External Funding

Funding of up to £500 is available for schools, youth organisations, and play centres in Camden to support young people aged 10-18 to develop multi-media projects on the theme of safety, with additional cash prizes and vouchers for winning entries.

A free 12-month support programme and grant of up to £24,000 is available for charities, social enterprises, and community organisations in England that want to strengthen their trading and move nearer to social investment readiness.

Grants between £2,500 and £10,000 are available for local authorities, charities, community groups, educational institutions, and individual landowners in England, Scotland, and Wales to deliver community tree planting projects that benefit people, communities, and wildlife.

Grants are available across three funds — Creative Education, Creative Communities, and Creative Individuals — to support creative knowledge, local cultural initiatives, and the development of artistic projects and practice across the UK.

Grants between £1 million and £5 million are available for established organisations and partnerships in England to support and connect community leaders who are driving positive change in communities facing poverty, disadvantage, or discrimination.

Grants between £2,000 and £6,000 are available for charities, community groups, schools, and not-for-profit organisations in and around the Camley Street area of Camden to deliver projects that bring communities together, create opportunities, and support local residents.

Grants of up to £50,000 are available for civil society organisations in England to deliver politically neutral, place-based projects that improve democratic engagement and participation among groups currently underrepresented in democratic processes.

Grants up to £5,000 are available for UK registered charities, working locally or regionally in the United Kingdom, whose activities nurture and support family life.

One-off grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK-registered charities for programmes that reduce disadvantage and support people across a wide range of themes, including homelessness, youth, older people, disability, health, veterans, arts, heritage, and environment.

Core, flexible grants of £125,000 to £450,000 over five years are available for community-led organisations in London working with those most affected by climate-related harm and environmental challenges, supporting work that links immediate community needs to long-term systems change.

Capital grants of up to £20,000 are available for UK charitable and not-for-profit theatres to fund small building or equipment improvements that reduce environmental impact and improve environmental sustainability.

Grants up to £5,000 are available Scout or Guide groups in the UK to encourage new members and to ensure long term benefits from the award.

A limited number of grants are available to charities across the UK for new high quality projects that provide opportunities for people from all backgrounds to access, enjoy and participate in the arts.

Grants up to £5,000 are available to UK institutions, colleges, arts festivals, and similar arts organisations to support individuals or groups of exceptional ability in Music (including Opera, Lieder, and Composition) and Theatre, for activities such as special tuition, master classes, competitions, or specially arranged performances.

Grants up to £2,000 are available for small, grassroots charities, community interest communities (CICs), and voluntary and community groups across England to deliver vital services that benefit their local communities.

Grants from £15,000 to £500,000 are available for UK-based research organisations and voluntary sector bodies, in strong partnership with racially minoritised communities, to fund research that explores the barriers and pathways to a racially just and inclusive UK society.

Grants from £100,000 are available to UK-registered charitable, non-profit, and social enterprise organisations with an annual income over £1 million to deliver long-term, transformational initiatives that improve financial resilience for people across the UK who need it most.

A small number of grants up to £3,000 are available each year to small not-for-profit groups with projects that address a community issue or support a local community initiative; and provide benefits to the local community.

Grants up to £30,000 are available to support substantial, collaborative initiatives between at least one GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) or heritage organisation and one community group within the UK.

A competition offering building materials and cash prizes to charities, organisations, or groups that benefit their local community, with monthly prizes of up to £2,000 in building materials and a chance to win up to £15,000 in the final public vote.