Category: Active Derbyshire

The East Midlands Funding Forum has released its August 2026 Grants and Funding Newsletter.  It provides information on the latest grant opportunities across the region. It includes several urgent deadlines as well as information about smaller, rolling grants including the Bernard Sunley Foundation and Wooden Spoon.  Alongside funding for capital projects and for core cost to support for organisations working with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. The…

TheGivingMachine offer unrestricted grants of £250 for eight not-for-profit groups with less than £1million turnover. Each applicant who receives a grant must agree to participate in a short follow-up conversation to discuss how their grant was used, and should also provide photos and written updates to document their grant activities. Applications for the Community Grants…

Join Nottingham CVS online, via Zoom, for this free session. Ellis Pugh from Shakespeare Martineau Solicitors will explain charity incorporation.  NCVS will hold the session on 6 October 2026 from 10:30am to 11:30am on Zoom. NCVS is hosting this free online event to help you understand charity incorporation. Ellis will cover: Please register so NCVS can send you instructions…

TheGivingMachine help not-for-profit groups across the country grow unrestricted income with their FREE GivingLottery. Those looking to support their clubs and group buy £1 tickets every week for a chance to win up to £25,000, with 40p from each ticket going directly to the club, 20p to TheGivingMachine, and the rest to the prize pot/admin…

Grants are available for community-based organisations across the UK to deliver tree-planting projects that: The funding will support projects that meet the following criteria: In addition, for this funding round, proposed projects must meet one or more of the following criteria: Grants are available for community woodland/hedging projects that range from 100 to 10,000 trees planted per year, with a maximum price equivalent to…

Funding for community managed projects along the traffic-free section of the NCN is now available. Constituted community groups (non-constituted groups, organisations and individuals may also be considered) can apply now for a standard grant of up to £2,500 or if their project shows significantly increased outcomes could receive a grant of up to £6,000. All ArtRoots projects must take place…

Seed funding grants and support for early-stage social enterprises to establish their own non-profit ventures.  These have the potential to provide solutions to intractable social problems faced by disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. The Shackleton Foundation aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people by supporting ambitious and inspirational leaders with innovative and scalable social ideas who are seen as high risk but also with…

Barclays is providing small grants again this year to get more women qualified as coaches for girls. Clubs and groups from across the UK can apply to upskill two female coaches at their club/group. The fund provides grants of £200 to cover the cost of a Level 1 or equivalent introductory qualification and any additional safeguarding and first aid requirements for…

Aldi’s Sports Fund offers small grants to support grassroots sports clubs and organisations that promote participation in sport and physical activity in local communities. The Sports Fund will make 39 awards across 13 regions with a total of £65,000 available this year. Three levels of awards are available: Support is intended to help community-based groups grow, welcome more participants and…