Funding Opportunities
Parish and Town Councils are able to apply directly for these opportunities:
Funding For:
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Projects must be located within 10 miles of either of the two landfill sites at Kings Cliffe (Northamptonshire).
Grants are available for community projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities. Examples may include:
- Village halls
- Nature reserves
- Village greens
- Community centres
- Public playgrounds
- Cycle paths
- Sports fields and facilities
- Country parks
Projects must be available and open to the general public as defined by ENTRUST – as a minimum, for 4 evenings a week, or 2 days a week, or 104 days a year ."
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £5,000-£50,000 are available
.
Contributing Third Party (CTP) Donation required - £11 donated for £100 to be released.
Deadline for Applications:
12 November 2025
More Information:
https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/augean-community-fund/criteria/
Funding For:
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This programme is designed to support community groups or organisations operating within two miles of a One Stop store and which are;
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Tackling food poverty
Supporting the vulnerable
Supporting the elderly
Supporting low-income families
Running youth sports teams
Reducing / recycling waste
Improving the environment
Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £1,000 are available
.
Deadline for Applications:
30 June 2025 for a decision on 11 August 2025
29 September 2025 for a decision on 10 November 2025
More Information:
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/one-stop-community-partnership/
Through the Heritage Fund, there are a number of different funding pots that offer grants for heritage projects.
More Information:
Funding | The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Funding For:
"The Fund supports projects located in proximity to our donor’s landfill sites and other waste treatment sites situated throughout the East Midlands and Anglian regions.
Grants are available for community projects delivering capital improvements to public amenities. Examples may include:
- Village halls
- Village greens
- Public playgrounds
- Sports fields and facilities
- Nature reserves
- Community centres
- Cycle paths
- Country parks
Projects must be available and open to the general public – as a minimum, for 4 evenings a week, or 2 days a week, or 104 days a year."
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £10,000-£30,000 are available -
organisations can only apply for a grant if their total project cost is less than £100,000.
Match-funding is not required.
Contributing Third Party (CTP) Donation required - £11 donated for £100 to be released.
Deadline for Applications:
29 August 2025
More Information:
https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/mick-george-community-fund/criteria/
Funding For:
"This fund, provided by the Northamptonshire Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, provides grants for initiatives that support the aims of the new Safe and Sound Plan.
The three missions are:
- A drive to rebuild trust and confidence with visible and accessible community services in both towns and rural areas
- A focus on professionalism and standards
- Developing stronger public safety partnerships. This will mean tackling shared challenges across community safety and criminal justice agencies.
The four policy tests are:
- Safer communities – confident, engaged and protected
- Safer victims – the heart of a stronger public safety system
- Sound leadership – high standards and quality services
- Sound money management – innovation, efficiency and social value
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £1,000-£10,000 are available.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://northantspfcc.org.uk/our-work/grant-schemes/safe-and-sound-communities-fund/
Funding For:
"Supported by the Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance, grants will be considered for initiatives that support the
Northamptonshire Strategic Road Safety Plan.
Fund Priorities include:
- Speed Reduction
- Anti-social Road Use (i.e. racing, risky manoeuvres)
- Distraction Driving (e.g. use of mobile phone)
- Drink or Drug Driving
- Road Victims and their Families
- Use of seatbelts, including Child Restraints and Seats
- Educational Initiatives Leading to Positive Behaviour Change
- School initiatives to improve road safety around school gates"
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £500-£5,000 are available.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://northantspfcc.org.uk/our-work/grant-schemes/road-safety-community-fund/
Funding For:
"We want to support projects that bring communities together and provide sport and physical activities for people who may be less physically active. We also particularly want to support projects focusing on environmental sustainability. We believe that communities that work together and share resources provide a stronger and more sustainable impact. Therefore, we want applications from projects that demonstrate how they connect with their communities, make best use of the existing skills and assets in an area, and will provide the biggest possible impact to those who need it most. We also want projects to show how they've sought to reduce their impact on the environment through the goods and services they use to deliver the activity."
Previous projects have had activities including: coaching, volunteer training, service alterations, additional equipment, and minor facility alterations (to name a few).
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £300-£15,000 are available.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds/small-grants-programme#who-and-what-we-ll-fund-21701
Formerly called: Tesco Bags for Life Funding
Funding For:
"Every three months, three local good causes are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK.
Applications are open to all local good causes, but we are currently prioritising helping projects that support children’s food security and health and local store nominated good causes.
"
Funding Amounts:
Awards of up to £1,500 are available.
Match-funding is not required.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Funding For:
"We are currently offering grants to support early-stage feasibility work on historic building projects.
This grant programme has been made possible by funding from
Historic England
and the
Pilgrim Trust
.
Through the Architectural Heritage Fund, there are a number of different funding pots that offer grants.
More Information:
https://ahfund.org.uk/grants/england/
Funding For:
"We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including helping with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
You can apply for funding to deliver a new or existing activity or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges.
We can fund projects that'll do at least one of these things:
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bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities
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improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
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help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage
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support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost-of-living crisis."
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £300-£10,000 are available.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-england
Funding For:
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We're here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including mitigating the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and supporting them as they seek to recover, rebuild and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In order to support communities, we fund projects and organisations which aim to:
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build strong relationships in and across communities
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improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
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help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.
Funding Amounts:
Awards of £10,001 or more (for up to five years) are available.
Deadline for Applications:
Can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
More Information:
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/reaching-communities-england