Tag Archive for: community projects

The Community Chest grant scheme / Huntingdonshire District Council/ No closing date

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The Community Chest grant scheme welcomes applications from community groups and organisations who would like to help Huntingdonshire District Council achieve an improvement in the quality of life and well-being for everyone.

What is Available?

The 2025-26 Community Chest grant scheme is now open. The scheme welcomes applications from community groups and organisations who would like to help Huntingdonshire District Council achieve the following priorities set out in our Corporate Plan [PDF, 2MB]:

  • Improving the quality of life and well-being for everyone, particularly:
    • Encouraging physical activity
    • Supporting social connections across communities
  • Keeping people out of crisis
  • Helping people in crisis
  • Lowering carbon emissions

The maximum amount of funding that can be applied for is:

  • £1,000 for Community Spaces
  • £1,500 for community events and
  • £3,000 for longer-term projects.

Please read the eligibility criteria [PDF, 0.2MB] before applying

To Apply: Community Chest Fund – Application Form

Deadline: There is no closing date for applications. Once the fund has been fully allocated, the Community Chest will close.

The Huntingdonshire Futures grant scheme / Huntingdonshire District Council/ Deadline 30 June

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The Huntingdonshire Futures grant scheme 2025 is open from 24th March until 30th June 2025, or sooner if the fund is exhausted.

What is Available?

A total of £40,000 is available in grants of £500 – £2,500 to local organisations for activities, and events that showcase and celebrate Huntingdonshire’s communities, heritage, and cultural identity.

This is aligned with the Pride in Place journey of the place strategy.

Applications must be for projects that are based in Huntingdonshire, and where the majority of beneficiaries are Huntingdonshire residents.

Please review the Eligibility Criteria and FAQs, and contact place@huntingdonshire.gov.uk if you require further help.

To Apply:

Huntingdonshire Futures Grant Scheme Application

Deadline: 30 June 2025

Community Grant / Cambridge City Council/ Deadline 3 June

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Fund your community activity with a Cambridge City Council Grant – launches on 23 April 2025.

Have you got plans or ideas for an activity that will take place between July 2025 and March 2026 and help to reduce inequality?

Voluntary or community organisations, or groups of local residents, could be eligible for a £5,000 and under Community Grant – this grant scheme replaces Area Committee Grants.

The funding is available for activities that reduce social or economic inequality for disadvantaged residents. Activities can be open to all city residents or targeted at residents living in a particular area of the city.

We want these grants to make a difference to the lives of city residents with the highest needs.

There will be 2 funding rounds:

  • Round 1: is now closed
  • Round 2: launches on 23 April 2025 – apply by midday on 3 June 2025

(for activities taking place between July 2025 and 31 March 2026).

Please note you can only apply to one round. Please contact grants@cambridge.gov.uk if you are unsure.

Go to: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/community-grants-of-5000-and-under for further information including:

  • guidelines
  • recorded webinar and drop in appointment dates
  • application form.

Contact the Grants Team now for further information and to discuss your ideas:

United with Ukraine community grant / Cambridge City Council/ Deadline 1 June

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United with Ukraine community grant from Cambridge City Council

Community groups, small groups of residents and organisations supporting refugees (Cambridge based) fleeing the war in Ukraine can apply for a grant to support activities that will meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • navigating life in the UK
  • promote community cohesion and integration
  • deliver money advice and management
  • support access to employment
  • increase confidence in speaking English
  • enhance wellbeing, including activities for children

United with Ukraine grant scheme has three funding tiers, referred to as Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3.

What is available?

Community groups or small groups of residents can apply for a grant of up to £2,000 (Tier 1), while constituted not-for-profit organisations with a track record can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 (Tier 2). Constituted not-for-profit organisations with a track record of successfully delivering a United with Ukraine grant or with a track record of working with refugees can apply for a grant between £5,001 and £30,000 (Tier 3).

Eligibility

You must demonstrate that your group’s activity fits into one of the six priority areas.

The people who benefit from the activity must live in Cambridge. It’s fine for people from elsewhere to take part, but we can only provide funding for residents that live inside the city boundary.

We will fund the direct costs of running the activity and will consider a realistic and proportionate share of your organisation’s overheads.

Your activity should be open to all residents who could benefit.

To find out more and apply please visit: United with Ukraine community grant – Cambridge City Council

Deadline: 11:59pm Sunday 1 June

Albert Gubay/Various /Quarterly

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Albery Gubay Charitable Foundation

This charitable foundation offers a limited number of grants to registered charities in England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Republic of Ireland as well as to eligible Roman Catholic Dioceses and Roman Catholic charities in these countries.

The funding is for charitable projects that are based in and for the benefit of people living in England, Wales, the Isle of Man or Republic of Ireland.

To be eligible, projects need to address one or more of the current funding priorities:

  • Victims of modern slavery
  • Victims of domestic abuse
  • Ex-offenders and their families
  • Homelessness
  • Medical research
  • Support for people with terminal illnesses / life limiting conditions and their carers
  • Drug and substance misuse
  • Support for people with intellectual disability
  • Care leavers: to give them a chance to succeed on a par with other young people
  • Worship and associated community outreach
  • Amateur sport
  • Care for the elderly

Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £2.25 million.

The first step in the application process is to complete a short online form. Groups with eligible projects will be sent a link to the application form and given a deadline for submission for the next Grants Meeting.

Enabling Activities Community Grant / Cambridge City Council/ No deadline

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Enabling Activities Community Grant

Enabling Active Communities Grant that young people or organisations can apply for. It’s for young people aged 12-18 years, who can apply for up to £500 to support sport, dance and physical activity opportunities within Cambridge City.

Who can apply?

Cambridge City Council welcome groups of young people aged 12 to 18 to apply. There must be at least 3 people involved in putting the application together and the activity must benefit a group of at least 8 young people. 

If you are an organisation looking to apply for activity to support young people, please use this form instead - https://forms.office.com/e/KEhg0AcsHn  

How much funding is available?

The group will be awarded a maximum of one grant per financial year (April – March) up to a maximum of £500. 

What can the funding be used for?

Funding can go towards hiring a coach or instructor, hiring a facility and/or equipment costs. The grant can go towards new activity or existing activity that requires additional funding to continue. 

Please note the grant cannot  fund one off activity or day trips. 

District

Cambridge City

How to apply

The application form is really quick and easy to complete, but there will need to be someone with a bank account who can hold the funds.

If anyone has any further questions, please contact Danielle Guy email: Danielle.Guy@cambridge.gov.uk    

For more information and to apply please visit: Enabling Active Communities grants – Cambridge City Council

Deadline

There is no set deadline for applications, funding applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and if successful, applicants will receive the funding within 4 weeks.