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Community / educational funding opportunities

Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation - Small Change Big Difference Fund

Grants to support registered charities and good causes in local communities across the UK to alleviate poverty, improve health and save lives.

The grants offered range between £250 up to £2,500. For more information, please click here.

The 2026 closing dates for applications are: 31 March; 30 June; 30 September and 31 December. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

CABWI Lifelong Learning and Development Fund

The fund supports small charities with projects that promote lifelong learning and development, address barriers to entering the labour market and allow people to gain additional skills to advance their careers.

Applications are accepted from registered charities that work directly with young people and adults (aged 16+) who are not in employment, training, or education.

In this round, there is a particular interest in supporting innovative approaches that highlight new ideas/ways of tackling barriers to training and employment. For more information, please click here.

Applicants must first submit an Expression of Interest. Expressions of Interest will be accepted between 5 January 2026 and 26 January 2026.  

Two Ridings Community Foundation - Small Grants Fund

Two Ridings Community Foundation’s Small Grants Fund is aimed at supporting small voluntary and community groups, small charities, and other types of not-for-profit organisations (e.g. CIC’s and CBS’s) with a turnover under £150,000, based in East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Hull and York.

Priority will be given to organisations that support those that are most disadvantaged either because they are based in an area of disadvantage or because they work with a community disadvantaged for some other reason. Priority will also be given to work which addresses needs identified by local people.

You can apply for grants between £200 and £2,500 for ongoing project costs, pilot projects, small capital expenditure or development needs of your organisation that will allow it to better meet the needs of beneficiaries and / or support overheads to enable this.

Grants can be used for projects / overheads for up to 24 months. Please note that you can only hold one active Small Grants Fund award at a time. For more information, please click here.

Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme

The aim of these small community grants is to support projects, activities and organisations that will be of real direct benefit to families and have a direct and tangible social impact on people’s lives.

Community grants of up to and including £400 are available. Funding is available for projects that are working towards one of Warburtons' outcome areas. For more information, please click here.

The next deadline for applications is 2 March 2026 for a decision by 17 April 2026.

Groundwork – Grassroots Grants

Grants are available for small, grassroots charities, community interest communities (CICs), and voluntary and community groups across England to deliver vital services that benefit their local communities. 

Unrestricted grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available. Priority will be given to organisations that meet the following criteria: Funding is for work in communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the English Indices of Deprivation and Organisations that work with and support communities that are classed as marginalised or vulnerable. For more information, please click here.

Applications will close in September 2026. 

Environment and energy efficiency funding opportunities

Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants

The aim of this fund is to promote outdoor learning among young children by providing schools and early years providers with outdoor resources and training. Successful applicants will include children in their decision making, whilst incorporating local communities.

Grants provide an assortment of nature equipment up to the value of £500 and a two hour training session. Note: the scheme does not provide cash grants. For more information, please click here.

This fund will reopen for applications on 12 January 2026 with a deadline of 13 March 2026.  

Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund

Sea Changers is offering grants of up to £2500 for community groups and other not-for-profit organisations to help prevent negative impacts on UK coastal and marine environments and species by reducing marine litter through the provision of well-located coastal water fountains that will significantly reduce the use of non-reusable plastic drinks bottles.

The Coastal Fountain Fund will support groups to cover the cost of purchasing a water fountain unit for installation in a busy or environmentally important coastal location. Priority will be given to new applicants who have not previously received funding.

Funding is only for the cost of purchasing a water fountain. Installation or maintenance costs will not be considered. For more information, please click here. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2026

Grow Wild Community Programme

A small number of grants are available for community, youth and voluntary groups in the UK to transform an urban space with UK native plants or fungi, encourage wildlife and involve their local community. 

Projects should be led by groups who care about the environment and will use sustainable materials and practices and have the potential to reach at least 300 people.

In addition, projects need to work with one or more of Grow Wild’s target audience: Young people aged 12-25; People experiencing some disadvantage or reduced access to services; People who are less engaged with others in their local community; People who face barriers to connecting with nature. Disabled people.

Grants of £2,000 are available. Please click here for more information. Application deadline: 04 February 2026

Naturesave Trust

The funding aims to support projects which specifically address the needs set out in the Trust's latest funding window and fall under the broad objective of promoting and implementing sustainable development. The theme for the current (January to February 2026) funding round is marine conservation. 

Grants of up to £5,000 are available. For more information, please click here.

The next deadline for applications is 26 February 2026 (12 noon).

National Grid Local Community Funds : local benefits unlocked as new community funds open for major energy upgrade projects in Yorkshire and County Durham

The purpose of these funds are to provide grants for community projects near major energy upgrade projects in the East Riding, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and County Durham. The different fund pots include: 

• Yorkshire GREEN www.localgiving.org/yorkshire-green-local-community-fund 
• Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) www.localgiving.org/egl1-local-community-fund 
• Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) www.localgiving.org/egl2-local-community-fund

Grants of up to £20,000 are available per project. Eligible organisations include registered charities, non-profit companies and community benefit organisations (including parish/town councils). Projects should focus on the following areas: 

• Education and Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) opportunities
• Environmental protection and green spaces access
• Community spaces and saving energy
• Cost of living help and employability support
• Supporting health and wellbeing

Please check eligibility of both organisation and project postcodes before commencing applications. (Link to postcode checker included in information in links above.)