Each Friday’s website article is dedicated to listing national grant programmes with an application deadline over the next couple of weeks. All of the schemes summarised below are featured in detail in the daily grants bulletin we send out at 8.30 each weekday morning throughout the year.
The following list covers the period Monday 10th February to Sunday 23rd February 2025.
If you click on the title of each grant scheme, it should take you directly to the grant programme in question. A free 2-week trial of the daily grants bulletin is available for anyone who would like to try it out. Simply email GRIN at info@grin.coop with ‘Free 2-week trial’ as the subject heading and you’ll receive the bulletin the following morning.
1. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 10th February and Sunday 16th February 2025
Monday 10 February 2025
AGE WITHOUT LIMITS DAY (WEDNESDAY 11th JUNE 2025): MICRO-GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS
Small grants of up to £500 are available to UK community groups and local voluntary organisations for creative ways to celebrate ageing and challenge ageism.
Monday 10 February 2025 at 11:59pm
THE CONTINUO FOUNDATION (GRANT ROUND 9)
Grants of between £2,000 and £8,000 are available to support touring and greater access to excellent live period classical music to all sectors of society across the United Kingdom.
Monday 10 February 2025
THE LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY FOUNDATION SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME
Grants of between £250 and £1,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects that meet one or more of the following priorities: (1) Financial stress; (2) Security and refuge, and (3) Quality and suitability of housing.
Monday 10 February 2025
THE SCREWFIX FOUNDATION
Capital grants of up to £5,000 are available to local and national charities and not-for-profit organisations, including Community Interest Companies (CICs), across the UK to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for people in need.
Monday 10 February 2025 at 5pm
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS (WCIT) CHARITY
Grants, generally for up to £15,000, are available tor UK registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and educational establishments for innovative projects that use Information Technology to strengthen communities.
Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 12 noon (midday)
THE ASDA FOUNDATION: OUTDOOR SPACES FUND
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to grassroots UK community groups with an annual income of less than £250,000 for projects that improve or transform outdoor community spaces.
Thursday 13 February 2025 at 3pm
THE GROW WILD COMMUNITY PROGRAMME 2025
Grants of up to £2,000 and other resources are available to community organisations across the UK to transform an area in an urban community (defined as having 10,000 or more inhabitants) with UK native plants or fungi, encourage wildlife and involve the local community.
Friday 14 February 2025 at 11:59pm
THE KFC YOUTH FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GRANTS
Grants of between £250 and £3,000 for each of two years (i.e. up to £6,000 in total) are available for UK grassroots organisations providing safe social spaces, mentoring, work or social skills for young people aged 11 to 25.
Friday 14 February 2025 at midday
THE IDLEWILD TRUST
Grants of up to £7,000 are available to UK registered charities and exempt charities for nurturing early-stage professionals in the arts, including dance, music, theatre and visual arts, and the conservation of objects and works of art.
Friday 14 February 2025.
THE PETER SELL ANNUAL AWARDS
Awards designed to engage and involve young people in the Scout and Guide associations.
Friday 14 February 2025 at 5pm
SYLVIA WADDILOVE FOUNDATION
Capital grants of between £500 and £4,000 are available to UK registered charities, exempt charities and Community Interest Companies working in the areas of education (relating to organic farming, animal husbandry, veterinary science, animal welfare and animal surgery), visual and performing arts, medical research, disability and severe illness, the preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance, and accommodation for those in need.
Friday 14 February 2025
THE TOY TRUST (THE BRITISH TOY AND HOBBY ASSOCIATION)
Grants, generally for £5,000 or less, are available for smaller UK registered charities providing projects that support disadvantaged and disabled children aged 13 and under and their families. Grants are available for UK charities for activities within the UK and overseas.
Friday 14 February 2025 for Outline Applications.
THE TWEED FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
A limited number of grants, usually for £10,000 per year for up to 3 years, are available registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, including Community Interest Companies, in England and Wales. Grants are available for causes that inspire socially disadvantaged young people to achieve their full potential by developing their social, practical and life skills through mentoring, education and community activities.
Saturday 15 February 2025
THE STANLEY SMITH UK HORTICULTURAL TRUST
Grants averaging £3,000 are available to charities, charitable organisations and individuals in the UK to promote horticulture and horticulture education, conservation of the natural environment and making gardens accessible to the general public.
Sunday 16 February 2025
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK GRANTS
A limited number of grants for up to £3,000 are available to UK registered charities and voluntary/community groups for revenue projects that aim to improve the quality of life of people in disadvantaged communities.
2. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 17th February and Sunday 23rd February 2025
Friday 21 February 2025 at 6pm
THE ELISE PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Capital grants, generally for between £2,500 and £15,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the equine sector or charities/hospices supporting older people.
Friday 21 February 2025
THE NATUREWATCH FOUNDATION: PET RESCUE GRANTS
A limited number of small grants, usually only 1 or 2 grants annually, of up to £10,000 are available to frontline UK animal welfare charities and Community Interest Companies providing a better life for cats, dogs and rabbits that have been exploited by illegal pet trading.
Friday 21 February 2025
THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND: SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES (SPRING 2025 GRANTS ROUND)
Grants of up to £25,000 over a 24-month period are available to not-for-profit organisations across the UK for projects that have a lasting impact on rural communities.
