Supporting your Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisation to find, access and get ready to apply for funding
Whether you have a new project or idea you need funding, or you are currently delivering a project that you would like to continue, this page is designed to support you to find the right funding for your organisation.
Free one-to-one support
Our Funding and Development Officer, Jane Granville provides free one-to-one support and guidance to York’s VCSE sector to help organisations identify potential funding sources and develop funding bids. Please get in contact with us via: VCSESupport@yorkcvs.org.uk if your organisation needs support.
Live grants and funds
The Key Fund | Energy Resilience Fund: Closing date – Ongoing
The Energy Resilience Fund is finance to enable community and social enterprises to retrofit energy generating and saving technology on community owned or managed buildings, with an initial focus on stabilising or reducing energy costs. Who can apply Own your building...
Parkinson’s UK Grants for physical activity providers: Closing date – Ongoing
The grant scheme helps fund activity providers to give people with Parkinson's more opportunities to get and stay active. Who can apply? Applicants must: ● be based in the UK ● have a business/community bank account as funds cannot be transferred into a personal...
Barchester Charitable Foundation: Closing date – Ongoing
Their funding focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Who can apply? They support applications from community health professionals, community groups and registered charities that combat isolation and loneliness and...
Pixel Fund Grant Application: Closing date – Ongoing
Header: Pixel Fund Grant ApplicationsPixel Fund Grant Who can apply? UK-registered charities to deliver projects and activities that promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults aged under 26 years old and provide a measurable difference to...
Sport England: The Movement Fund – Closing date ongoing
The Movement Fund provides crowdfunding pledges, grants and support to help projects that get more people active. Who can apply?Local not-for-profit groups and organisations whose projects promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance,...
Stop Loan Sharks Community Funding 2024-25: Closing date – Ongoing
The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) has funding available for groups that want to raise awareness of the issues of illegal money lending. The money available has come from the proceeds of crime taken from convicted illegal money lenders. Illegal Money...
The Legal & General Health Equity Fund: Expression of interest closing date 6 September
The Legal & General ‘Health Equity’ Fund is a £3 million fund offering grants of up to £75,000 to support place-based projects that address the social determinants of health (SDH): non-medical social and economic factors, such as housing, education,...
Bids invited for £1 million defibrillator fund: Closing date – Ongoing
The government is inviting community organisations to bid for funding for a defibrillator for their area. The government is inviting community organisations to bid for funding for an automated external defibrillator (AED) for their area £1 million fund to increase the...
Who can apply for a grant?
Each grant provider will outline a unique set of criteria to be met in order to apply. Our Funding and Development Officer can support your organisation to get ready to apply for funding. Please contact jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk for more information.
Where can I find out about available grants?
Here! You are in the right place, this page lists current grants that are open to York’s VCSE sector. Take a look at the quick links section for more resources to find funding.
I'd like to let you know about a grant for VCSE organisations in York
Fantastic, please email comms@yorkcvs.org.uk. We would love to hear about any grants that can be awarded to York’s VCSE sector.
Expired grants and funding
Grants and funds that have now expired.
Good Place, Warm Place Fund: Closing date 5 October
Organisations in York can apply for up to £5,000 from a £40,000 fund to run Warm Places this winter. Applications are open until Sunday 5 October. Eligible projects offer a Warm Place at least two hours a week, offering hot drinks, refreshments or meals, company, and...
Formal Peer Support for York’s Neurodivergent Community: Closing date 15 September
The York Neurodiversity and Mental Health Group, part of the Mental Health Partnership, is pleased to announce a new grant funding opportunity for local organisations to develop and deliver a formal peer support offer for York’s neurodivergent community. This pilot...
Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 2: For York’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector
The Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 2 is now closed! The York Mental Health Partnership, alongside the Connecting Our City Partnership, is delivering the NHS Community Mental Health Transformation (CMHT) programme and investing in York’s VCSE...
Two Ridings Community Foundation: York Community Fund – Closing date Monday 20 October
York Community Fund has been set up as a partnership between Two Ridings Community Foundation, City of York Council, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York CVS and York Together. The fund focuses on strengthening York’s voluntary and community groups with grants that...
Quick links
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National funding databases:
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Get in contact with Jane Granville (jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk) if your organisation needs support to find funding.
Latest news and information
Keep up to date with the latest news and information about grants and funding for the VCSE sector.
VCSE organisations encouraged to apply to new VCSE Health Inequalities Small Grants Fund
VCSE Health Inequalities Small Grants Fund The VCSE Health Inequalities Small Grants Fund is now accepting applications to support projects across York that aim to reduce health inequalities....
York charities awarded vital funding to improve health and wellbeing of residents
17 local charities and community groups have collectively been awarded over £80,000 in funding to deliver community projects designed to combat loneliness and improve the health and wellbeing of...
Are you ready to apply for funding?
This video was created for the Community Mental Health Transformation Grant but provides a great checklist to review whether or not your organisation is ready to apply for funding.
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