More funding resources

More funding opportunities to support local projects and communities.

Kingston Race and Equalities Council: small grants

The Small Grants Programme is provided and administered by Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC). Grants of up to £2,000 are available for voluntary and community organisations in Southwest London.

KREC’s objectives are:

  • to work towards the elimination of racial discrimination and associated inequalities
  • to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups
  • to address the human rights and needs of all communities

More information is available on the Croydon Voluntary Action and Kingston Race Equalities Council websites.

Who can apply

Voluntary and community organisations that work with minoritised and diverse communities across South West London and demonstrate a commitment to tackling health inequalities can apply.

All funded organisations will:

  • engage communities by conducting activities that encourage community input and participation
  • gather insights to collect findings on how to address inequalities in health and care
  • contribute to the KREC report and share insights to inform the KREC report and conference in April 2025
  • propose recommendations to provide practical ideas for creating more equitable health and care systems

Eligible expenditure

Funding is for project costs such as:

  • hosting events, focus groups, or community discussions
  • providing resources, or equipment to support engagement
  • creative methods to help engage with local communities to share their views, collect, and share insight

Location

South West London:

  • Kingston
  • Richmond
  • Wandsworth
  • Croydon
  • Sutton
  • Merton

How to apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Groups should contact KREC by email to request an application form.

Guidance notes are available from the Croydon Voluntary Council website.

Contacts

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact:

Enquiries
Kingston Race and Equalities Council
Ground Floor
Neville House
55 Eden Street
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 1BW

Alternatively, you can email: race.equality@kingstonrec.org.

Money Saving Expert charity summer projects

The Money Saving Expert (MSE) charity offers a limited number of grants of up to £10,000 to UK not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £750,000.

The funding is to help deliver activities that enable people to become more financially capable in their present and future circumstances.

Examples include:

  • money management workshops
  • training volunteers to deliver workshops or to provide peer-support to others
  • upskilling existing staff to access financial capability training to support their end-users directly

Funding can also provide access to financial inclusion activities for people who are disadvantaged in any way. For example, by age, disability, ethnicity or gender.

The funding is to be used for specific activity costs related to financial capability projects only.

Up to £500 per application can be used for essential IT equipment for project delivery.

Full cost recovery is supported. Consideration will be given to requests for direct project costs and for a proportionate share of the organisation's overheads (core costs) up to a maximum of 15% of their project budget.

Applications will be accepted from: 

  • UK registered charities
  • community interest companies (CICs)
  • credit union
  • not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee

Applications can also be made by social enterprise companies who have been established and active for at least 18 months, have an annual income of less than £750,000 and less than six months free reserves. They must be based and working within the UK.

There are two funding rounds per year (winter and summer) each with a two-stage application process. 

To apply, visit the GrantFinder website.

The deadline for stage 1 proposals is Friday 31 January 2025 at 5pm.

Asda Foundation grants

The Asda Foundation supports small, grass roots organisations in several ways throughout the year. Working with Asda’s Community Champions in store, they can work with a range of organisations and groups on a variety of local community projects.

Find out more at Asda.foundation.org.

Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has launched the Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund.

Up to £2.5 million is available from 2023 to 2025 to fund projects which support the specific needs of children and young people aged 21 and under who have come to, or settled in England, via:

  • Homes for Ukraine Scheme
  • Ukraine Family Scheme
  • Ukraine Extension Scheme
  • Afghan Resettlement Scheme (pathways 1, 2 and 3) 
  • Hong Kong BN(O) Visa Scheme

Local authorities and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations based in England can submit bids for grants for suitable projects. DLUHC expect to award a minimum of £1.5 million of the fund to regional and national projects. However, they also welcome bids from smaller local projects, including joint and consortium bids which have a named lead delivery partner. For individual projects, DLUHC expect the funding to range between £100,000 and £300,000.

For more information contact cyprfund@levellingup.gov.uk.

Please feel free to share with your local networks. If you or any interested organisation would like to connect and submit a joint bid, get in touch.

Application support

Support is available to applicants via the My Community website. Initial support and advice are on offer to all interested applicants up to the EOI stage.

After the EOI stage, certain applicants will be able to access in-depth support for the development of their application and business case. This may also include access to small revenue grants to secure specialist support.

Webinars

There will also be informative webinars which you can register for now on the following topics:

 

Funding for all

Free and expert fundraising advice to small charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises. This resource is mainly for organisations in Kent and Medway, however many of the funds listed are also available to groups in Croydon. 

Visit the Funding for All website.

Get involved with the mentoring quality framework

If your organisation is looking for funding through the New Deal for Young People, please complete the framework self-assessment tool so you are eligible to apply when funding rounds are opened. You will also have access to a range of support including training, masterclasses and one-to-one support.

Get involved with the mentoring quality framework

Local community partnerships

Local Community Partnerships - Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA). The council is working closely with CVA, other voluntary, community and faith sector partners, One Croydon and the Kings Fund to devolve 'power and authority to local people and communities'. There are 6 Local Community Partnerships planned and as they are established, they present an opportunity for locally based organisations to apply for funding.

For further details visit the Local Community Partnership website.

Reaching Communities England

This programme is offering over £10,000 of funding for organisations that work with their community. This includes people living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.

The funding aims to support communities with the things that are important to them, including:

  • reducing the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
  • supporting them to recover financially
  • helping them to rebuild and grow following the COVID-19 pandemic

In order to support communities, they fund projects and organisations which aim to:

  • build strong relationships in and across communities
  • improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
  • help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.

Find out more about Reaching Communities England.

Spacehive crowdfunding for local projects 

If you are seeking a funding platform used for raising funds for projects in your local area, see Spacehive. 

Suicide Prevention VCSE Grant Fund

The DHSC has launched a £10m Suicide Prevention VCSE Grant Fund for 2023/24 and 2024/25, to support suicide prevention activities delivered in England by non-profit organisations. Applications can be made up until 1 October. Applications must be made online via the Find a Grant portal by searching for "Suicide Prevention Grant Fund 2023-2025".

Meet the funder webinars

Meet the Funder webinars will also be held by the DHSC for potential applicants to answer any questions. 
To sign up: Email: SuicidePreventionGrant@dhsc.gov.uk

The Fore

The Fore provides unrestricted grants to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK.

The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability and efficiency. These grants are of interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. The grants are viewed as investments in the organisations it supports.

The Fore funds work across the following charitable sectors:

  • Arts and culture
  • Disability
  • Economic development and employability
  • Environment
  • Health and well-being
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Human rights, law and justice
  • Poverty and disadvantage
  • Sport
  • Woman and girls
  • Youth and education

Apply for funding from The Fore