About Membership Services & tools Policy & campaigns Events Become a memberLog in Home Services & tools Funding Find out what funding is available and how it can help you transform lives. Find out what current funding is available to help you transform lives in your community. COVID-19 funding Funding available for charities during the COVID-19 pandemic. View Locality is the go-to for anything to do with community projects. - Locality member Funding for community projects and more When looking for funding it’s important to always be clear where your organisation is on its developmental journey, and what precisely you need the funding for. This, in turn, will help you assess whether you should be thinking of accessing repayable or non-repayable funding and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The Locality team can also help you access new income streams to increase your financial resilience, with discounts on our support for Locality members. See how we can help you. View financial resilience support Jump to funding types: Core funding Funding for land and buildings Community Enterprise funding Social change funding Crowdfunding Core funding Funding for land & buildings Community Asset Fund, Sport England Sports clubs and community organisations can apply for investment from Sport England’s Community Asset Fund – the capital fund dedicated to enhancing the spaces in your local community that give people the opportunity to be active. Find out more about ownership and management of assets Community-led Housing Homes in Community Hands Programme The Homes in Community Hands programme provides support and grants to help you progress projects to build or refurbish affordable homes. Community Housing Fund Revenue Programme 2021/22 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has made £4 million available through the Community Housing Fund Revenue Programme 2021/22 to award grants to eligible community organisations in England (outside of the Greater London Authority area). Phase 2 Capital Funding for CLG housing – Capital funding for all tenures of CLH This programme will fund a range of tenures in addition to funding affordable rent and shared ownership schemes. Affordable rent and shared ownership schemes can also be funded with capital grants through the existing Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes programme (SOAHP) 2016 to 2021. Find out more about Community-led Housing Community business funding and support Power to Change Power to Change is the independent trust that supports community businesses in England. Community businesses are locally rooted, community-led, trade for community benefit and make life better for local people. Power to Change received its endowment from the National Lottery Community Fund in 2015. Community Investment Fund The Community Investment Fund (run by Social and Sustainable Capital) invests between £250,000 and £1m in community-based, locally led organisations which are providing essential support and services to improve the well-being of local residents, developing the local economy and creating positive social change for all individuals in the community. Community Shares Booster programme Local groups needing an extra boost to set up or grow a community business can access up to £10,000 grants and £100,000 match funding to launch their share offer through the Community Shares Booster programme. The Hive The Hive is a support programme for co-ops delivered by Co‑operatives UK in partnership with The Co‑operative Bank. It’s for any group wanting to start a co‑operative or existing co‑ops looking to strengthen or grow. Support ranges from a unique mix of online resources, direct advice, mentoring and training. Reach fund The Reach Fund is a two-year grant programme that helps charities and social enterprises raise investment. The programme is funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and is open to organisations in England. Between £3m and £4m of funding will be available and you can apply for grants of up to £15,000. The Growth Fund The Growth Fund is managed by Access and funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Big Society Capital, with over £40m already available to charities and social enterprises in small loans and blended loan and grant investments. When the Growth Fund is fully invested it is expected to total more than £55m and social investors supported by the Growth Fund will be making loans until at least 2021. Find out more about Governance support Social change funding Good Finance Our partner, Good Finance, helps charities and social enterprises navigate social investment. The National Lottery Community Fund The National Lottery Community Fund gives small grants of between £300 to £10,000 to fund projects or events to help your local community. Arts Council Arts Council England offer a range of grants to support arts and education projects. Tesco Community Grants Tesco Community Grants support thousands of local community projects and good causes across the UK. The scheme is open to all registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, with priority given to projects that provide food and support to young people. Co-op Local Community Fund The Co-op Local Community Fund is a funding pot of £8m for small charities who benefit the community. Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Trusthouse are a grant-making foundation giving grants to small, well-established organisations in the UK who address local issues in areas of extreme urban deprivation, or in remote and fragile rural communities. Find out more about Business Planning Support Crowdfunding Spacehive Spacehive provides a single portal where people with project ideas can build support from their community, ensure their plans are viable, pitch for funding from the crowd and our partners at the same time, and share the impact they’ve created. We recommend Spacehive as a crowdfunding platform. Need more support? Locality membership will give you the support, connections and inspiration to help you become strong and successful. By pooling knowledge, experience and tools we build a better understanding of what works. Together we motivate and inspire each other to unlock the power of local communities. Find out more about Locality membership Related pages Financial resilience Our local team can help you access new income streams to increase your financial resilience, with discounts for Locality members. Business planning We can help you create a business plan to help you map your future and secure funding and investment, with discounts for Locality members. Ownership and management of assets We help communities own and manage land and buildings to create spaces where everyone belongs, with discounts for Locality members. Locality is the national membership network supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful. Contact us Receive news and updates from Locality Sign up Find us on social media facebook.com/localityUK twitter.com/localitynews youtube.com/user/localityuk linkedin.com/company/locality We are a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England no. 2787912. Vat no: GB 197465750. Registered charity number: 1036460. Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Website: William Joseph This site uses cookies: Find out more. Okay, thank you