Funding - Covid 19

Grants of up to £500 available to support projects that demonstrate an immediate impact on those affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Arts Council is making £160 million of emergency funding available to artists and organisations working in the arts and cultural sector during the pandemic.

Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available to help museums, galleries and cultural organisations respond to immediate challenges connected to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and offer support to adapt and reimagine ways of working for the longer-term future. There are two further application deadlines; 17th August 2020 and 12th October 2020.

Projects that focus on the many complex issues that have arisen from the Covid 19 pandemic that address the specific needs of people aged 60 and over. Priority will be given to charities that work within BAME communities. Round 3 applications for £1,000 can be submitted between 1st and 31st July 2020. Round 4 applications for £5,000 can be submitted between 1st and 30th September 2020.

The Aviva Community Fund has been extended to include applications for projects that enable causes to adapt or continue their vital services by covering core running costs, so they can help their beneficiaries and communities during this time of need. Maximum grant £50,000.
Applications are now open for the next round of the Aviva Community Fund until 28th July.

Barclays has launched a COVID-19 Community Aid Package of £100 million to charities working to support vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19, and to alleviate the associated social and economic hardship caused by the crisis.

Grants of between £5,000 and £80,000 to support not - for - profit organisations working with children and young people aged 0-18 years. It aims to fund sustained responses to the COVID-19 situation for work starting in September 2020.
Deadline for applications is 1st July 2020

£100 million programme of loans and investment to help get much-needed emergency funding to social enterprises, charities and small businesses in disadvantaged areas affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a rapid response Coronavirus Emergency Fund to help smaller charitable organisations affected by the impact of Covid-19. Grants of up to £10,000 will be available to help organisations to continue to deliver much needed support to communities across the UK.

A comprehensive list of grants, funding and associated information for the VCSE sector, related to the Covid19 crisis.

Grants for organisations in deprived former coalfield areas for projects and services for vulnerable people which have had to be significantly adapted in order to respond to the current crisis.

The Fund has been adapted to provide immediate financial support for local good causes, community groups and charities who are responding to some of the most worrying impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants from between £100 and £5,000 are available.

Schools and local authorities in England can apply for additional support to provide vouchers to pupils eligible for free school meals over the summer holiday period during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Schools should have received an email from Edenred on how to access this additional funding which will be to support eligible children with a £90 voucher to cover the 6 week summer holidays.

Crisis wants to support charitable organisations who are financially affected by additional demands on their resources as a result of Covid-19 and have established an emergency grant fund for organisations supporting people who are experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness.

Crisis are making grants of up to £50,000 for more structural and long term needs, including potential expansion or change in service delivery, for organisations supporting people who are experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness.

A second round of Govt Funding is being made available. This fund aims to address the impact of COVID-19 on domestic abuse safe accommodation charities and the additional costs they are facing as a result.
Applications can be submitted until 20th July 2020 or until the funding has been fully committed, whichever is sooner.

Defra has launched a Food Charities Grant Fund. If you run a front-line not-for-profit or charity that provides food, you may be eligible to apply for a grant to support your organisation to provide food to those who need it. Grants are from £30,000, up to a maximum of £100,000. Deadline for applications is 6th July 2020

One-off grants of up to £10,000 for projects supporting people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Application deadline 30th June 2020.

Grants of up to £15,000 are available for smaller registered charities across the UK that are working with some of the older people hardest hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. There are four rounds of funding throughout 2020.

A £1m Community Support Fund will be available to communities across the UK to help those in need in their local communities.

Grants between £500 and £10,000 are available to support constituted charitable and community organisations who are providing direct services for vulnerable groups during the pandemic. The fund is now split into ‘Immediate Emergency Relief’ and ‘General Coronavirus Support’.

Leicestershire County Council established a £1.5 million fund to support the local voluntary and community sector, during the current Coronavirus pandemic. You can see details of the projects which were awarded funding via this link.

Leicestershire Live have established the 'There With You' Fund which issues emergency grants of up to £300 in goods to Leicestershire residents in a position of exceptional hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will be administered by Charity Link. (Please note the online application form is branded Northamptonshire County Council).

Grants of £20,000 or £50,000 are available for projects lasting up to 12 months, for VCS organisations based in England to continue to provide mental health services, or to provide additional support during the pandemic.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak.

The National Emergencies Trust (NET), has launched an appeal to raise funds for local charities and grassroots organisations, that can provide vital support to people in the quickest way possible. Please only contact NET to donate.

A quick way to apply to the Lottery for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000. All funding decisions for the next six months will prioritise applications that address the COVID-19 crisis.

The National Lottery have decided to prioritise all funding decisions over the next six months to groups best placed to support their communities during the pandemic, focusing initially on existing grant-holders and applicants.

The National Lottery have launched a £200m fund aimed primarily at small to medium organisations in England. The fund is part of the Government’s £750m financial support package for charities and social enterprises announced by Government in April. Organisations can apply for funding to continue to deliver services to people and communities affected by COVID-19.

The Heritage Emergency Fund is accepting applications for funding from £3,000 to £50,000 from the heritage sector as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

This programme now focuses on funding projects and organisations helping communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme will award funding of between £10,000 and £100,000 for up to six months of expenditure, but will consider larger awards or longer timeframes by exception.

Funding for Housing Related Charities and Projects in UK.
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available.Projects that help charities get back on their feet after the impact of coronavirus/COVID-19 will be favoured this year.
Closing date 31st July 2020

Neighbourly are launching a series of micro-grants of up to £400, to support good causes that are helping communities affected by the new Coronavirus outbreak. Applications are currently only accepted from existing Neighbourly charities and community groups.

Power to Change, the independent trust that supports community businesses in England, is launching up to £12 million of emergency support to provide both immediate and medium-term help for community businesses facing a loss of trading income during the coronavirus crisis.
£7 million in rescue funding for community businesses.
£5 million in recovery funding, to be made available later this year.

The fund will provide grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 for specialist women’s organisations across the UK. It is particularly interested in organisations which support; marginalised populations, BME women, LGBTQ+ women and girls, women and girls with disabilities, older women, homeless women, survivors of gender violence, women in prison and ex-offenders.

The Community Emergency Fund is a new Sport England fund, which aims to help community-based sport and physical activity organisations who are currently experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the Coronavirus crisis.

Tesco has created the new short-term Tesco Bags of Help COVID-19 Communities Fund to support local communities across the UK in response to the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis. Grants of up to £500 are available for organisations such as women’s refuges, food banks, hospices, homeless charities, charities supporting the elderly, and charities supporting children’s activities.

A one-off £10 million Charity Survival Fund has been set up by the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust in response to the economic impact of coronavirus/COVID-19 on the nation’s charities. The closing date for applications is Monday 27th July.

An extra £100,000 will now be available through the PCC Prevention Fund during 2020-21. This scheme has been extended to include applications which can support communities to cope with the impact of Covid-19 and channel emergency help to where it is needed most.

Businesses and eligible charities in England in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are entitled to a one-off cash grant of up to £25,000 from their local council. This includes shops, cafes, sports cubs and other leisure facilities. The rateable value of the property must be over £15,000, but under £51,000.

Registered charities working with early years disadvantaged children can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to assist them during the pandemic.

Western Power Distribution have launched a £500,000 Community Matters Fund for local authorities, parish councils, charities and community groups. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to support communities affected by the coronavirus outbreak within WPD’s operating region, by helping local organisations to deliver vital support and services directly people in vulnerable situations.

Funding is available to organisations redistributing food across England during the coronavirus outbreak, to help them cut food waste and redistribute surplus stock during the coronavirus outbreak.

Youth Futures Foundation is providing resilience funding for infrastructure organisations in England that support the needs of frontline organisations which are delivering effective solutions to youth unemployment.Grants worth up to 30% of the organisation’s income are available. The two deadlines for applications are 18th June and 31st July 2020.