email: archivegrants@nationalarchives.gov.uk

School for Social Entrepreneurs - Social Investment Gateway Programme

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is offering a free 12-month support programme for charities, social enterprises and community organisations that want to strengthen trading and move closer to social investment readiness.

It is for organisations planning to apply for social investment, usually within the next three years. It will run from 11th November 2026 to 21st October 2027 and includes tailored learning, peer support, diagnostic advice, investment surgeries and opportunities to meet social investors.

Applicants can choose either a Match Trading Grant of up to £18,000, paid as trading income increases, or a repayable grant of up to £24,000.

Organisations should usually have an annual income of more than £100,000 and an active trading model with plans to grow. Groups below this level but with a strong trading model are encouraged to contact SSE.

SSE is holding information sessions on 24th June 2026 at 2pm and 6th July 2026 at 11am.

The deadline for applications is 17th July 2026.

Email: sig@sse.org.uk

Sheila Coates Foundation - Support for Autistic Students in Mainstream Education

The Sheila Coates Foundation’s Rapid Impact Fund is offering grants of £5,000 to mainstream secondary schools and colleges supporting autistic students.

The current funding round focuses on tackling or preventing non-attendance.

It supports quick, practical activity that goes beyond statutory provision, with particular interest in projects shaped with autistic students and, where appropriate, their parents or carers.

Funding can be used for resources and equipment, educational or therapeutic interventions, staff training, work with families, and additional staff time for activities that improve inclusion, engagement and attendance.

Collaborative applications are welcome, and previous grant holders may apply again where proposals build on earlier work without duplicating it. Note - Projects to develop or equip indoor safe or sensory spaces are excluded from this round.

The deadline is 14th July 2026 (5pm).

Tel: 0300 302 0000

Email: enquire@sheilacoates.foundation

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 next deadline for applications is 15th August 2026.

Tel: 0131 248 2844

Email: d.rae@rbge.org.uk

WCIT Charity – Digital Inclusion and Technology Projects

WCIT Charity supports projects that use technology to advance education, inclusion, tech for charities, or public understanding of technology.

Applicants can request up to £15,000. WCIT may consider larger requests in exceptional circumstances.

WCIT is interested in new services, solutions, training, apps, analytics, AI, robotics, and accessibility features or hardware. It also welcomes projects where it funds all or part of the IT element. Projects should use IT in an innovative way, show wider potential, and demonstrate how the work will continue.

Note - WCIT does not fund off the shelf products for staff use, apps or websites for income generation or administration, networking or telephony costs, or existing projects and services.

WCIT accepts applications form registered charities and organisations with a formal not for profit constitution, including Community Interest Companies.

The next deadline is 14th August 2026.

Email: charity@wcit.org.uk

Youth Endowment Fund - Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention Programme

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is inviting applications for projects that help state secondary schools deliver education on healthy and respectful relationships for young people aged 11–16.

This funding round focuses on the early stages of preventing violence against women and girls. It aims to build evidence about how schools can best be supported to deliver the healthy relationships elements of the revised Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum.

Applications are invited under two strands:

Strand 1 supports projects that build schools’ internal capacity to deliver this content, mainly through teacher training and support. (Delivery of the intervention to one or more year groups in 30 secondary schools, with another 30 schools being a control group
Strand 2 supports external specialist organisations or practitioners to deliver healthy relationships education directly in schools (Delivery of the intervention to one or more year groups across 20–30 schools - depending on the evaluation design, a further 30 schools may also be needed for the control group)

YEF is particularly interested in evidence-informed approaches that strengthen existing school provision and can be delivered at sufficient scale to support a robust evaluation.

Delivery is expected to begin in September 2027 and must be completed by December 2028.

YEF has not published set grant amounts, and awards are discretionary. Match funding is not required.

YEF is holding a webinar for applicants on 24th June 2026 (10.30am–12pm). Registration details are available on the YEF website.

The programme is open to registered charities, companies, statutory bodies and CICs. It welcomes partnerships, with one organisation acting as the lead applicant.

The deadline for applications is 27th July 2026 (9am).

Email: grants@youthendowmentfund.org.uk