Category: Active Derbyshire

Through the East Midlands Airport (EMA) Community fund, grants of up to £2,000 are being made available to communities affected by the operations of EMA to fund projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit. East Midlands Airport aims to create and foster lasting benefit, and is prioritising: Funding rounds open every few…

The Tree Council is making grants between £250 and £2,000 available to support community tree planting through their Branching Out fund. Branching Out funding is granted to support schools, community groups, parish and town councils, and tree warden networks to engage communities and young people in planting trees, hedges, and orchards. Funds can cover the…

The Fat Beehive Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 to charities with an annual income of less than £1 million to help improve their online digital presence. This funding supports hard-to-fund digital expenditure that is often not covered in other funding. It can be used to fund: Fat Beehive are particularly keen to…

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in partnership with The King’s Fund, has opened applications for the 2026 GSK IMPACT Awards and GSK Community Health programme. The Community Health programme has previously funded projects for mental health support, sexual health services, chronic conditions, and health inequality reduction in underserved communities. GSK encourages applications from organisations that work with/for people…

Variety, the Children’s Charity, directly provides funding for manual, sport, and powered wheelchairs that are not available through local authority wheelchair services to help children become more independent. Parents, teachers, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists of a child or young person under the age of 19 living with a disability or long-term health condition can now…

Alpkit Foundation are offering grants of between £50 and £500 for individuals, community groups, schools, and organisations with the aim of supporting getting people outdoors. They are actively looking to support: There is no formal application deadline, however it is advised to apply for funding at least three months before you will need it as…

For the third year in a row, unrestricted grants of up to £75,000 over three years (£25,000 a year) are available for Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations through Lloyds Bank Foundation. The programme is open to small and local registered charities, CICs, and CIOs that are led by, and work with Deaf and Disabled people…

Earlier in the month, Joe Robinson, our local easyfundraising expert, joined us to discuss how they can help you raise funding for your club, charity, CIC, or community group. He advised how simple changes to the shopping habits of your members and supporters can support your fundraising goals through easyfundraising.  Easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity…

Youth organisations will soon be able to apply for grants of between £5,000 and £100,000 (per site) to deliver small-scale capital projects to improve youth facilities and help youth groups better support the young people they work with. Through the Better Youth Spaces Fund, provided by the UK Government and administered by Social Investment Business…