Explore Your Funding Options
Below you will find a range of funders that will fund activities in Warrington. We keep this page as up to date as we can. If you would like us to carry out a specific funding search for your group or project please contact the WVA team.
We know funding can be overwhelming and you may not know where to start so you can read about WVA's Funding Services to find out how we can help.
Section1: COVID-19 Funding
Alpkit Foundation - Grassroots Support
Funding Available: £500
Alpkit welcome any applications from individuals or organisations serving those affected by coronavirus, across the country.
ASDA Foundation Covid-19 Grants (available through local stores)
Funding Available: Up to £500
A specific Covid-19 grant programme that includes two streams of funding which are Hygiene Grants and Healthy School Holidays Grants.
Cheshire PCC Safer Communities Fund - Express Grants
Funding Available: Up to £1000
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cheshire has released an Express Grants fund which is aimed at supporting not for profit organisations to deliver community based projects or initiatives to meet immediate or emergency need.
Childs Charitable Trust Emergency Funding
Funding Available: Discretionary
A grant-making trust, supporting Christian UK registered charities and organisations working both in the UK and overseas.
CLINKS Covid-19 Response Grants
Funding Available: Up to £20,000 (expected range £3000-£5000)
Grants are intended for organisations already providing, or have a track record of providing, services in the criminal justice system. This funding will assist delivery of support where needs are not being met by current services, in particular with relation to needs created by the Covid-19 crisis.
Community Justice Fund
Funding Available: £25,000-£75,000
Focussed on the needs of specialist social welfare legal advice organisations, grants can be used flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation. Applicants should be registered charities with a track record of delivering advice at specialist level and carrying out end-to-end casework for clients.
COVID-19 support fund for the specialist migration sector
Funding available: Up to £50,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust is partnering with the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) to distribute COVID-19 emergency response funding to the migration charity sector in England.
Homelessness Response Fund
Funding available: Up to £100,000
Deadline: 28th September 2020
Emergency funding is available for frontline homelessness charitable organisations in the UK who are directly affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.
Morrisons Covid-19 Homeless Support
Funding available: Up to £10,000
The fund is designed to support charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak and ensure help gets to those who need it most.
Post Code Dream Trust
Funding Available: Up to £1m
Deadline: 30th October 2020
Grants are available for charities with innovative ideas to help communities across Britain recover from problems highlighted or exacerbated by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Steve Morgan Foundation Emergency Fund
Funding Available: Discretionary
In response to COVID-19 pandemic Steve Morgan Foundation has introduced an emergency fund to support charities and not for profit companies in its remit area (Merseyside, North Wales and Cheshire west of M6).
Tesco Bags of Help COVID-19 Communities Fund
Funding Available: Single award of £500
Tesco Bags of Help is responding to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis by setting up a new short-term fund to support local communities. They welcome more applications from any groups or organisations who have experienced:
· Increased demand – A holiday hunger club needs more resources to support children through the summer months or a food bank whose stocks are running low and needs an immediate donation to enable the food bank to restock.
· Disrupted services – A local charity setting up a delivery service to replace its monthly lunch club, or a charity needing to set up a telephone service to support beneficiaries.
· New services – A health focused charity having to set up a new online patient service requires new IT equipment or a mental health charity developing a new service.
The National Lottery - Community Fund
Funding Available: Up to £10,000 (Awards for All) and Over £10,000 (Reaching Communities)
The National Lottery has now made two changes to their current funding streams in response to COVID-19:
- All of the funding decisions they make for the next six months (up to £300m of National Lottery funding) will be devoted to addressing the current crisis.
- The National Lottery will accelerate the cash part of this funding as much as they can in order to get the money to where it needs to be.
To find out more and to apply please select one of the following funding streams:
The National Lottery Awards for All (up to £10,000)
The National Lottery Reaching Communities (over £10,000)
Torus Foundation Community Investment Fund
Funding Available: Up to £1000
Torus Foundation has relaunched its Community Investment Fund (CIF) to help provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic
Weston Culture Fund
Funding Available: £100,000 - £2,000,000
Deadline: 9th November 2020
Grants are available for mid- to large-scale cultural organisations in the UK to help them restart important work, refresh activities, and develop plans to rebuild audiences following closures due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis.
Section 2: Latest Funding Opportunities (non-Covid)
Those funds with the most urgent deadlines appear towards the top of the list.
Warrington Charities Trust
Funding Available: Up to £1000
Deadline: 31st October 2020
Warrington Charities Trust aims to help small groups, new groups and projects, or groups which find it difficult to raise all their funds themselves.
British Science Week - Community Grant Scheme
Funding Available: £500 or £2000
Deadline: 9th November 2020
Grants are available for community-based groups and organisations to create events or activities that engage under-represented audiences as part of British Science Week (BSW).
FCC Communities Foundation (Previously WREN)
Funding Available: £2000-£100,000
Deadline: 2nd December 2020
Funding for Village Halls and Community Centres; Public Play Areas; Publicly available Multi-use games areas, skate parks and BMX tracks; sport and recreation grounds including pavilions and clubhouses with full public access; Churches (community spaces only); Nature Reserves; Public gardens, parks, country parks and woodlands; Museums.
Neighbourhood Watch Network Community Grants Scheme
Funding Available: £100-£500
Deadline: Funds available as part of an initial trial until April 2021
We want to help you kickstart, improve or expand your community work! The Trustees of Neighbourhood Watch Network have set aside funds toward a 6-month trial community grants programme for local groups delivering or setting up Neighbourhood Watch activities within their communities.
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
Funding Available: £1000-£100,000
Deadline: April 2021
Project Grants is open to anyone who needs funding for arts, museums or libraries projects that show public benefit.
Warrington Charities Trust
Funding Available: Up to £1000
Deadline: 31st May 2021
Warrington Charities Trust aims to help small groups, new groups and projects, or groups which find it difficult to raise all their funds themselves.
Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Support Programme 2018-22
Funding Available: Up to £15,000
Deadline: Fund available 2018-2022
The Government has allocated over £29m between 2018 - 2022 to support the development of neighbourhood plans or neighbourhood development orders.
Rugby League World Cup England 2021 - Capital Grants Programme
Funding Available: Small awards up to £15,000 and larger over £15,000
£10m has been made available from the Government to deliver the CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants Programme. The Programme is dedicated to improving the environments where Rugby League takes place; giving people more and better opportunities to engage with the game and to get active. The fund will invest in facilities and equipment that create environments that are accessible, welcoming and build a legacy of the 2021 tournament in local communities.
Sport England - Major Event Volunteers Fund
Funding Available: £10,000 - £100,000
Grants are available to national governing bodies or organisations hosting major sports events for projects that help individuals who are serving as volunteers at major events to make the transition to supporting sport in their local community.
Section 3: Opportunities with ongoing deadlines
Listed in alphabetical order
Please note: Due to the current Covid-19 situation many funds have been put on hold. To avoid disappointment please ensure that you check each funder's website before applying.
Bowland Charitable Trust
Funding Available: Usually £1000-£20,000 (with larger grants made as the exception)
The Bowland Charitable Trust offers grants to charitable organisations active in the UK. The programme is intended to promote:
- Outdoor and character-building projects for young people in the North West England
- Educational, religious and cultural activities and institutions
There is not a website available for this fund. Applications should be made in writing.
Tel: 01254 688051 Email: carole.fahy@cannco.co.uk
Cheshire Community Foundation Older People's Small Grants
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Supporting vulnerable people over the age of 50 in Warrington. Open now applications can be submitted on a rolling basis and will go to a panel bi-monthly. For eligibility enquiries please email grants@cheshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk
Cheshire Community Foundation Small Grants
Funding Available: Up to £2000
Applications supporting disadvantaged people accross Cheshire and Warrington of all ages can be submitted on a rolling basis and will go to a panel bi-monthly. For eligibility enquiries please email grants@cheshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk
Historic England Regional Capacity Building Programme
Funding Available: Discretionary
Grants are available to third sector organisations in England for local and regional projects which promote the understanding, management and conservation of the historic environment.
John Lewis Community Matters
Funding Available: Up to £3000
Every 3 months each shop selects 3 community groups or charities to help. Customers are directly involved in deciding how much each nominated group receives, by using a token to vote for the organisation they'd like to support.
Cheshire Safer Communities Fund Express Grants
Funding Available: Up to £1000
This fund is aimed at supporting not for profit organisations to deliver community based projects or initiatives to meet immediate or emergency need.
Screwfix
Funding Available: Up to £5000
Grants are available for projects that fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need across the UK.
The Edward Gostling Foundation Fast Track Grants
Funding Available: Fast Track Grants up to £5000 and Larger Grants over £5000
The fast track grant is aimed at charities needing immediate grant support to help to maintain an essential service. Large grants are for charities seeking a capital contribution towards a new project or service. The grant must support one of the Edward Gostling Foundation themes: Health and Wellbeing, Independent Living at Home, Respite, Transition.
The Morrisons Foundation
Funding Available: Up to £25,000
Grant funding for charity projects which make a positive difference in local communities.
The Tudor Trust - Supporting Positive Change in Communities
The Tudor Trust wants to support smaller groups, embedded in their communities, which work directly with people who are on the edges of mainstream society in ways which encourage inclusion, integration and independence. They are particularly interested in supporting work that develops and promotes the social connections and relationships which make such an important contribution to the well-being and quality of life of individuals, and which strengthens communities.
Veteran's Foundation
Funding available: Up to £30,000
Grants are available to support charities and not-for-profit organisations that provide lifetime support to those in need among serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and their immediate families.
Warrington Borough Council Community Initiative Fund (CIF)
Funding Available: £50-£2000
Grants are available for groups/organisations to help to support or deliver activities based within the borough of Warrington, which benefits residents and supports one of the council’s pledges.
Wilko Helping Hands
Funding Available: Small grants; Wilko gift cards, products, raffle prizes
Wilko store has a budget to give a little helping hand to local groups and community projects.
