The Fund awards small grants of up to £5,000 per year to approximately 100 community-based organisations each year.
Applications will next open 5 – 19 February 2024.
Eligibility criteria
To apply for a small grant, your organisation must:
- Be a UK-registered non-profit organisation
- Have an annual income of less than £1 million
- Have completed two years of activity
- Have less than 6 months free reserves
- If seeking funding for a project, the total cost of the project should not exceed £200,000
Grants will not be awarded to:
- Individuals and public bodies.
- Non-profit organisations which are part of a federation.
- Organisations that mainly distribute grants to other organisations.
- Organisations with political associations or interests.
- Cover capital expenditure with the exception of community-based heritage conservation and restoration projects aimed at preserving the fabric of historic buildings.