What you can spend the money on
We can fund all or part of your project. This includes both capital and revenue costs.
Capital costs
These are one-off or long-term costs.
For example:
- buying equipment
- refurbishing or developing land or buildings
- other construction-related work
- electric vehicles - see our vehicle funding guidance (PDF, 950 KB)
Revenue costs
These are ongoing or short-term costs.
For example:
- project staff salaries
- volunteer expenses
- transport
- translation costs
- learning and evaluation
If you’re applying for land or refurbishment work
You must give us:
- proof that you own the land or building. This can be freehold or leasehold. If it’s leasehold, the lease must run for at least five years after the work is finished, with no break clauses
- evidence that you have all the permissions you need, like planning consent
- at least three quotes from independent builders
If you do not own the land or building, you must also have:
- a lease of five years or more, or a letter confirming you’ll be granted one
- written permission from the owner or landlord to do the work
What we cannot fund
We do not fund:
- campaigning or political activities that support or oppose a political party
- alcohol
- profit-making
- VAT you can reclaim
- activities that replace government funding (check what support is already available)
- religious activities
- paying someone else to write your application
Political activity and campaigning
We can fund some political or campaigning activity, but only if:
- it’s not party political – it must focus on policy, practice, or legislation
- it supports your organisation’s aims and benefits the public
We will not fund projects where political activity is the main purpose. But we can fund projects that are mainly about campaigning.