Our Friday website article each week is dedicated to listing 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 20th April to Sunday 3rd May 2026.
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 20th April and Sunday 26th April 2026
Monday 20 April 2026
JOHN HORNIMAN’S CHILDREN’S TRUST
Revenue grants for between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with a connection to or recommendation from the Quaker movement for projects that support children and young people up to the age of 19 who are sick, convalescent, disabled, or have learning disabilities.
Wednesday 22 April 2026
HEART RESEARCH UK: HEALTHY HEART GRANTS (WALES APPLICATIONS)
A limited number of grants of up to £15,000 are available for a new and innovative projects across the UK to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. The current round is only available in Wales.
Friday 24 April 2026
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST
Unrestricted grants, generally for between £10,000 and £30,000 over 1-3 years, are available to small to medium-sized UK registered charities and Community Interest Companies that are supporting people who are most marginalised and vulnerable in UK society.
Friday 24 April 2026 for Stage 1 applications
THE RACING FOUNDATION
Small Grants for under £30,000 and Open Grants for over £30,000 are available to UK registered charities and charitable organisations for activities that advance, for public benefit, the horseracing and thoroughbred breeding industry or equine welfare.
Friday 24 April 2026
NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST
One-off grants of up to £50,000 are available for larger UK charitable organisations and groups for projects that relieve poverty and assist with the education of young people in rural areas.
2. Grant programmes with an Application Deadline between Monday 27th April and Sunday 3rd May 2026
Tuesday 28 April 2026
THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND GRANTS TO CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS
Grants, generally for up to £15,000, are available to UK charitable organisations, including registered charities and Community Interest Companies, for a wide range of projects and activities, from helping soldiers to adapt to life after service, to assisting elderly veterans maintain their independence.
Tuesday 28 April 2026
THE ASDA FOUNDATION: LOCAL COMMUNITY SPACES GRANT PROGRAMME
Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 are available to UK charitable organisations with an annual income of between £40,000 and £400,000 for the creation of safe spaces for people to meet and be together.
Thursday 30 April 2026
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST (ROUND 2, 2026)
Revenue grants of £5,000 are available for UK charities with an annual turnover of over £1 million for projects that support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and/or provide life skills, including food education, healthy living, and budgeting, with priority given to people leaving the Armed Forces, leaving prison or care.
Thursday 30 April 2026
THE CHARLOTTE AITKEN TRUST
A limited number of small-medium sized grants are available to UK registered charities and literary organisations that promote the creative arts for the public benefit, especially literature, whether fiction, non-fiction drama or poetry.
Thursday 30 April 2026
THE CONCERTINA CHARITABLE TRUST
A limited number of grant of up to £250 are available for small charitable organisations in England and Wales for activities that provide musical entertainment for elderly people in need.
Thursday 30 April 2026 at 5pm
THE LEATHERSELLERS’ FOUNDATION MAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME
Large Grants over 1-4 years of between £20,000 and £25,000 are available for revenue projects delivered by UK registered charities to support vulnerable people. The Large Grant programme is specifically targeted at charities working with people with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Thursday 30 April 2026
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 for activities that enable children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive and achieve their potential in education and employment, and strengthen communities through services and opportunities which enhance the wellbeing and life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people.
Friday 1 May 2026
THE W F SOUTHALL TRUST
Capital and revenue grants, generally for between £1,000 and £5,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of Quaker work and witness, peace and reconciliation, environmental action and sustainability, and social action.
