Grants and External Funding

Grants available to schools in the UK and Ireland to support the purchase of musical instruments and equipment.

Applications should be submitted by the deadline of 10 August 2022.

Through its YIF Phase 2, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) intends to provide up to 300 new and redeveloped youth facilities in eligible levelling up areas across England.

The deadline to apply is 23.59 on 19 June 2022.

Support is available to charities and social enterprises that work with Black and Minoritised communities in England to make the transition to new enterprises or to grow existing ones.

The first deadline for Stage 1 applications is 13 June 2022 (12 noon).

Small seed funding is available for sole traders, start-ups and small businesses in England (outside of London) for their creative business ideas.

Applications are currently being accepted until 23 July 2022 (09:00 BST).

Funding for charities and community groups across the UK who want to take ownership of, and save, local assets such as pubs, sports clubs, music venues, historic buildings, pubs, theatres and parks.

Expressions of Interest will be accepted from 10 June 2022.

A partnership between the British Council and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The Cultural Protection Fund aims to create opportunities for social and economic development through building capacity to safeguard and promote cultural heritage overseas.

The deadline to apply is 23.59 on 30 June 2022.

The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This includes a range of high value local investment priorities, including local transport schemes, urban regeneration projects and cultural assets.

The second round of funding will open to applications on 31 May 2022 and will close on 6 July 2022 (12 noon).

Non-profit groups and Local Authorities can now apply for their share of a £500,000 funding pot to address poverty, particularly over the school holidays.

The deadline to apply is 14 June 2022.

Funding to support a project which will have a long-term impact for cultural facilities or biodiversity in England or Northern Ireland.

The deadline to apply is noon on 15 June 2022.

UK businesses and research organisations can access funding for innovative clean maritime projects.

The deadline for applications is 13 July 2022 (11:00 BST).

Small non-domestic property owners, eg landlords and those with properties in the private sector, in England or Wales, may be eligible for money off low carbon heating technologies.

The scheme is now open for grant applications and payments. It will run from 2022 to 2025.

Funding is available for UK businesses, academic organisations and research and technology organisations to undertake feasibility and collaborative R&D projects focused on innovation in propulsion battery technologies for electric vehicles.

The deadline for applications is 17 August 2022 (11:00 BST).

Grants are available to support local authorities in England and Wales in overcoming early stage barriers to establishing Heat Networks.

Round 12 will accept applications until the deadline of 30 December 2022.

Funding available to local authorities in England and Wales to improve services to young women and girls suffering gang related harm or exploitation.

The deadline for applications is 13 Jun 2022 (10am).

UK registered organisations can apply for a funding for feasibility studies into the use of connected and automated mobility as a mass transit solution; and to support new automated transport service projects.

The deadline for applications for both competition strands is 20 July 2022 (11:00 BST).

Funding for UK charities undertaking work in the UK that relates to social mobility.

The deadline for applications is 24 June 2022 (5pm).

The Government provides this fund as part of its plan to tackle the increasing number of hate crimes directed at religious buildings.

The deadline to apply is 11.59pm on 14 July 2022.

Funding for charitable organisations working in the areas of penal affairs and asylum seekers.

The next deadline to apply is 3 July 2022.

Funding is available to increase the domestic production of tree seed and saplings in England, via investments in facilities and equipment.

The final deadline for applications is 30 June 2022 (23:55 BST).

Technology developers and industrial companies can apply for funding to increase energy efficient technologies within UK industry.

Phase 4 of the IEEA is open to applications until 19 September 2022 (15:00 BST).

Funding for projects to improve the mental health of young women aged 16 to 25 years old in Northern Ireland or North of England.

The ‘book a conversation’ form will be available from 1 June to 29 July 2022.

In 2023 Biffa Award celebrates its 25th birthday! To commemorate this landmark event, Biffa Award will be giving one lucky project a one-off grant of up to £2.5million.

Online expressions of interest are due by 15 June 2022.

Groups, organisations, and venues along the length of Hadrian’s Wall can apply for funding to deliver festival events and activities that celebrate 1900 years of the World Heritage Site.

The deadline for applications for round one is 15 June 2022. 

UK film and screen content will reach an international audience over the coming years, with £21 million of additional government funding.

The International Co-production strand closes to new applications on 26 July 2022.

Grants are available to organisations in the UK with innovative projects to increase the take-up and of reusable packaging in the food and drink sector.

Applications must be submitted online by the deadline of 24 June 2022.

Funding for projects which support women with reproductive health issues to return to and remain in employment.

The deadline to apply is 9am on 5 August 2022.

Funding is being made available to help nuclear energy construction projects in the UK.

The Government aims to start awarding funding in the summer of 2022. Applications are likely to open in July and close in August 2022. Further details will be provided when available.

A lending fund is open to applications for female entrepreneurs across the UK.

Interested parties can register interest in the fund at any time.

Fifty UK women-led businesses will be awarded prizes to aid their business growth, including a creative session with digital experts, training, mentorship and networking opportunities.

The deadline for applications is 19 May 2022.

Grants are available for businesses involved in fishing, processing or aquaculture with the aim of strengthening the seafood supply chain through infrastructure projects.

Round one is open for applications. The deadline has been extended to 14 June 2022.

Environmental groups, local authorities, charities, public bodies and landowners in England can access funding to develop sites where peat can be restored.

Applications for the second round of the Restoration Grant are now being invited. The deadline to apply is 3 June 2022 (17:00 BST).

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grants for eligible state-funded schools and colleges to train a senior mental health lead to develop and implement a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

There is no specified deadline for applications.

Innovate UK (IUK) has announced a call for applications to Round 9 of its Energy Catalyst Competitions. The objective of these competitions is to accelerate the innovations needed to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or Indo-Pacific regions. 

All three competition strands open on 18 May 2022. The deadline for applications is 10 August 2022 (11:00 BST).

Funding for projects which create the infrastructure and social fabric to enable better connections between people and communities.

Applications can be made at any time while the funding remains available.

Ofcom-licensed community radio stations across the United Kingdom can apply for funding to help support core running costs.

The deadline for applications to the first round is 10 June 2022. 

Non-profit groups will now be able to apply in June 2022 for projects which help to build financial resilience.

Applications will open on 20 June 2022 and close on 22 July 2022 (or when 40 applications have been accepted).

Cumbria CVS provides a range of funding services, including forums, updates, online resources and training.

Funding available to enable library services across England to invest in a range of projects to upgrade buildings and technology.

Expressions of Interest will be accepted online from 23 May 2022 (9am). The deadline for submitting Expression of Interest forms is 27 June 2022 (12pm midday).

Grants available to local partnerships to support transformative place-based creative and cultural initiatives across England, outside of London.

The Expression of Interest form will open on Arts Council England’s online grant management system, Grantium on 6 June 2022 (9am). The deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest is  29 July 2022 (12pm midday).

Funding for projects which build Black children and young people’s skills and confidence.

Applicants must register their interest in the fund before they may apply. Then, they will have until 20 June 2022 to complete the full application.

Grants available to non-national Accredited museums to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance backlogs which are beyond the scope of day-to-day maintenance budgets.

Expressions of interest should be submitted by the deadline of 17 June 2022.

Women and girls’ organisations in the UK can now apply for grants to continue developing and growing their impact.

The deadline to apply is 4pm on 9 June 2022.

Funding to raise awareness of working-class histories across England.

The deadline to apply is 23 May 2022.

Grants are available to publicly funded schools, academies and free schools throughout the UK to mitigate the effects of significant mobility and/or deployment of their service communities.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2022.

The Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund supports initiatives principally aimed at reducing the climate change impact associated with energy use, which relate to Ofgem’s regulated areas of energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on 6 June 2022.

Grants are available to offer support to energy consumers and/or to develop innovative new products.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on 6 June 2022.

Established by Sky as part of its campaign to be net zero carbon by 2030, the Sky Zero Footprint Fund will support brands that are committed to driving positive behavioural change and tangible impact towards a more sustainable future.

Stage One applications must be submitted by 8 June 2022.

Charities can now apply for grants to deliver projects which improve employment prospects for people experiencing deprivation across the UK.

The deadline to apply is 19 September 2022.

Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the UK and Isle of Man can now apply for grants from the Co-op Local Community Fund, which allows Co-op members to support the projects they care most about.

The deadline to apply is midnight on 29 May 2022.

The National Lottery Project Grants programme is Arts Council England’s open-access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until 31 March 2023.