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Mayoral Community Fund

Mayor Luke Campbell MBE has announced a £1 Million Community Fund to support projects that make a meaningful difference in our region.

His priority is to work closely with local communities to fund projects and initiatives that can create a lasting impact.

Local residents are invited to submit project ideas that will benefit communities across our region. Whether it’s enhancing public spaces, supporting vulnerable groups, or fostering local connections, the Mayor wants to hear from you.

Proposals will be carefully considered to ensure funding is directed where it’s needed most.

For a link to the fund, please click here.

Sports-based, arts-based and health-based funding opportunities

The Arts Society - Spring 2026 Funding Round

Grants of up to £3,000 are available for UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million to deliver projects and activities that enable access to the arts, strengthen local cultural activity, and help develop skills across the arts and heritage sectors.

Proposed projects should demonstrate clear public benefit and make a positive difference to people’s lives, and should be viable, well-managed, and sustainable. For more information, please click here.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2025.

Boost Charitable Trust

Boost Charitable Trust was created in 2005 to Build On Over-looked Sporting Talent (BOOST) and to champion the disabled and disadvantaged, inspiring them to overcome their challenges through the power of sport.

The Trust aims to give opportunities to those who wish to fulfil their sporting ambitions, at any level, and provides grants to organisations that support disabled or disadvantaged people to overcome challenges and take part in sporting activities in the UK.

Boost offers two different levels of funding: Small Awards – up to £750 (considered through a shorter process). Large Awards – over £750 (considered by the full trustee body at the next trustee meeting). Most of the more recent Large Awards have been in the £2,000 to £7,000 range.

For more information, please click here.

Music for All - Community Project Funding

The grants programme aims to give a helping hand to projects and initiatives across the UK that are seeking to bring music to their communities. The funding is for groups that need assistance to fulfil their potential in developing truly sustainable music programmes.

Groups, schools and organisations that are bringing music to their communities in the UK can apply.

For more information, please click here. The deadline for applications is 7 May 2026 (noon). 

Didymus Fund

Grants are available for small to medium UK-based registered charities to widen access to and participation in the arts across Yorkshire and Greater London. 

The funding is for projects that promote social inclusion through the arts. Funding can be used for capital and revenue costs, including core costs. For more information, please click here. 

Sport England – Movement Fund

Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active as well as new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for those who need it most.

Sport England is now looking for projects that: Show they will improve environmental sustainability by addressing at least one of the six Every Move priorities; Show they will benefit physical activity in the community; Have a clear, feasible and reasonable delivery plan.

Grants of between £300 and £15,000 are available. The funding is intended for local not-for-profit groups and organisations whose projects promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities.

For more information please click here. There are no deadlines for applications. Groups can expect a decision within six to eight weeks.

CLA Charitable Trust

Grants are available for charitable organisations in England and Wales that access the benefits of the countryside to support projects designed to improve health and wellbeing, and to provide opportunities for education about the countryside. Priority is given to projects supporting children and young people who may be disadvantaged financially, physically or mentally, or from areas of deprivation.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

For more information, please click here.  Priority is given to smaller organisations with a turnover of less than £1.5 million. Larger organisations may still apply but are less likely to be successful

Community / educational funding opportunities

Dogger Bank STEM Transport Programme

Applicants to this grant fund must be a state-funded primary education setting in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This scheme is for providing transport to break down barriers to accessing high quality career education and STEM learning opportunities for young people in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The scheme provides grant funding to cover, or subsidise, the costs of pupil transport to/from careers and STEM events/activities before the end of summer term 2026.

Applications are now open with a deadline of 30 April 2026 (23:59). Guidance notes and the application form can be accessed via the East Riding of Yorkshire council's funding application portal, Flexigrant. 

Before applying, please ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements. For further details or for any questions, please contact Post16@eastriding.gov.uk

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.

Two Ridings Community Foundation: 

1) 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. CICs and CBSs) 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. 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 more information, please click here.

2) Community First Prime Opportunities Fund - The fund is available to voluntary organisations, community groups, small charities and other not-for-profits serving communities in York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding. Projects must address issues which create barriers to young people aged between 11 and 19 from disadvantaged backgrounds from reaching their full potential. Priority is given to projects aimed at supporting people from the most deprived communities.

For more information, please click here. Awards are made on an ongoing basis subject to funding being available, there is no deadline.

Screwfix Foundation Accepting Applications

Local registered charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £5,000 for projects which improve a physical building (or land attached to it) that is used by people in need.

The funding is to be used for the following types of projects: Improved energy efficient lighting and heating. Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc. Installation of a sensory room. General painting and decorating. Improving safety and security of a building.

Registered charities, Community Benefit Societies, Cooperative Societies and Community Interest Companies can apply as long as they have suitable governance to manage the fund and are supporting people in need whether by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress.

For more information, please click here. Applications are considered quarterly. The next deadline for applications is 10 May 2026.

Groundwork:

1) One Stop Community Partnership Programme

The programme is designed to create a partnership of support to community groups, operating within two miles of a One Stop store, who are working to: Tackle food poverty; Support the vulnerable; Support the elderly. Support low income families; Running youth sports teams; Reducing/recycling waste; Improving the environment.

An initial grant of £1,000 is available to successful applicants to begin a partnership with their local One Stop store. For more information, please click here. Application deadline 31/03/2026

2) 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.  For more information, please click here. Applications will close in September 2026. 

Environment and energy efficiency funding opportunities

Rowntree Community Grants Support Summer Activities Across Local Areas

Grants are available through the Rowntree Free the Fund Community Grant to support summer activities for adults aged 21 to 65 in local communities across the UK and Ireland.

Four awards of up to £10,000 each are being offered to organisations delivering projects that improve outdoor spaces or create opportunities for community participation. The funding is intended to enhance local environments and support activities that contribute to wellbeing and social connection.

Projects must focus on outdoor activity spaces or initiatives that benefit local people within the specified age group.

Eligible uses include transforming community gardens, improving shared outdoor areas or purchasing equipment for arts, theatre, music and sport.

Applications are open to registered charities, social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, hospices, sports clubs and social housing providers. For more information, please click here. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2026 (17:00).

Funding to Support Energy Resilience Projects in Northern Powergrid Areas Across England

Northern Powergrid is offering grants of up to £20,000 per project for charities, community interest companies (CICs), and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) across Northeast England, Yorkshire, and Northern Lincolnshire to deliver energy resilience initiatives in communities served by Northern Powergrid.

Funding will support projects that help communities remain safe and operational during emergencies, such as power outages or severe weather.

Eligible activities may include: Energy resilience measures, such as the installation of solar panels with battery storage, backup generators, emergency power hook-up points, or the creation or enhancement of community hubs that can remain open during emergencies; Energy efficiency improvements (as part of a wider resilience project), such as draughtproofing, or the installation of minor insulation, LED lighting, or efficient heating controls.

For this funding round, the Foundation is particularly keen to support projects that strengthen community resilience by helping community spaces remain open and operational during emergencies, such as severe weather events or prolonged power outages. For more information, please click here. The deadline for applications is 14 April 2026.

The New Allotment Site Fund

The funding is to create new, not-for-profit, private allotment sites for local communities that will be cultivated via sustainable gardening practices for the benefit of the environment. The aim is to enable social cooperation so that Green Allotment sites are managed by the community of gardeners on-site.

For more information, please click here. Applications are currently being accepted and there are no deadlines for applications.

Grow Wild Youth Grants

Grants are available for young individuals (aged 16 to 25 years) in the UK to deliver a creative project that celebrates why UK native plants and/or fungi are so special. Grow Wild Youth Project funding is a youth-led process for people aged 16-25 to deliver a creative project that celebrates and shares why UK native plants and/or fungi are so special.

Grants of £500 are available for projects that can start in May and are completed by 31 October. For more information, please click here. Closing date for applications is 18 March 2026.

HDH Wills Charitable Trust

Grants are available to support registered charities that are concerned with the preservation of wildlife and the environment.

The following funding is available: Small grants £500–£2,000 to general charities, which are small enough in size or are applying for support for a modest project such that the charity will benefit substantially from a donation. £1,000–£2,000 (though occasionally up to £5,000) to wildlife and conservation charities; Large grants Typically in the range of £5,000–£50,000 to support wildlife and environmental causes.

For more information, please click here.

Ramblers Path Accessibility Fund

The funding for the 2026 round is for projects that seek to remove barriers and open up paths for more people in England, Scotland, and Wales. This includes improving access for those people with reduced mobility, who may struggle to climb over stiles. 

There is particular interest in: Projects that open up more paths for wheeled users; Innovative projects which replace stiles or barriers with gaps or wider pedestrian gates. Accessibility improvement projects in places where people already face greater barriers to enjoying the great outdoors, including places where less well-off communities live.

The Ramblers also continue to welcome accessible improvements in popular walking places that are well served by public transport. For more information, please click here. Application deadline 14 March 2026.

HEY Smile's Community Development

HEY Smile’s Community Development Team - HEY Smile Foundation - is supported by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to help charities and community groups in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The service is completely free and includes practical help and support including: 

  • Anything to do with managing a group or charity whether it’s a start-up or an existing trust 
  • Managing finances, looking for grants and offering guidance with grant applications on their Beecan funding portal 
  • Recruiting and supporting volunteers  Helping you to find and undertake training 
  • Linking and networking to other likeminded organisations 

You can access the free support from the team by emailing  hello@heysmilefoundation.org 

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Trustee Academy - Confidently Stepping into Trusteeship

The Hey Smile Foundation's Community Development Team is excited to deliver the next Trustee Academy cohort - a series of four 90-minute online sessions designed to build confidence, understanding, and connection for anyone interested in Trusteeship.

Next 2026 sessions - 21 April, 28 April, 05 May and 12 May 2026, 6pm - 7.30pm. To join, fill out a form : https://forms.office.com/e/qL6xHk4QC2

KCOM – Digital Inclusion Grants

The Digital Inclusion Grants Programme is provided by the KCOM Foundation and administered by HEY Smile Foundation. This fund aims to support projects and activities that meet the following priorities: Addressing digital challenges; Building stronger communities; Connecting generations and Developing digital skills and awareness.

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available. For more information, please click here.

Deadline for applications - 18 March 2026

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Success Stories

Organisation: Hey Smile Foundation

'Though we haven't benefited directly from this site financially, the site is a fantastic FREE resource for VCSE groups we work with across the East Riding to use and access. The personal alerts in particular are a great feature.'

Organisation: East Riding Astronomers

Amount funded: £2500

Funding organisation: National Lottery Fund

'The National Lottery Fund granted funding of £2,500 to East Riding Astronomers to establish a Home for Astronomer as part of the Local Connections Fund Round 2. The application by ERA had been to purchase and fit out a 20’ shipping container. Once completed the container was established as a hub for Club activities and in part has been responsible for the growth of the club from 10 members to over 30.'

Useful Links and Information

Application portal homepage - East Riding of Yorkshire Council (flexigrant.com):  the council’s corporate grant management system where you can register as a user and apply for grants. 

How to do it for East Yorkshire:  a range of online resources to provide organisations with a ‘one-stop shop’ for advice and guidance. 

Social Value Engine (SVE): an online tool which helps organisations measure their social value and translate it into a monetary figure. If your organisation is based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, please contact  localgrowth@eastriding.gov.uk  for more information. 

East Riding Intelligence Hub: provides you with facts and figures to support your funding application. 

YORhub Resource Support initiative Resource Support initiative enables local community groups to apply to receive support from resources (not a cash grant) that are available during a YORhub framework construction project being delivered nearby. For more information, please see Economic regeneration | YORhub. 

East Riding Libraries Digital help and learning - Being online has become an essential part of everyday life. East Riding Libraries want to share their digital knowledge to help residents learn, grow and discover digitally. Whether you're a complete novice and want to start with the basics, can do a little but want to know more, or just need a bit of help now and then, they’re here to support you.  Digital drop-in sessions

East Riding Adult Learning and Employability are offering a 5-week digital skills course – you’ll get to use your brand-new device throughout the course and at the end you’ll get to take it home. Digital Gifting Scheme

Mobile Adult Learning Centre to tour East Riding towns - East Riding Adult Learning’s mobile learning centre, is set to tour towns in the region, running engagement events and learning sessions on getting ready for maths and English, for residents. 

Planned visits - Hornsea Hub Monday 02, 23 and 30 March; Beverley Monday 09 March; Hornsea Mere  Wednesday 11 March; Withernsea seafront Wednesday 18 March; Castle Hill Hospital Thursday 19 March and Bridlington Wednesday 25 March.

The centre has received £170,000 in investment to support residents with preparation courses prior to supporting a maths or English qualification.  More information about educational opportunities for adults can be found here or by calling the Adult Learning team at (01482) 887670.

Warm Homes Healthy People - East Riding : a new fully funded project where the residents within the East Riding can access independent advice and advocacy support around energy costs and heating a home. To refer yourself or someone else for advice, please visit https://yorkshireenergydoctor.org.uk/contact/

If you are involved with a community group or support vulnerable residents, the project can attend community venues to provide information and advice around staying safe, warm and well - for more information, please contact kate@yorkshireenergydoctor.org.uk or call 07738818391

Loft and Cavity Wall Insulation Funding - East Riding of Yorkshire Council have a limited amount of funding for East Riding homeowners and private renting tenants for loft and cavity wall insulation.  This will help with the cost of making homes more energy efficient and prevent damp and mould issues. Register here to go on the waiting list.

East Riding Household Support Grant for Oil (Humber and Wolds Rural Action) - Low income households in the East Riding of Yorkshire who use oil to heat their homes may be eligible for support with the rising cost of heating oil. The eligibility criteria and online form application form are here: https://hwra.org.uk/household-support-fund-east-riding-of-yorkshire/. Any queries, or for people who aren’t sure if they meet the criteria, please email oil@hwrcc.org.uk. Those who can’t access the internet can phone 07918 147006 – please leave a message if there is no answer and you will receive a call back.

    East Riding wind farm funds information

    ERYC administered

    Burton Pidsea Wind Farm Community Fund - up to £10k: currently closed until Apr 2026

    Burton Pidsea Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1000): currently closed

    Goole Fields Wind Farms Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: open to applications

    Goole Fields Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £5000): open to applications

    Lissett Wind Farm Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: currently closed

    Routh Wind Farm Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10K: currently closed

    Routh Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1000): currently closed

    Sancton Hill Wind Farm Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: currently closed

    Sancton Hill Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £600):open to applications

    Spaldington Wind Farm Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: currently closed

    Spaldington Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £500): currently closed

    Tedder Hill Wind Farm Community Fund - Under £10k: open to applications (deadline 30 March 2026 23:59)

    Tedder Hill Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1,000): open to applications

    Twin Rivers Wind Farm Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: currently closed  

    Twin Rivers Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £2,000): open to applications

    Withernwick Wind Farm Community Main Fund - Under / Over £10k: open to applications

    Withernwick Wind Farm Small Grants (up to £1,500): currently closed

    More details on each wind farm can be found here.

    Applications to all funds can be made online only within the Flexi-Grant system: Application portal homepage - East Riding of Yorkshire Council (flexigrant.com)

    If you have any queries, please contact the fund by email: ruralfunding@eastriding.gov.uk

    Two Ridings administered

    Fraisthorpe Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund: open to applications (deadline is noon 27th of April 2026)

    Fraisthorpe Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund - microgrants up to £1k: open to applications

    Rusholme Wind Farm Fund - £1001 to £4k: currently closed

    Rusholme Wind Farm Fund - microgrants up to £1k: open to applications

    Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm Fund- up to £3000: currently closed: re-opening Sept 2026

    Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm Fund - microgrants up to £500: open to applications

    More details on each wind farm can be found here. Applications can be made via the Two Ridings Community Foundation website

     

    Other wind farm funds

    The Hornsea 1 and Race Bank Offshore Wind Farms

    East Coast Community Fund: open to applications

    More details can be found here. Applications can be made via Grantscape's application portal.

     

    Roos Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund - currently closed

    More details can be found here.

     

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm - up to £1k: open to applications

    More details can be found here. Applications can be made via the Dogger Bank Wind Farm website.

    Please see details below of the public consultation on the Dogger Bank South (DBS) Offshore Wind Farms Community Fund.

    This initial consultation is aimed at collecting views from residents and all other interested stakeholders (community councils., politicians, voluntary sector, schools, local businesses etc) around their priorities for the local area, which areas they think should benefit and how the community fund should be set up and who they would like to see making decisions. The consultation is open to all, however priority will be given to the views of those living nearest to the proposed onshore converter stations.

    The project website, www.doggerbanksouth.co.uk, has been updated to include a direct link to the consultation survey.

    Community Vision

    ERVAS is now part of Community Vision

    Promoting, Developing and Supporting Voluntary Activity within the Community.

    Community Vision are an infrastructure support organisation and local development agency covering the whole of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. They support and develop local voluntary sector groups and organisations across the area, with the focus of strengthening their delivery and building resilience within communities. Community Vision is also part of a wider network of infrastructure organisations across the UK through their membership of NAVCA. They strive to empower and support local organisations, and their support is not limited to members, but anyone that needs help.

    Community Vision provide a wide range of support so whatever your needs, please feel free to contact them via their website https://communityvision.org.uk/ or by emailing office@communityvision.org.uk.


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    Launch of the Digital Inclusion 4 All Project East Riding Fund 2025/26

    The Fund is open for applications on a rolling basis. As part of the delivery for the Digital Inclusion 4 All project, Community VISION is looking to establish 24 Digital Hubs and FraudWatch 3rd Party Reporting Centres across the area.

    As part of this project there is a grant fund for Community Venues (for example Community Centre’s and Village Halls etc) to apply for £600 to support their activities and raise awareness of digital inclusion and fraud prevention to users of their services and/or members of the community until January 2027. Community Vision is looking to identify 24 venues across the East Riding area.

    Community Venues across East Riding are now invited to submit applications for the 2025/26 fund. Completed applications to the Fund must demonstrate that the community venue provides activities within East Riding of Yorkshire and will be able to meet the outcomes of the project. For more information, please click here.

    How to apply: Please find the application form and guidelines here or contact office@communityvision.org.uk / telephone 01482 871 077 / write to: Digital Inclusion 4 All,  Devan Witter, Community VISION, Morley’s Cottage, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate, Beverley HU17 9BY.