Additional funding resources

Find external funding opportunities to support local projects and communities.

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:

 

Fight for Sight – The Capacity Building Fund

Fight for Sight is the operating name of British Eye Research Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales. The charity funds both scientific research that advances the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of eye disease.  It also funds social change projects.

Objectives of Fund

The Fund is designed to support the creation of a sight loss sector that is coherent, sustainable, and resilient to the rising demand for equal service provision across the UK.
The fund offers unrestricted grants for organisations in the sight loss sector across the UK whose growth and sustainability are challenged by the uncertain economic climate and cost of living crisis. Grants of between £10,000 pounds and £20,000 pounds are available.

The grants focuses on two key areas:

  • collaboration between organisations within the sight loss sector and between the sight loss sector and external institutions
  • small charities and grassroots organisations

How To Apply

The deadline for applications is 9.00am, 7 January 2025. All applicants will be contacted about the result of their application by 31 March 2025.

Visit the Fight for Sight website for guidelines and to submit an online application.

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

Housing and Immigration grant - Fast Track Cities London

Housing and immigration grant application deadline extended  to Wednesday 11 December at 5pm to give providers an extra week to prepare their submissions, given that the deadline is immediately after the World AIDS Day weekend.

Visit: Fast Track Cities for more information

 or email: maria.vidal-read@nhs.net

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