External Funding

Unrestricted grants of up to £40,000 a year for two years are available. for organisations across the UK working to support youth organising and build youth power.

Grants up to £10,000 for up to three years are available to charitable organisations supporting NEET young people (not in education, employment or training) primarily in London and Kent, to help them enter the workplace.

Grants between £5,000 and £20,000 are available to London based charities for projects that alleviate poverty, disability, age or ill health and advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment.

Grants up to £10,200 are available to voluntary and community sector organisations to set up and deliver the Duke of Edinburgh Award to create more opportunities for marginalised young people (14 to 24 years) to access the Award.

Grants between £1,000 and £5,000 are available for smaller charities with a lower public profile undertaking general charitable activities in England.

Grants between £25,000 and £80,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations across London to deliver work for girls and young women who are affected by gangs, violence, and exploitation.

Grants up to £10,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations across London to deliver bold and innovative ideas that use physical activity and sport to build stronger, more resilient communities for children and young people.

Grants up to 5,000 per year (for up to 3 years) are available to charitable organisations for arts, heritage and community projects primarily (but not exclusively) in London and Kent.

Grants between £5,000 and £20,000, over up to 3 years, are available for organisations undertaking charitable projects focusing on literacy teaching for children with learning difficulties, including dyslexia, in the UK.

Grants up to £2,500 are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.

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.

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.

Grants up to £1,200 are available for schools, colleges, and non-uniformed youth organisations to support educational experiences and opportunities for young people to learn outside of the traditional classroom environment.

Discretionary grants are available to registered charities for charitable organisations undertaking projects that address children’s causes, disability, social work, and other charitable causes in Great Britain.

Discretionary funding for small businesses, charities, social enterprises and local authorities across the UK to cover the full cost of training for new STEM apprentices who are women or from global majority backgrounds.

Discretionary grants are available for organisations across South-East England to deliver a variety of educational projects and activities that benefit children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties.

Grants up to £1,500 are available for sports clubs and organisations in England to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of disadvantaged children who are under the age of 21 years.

A small number of grants up to £3,000 are available to UK registered charities for the advancement of education, arts and culture, amateur sports, the promotion of good health and relief for sickness in England and Wales and parts of Africa.

Grants up to £4,000 are available to support charitable organisations undertaking general charitable purposes, including activities such as, education, environmental protection, help for disadvantaged children, music, research and transport.

Grants up to £15,000 are available to small charitable organisations for work that makes a difference to people's lives as opposed to simply alleviating the symptoms or current problems and should aim to reduce isolation, stigma and discrimination.