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Welcome to our new website. You may still see some pages from our old site as we move things over.

Who can apply

You can apply if your organisation is a: 

  • voluntary and community organisation
  • constituted group or club
  • registered charity
  • charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
  • not-for-profit company
  • community interest company (CIC)
  • school (as long as your activity benefits and involves the communities around the school)
  • statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish and community council)
  • community benefit society 

We're particularly keen to see applications from small organisations and groups, and may prioritise these for funding.

Who we cannot accept applications from: 

  • individuals
  • sole traders
  • organisations based outside the UK
  • one organisation applying on behalf of another
  • companies that can pay profits to directors, shareholders or members (including Companies Limited by Shares)
  • unconstituted groups