Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority – Zero Waste Community Fund
Grants available: A share from a pot totalling £165,000. Up to £30,000 is available for projects working across at least four local authority areas in the Liverpool City Region. Smaller grants, ranging from £1,000 to £8,000, are available for projects focused within a single local authority area.
Deadline to apply: 12pm, 10 March 2026.
Who is the funding for: Community and voluntary groups, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations to develop initiatives that cut household waste, increase recycling and reuse, and help reduce carbon emissions.
When will you hear back: Not specified, but successful projects should receive the funding by May 2026.
Find out more information here.
Ofgem – Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme
Grants available: A share from a pot totalling £20m. Through six different funding streams, applicants can apply for grants between £20,000 and £1m.
Deadline to apply: 5pm, 2 March 2026.
Who is the funding for: Charities and community energy groups, including community interest companies, co-operative societies and community benefit societies. Eligible projects include those supporting households most at risk of cold homes and high energy bills.
When will you hear back: Not specified.
Find out more information here.
Homeless Link – Energy Resilience Fund
Grants available: A share from a pot totalling £15m. The fund offers a package of energy audit support and blended funding (60% loan and 40% grant). Eligible organisations can apply for blended funding of between £25,000 and £250,000.
Deadline to apply: Not specified.
Who is the funding for: Charities working with people who are homeless, who need funding for a range of energy saving or generation projects. These can include: energy efficient or saving lighting systems, glazing upgrades, solar PV panels, battery storage, heat pumps, insulation, electric vehicles or energy efficient equipment.
When will you hear back: Not specified.
Find out more information here.
Access to Justice Foundation – Improving Lives Through Advice
Grants available: There is a total of £3.9m available in funding, with the amount that each charity can apply for dependent on its annual income.
Deadline to apply: 12pm, 16 March 2026.
Who is the funding for: Charities delivering services in London, the southeast of England, Scotland or Wales, which have a track record of delivering free legal advice and have experience working with communities to raise awareness of legal rights and help people identify and resolve legal issues.
When will you hear back: May 2026.
Find out more information here.
Quilter Foundation – New Financial Futures Fund
Grants available: The grants will be worth up to £1m over five years.
Deadline to apply: Not specified.
Who is the funding for: The grants will support financial education programmes in partnership with specialist charities. The grants will back large-scale UK programmes that deliver financial education to various priority groups at key life moments, from entering the workforce, to periods of financial hardship and retirement planning.
When will you hear back: Not specified.
Find out more information here.
Easyfundraising – Impact Fund
Grants available: 20 grants of £500 to UK not-for-profit organisations to help them continue or advance their work.
Deadline to apply: 12am, 5 April 2026.
Who is the funding for: Any UK-based charities.
When will you hear back: Within 28 days of the closing date.
Find out more information here.
