Latest Funding Opportunities
Community Radio Fund 2025-26
This fund supports the sustainability and growth of Ofcom-licensed community radio stations, including:
- Management of station
- Fundraising to support the station (eg, grants, commercial funding)
- Administration
- Financial management and reporting
- Community outreach, Volunteer organisation and support.
Grants can only be made to Ofcom-licensed community radio stations in the UK, broadcasting on AM, FM, or via a Community Digital Sound Programme licence on a digital radio multiplex.
Deadline 5pm, 5 October. Details here.
Langford and Biggleswade Windfarm Community Fund
A fund of £24,000 per annum, to be distributed as small grants to groups for delivering projects in the parishes of Langford and Biggleswade for the benefit of the residents in those parishes.
Projects must contribute to one or more of the following criteria:
- The use of Renewable Energy
- Energy conservation
- Environmental education
- Initiatives to promote greening of communities within the 'parishes'
- The application of energy efficiency measures
- Community engagement and development
- Initiatives to encourage sustainable communities
Next deadline 21 October. Details here.
Million Hours Fund
Funding (£30,000 to £100,000) for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas with higher rates of anti-social behaviour. 'We’ll fund extra hours of youth work to give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.' The work you want us to fund must take place in, or benefit young people living in, one of the eligible ward areas – please check before applying:
- Bedford Borough - Cauldwell, Greyfriars, Harpur, Kingsbrook.
- Central Bedfordshire - Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Houghton Regis West, Leighton-Linslade South, Sandy.
- Luton - Beech Hill, Central, Farley, High Town, South.
Deadline is midday, Wednesday - If more organisations apply than we expect we may have to stop accepting applications before our deadline. So you should apply as soon as you are ready, instead of waiting until the deadline.
Closes 22 October. Details here.
Linnean Society - Our Local Nature Grant
This grant is designed to provide young people with an opportunity to take the lead on projects that involve their local nature and natural spaces, to aid young people in realising their influence to affect positive change, to have their voices heard, and see their ideas come to life. The maximum award is £1,000 per proposal. We welcome and encourage applications for significantly lower amounts - in the last two years we have funded a wide spread of projects ranging from £150 to £1,000. This grant is purposefully broad and welcomes novel ideas. Some examples of possible proposals could be: running a school festival about nature; painting community murals showcasing biodiversity in the area; building a community garden; creating a nature walk; hiring a speaker to come and talk about local foraging.
Deadline 25 October. Details here.
The Tree Council - Branching Out
Small grants fund to support a new season of community tree planting. Grants of between £250 and £2,500 are available per application. Branching Out is designed for community groups, schools, not-for-profits, residents associations, Tree Warden Networks, charities and many more.
Deadline Midnight, 14 November. Details here
The Police and Crime Commissioner Grassroots Innovation Fund
The PCC is inviting community groups and small charities to submit proposals up to £5,000 on local community projects. The initiative is part of the PCC’s wider funding, grants and commissioning strategy, and for the first time, we are providing opportunities for community groups and charities to come forward with your ideas.
Details here.
