October’s funding news

Joanies Fund

Deadline: 6th November 2026
Who can apply: Applications are welcomed from organisations with charitable aims, including Community Interest Companies, social enterprises, faith-based organisations, locally active charities, and schools seeking funding beyond statutory provision.
Size of grant available: £2,000 – £3,000
Priorities: Funding for projects supporting young people aged 0 to 25. There is particular interest in projects that lead to employment, accreditation, further education, training and integration. The Fund looks for innovation and entrepreneurship. The panel looks for strong evidence of how closely applicants consult young people in developing their service, and for any community involvement or local financial support
How to apply: General grant guidelines and online application form can be found on the website.

easyfundraising Impact Fund

Deadline: 8th November 2026
Who can apply: Any type of not-for-profit
Size of grant available: £1,000
Priorities: As the funding is unrestricted, successful applicants can spend the grant wherever it’s needed most. Grants will be awarded to organisations that best explain how they would use the £1,000 to support their work
How to apply: Complete an application via the easyfundraising website.

Leeds Building Society Foundation (Small Grants programme)

Deadline: 11th November 2026
Who can apply: Registered charities only with income up to £500,000
Size of grant available: Up to £2,500
Priorities: Funding for projects to improve the health, wellbeing and financial literacy of people who are experiencing homelessness
How to apply: Complete an application via the websites online portal.

B&Q Foundation – Home Starter Kit Grants

Deadline: 13th November
Who can apply: Registered charities only
Size of grant available: Up to £10,000
Priorities: Grants support home starter kits to help individuals and families facing homelessness, domestic abuse, disabilities, illness, or financial hardship to feel more settled and supported in their living spaces
How to apply: Visit the website to check that your charity and potential project meets the grant criteria and then submit an application.

Toy Trust

Deadline: 15th November 2026
Who can apply: Registered charities with annual income under £1 million and which have been operating for at least one full year
Size of grant available: Up to £4,000
Priorities: The funding is intended for UK based children’s charities who are working for the benefit of disadvantaged children under the age of 13 years and their families
How to apply: The online application form and application guidance can be found on the Toy Trust website.

Rosa – Voices from the Frontline

Deadline: 16th November 2026
Who can apply: Any type of not-for-profit as long as it is led by and for women and girls
Size of grant available: Up to £10,000
Priorities: Funding is for women’s and girls’ organisations to deliver activism and campaigning to raise awareness of the issues women and girls face. The campaigns could be targeted at local communities, the general public, local or national government, media, service providers or businesses
How to apply: To apply, please read the guidance on their website along with the FAQs and attend a ‘How to Apply’ webinar if you can, and then complete the steps below. Please note applications will not be accepted if these steps have not been completed.

• Submit a brief online registration form. This form helps you work out if your organisation is eligible for this fund. Once you have submitted it you will receive an email with a link to the application form
• Submit application form
• Send a three-minute video by WeTransfer outlining how you will use the funding. Please submit a video of no longer than three minutes. Please find the guidance on creating and submitting your application video on page 6 of the application guidance.

FCC Community Action Fund – England

Deadline: 18th November 2026
Who can apply: Registered charities, community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) and local authorities. Projects must be based within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment waste facility at Rowley Regis
Size of grant available: £10,000-£100,000. All grant recipients are required to secure a ‘Contributing Third Party’ (CTP) payment. This is a very specific payment required to be paid to the landfill operator and it is not the same as match funding. Full details can be found in the guidance notes
Priorities: The funding is intended to support not-for-profit organisations with the costs of making physical improvements to single amenity sites that are open and accessible to the general public. The facility should be somewhere the general public can go, join, or use, for leisure or entertainment purposes without any limit or restriction of use.
How to apply: The guidance notes and online application system can be found on the FCC Communities Foundation website.

Boots Charitable Trust

Deadline: 30th November 2026 (opens for applications on 1st November)
Who can apply: Registered charities of all sizes and smaller voluntary and community groups with annual income below £5,000
Size of grant available: Up to £10,000
Priorities: The funding is for projects benefiting people in the UK with particular emphasis given to the following themes:

• Health – to support people and families living with cancer in deprived communities by improving access to practical, emotional, and ongoing healthcare support. Priority will be given to organisations delivering community-based cancer support, rehabilitation, and prevention services that reduce health inequalities

• Lifelong Learning – to enable young people aged 16–30 from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain the skills, confidence, and experience needed to secure employment and progress into stable, meaningful careers. Priority will be given to structured skill-building, vocational learning, and transition-to-employment

• Social care – to support children and young people, up to age 18, who have experienced rape or sexual abuse, by funding trauma-informed services that provide access to safety, therapeutic recovery, safeguarding education, and specialist advocacy

How to apply: Applications via the Boots Charitable Trust website.

Wise Music Foundation

Deadline: 30th November 2026
Who can apply: Any type of not-for-profit with income under £500,000 a year
Size of grant available: £500-£5,000
Priorities: Funding to support groups who work with people experiencing hardship, distress and illness in the UK. There is emphasis of initiatives that support children, the homeless and people living in poverty. However, a range of other worthy causes activities are also supported (e.g. education, cultural activities and arts & heritage, overseas famine relief, food banks)
How to apply: Applications via the Wise Music Foundation website.

James Tudor Foundation – Mental Health Grant

Deadline: 11th December 2026
Who can apply: Registered charities only
Size of grant available: Up to £25,000
Priorities: Projects are funded to help children and young people recover from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), plus support parents affected by ACEs, mental illness or addiction. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events in childhood that negatively affects mental health, and include:

• Sexual abuse
• Physical abuse or neglect
• Emotional abuse or neglect
• Living in a household where there is domestic violence
• Living with a parent with substance abuse
• Living with a parent who has a mental illness
• Losing a parent through death, abandonment, or divorce
• Having a parent in prison

How to apply: Apply via the James Tudor Foundation website.  Check your eligibility using the Eligibility Checker.  If you are eligible, submit a brief Expression of Interest via the online application platform (you will be directed to the form once you have successfully completed the Eligibility Checker).  If your request matches their funding priorities, and they think you have at least a 75% chance of being awarded a grant, they will invite you to submit a full application.

Help the Homeless Grant Scheme