Funding and income

General funds (listed A-Z)

Funds with upcoming deadlines

B&Q Foundation Deadline: Friday 15 November, 6pm. Grants of up to £10,000 for indoor or £5,000 for garden projects. For registered charities only who want to provide, maintain, repair or improve housing or community space. Projects to be completed 6 months after the award.

The Community Catalyst Fund Deadline: 18 October.  This Brighton & Hove City Council fund, offers small and medium community groups, that meet certain criteria, up to £20,000 for 2 years. Groups must have an annual income that does not exceed £500,000. There will be an online information session on Monday 16 September for groups interested in applying to this fund. To sign up, please email communitiesteam@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Deadline: 9 October to 12 November for a ‘medium’ grant of between £10,001 and £20,000. Registered charities only who support people in Sussex, focusing on: care of the elderly, disability
general welfare, hospices, youth, wildlife & environmental conservation. Join an online meet the funder event on Wednesday 2 October 3-4pm to find out more.

The Fairness Fund Deadline: 4 October. This Brighton & Hove City Council fund provides one-off funding of £2,000 to community groups for activity that will help residents experiencing poverty and the cost-of-living crisis. There will be an online information session on Monday 16 September for groups interested in applying to this fund. To sign up, please email communitiesteam@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

Greene King’s Proud to Pitch In Deadline: 1 November. For grassroots and community sports clubs who have beneficiaries who are over 18. Apply for up to £4,000 for sports focussed projects that will positively benefit your club and/or local community, and will tangibly benefit from funding over the long-term. Apply for things like making facilities more accessible, new equipment or coaching qualifications.

The Homity Trust Deadline: Friday 22 November. Grants of up to £1,000 available to organisations helping people most affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis.

LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund Deadline: 21 November, 12pm. Small grants between £100 and £25,000 are available to LGBT+ organisations, who are led by and for at least one of their communities of focus. Your primary purpose and make-up of your leadership must show this. For organisational running costs, projects and organisational / leadership development.

NHS Sussex Children and Young People’s Involvement: Small Grants Funding Deadline: 25 October. Grants of between £500-£3,000 available for small constituted community groups who can help better understand CYP experiences of accessing health care services; their health and care priorities; and their health literacy (the ability to understand and use information to make decisions about their health). Information Session to be held on Tuesday 10 September 2-3pm via MS Teams, process opens on Friday 13 September. Email sxicb.involvement@nhs.net for more information.

The Pearce Foundation Deadline: between 1 October and 15 December. Grants of up to £2,000 for capacity building and personal coaching support to small, fledgling charities and not-for-profit organisations. You must have been operating for under 2 years, have an annual income under £50,000 and operate only in Sussex.

Peter Harrison Foundation Deadline: 1 October. Small grants up to £5,000 (for registered charities or CASCs over 2 years old with an annual income under £500,000) or major grants £5,001 up to £30,000 available under 2 programmes: Opportunities through sport and physical activity and Positive futures for children and young people.  Provide capital, project and core funding, over 1, 2 or 3 years.

Safer in Sussex Fund Deadline: 18 October. Grants up to £5,000 available for local community groups that aim to reduce crime and improve community safety. For projects that have a positive and lasting impact on the local community.

Screwfix Foundation Deadline: 10 November. Grants up to £5,000 to registered charities and not for profit organisations. Prioritising those that will create a longer-term difference and where their donation will make an impact and fund the total cost (or the majority) of a project.

Worthing Community Chest Grants for Growth Deadline: 31 October. For grants up to £1,500 for organisations with an annual income under £100,000. Activities must fit under one of the following aims: improving the quality of life for under privileged and disadvantaged people in Worthing, promoting social cohesion, proposing a new or innovative idea for Worthing, promoting inclusion and drawing excluded people into community engagement, improving the community or improving or enhancing an existing service.

Funds you can apply to anytime

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Grants between £1,000 and £100,000 for projects lasting up to 3 years. For creative and cultural projects that directly create and deliver creative and cultural activity with a long-term positive impact. Includes music, dance, visual arts, festivals. See their website for current ‘time-limited priorities’.

Architectural Heritage Fund (Project Viability Grants) Grants up to £15,000 to support early-stage feasibility work on historic building projects. This is Stage 1, Expression of Interest. You will then be invited to Stage 2 (full application) to access Project Development Grants of up to £20,000. This stage has set deadlines and can cover some of the costs of developing and co-ordinating your project and taking it towards the start of work on site.

BBC Children in Need – Project Cost and Core Cost grants Expression of Interest form submitted, then you’ll be invited to apply. From £1,000 to £40,000 available per year for up to 3 years for projects that focus on addressing issues of disadvantage affecting children and young people.

The Dodgson Foundation Projects particularly aimed at the over 55s who are living in deprivation anywhere in Sussex.

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust  For Small grants under £10,000. For registered charities only; for start-up, core or specific project costs.

Focus Foundation For charities or community groups with an annual income under £2 million, who need funding for a whole project which helps socially or economically underprivileged children or young people, or projects supporting mental health.

Foyle Foundation For registered charities with less than £150,000 annual income, to apply under the Small Grants Scheme. Apply for between £2,000 and £10,000 if you are working at a grass roots local community level delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Projects must be completed by end 2025 (when the foundation will close their grants programmes). Closes 31 January 2025.

Henry Smith – Improving Lives Programme Between £20,000 and £70,000 a year for up to 3 years available for projects that meet one of their criteria: Help at a Critical Moment, Positive Choices, Accommodation / Housing Support, Employment and Training, Financial Inclusion, Rights & Entitlements, Support Networks & Family.

Morrisons Foundation For grants of up to £10,000 for registered charities only. For projects that improve people’s lives under at least one of their funding objectives: 1) Tackling poverty and social deprivation; 2) Enhancing community spaces, facilities and services; 3) Improving health and wellbeing.

The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All Grants up to £20,000 for up to 2 years.  For groups that build strong relationships in communities, improve places and spaces, help people reach their potential or support people facing increased challenges due to the cost-of-living crisis.

The National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities  Grants from £20,001 for up to 5 years. For projects that work to make positive changes in your community (i.e. people living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences). Funding to deliver new or existing activity. Or to support your organisation to change and adapt to new and future challenges. Or projects that test new approaches to help with community issues.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund For grants between £10,000 and £250,000. For organisations looking to care for and sustain heritage where your new project (it can’t have already started) is about saving heritage, protecting the environment, inclusion, access and participation, and organisational sustainability. NB 20% of the payment will be made after your project has finished (in arrears). The Heritage Fund recently announced they have simplified their application process.

The Paley Trust Grants under £1,000 available for not-for-profit organisations that enhance the well-being of people aged over 60 in Brighton and Hove. Activities can include exercise groups, music groups, outings, social activities, equipment, and contributions to running costs.

Sport England Movement Fund  Between £300 and £15,000 available for projects that tackle inequalities and help get more people active (promote physical activity), for people that face barriers. For example, active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sports activities. Funding is awarded as either a contribution to a crowdfunding campaign or as a grant (Sport England will assess this). This fund replaces their Small Grants scheme and Active Together fund.

Why do I need fundraising?

Fundraising is an ongoing concern for most and can present multiple challenges. If you’re starting on your fundraising journey, your first steps will involve:

• developing a clear idea of what you want to achieve with your project
• being certain that your project is needed
• knowing how much your project will cost
• creating a clear plan as to how you’re going to raise those costs

There are lots of resources that you can use to help you with your planning. If you are a community group, we recommend the Resource Centre website as an excellent starting point.

Local funding searches

Brighton and Hove specific

• GrantFinder via Brighton & Hove City Council
• Funds Online via Community Base (email centremanager@communitybase.org for access)
• Brighton and Hove Food Partnership Quarterly funding update

Adur and Worthing specific

• Grants Online via Adur and Worthing Councils
• Adur and Worthing Councils Grants and Funding web page