This is our regular Friday round-up of national grant programmes with an upcoming application deadline. All of the programmes 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 November to Sunday 30th November 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 November and Sunday 23rd November 2025
Monday 17 November 2025 at 5pm
HOSPICE UK and THE MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: HOSPICE GRANTS 2025
A limited number of grants of up to £40,000 are available to hospices that care for children, adults or all ages in England, Wales, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man to fund a new project or build on existing programmes of work to better support people facing financial hardship or living in socio-economic deprivation.
Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 5pm
THE IRONMONGERS’ TRUST COMPANY: GRANTS FOR CHARITIES
Revenue grants averaging £5,000 are available to UK registered charities that are providing opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people aged 25 and under to help them to fulfil their potential.
Wednesday 19 November 2025
THE HENRY SMITH FOUNDATION: HOLIDAY GRANTS FOR CHILDREN
Grants of between £500 and £2,750 are available for UK youth clubs, charities, not-for-profit groups and schools to provide recreational trips or holidays for children aged 13 years and younger who live in an area of high deprivation and are experiencing disability or disadvantage.
Wednesday 19 November 2025
THE #iWILL FUND 2025 – STRAND 2
Grants of between £30,000 and £5 million are available to a wide range of UK organisations for activities that engage young people in social action.
Friday 21 November 2025
THE COMMON GROUND AWARD
Capital grants for up to £10,000 are available to a wide range of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in England for initiatives that bring people together from different backgrounds, support the cost of constructing or renovating facilities, and for purchasing equipment in order to deliver services.
Friday 21 November 2025 at 5pm
YOUTH MUSIC TRAILBLAZER PROGRAMME
Grants of between £2,000 and £30,000 are available over 2 years for constituted UK organisations for projects that encourage children and young people aged under 25 to make, learn and earn in music.
2. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 24th November and Sunday 30th November 2025
Monday 24th November 2025 at 5pm
BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2026 GRANTS
Grants of up to £600 (previously £1,000 – the scheme has a reduced budget for 2026) are available for UK community-groups and organisations to run their own science activities during British Science Week 2026 (Friday 6th to Sunday 15th March 2026), particularly where such activities engage hard-to-reach sectors of UK society.
Wednesday 26 November 2025
NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMUNITY FUND: HEALTH INEQUITIES STRUCTURAL RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PARTNERSHIP
Grants of between £250,000 and £5 million are available to a rnage of community organisations and partnerships across England to work with the National Lottery Community Fund to tackle health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
Thursday 27 November 2025 at 12 noon (midday)
THE NATURESAVE TRUST
A limited number of grants for between £500 and £5,000 are available to UK community organisations for projects and initiatives that connect people to nature and improve biodiversity in the UK.
Friday 28 November 2025
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES: SEED CORN GRANTS
Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available to UK organisations to support early-stage, exploratory projects that spark new ideas and innovative approaches to community engagement with heritage.
Friday 28 November 2025
YOUTH MUSIC: SHIFT THE SCENE FUND
Grants over a 3-4- year period are available to organisations in England working in creative disciples with d/Deaf, Disabled, or Neurodivergent young people aged between 9 to 30 years old.
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE ALICE McCOSH TRUST
A limited number of grants. normally for around £1,000, are available to individuals in Scotland, England, Turkey and Uganda for work or study related to natural history and/or the environment.
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD COUNTY GRANTS SCHEME
Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available for affiliated cricket clubs in England and Wales to improve facilities, enhance playing opportunities for women, girls and people with a disability, and addressing environmental issues (for example, by installing fittings and equipment that will save energy).
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE PRIMARY CLUB (THE JAMES FUND)
Grants of up to £25,000 (but generally averaging under £4,000) are available for UK clubs and organisations to provide sporting and/or recreational activities for people who are blind or visually impaired/partially sighted.
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE PRIMARY CLUB (THE MURRAY FUND)
Grants averaging £4,000 are available to ‘grassroots’ UK charitable organisations providing recreational and sporting activities for people who are blind or visually impaired. The Charity prefers to fund running costs or the purchase of equipment.
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE RON PICKERING MEMORIAL FUND
Small grants, generally for under £500, are available to provide financial support for talented young able and disabled athletes in the UK aged between 15 and 23, ideally while they are still in education. Grants for athletes aged over 23 can also be made in exceptional circumstances.
Sunday 30 November 2025
THE SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with an annual income of between £150,000 and £1 million that enable children and young adults to achieve their potential in education and employment, as well as projects that strengthen communities and improve the life chances of vulnerable people.
