Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations in Cheshire and Merseyside are being invited to apply for new funding to support disabled people and carers to engage with health and care research.
Find out more– At CWVA, we manage different funding pots to help distribute grants to community sector organisations.
We also signpost organisations to the funding opportunities available locally and nationally. Below is a list of funding pots that are currently open for applications.
Closing Date: 23/01/2026
Amount: £4,000
Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations in Cheshire and Merseyside are being invited to apply for new funding to support disabled people and carers to engage with health and care research.
Find out moreClosing Date: 29/01/2026
Amount: £5,000 to £10,000
Cheshire West Crowd enables community-led projects to bring ideas to life, making the borough more vibrant, resilient and connected. Two Council funding pots in this latest funding round still have funds available. The Community Innovation Fund has just over £58,000 remaining, and the Climate Change Emergency Fund – £42,000 remaining. The average pledge by Cheshire West and Chester Council to successful projects, to date, has been 50% of their funding target (in the region of £5,000 to £10,000).
Find out moreClosing Date: 01/03/2026
Amount: Up to £2,500
Funding is available for small registered charities delivering projects that support young living in areas of deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantage in the UK. Projects should address a lack of support and provide immediate support for young people who are challenged by abuse or addiction, young carers, or homeless. Projects can involve recreational trips, mentoring programmes and counselling sessions.
Find out moreClosing Date: 01/03/2026
Amount: Up to £5,000
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust was set up in 2004 as a grant-giving body. It provides grants to local and regional charities that are working to make a difference to the lives of local people across the UK. The funding is for charities whose activities involve all or most family members in initiatives that support and encourage the family to work as a cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or more of its members.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/08/2026
Amount: Up to £150,000 over 3 years
Paul Hamlyn are interested in funding: organisations working with young people (14–25); targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate†; and work that recognizes young peoples multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability).
Find out moreClosing Date: 30/09/2026
Amount: Up to £25,000
The James Tudor Foundation supports UK-registered charities with a health focus through four funding programmes. Each programme is tailored to address specific needs within the health sector, enabling organisations to deliver meaningful and lasting impact to the communities they serve. We support a diverse range of physical health and mental health charities in the UK and internationally. Funding rounds are quarterly.
Find out moreClosing Date: 30/09/2026
Amount: Between £5000 and £30,000
Transforming lives across the UK. The areas we support include: In the UK – healthcare for the vulnerable, tackling mental ill-health, alleviating poverty, women and children at risk of violence or exploitation, prisoner rehabilitation and education of the most disadvantaged. The enquiry window may be closed at any time and may be closed without further notice.
Find out moreClosing Date: 30/09/2026
Amount: Up to £15,000 per year for up to two years
The Westminster Foundation works with local charities and organisations that generate localised impact and create opportunities for children and young people up to 25 years old. Our funding is focused on helping provide a solid structure to children and young people, their families and the local communities around them. We prioritise awarding grants that benefit those facing deprivation or intergenerational inequality who might otherwise not have access to these life opportunities.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/10/2026
Amount: Varies
Grants will fund organisations to provide services for disabled people, or work to make transport more accessible https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/organisation-grants/ Support for individuals and their families through Scheme-related grants and Access to Mobility grants https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/individual-grants/
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: £2,000 - £5,000
Charities and organisations are welcome to apply all year around. This programme, funded by the John Good Group, offers unrestricted funds that can be used for any costs, including core running costs. These grants are designed for small and growing charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises making a big impact on communities, people or the environment, closing on 15 March 2024.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Up to £5,000 or £9,000+
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity which provides funding to voluntary organisations working in the field of learning disability. Grants can be used to purchase equipment, support capital works as well as covering project and core costs such as staff costs, general running and office costs. Main Grants, for grants in excess of £9,000 are considered three times a year, and the deadlines are 31st March, 31st August, and 31st December each year. Applications for Small Grants up to £9,000 can be submitted at any time.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Up to £2,500
The objectives of the fund are: - Cost of Living Support – funding to any registered UK charity or community group whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, such as foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities in the UK are the primary and immediate focus of investment. - Our Communities Support – funding to projects embedded in the communities in which Arnold Clark operates and is available to organisations who provide services widely accessible to those within Arnold Clark local communities, addressing the needs of those living within them. - Gear Up for Sport – 150 sports kits given away each month to support youth sports teams across the UK. Any youth team with up to 30 members aged 4 to 15 years can apply.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Between £10,000 and £50,000
Single year grants between £10,000 and £50,000 are available for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years, not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs. No more than £50k can be applied for in any given year. Organisations should have a focus on Family Support, this may further include: * Early intervention * Families coping with addiction * Prisoners' families * They fund voluntary sector organisations with a turnover up to £500,000. If you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Up to £10,000
The funding is intended for registered charities working with people in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, other disadvantage or distress) in the UK and who need funding for the following: · Projects that provide, maintain, repair or improve housing or community space. · Supporting people experiencing poor housing or homelessness There are two levels of grants: · Up to £5,000 for garden projects · Up to £10,000 for building or indoor projects. The B&Q Foundation will consider awarding higher value grants.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Up to £15,000
Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active as well as new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for those who need it most.
Find out moreClosing Date: 31/12/2026
Amount: Between £2,000 and £10,000
Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs. Projects must have a focus on Community Support. Your organisation’s postcode falls within the following on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation: if you are located in an urban area, you must be in the bottom 15% most deprived areas if you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas
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