Local Grants
Involve Kent: Social Prescribing VCS Grant
Health & Social Care Local Grants Friday January 10th, 2020Involve Kent are awarding grants of between £100-£5,000 to voluntary sector organisations offering activities in west Kent which improve health and wellbeing. Applicants must be registered with Involve, either formally on our directory Connect Well West Kent, or are working with local social prescribing link workers. Applications must meet Involve Kent’s key principles as listed…
Ramsgate Town Council: Ramsgate Fund
Local GrantsRamsgate Town Council offer funding towards local projects that will benefit the Ramsgate community. No maximum grant size is stipulated. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. The deadline for submission of applications is two weeks before the Full Council meeting (calendar). For more information and how to apply please click here.
Ramsgate Town Council: Ramsgate Events Fund
Local GrantsRamsgate Town Council offer funding towards local events that will benefit the Ramsgate community. No maximum grant size is stipulated. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. The Town Promotion Committee meet twice a year to review applications – March and September. The deadline for submission of applications for the 4 September 2019 meeting will be 14 August 2019. …
NFU Mutual: Community Giving Fund
Local GrantsNFU Mutual’s Community Giving Fund awards donations of up to £250, but will also consider other donations such as promotional items and prizes. Specific events/items are preferred so they can measure the difference their donation has made. For example, purchasing an item of equipment or furniture, or something else that will help people over a…
Canterbury Connected BID: Event Sponsorship & Support
Local GrantsCanterbury Connected Business Improvement District (BID) provides support and sponsorship for events taking place within the city centre of Canterbury. These are events that will: benefit the strong cultural branding the city increase visitor numbers, dwell time and spend assist in creating a superb destination for our residents and visitors Average sponsorship allocation is between…
Kent Community Foundation: Core Support 2019 – 2022
Local GrantsKent Community Foundation’s Core Support fund recognises that frontline organisations invest a great deal of resource into applying for funding, and sometimes find it challenging to secure funding for their core work and overheads (e.g. utilities, rent, service delivery staff, support staff). The fund offers three year funding (multi-year commitments are subject to available funding) starting…
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust: Investing in Rehabilitation
Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust’s Investing in Rehabilitation programme awards grants to support the rehabilitation of offenders and help reduce the collateral consequences of their imprisonment for their families; with the overall aim of reducing reoffending and making the communities of Kent safer. This programme will fund local organisations working in Kent and national charities currently offering, or…
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust: Investing in Communities
Local GrantsThe Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust’s Investing in Communities programme awards grants to smaller, community-led organisations and local charities in Kent to strengthen their resilience and build their capacity to deliver sustainable, face-to-face services to people at the margins of society. The Trust offers two complementary strands of funding: Stabilising: providing grants for basic running/core costs, not specifically connected…
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust: Investing in Families
Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust’s Investing in Families programme awards grants to charitable organisations working to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged families in Kent, thereby improving people’s life chances and promoting social cohesion. It will support organisations offering interventions to meet the needs of families with a wide-range of problems, including debt; drug and alcohol abuse;…
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust: Investing in Young People
Education & Employment Local Grants YouthThe Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust (CFCT)’s Investing in Young People grant programme seeks to support disadvantaged young people living at the margins of society; with the aim of improving their skills, building their confidence and resilience and breaking down the barriers to their employment. Grants are available to charities, CICs, social enterprises or other properly constituted not-for-profit…
Kent County Council: Early Help Grant
Local Grants Youth Monday December 23rd, 2019Kent County Council’s Early Help Grant supports new and existing not for profit organisations and innovative projects which contribute to meeting the local need and priorities for children and young people across all 12 districts. The aim of the grant fund is to support local priorities whilst encouraging creativity through projects and services that improve outcomes…
Ward & Partners Charitable Fund
Health & Social Care Local Grants YouthThe Ward & Partners Charitable Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants of up to £5,000 to enable parents, carers and support groups to help very ill and disabled children get the most out of life. The Fund offers invaluable funding to projects which benefit children with physical disabilities and/or life limiting conditions. Ward &…
The Crown Charitable Fund
Local Grants Youth Tuesday December 31st, 2019The Crown Charitable Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants of up to £5,000 to volunteer-led groups working in Herne Bay with preference for projects supporting children and young people. Deadline: Tuesday 31 December 2019 For more information and how to apply please click here.
The Brook Trust Fund for Kent
Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People YouthThe Brook Trust Fund for Kent, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants of up to £5,000 to local community groups and charities working to achieve positive social outcomes, using early intervention where possible, tackling disadvantage, deprivation and social exclusion. This fund is specifically seeking to fund small grassroots groups with an annual income of…
Frank Brake Charitable Trust Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People Sports Youth Thursday January 23rd, 2020The Frank Brake Charitable Trust Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants of up to £5,000 to projects for children, young people and families, participation in sports, improvements to community facilities such as village halls and community centres, volunteering, employability, the elderly and the disabled in South East Kent with a priority given to…
Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm: Community Fund
Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People Youth Monday February 10th, 2020The Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Community Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, awards grants up to £5,000 to community groups and projects within a ten mile radius of the Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm in Dungeness. Deadline: Monday 10 February 2020. For more information and how to apply please click here.
Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation
Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation awards grants from £250 (generally up to £2,000) to UK registered charities working to alleviate poverty and improving health / saving lives. To be considered for a grant, applicants must be recommended by a YBS colleague or member (customer). Local branches in Kent include: Canterbury (CT1 2TH) Maidstone (ME14…
The Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons’ Charity
Education & Employment Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People YouthThe Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons’ Charity is committed to supporting community groups by making small grants (typically under £1,000) towards projects that will directly benefit disadvantaged people in East Kent. Specific areas the Charity will consider funding are projects that address the needs of Vulnerable People – improving the lives of the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities…
Veolia Environmental Trust: Landfill Communities Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Local Grants SportsThe Veolia Environmental Trust funds constituted, not-for-profit organisations through the Landfill Community Fund. Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates in one of the following categories: Community buildings and rooms: community centres; village halls; community spaces within religious buildings, Scout…
Brett Landscaping
Arts & Culture Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Health & Social Care Heritage Local Grants Older People Sports YouthBrett Landscaping’s Community Engagement scheme supports small charities and community and voluntary groups with cash (up to £250) and product donations, such as concrete, bricks or paving slabs. Organisations wishing to apply must be working within the vicinity of a Brett Landscaping plant (Cliffe or Sturry, Kent). Projects renovating public outdoor spaces are favoured, but…
Ibstock Enovert Trust: Landfill Communities Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Heritage Local GrantsIbstock Enovert Trust (formerly Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust) supports community and environmental not-for-profit projects that have as big a positive impact on the community as possible. These include improving community halls, the creation of new play areas, enhancement of sports facilities, and restoring green spaces. The Trust funds projects (up to £15,000 approximately), through the Landfill Community…
Enovert Community Trust: Landfill Communities Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Local GrantsThe Enovert Community Trust (formerly Cory Environmental Trust in Britain) awards grants of up to £50,000 (guide amount) to not-for-profit organisations under the terms of the Landfill Communities Fund. Funding is to a support a broad range of community and environmental projects that fulfil at least one of the Trust’s objectives: Funding of high-quality projects which bring maximum impact to…
SUEZ Communities Trust: Landfill Communities Fund
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Heritage Local GrantsThe SUEZ Communities Trust awards grants of up to £50,000 through the Landfill Community Fund to not-for-profit organisations within in a two and a half mile radius of a SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK waste processing location (West Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3TT) and within a ten miles radius of any licensed landfill (Kemsley Mill Landfill,…
Viridor Credits Environmental Company
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Heritage Local GrantsViridor Credits Environmental Company funds community, heritage and biodiversity projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. They offer three funding schemes in England: Small Grants Scheme: up to £20,000. Main Grants Scheme: between £20,001-50,000. Large Grants Scheme: between £50,001-100,000 (the most competitive scheme). To be eligible to apply, not-for-profit organisations must be within a ten miles of an active…
Biffa Award
Community Buildings/Halls Environmental Local Grants SportsBiffa Award’s Main Grants Scheme awards grants (through the Landfill Communities Fund) to projects that provide or improve biodiversity, community spaces, cultural facilities, and places for outdoor recreation. See previously funded projects in Kent. You may have a building that needs improvement in order to increase the range of services on offer to the local community.…
Pret Foundation Trust
Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Pret Foundation Trust’s aim is to alleviate poverty in the UK by helping break the cycle of homelessness. UK registered charities who receive no more than 20% in statutory funding can apply for grants over £5,000. Grants typically average between £15,000 – £25,000. Projects must be taking place near to a Pret a Manger…
Linda Hogan Community Fund
Local GrantsThe Linda Hogan Community Fund is provided and administered by Kent charity, West Kent Extra (WKE). Funding is intended to support community groups for projects and activities that help their local communities. The fund is particularly keen to support groups that are led by local people and community champions. Priority will be given to new…
Donald Forrester Trust
Arts & Culture Environmental Health & Social Care Local Grants Older People YouthThe Donald Forrester Trust target their support where they believe it is most needed and are increasingly look towards UK registered charities that are dependent upon volunteer support and a small amount of money will go a long way. The Trust also favours organisations where both overheads and fund raising costs are kept to a minimum. Grants are made twice yearly…
William Brake Charitable Trust
Arts & Culture Health & Social Care Heritage Local Grants Older People Sports YouthThe William Brake Charitable Trust provides funding to registered charities which are based and working in Kent. Typically the Brake family suggest charities which are known to them to be considered for funding from the Trust. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. Trustees meet twice per year. For more information and how to apply please contact: Mr…
Kent County Playing Fields Association
Local Grants Sports YouthThe Kent County Playing Fields Association offer grants of up to £1,000 to parish councils and voluntary organisations towards the cost of providing children’s recreational facilities only. The fundamental objective of the Association is to ensure that there are adequate facilities for recreation in every city, town and village in Kent and to encourage the provision, improvement,…
The Gibbons Family Trust
Local Grants YouthThe Gibbons Family Trust offers grants to charitable organisations, registered charities and individuals working with children and young people under the age of 25 years in the Isle of Thanet, Kent. Funding is intended to support the Trust’s main priorities, which are the care, benefit, welfare, education and support of young people under 25 years…
The Phillips Fund
Environmental Local GrantsThe Phillips Fund, administrated by Kent Community Foundation, offer grants of up to £1,000 to a wide variety of projects which aim to protect, conserve and enhance the use and character of the rural landscape and its communities. Projects must benefit the wider community and have public access. Project ideas could include the following activities: planting of native…
The Cole Charitable Trust
Environmental Health & Social Care Local Grants YouthThe Cole Charitable Trust supports charities in the West Midlands, Kent and Cambridgeshire areas preferring to fund small charities for whom the modest grants available can make a significant difference. The Trust welcomes applications from small and local (as opposed to regional or national) organisations, or local branches of organisations, working in the fields of: social welfare, all age…
Cobtree Charity Trust
Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Cobtree Charitable Trust offer grants for charitable organisations undertaking social welfare projects in Maidstone, Kent. There are no minimum or maximum grant amounts you can apply for however grants are typically below £5,000 and average between £2,000-£3,000. Deadline: Continuous rolling programme. For more information and how to apply please contact: Mr Bernard Mee c/o…
Foyle Foundation: Small Grants Scheme
Arts & Culture Environmental Health & Social Care Heritage Local Grants Older People YouthThe Foyle Fondation’s Small Grants Scheme is designed to support smaller charities in the UK, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. Please note the Foyle Foundation are not able to support individuals. Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover…
Fidelity UK Foundation Kent Community Development Fund
Local GrantsThe Fidelity UK Foundation Kent Community Development Fund awards grants of up to £20,000 to capital and infrastructure projects that strengthen robust, UK registered charities (within Kent and Medway) with a solid track record over at least three years. Minimum income more than £100,000, grant request must be less than 10% of this total income. Grants will be one-off…
Chapman Charitable Trust
Arts & Culture Environmental Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Chapman Charitable Trust awards grants of either £1,000 or £2,000 to UK registered charities which: promote physical and mental wellbeing; conserve our natural environment and promote the sustainable use of resources; or increase the accessibility of the arts, especially for young people. The Trust prefers to support charities which address the root causes of…
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust: The Mount Fund
Health & Social Care Local GrantsThe Mrs Smith & Mount Trust aims to assist disadvantaged people towards greater independence or a better quality of life. The Mount Fund currently has the following priority areas: Mental Health Learning Disability Homelessness Health in the Community. This category is for registered charities with an annual income of less than £500,000, working to improve health…
LEADER: Kent Downs & Marshes & East Kent
Local Grants Tuesday December 31st, 2019The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) LEADER Programme is a European Union rural funding approach, with grant funds available in Kent from late 2015 to December 2019. Grants of between £2,500 and £50,000 are available to rural businesses, farmers, foresters, growers, landowners, environmental organisations, cultural, heritage and community providers, as well as voluntary and…
The Henry Smith Charity: County Grants
Local GrantsThe County Grants programme supports the work of small not-for-profit organisations and charities in eight counties with which The Henry Smith Charity has a historic association – which includes Kent. Applicants with an annual income of under £250,000 are eligible to apply, though exceptions may be made for those whose activities that are county-wide and whose…
Golding Homes: Community Chest Fund
Local GrantsGolding Homes offer grants of up to £1,000 are available for community organisations to run activities and deliver projects that will benefit their local community in the Maidstone and the surrounding areas where Golding Homes’ properties are located. Some examples of the types of projects that can be supported include: Equipment for clubs or community…
Wilko: Helping Hands
Local Grants Older People YouthLocal groups and community projects could be eligible to get a little helping hand from their local Wilko store. Wilko gift cards, products or volunteers to help with your community project are available. Groups eligible to apply are: local state schools, playgroups and nurseries, parent or family groups, disabled groups, youth clubs, elderly groups, luncheon clubs,…
R G Hills Charitable Trust
Local GrantsThe R G Hills Charitable Trust supports local and national registered charities mainly, but not exclusively, in the fields of health, poverty and education. Overseas charitable work is also available. There is no specified maximum amount you can apply for however grants tend to average around £2,000. For more information please contact: Harvey Barrett, Trustee Furley…
Waitrose: Community Matters
Local GrantsThe Waitrose Community Matters in-store scheme offers a share of £1,000 between three local organisations. The proportion of that share is decided by store customers placing a token in a voting box after their shop. For more information and how to apply visit your local Waitrose store.
Folkestone Town Council
Local GrantsFolkestone Town Council offers three grant categories: Ward Grants Applications for Ward Grants may be submitted by groups or individuals however applications must demonstrate a direct benefit to the ward, or any part of it, or to all or some of its residents. Town Grants under £1,000 £1,000 – £2,500 In order to qualify for…
The Hilden Charitable Fund
Local GrantsThe Hilden Charitable Fund’s priorities in the UK are homelessness, asylum seekers and refugees, penal affairs and community-based initiatives for disadvantaged young people aged 16-25. For projects in developing countries, priorities are projects which focus on community development, education, and health. Preference is given to charities that work at a community level with an income of…
South East Business Boost
Local GrantsGrants of up £10,000 (and support and guidance) are available to small to medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to help boost companies and increase employment. The aim of the scheme is to improve business resilience, profitability and competitiveness. The programme will provide ‘growth grants’ to local businesses, creating new jobs and ‘new…
One Stop: Carriers for Causes
Local GrantsLocal retailer One Stop’s Carrier for Causes funding scheme offers community groups the opportunity to apply for funding grants of up to £1,000 towards a variety of local projects. The scheme is funded through the money raised from the 5p bag charge. Projects must meet at least one of the following outcomes: Improving the lives…
Kent County Council: Combined Members Grant
Local GrantsEvery year Kent County Council help community projects across Kent by using the Combined Members Grant to fund them. Funding is divided equally across Kent’s 12 districts. Each county councillor can award £20,000 in grants. These grants can support a lot of different activities, including: local events and activities purchase or repair of equipment and…
Kent County Council: Capital Grant Scheme for Sport
Local Grants SportsKent County Council’s Capital Grant Scheme for Sport awards grants of up to £10,000 to Voluntary Sports Clubs, Schools, Governing Bodies of Sport and Parish Councils. Funding is intended for the following purposes: Provision of facilities for the community of Kent, including specialist facilities, training centres and centres of excellence and performance Purchase of new…