Our Friday 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 17th March to Sunday 30th March 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 17th March and Sunday 23rd March 2025
Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 3pm
GROW WILD YOUTH PROJECT GRANTS 2025
Grants of up to £500 are available for young people aged 14-25 across the United Kingdom to carry out creative projects that celebrate UK native plants and fungi in exciting and engaging ways.
Wednesday 19 March 2025
THE JERWOOD FOUNDATION
Grants, normally for between £1,000 and £20,000, are available for UK arts-based organisations for activities and projects that support the promotion of the arts for public health.
Thursday 20 March 2025 at 4pm
FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION
Capital and revenue grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies, Hospices and Parent Teacher Associations for projects in the areas of gardening and plant sciences, art history and fine art.
Friday 21 March 2025
THE ERNEST COOK TRUST: COMMUNITIES GRANT
Grants of up to £500 are available to registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and Community Interest Companies in Gloucestershire, Swindon and Bristol to encourage young people aged from 11-19 years (or up to 25 years old for Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) from underserved communities to enjoy the outdoors and connect with nature.
2. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 24th March and Sunday 30th March 2025
Monday 24 March 2025 at 11:59pm
UNLTD AWARDS FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Awards of up to £18,000 are available to help social entrepreneurs across the UK aged 16 and over to start up or grow their idea for a social venture and develop their potential as social leaders.
Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 5pm
THE WINGATE FOUNDATION (AKA THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION)
Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available for smaller UK registered charities working in the areas of education, Jewish life, medical research, music, the performing arts, social exclusion and developing countries. The majority of grants are made for music, performing arts and Jewish life.
Thursday 27 March 2025 at 11:55am
THE FOOD SURPLUS FUND
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the deadline for applications to the Fund has been extended from Thursday 13th March to Thursday 27th March 2025. The Fund is aimed at strengthening links between farms and charities to help solve the problem of food surplus on farms, with grants starting from £20,000 to help organisations fight hunger in communities.
