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Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community
Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community is a free self-service website which enables voluntary and community organisations to browse, search and apply for grants to support their work. You can also tailor funding alerts to match your search.
Sources for finding grants
Local authority funding opportunities
Information for the voluntary and community sector on obtaining funding for activities and projects.
Grants Online
Regional funds plus grants organised by cause
The Heritage Funding Directory
Funding for heritage projects
Charities Excellence Framework
A free list of trusts needs to be registered
Charity Commission directory
See who has funded similar organisations or projects
GrantNav
See who has been awarded funding in your area and what some of the biggest funders have awarded grants for.
Sources specifically around Lottery funding
The National Lottery Community Fund
Sport England funding tool
Funds projects and organisations, small and large, that help people get more people active
Heritage Lottery Fund
The largest funder for the UK’s heritage
Lottery good causes
Check out the sorts of things the lottery is funding
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