The North East London VCFSE (Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise) Collaborative – Workforce Development Grant
These small grants of up to £250 are designed to support professional development opportunities for individuals working within VCFSE organisations that have an annual turnover of £150,000 or less.
Workforce development grants can be used to support a wide range of professional development activities, including training, mentoring, and other learning experiences. This may also include support for attending local or national events, conferences, or training sessions with a focus on tackling health inequalities or improving health and wellbeing within communities.
Eligibility
VCFSE organisations that have an annual turnover of £150,000 or less.
Funding amount
£250.
Closing date
Monday 10 November 2025.
More information
Visit the NEL VCFSE Collaborative – Tower Hamlets CVS webpage for more information.
Help the Homeless
Help the Homeless is a grant-giving trust, founded in 1975, to help homeless people off the streets and enable them to live healthy, independent lives. Funding for capital costs are available to small charitable organisations from across the UK.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from organisations:
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- With annual turnover of less than £500,000
- Applying for funding towards the costs of capital projects. The Trust does not accept applications towards running/core costs, or for computers and IT equipment.
- Who have not applied for a Help the Homeless grant for two or more years.
Funding Amount
Grants of up to £5,000.
Closing Date
The upcoming quarterly deadline for applications for funding is 5pm on 15th December.
More Information
Please visit the Help the Homeless website.
The Esmée Fairbairn - Communities and Collections Fund
The Communities and Collections Fund offers core grants to single museum organisations for strategic development of their inclusive collections work; and partnership project grants for museums and community organisations working equitably with collections to achieve shared aims for inclusion.
Eligibility
Museums, and community organisations working in partnership with museums.
Funding amount
Not specified.
Closing date
The next deadline is 21 January 2026.
More information
Visit the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund - Museums Association webpage for more information.
The Rose Foundation
Funding for refurbishment projects of less than £200,000, including general refurbishments or a specific scheme, repairs, creating disabled access, or fulfilling Health and Safety requirements or fire protection.
Eligibility
Registered charities and exempt bodies in London.
Funding amount
Grants between £5,000 and £10,000.
Closing date
31 March 2026
More information
Please visit The Rose Foundation website for more information.
Motability Foundation – Organisation Grants
The Motability Foundation supports organisations which help disabled people to make journeys. It makes grants to organisations providing services for disabled people, or working to make transport more accessible.
Eligibility
Eight grants are currently open to applications. Visit each grant theme webpage for details about eligibility and restrictions.
Funding amount
Grants starting from £50,000 are available, for projects up to three years.
Closing date
Various upcoming closing dates, depending on the grant theme.
More information
For more information, please visit the Organisation grants | Motability Foundation webpage.
Esmée Fairbairn - A Fairer Future
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK. It supports people and organisations who are doing everything they can to bring about the change the Foundation wants to see.
The Foundation’s grant funding is focussed on work that will deliver long-term impact and create change for the future. This means it makes longer-term grants to organisations, rather than short-term or small-scale grants.
The Foundation’s current priorities under “A Fairer Future” are:
Eligibility
Organisations with an annual turnover of more than £100,000.
Funding Amount
Grants valued from £30,000 (no maximum) are available for core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. Unrestricted funding for charities is available. The majority of grants are for three to five years.
Closing Date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More Information
Please visit A Fairer Future priorities | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for more information.