Sources of grant funding for October
Funding sources October 2025
Applications to be made directly to the providers:
THE HERITAGE CRAFTS ASSOCIATION ENDANGERED CRAFTS FUND – Small grants are available to individuals and voluntary and community organisations, especially craft practitioners for projects that support endangered crafts listed on the Red List of Endangered Crafts. Deadline 17th October
https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/ecf
THE ELEPHANT TRUST – Grants, usually for up to £2,000, are available to small charitable arts organisations, galleries and individual artists that are finding it difficult to secure funding for new work and exhibitions. Deadline 19th October
https://www.elephanttrust.org.uk
NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME COMMUNITY GARDEN GRANTS – charities, community groups and CICs can apply for grants of between £1500-£5000 to help with purchase of capital items for a community gardening project eg plants and containers, greenhouses, polytunnels ,sheds, seating, tools etc. Deadline 20th October
https://ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/community-garden-grants
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION – unrestricted grants of £2000 to smaller charities and not-for-profit organisations, for work within the categories of Hospices, Community, Elderly, Children & Young people, Disabled and Medical Research. Deadline 31 October
THE SCREWFIX FOUNDATION – Capital grants of up to £5,000 are available to local and national charities and not-for-profit organisations, including Community Interest Companies (CICs), across the UK to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for people in need. Deadline 10 November
https://www.screwfix.com/landingpage/screwfix-foundation
YOUTH MUSIC: SHIFT THE SCENE FUND – funding for creative opportunities for d/Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent young people aged 9-30 yrs old. Grants will be made to organisations that are already actively working with disabled people across all parts of their organisations, can amplify young disabled voices, already have established ways of co-creating and prioritise Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility. Deadline 28 November
Grants available through Devon County Council:
GROWING COMMUNITIES FUND – grants of £500-£1000 are available to a wide range of not-for-profit organisations to support communities wishing to build self-esteem, tackle hardship (eg food and fuel inequality), improve mental health and wellbeing or address loneliness and isolation.
LOCALITY BUDGETS 2025/26 is open for applications from constituted, not-for-profit voluntary, community and social enterprises, town and parish councils for funding to support projects that benefit local communities in Devon. Each County Councillor has a Locality Budget allocation of £8,000 that they can use in this financial year (until March 2026) to support good causes in the area they represent eg projects addressing loneliness, increase access to health activities, food poverty or enhance public spaces. Contact your County Councillor directly for more information.
DCC PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO – a new grant scheme from Devon County Council to support inclusive, accessible and enriching activities for those aged 11-25yrs. Grants of between £500 -£1000 are available to a wide range of not-for-profit groups
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/grants-from-devon-county-council/
Grants available through Devon Communities Together
THE HEDLEY FOUNDATION – grants of between £250-£5000 are available to Registered Charities for projects that benefit young people, people with disabilities, elderly, terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and their carers.
THE HOBSON CHARITY LTD – grants up to £10,000 available to Registered Charities for a diverse range of charitable causes including cost-of-living issues
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION – small and medium sized grants available to Registered Charities working with children with a life changing medical condition, hospices, education and special needs schools, general welfare, health and welfare projects. Applications can be made at any time, in writing to The Trustees, The Leslie Smith Foundation, Unit 4, Hill Farm, Kirby Road, Kirby Bedon, Norwich NR14 7DU
LORD BARNBY’S FOUNDATION: DISCRETIONARY DONATIONS – grants of between £500-£12,000 are available to Registered Charities for a diverse range of charitable causes. Applications can be at any time, and should include a brief description of the organisation and project and a copy of the most recent accounts – in writing to Mrs C Thomason, Secretary, Lord Barnby’s Foundation, PO Box 442, Market Drayton TF99EQ
WILD ABOUT DEVON GRANTS – grants of up to £300 are available to a wide range of not-for-profit groups to fund the support of community wildlife projects and activities
