Social Investment Business – Cost of Living Fund
Grants available: £150,000 - £1.5m
Deadline to apply: 31 December 2024
Who is the funding for?
Applicants must be supporting people in the 30% most deprived areas in England. Social Investment Business determines this through a postcode checker that is available on its website. Eligible applicants must be registered charities, CICs or have a social object with a minimum turnover of £400,000 in the last financial year. As a mixed loan and grant, a potential £200,000 award would mean £50,000 would be a grant alongside a loan of £150,000.
When will you hear back?
Around six weeks after an application is submitted
National Grid – Fuel Poverty Fund
Grants available: up to £10,000
Deadline to apply: 10 November
Who is the funding for?
Registered charities, non-profit companies or statutory bodies can apply for the funding. Applicants must be helping individuals with rising energy prices by providing winter fuel discounts, heating solutions or operating warm banks. Other examples of what projects are eligible for the funding are available on National Grid’s website.
When will you hear back?
End of November
The Phoenix Way
Grants available: up to £50,000
Deadline to apply: 3 December
Who is the funding for?
The Phoenix Way, led by the Ubele Initiative, has launched a £2m fund for non-profit organisations in England and Wales that support Black and racially minoritised young people.
When will you hear back?
February 2024
