Funding & Related Support for Community Organisations
This section of the website provides a range of support, information and resources related to Grants and Funding.
Information provided here includes a series of Funding Bulletins, from a range of funders, along with details of support provided to voluntary and community sector groups, charities and social enterprises, by other relevant organisations.
Cost of Living Related Support for Individuals
Please note, we cannot advise on any grants or funding for individuals. If you are an individual and are experiencing financial hardship, you can find more information, via the link below to Leicestershire County Council's website.
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Cost of Living Support for Individuals
Information on Leicestershire County Council's website for individuals who require advice and assistance around cost of living related support
LCC Monthly Funding Information Bulletins
Funding & Grants Information Bulletins are produced by Leicestershire County Council, on a monthly basis, using information from a range of sources.
Bulletins will include funding opportunities which are mainly for the benefit of not-for-profit community organisations, charities and social enterprises.
However, some of the information will also be relevant for local authorities and other organisations, such as academic institutions.
You can find the current, and previous Monthly Funding Bulletins below.
Monthly Funding Bulletin April 2024 (PDF, 460 Kb)
A monthly bulletin created by Leicestershire County Council on sources of funding and other useful information for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector
Monthly Funding Bulletin March 2024 (PDF, 466 Kb)
A monthly bulletin created by Leicestershire County Council on sources of funding and other useful information for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector
Monthly Funding Bulletin - February 2024 (PDF, 427 Kb)
A monthly bulletin created by Leicestershire County Council on sources of funding and other useful information for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector
Leicestershire Funding Toolkit
The Leicestershire Funding Toolkit is a free searchable database of funding opportunities, hosted on Voluntary Action Leicestershire's website.
The Funding Toolkit contains details of thousands of local, regional and national funding opportunities for not-for-profit organisations operating in Leicestershire.
The website is free-to-use, and requires you to complete a simple one-off registration form to enable you to use the website.
Once you have registered as a user on the website, you will be able to benefit from the following:
- Access to a range of grants and funding opportunities
- Information about national funding available, along with funding available from trusts and foundations
- A series of pages dedicated to local funding opportunities
- Opportunities to undertake targeted funding searches and the ability to save the details of each search
- A weekly email bulletin with details of new funding opportunities
If you would like to register as a user of the Funding Toolkit, please click the Leicestershire Funding Toolkit link below:-
Additional Sources of Funding
Leicestershire County Council produces a document with information and details of a range of grants and funding opportunities.
This document is updated by the Council's Grants Officers on a regular basis and the latest version can be seen below.
If you would like to have details of any grants/funding opportunities added to the Additional Sources of Funding Document, please contact the Grants Officers.
Additional Sources of Funding April 2024 (PDF, 330 Kb)