[June 2024]
Core grants provide financial support to NGOs and individuals for operational costs, capacity building, and project sustainability. This funding allows recipients to focus on their mission and make a greater impact in their community. Core grants strengthen organizational infrastructure, improve program delivery, and ensure long-term sustainability. By covering essential expenses, these grants help drive social change more effectively and efficiently. Explore these grant opportunities and begin applying today to empower your initiatives and bring about meaningful social change.
Request for Proposals: Robert Carr Fund
Deadline Date: July 22, 2024
The Robert Carr Fund for civil society networks is pleased to announce an open Request for Proposals (RFP) 2024 for the funding period 2025-2027.
Through this RFP, the Robert Carr Fund invites global and regional civil society networks and consortia of networks led by, and/or serving inadequately served populations to apply for a grant to support their core funding and activity needs for a three-year period (2025-2027).
Youth Climate Justice Fund
Deadline Date: July 01, 2024
The Youth Climate Justice Fund is providing core flexible funding to emerging youth climate justice groups.
They specifically look for groups who are:
- Cultivating diverse leadership rooted in fair and equitable climate action with community power.
- Raising ambitions and commitments on climate & socio-environmental justice.
- Holding policymakers accountable to their promises and strengthening community power.
Lush Charity Pot Grant
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Applicants are now encouraged to submit applications for the Lush Charity Pot Grant.
Charity Pot is a Lush hand and body cream where 100% of all sales (minus local taxes) are distributed as grants, to groups working in the areas of Animal Protection, Environment and Human Rights (incl. social justice, peace & equality)
CFAs: Transition Accelerator Programme 2024
Deadline Date: August 18, 2024
The International Press Institute (IPI) is excited to announce the call for its Transition Accelerator, an EU-funded programme supporting news media developing innovative, market-specific solutions to challenges such as digital transformation, adapting to user needs and developing sustainable revenue streams.
The eight-month accelerator programme provides a comprehensive training, granting and advisory framework to support the successful implementation of digital transformation and revenue-focused projects.
These teams will benefit from personalized advisory, one-on-one needs assessments, training in human centered design, strategic planning and audience research, “Ask-me-anything” sessions, guest speaker engagements, workshops, and mentoring from industry experts. IPI’s innovation department has developed a network of active professionals and experts across all types of journalism that each participant is able to take advantage of.
Women’s Fund Fiji announces Sustainability Grants
Deadline Date: July 01, 2024
The Women’s Fund Fiji is accepting applications for the Sustainability Grants to support programs and projects that enhance gender equality in Fiji.
The Women’s Fund Fiji works towards reaching women living in rural and remote locations and those who are marginalised, including women with disabilities and those facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Women’s Fund Fiji provide grants to women’s groups, networks, and organisations to support them in transforming individual attitudes and behaviours to contribute positively to improving the lives of women. The Grantee Partners are governed and led by diverse women and gender non-conforming people in Fiji.
The scope and timeline of these projects can be determined by the intended short-term and long-term outcomes of the program or project. These grants will be available for core costs and long-term activities for registered and unregistered organisations.
The Woodward Charitable Trust Grant Programme – UK
Deadline Date: July 26, 2024
The Woodward Charitable Trust is currently accepting applications for its grant programme.
The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund. They hope that this will have a more direct impact on the organisations that they choose to fund.
Trustees like projects that promote community cohesion and the development of skills that will change the outlook and outcomes for the users. Organisations that promote volunteering and involve both past and present users in their operations or management are encouraged.
Dunedin Heritage Funding Program (New Zealand)
Deadline Date: July 31, 2024
The Dunedin Heritage Fund is a contestable grant fund administered by Dunedin City Council and Heritage New Zealand to support the conservation and continued use of the City’s key heritage places.
The Dunedin Heritage Fund can provide incentive funding for a wide range of works.
WPHF announces Project Competition for Public Organizations in Ukraine
Deadline Date: July 04, 2024
The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Aid Fund (WPHF) has announced a call for projects in Ukraine to support civil society organizations to improve the socio-economic recovery and political participation of women and girls forcibly displaced by the war in Ukraine.
The overall purpose of this call for proposals is to provide grants to local civil society organizations in Ukraine focused on peacebuilding and recovery with local women and young women’s rights organizations. The call for proposals specifically contributes to WPHF’s overall goal of contributing to peaceful and gender equal societies.
Initiatives should aim to reach those women and girls experiencing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as those excluded due to geography, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, age, migratory status, HIV status, among others and which is in alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind.
This Call for Proposals is part of funding on Forced Displacement that is managed by the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) and linked to Germany’s Action Network on Forced Displacement.
The Hilden Charitable Fund – UK
Deadline Date: July 11, 2024
The Hilden Charitable Fund is seeking applications to address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less likely to raise funds from public subscriptions or statutory sources.
The Hilden Charitable Fund is an endowed grant-making foundation and a registered charity. They fund smaller UK-based organisations delivering projects within the UK to support social justice and to tackle disadvantage in specific areas of focus – providing unrestricted, core or project funding.
USAID: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Sustainable Intensification (US)
Deadline Date: July 12, 2024
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Sustainable Intensification.
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Sustainable Intensification (CRSI) will be a five-year Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative Agreement, awarded to an eligible U.S. university to develop a global portfolio of research for development activities to conduct integrated research.
Young Women in Mind Programme (UK)
The Pilgrim Trust is pleased to announce the Young Women in Mind Programme to help improve the mental health of women aged 16-25 in the UK.
The Young Women in Mind programme is about finding effective ways to help young women whose mental health needs would otherwise go overlooked. They intend to build on existing evidence of the value of age and gender appropriate mental health provision by supporting charities that directly engage with young women and who offer sustained and fully integrated programmes of support. They also aim to encourage greater collaboration across service providers through facilitating grant recipients to come together as cohorts to share best practice, build a supportive peer-network as well as supporting advocacy to bring about policy changes.
A B Charitable Trust Grant Programme – UK
They aim to support organisations who learn from their work and respect the agency and talents of the people they work with, putting their interests front and centre.
They fund small to medium sized organisations who work in the priority areas.
The focus is on supporting the most marginalised and excluded groups in the UK, who are often from communities experiencing poverty and racial injustice.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Migration Fund (UK)
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is pleased to announce the Migration Fund.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation envision a world in which everyone is free to move, and no one is forced to move.
For them, this means a world where:
- respect, care and interdependence underpin the relationships with one another
- differences of opinion and perspectives provide opportunity for reflection and growth, and
- shared learning allows them to both shape the future actions and to stop them from deepening and consolidating harm.
The funding is the contribution to help bring about this future. They believe this is only possible through collective and collaborative effort between individuals, organisations, movements, funders and beyond.
This shared vision of the future, priorities and commitments were all shaped by input from people who work towards migrant justice every day, and those with direct experience of the UK’s previous and current immigration systems.
Trefoil Organisational Grants – United Kingdom
Deadline Date: August 23, 2024
Trefoil is accepting applications to support organisations whose aims and objectives comply with Trefoil’s objects.
Trefoil’s charitable objects as stated in the Memorandum of Association
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- To aid, assist and promote, to their advantage, the interests of children and young people (the expression “children and young people) meaning persons under the age of 25 years at the time they first apply to the Company for assistance) with additional support needs, including but not limited to physical disability, caring obligations, other disadvantage or learning and psycho-social needs (or a combination thereof) and to foster their independence, confidence and assertiveness and in particular but without limitation in pursuance thereof to:
- promote educational opportunities, social skills development and vocational training and personal development opportunities;
- advance their physical, mental and emotional health by promoting aid and assistance whether directly or indirectly;
- promote or organise recreational facilities, with the object of improving their condition and/or enjoyment of life.
- To aid, assist and promote, to their advantage, the interests of children and young people (the expression “children and young people) meaning persons under the age of 25 years at the time they first apply to the Company for assistance) with additional support needs, including but not limited to physical disability, caring obligations, other disadvantage or learning and psycho-social needs (or a combination thereof) and to foster their independence, confidence and assertiveness and in particular but without limitation in pursuance thereof to:
LGBT+ Futures: Bi Fund in the UK
This funding is ringfenced specifically for bi-led organisations that are doing work specifically for and with bi communities. To be eligible, the primary purpose of your organisation or group must be to support bi communities. Projects within broader LGBT+ organisations will not be eligible for this Fund.
German Marshall Fund of the United States: Relief, Resilience, Recovery Program in Ukraine
In response to the security challenges and humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States and its Ukraine: Relief, Resilience, Recovery program is launching a new call for project proposals for civil society organizations and independent media from Ukraine.
Projects should be initiated by CSOs and independent media legally registered in Ukraine, which are based or relocated to and working from Ukraine and neighboring countries. The involvement of additional local partners is encouraged, and welcomed. The proposals cannot cover costs related to food, construction/renovations, or clothing. The cost of expenses indicated in the budget for compensation of salaries to members of the organization’s team should not exceed 40 percent of the total budget.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation’s Small Grants – United Kingdom
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is accepting applications for its Small Grants Programme.
Charitable organisations (including CICs, social enterprises, not-for-profit registered companies and voluntary organisations) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Small to medium sized local organisations with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. Revenue costs including core costs, salaries, running and project costs
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Major Grants in the UK
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is seeking applications for its Major Grants.
Their preference is for front line organisations working directly with families in need. They are unlikely to support campaigning, fundraising, organisational development or capacity building. Theywill consider projects which are a logical extension of existing work. They do not support work which represents a significant shift away from the existing core aims and track record of an organisation.
Marsh Christian Trust Grants Programme (UK)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Marsh Charitable Trust is seeking applications for its Grants Programme.
The Trust focuses on providing funding which could help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings. The funding strategy is to provide long-term core funding for such costs, as they understand that many of the organisations they support depend on unrestricted income in order to meet their operating needs.
The Trust aims to build long-standing relationships with successful applicants and, subject to an annual review, continue its support over time.
UK: Core Costs Funding Stream
BBC Children in Need is excited to announce the Core Costs Funding Stream.
The Core Costs funding can be spent on your organisation’s central day-to-day operations. These might include, for example:
- Management and administration
- HR and payroll
- General office expenses
- Accountancy and audit
- Communications and outreach
- Monitoring, evaluation, and learning
- Governance, regulatory, and compliance costs
BBC Children in Need’s Project Costs Funding Stream – United Kingdom
BBC Children in Need is inviting applications for the Project Costs Funding Stream for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
BBC Children in Need commits to fairness and making a positive difference for children and young people. It is their responsibility to embrace a diverse, equitable, and inclusive approach to everything they do. Children and young people are great at this and they need to be too.
United Kingdom: Northumberland Village Homes Trust Fund
The Northumberland Village Homes Trust Fund supports organisations working to relieve poverty, distress, and sickness amongst children and young people under the age of 21, living in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Tees Valley.
Organisations of any size are invited to apply for a grant of between £1000 and £5,000 for this type of work. Applications for project, capital, running, and core costs are welcome.
1989 Willan Charitable Trust in the UK
Priority will be given to those which ease social deprivation and/or enrich the fabric of the local community and the quality of life of individuals within that community.
Two Ridings Community Foundation’s Small Grants Fund (UK)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
Applications for Two Ridings Community Foundation’s Small Grants Fund are now open that is aimed at helping small voluntary & community groups, small charities and other types of not for profit organisation with grants of between £200 and £2000 for projects which can help with either direct project costs or costs relating to the ongoing development needs of the organisation which will allow them to better meet the needs of their beneficiaries.
Priority will be given to organisations that support those that are most disadvantaged either because they are based in an area of disadvantage or because they work with a community disadvantaged for some other reason. Priority will also be given to work which addresses needs identified by local people.
Funding can be used for either project or core running and development costs. If you are applying for core running costs, please tell them how this will help to support your organisational development to meet the needs of your beneficiaries.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Youth Fund (UK)
Deadline Date: Ongoing
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is seeking applications for the Youth Fund to support organizations whose main purpose is working with and for young people (aged 14-25) who face complex transitions to adulthood.
Through the Covid-19 crisis they have been made increasingly aware that inequality plays out in ways that connect and intersect across race, gender, class, disability and other characteristics. The pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on young people.
Shared Ground Fund in the UK
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is seeking applications for the Shared Ground Fund to support organizations working towards the following long-term objectives:
- Influencing migration system reform: helping to build a policy and legal framework based on the principles of fairness, accessibility, due process, efficiency, and respect for human rights.
- Improving access to support services, to ensure systemic exclusion which forces individuals into poverty is addressed and the needs of people who migrate are met, so that they have the longer-term support they need to settle, integrate and thrive in the UK.
- Strengthening civic participation so that people who have migrated to the UK have a stronger voice and are represented and meaningfully involved in the structures and services that affect their lives.
- Informing public understanding and countering the polarisation of migration and integration narratives.
