External Funding

Grants of up to £50,000 are available for UK registered charities to deliver projects that advance access to the legal profession for underrepresented groups.

This summer YWF and St Giles & St George launched a new Youth Empowerment Fund, offering grants of up to £500 for young people aged 16-25 in Westminster to create and deliver social action projects that make a positive difference in their communities.

Grants of £40,000 over two years (£20,000 per year) are available for two grassroots registered charities in London supporting young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Grants of up to £70,000 are available for small UK registered charities with an income between £30,000 and £1 million to deliver in-depth, person-centred support to people experiencing some of the UK's toughest challenges.

Bursaries of up to £6,000 are available for UK residents aged 18 and over who are in genuine financial need and have not yet started their course, to cover the cost of training towards qualifications in sectors facing skills shortages.

Flexible grants of £185,000 over three years are available for UK charitable organisations to deliver preventative maternity support during pregnancy and birth, improving access, experience, and outcomes for communities experiencing the greatest maternity inequities.

Unrestricted grants of £30,000 over two years are available for Camden-based small charities and social enterprises whose primary focus is addressing inequality experienced by residents due to race and/or disability.

Five-year grants of £250,000 (£50,000 per year) are available for specialist domestic abuse organisations across the UK to sustain access to longer-term counselling for victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Grants are available for voluntary groups, charities, social enterprises, local businesses, and residents to deliver projects that benefit communities in East London, focusing on community events, employment opportunities, health and wellbeing, public space improvements, arts, culture, and education.

Grants between £10,000 and £40,000 are available for local authorities and registered charities in England to establish trees outside woodland, creating or enhancing green spaces for the benefit of communities and wildlife.

Grants between £10,000 and £30,000 per year for up to two years are available for registered charity Arts organisations to deliver high-quality Arts experiences in schools across the Charity's Beneficial Area, strengthening partnerships between Arts organisations and schools.

Two-year grants of between £20,000 and £200,000 are available for small, community-based, and specialist organisations delivering support to victims of crime in London, particularly those serving communities facing barriers to mainstream services.

Core and flexible five-year grants of £150,000 to £450,000 are available for small- to medium-sized, community-rooted organisations tackling economic injustice in London, with an annual income of £50,000 to £1.5 million.

Three-year grants of up to £150,000 for individual organisations, or up to £180,000 for partnerships, are available for specialist grassroots organisations tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) in London, with a minimum of 60% of funding prioritised for organisations led by and for Black women and girls and women and girls from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Grants of £500 (at least 10 available) and £6,000 (at least 3 available) are open to local groups, organisations, and residents in Kilburn to deliver community-led projects that improve quality of life across the area, covering Brent, Camden, and Westminster.

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.

Free fruit trees or strawberry plants are available for schools, community organisations, and other community settings in specific areas across the UK to create small orchards and improve access to nature.

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.

Grants of up to £500,000 are available for research teams, in partnership with delivery organisations, to evaluate UK programmes that help young people aged 16-24 facing significant barriers to work develop essential employment skills and access good jobs.