SHIRE Community Grant

Leicestershire County Council's SHIRE Community Grants programme provides grant funding to charities and other voluntary/community organisations and social enterprises, to support the delivery of services, projects and activities which improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people and groups.

SHIRE Environment Grant

Grants of up to £2,500 are available for community based projects an activities in Leicestershire which help to improve the local environment through waste prevention, reducing carbon and improving biodiversity.

Neighbourhood Mental Health Prevention Grants 2023-24

Leicestershire County Council's Neighbourhood Mental Health Prevention Grants programme enables organisations based in Leicestershire to deliver neighbourhood-based projects, services and activities which will help to improve mental health and resilience in communities

Multiply Grant 2022-2025

Leicestershire County Council awarded Multiply Grants in 2022, to registered charities and social enterprises to deliver projects/activities which help adults to improve their numeracy skills.

Leicestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Leicestershire County Council will be awarding funding to Leicestershire schools, charity, voluntary and community sector organisations and other out of school and holiday activity organisations to deliver holiday activities (which include a healthy food provision) for children eligible for benefits-related free school meals during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday periods.

Leicestershire Communities Fund 2020- 2021

The Leicestershire Communities Fund was established in March 2020, as an response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

During 2020-21, 379 grants were awarded through the Communities Fund, which provided nearly £2.6 million in grant funding to support the work of a range of charities, community groups and social enterprises, enabling them to continue to deliver vital services, despite the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.