Reaching Communities England

With this funding, we want to help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. Our funding is available to all communities. But our priority is the places, people and communities that need it most.

When we say ‘community’, we mean people who live in the same area. Or people with similar interests or life experiences, even if they do not live in the same area.

Funding priorities

We’re most likely to fund projects that:

• support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination
• support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives

Our missions

Your project must help achieve one of these missions. Which are to support communities to:

• come together through inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual), especially for communities where people are least able to come together
• help children and young people thrive by developing positive social and emotional skills
• be healthier by addressing health inequalities and helping prevent poor health
• be environmentally sustainable by engaging with climate issues, having a positive environmental impact, and improving access to quality natural spaces

How much you can ask for

You can apply for funding from £20,001 up to £500,000, whether you’re a single organisation or a partnership.

We fund all kinds of projects, from smaller grants, like £50,000 to help an organisation develop, to larger ones for work across several regions.

Most of the funding we give is for less than £500,000. If you want to ask for more, speak to our team in your area first.

You can ask for funding to run your project for up to 5 years.